Carrara (Gold Coast) (PTI): India never got the momentum they needed after a wicketless powerplay to end with an underwhelming 167 for eight in the fourth T20 International here on Thursday.

Abhishek Sharma (28 off 21) and Shubman Gill (46 off 39) put on 56 for the opening wicket before India lost their way.

Promoted to number three to counter Adam Zampa, Shivam Dube (22 off 18) could not make a big impact while skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20 off 10) departed after hitting a couple of sixes.

Pacer Nathan Ellis (3/21 in 4 overs) was the pick of the Australian bowlers, using his wide range of variations effectively. Zampa leaked 45 runs in his four overs but more importantly he got three wickets including the dangerous Abhishek.

Abhishek stepped out to Zampa in the second ball of his openi

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