India's spinners trapped Australia in a web of despair to secure a 48-run win in the T20 international on the Gold Coast to take a 2-1 series lead.

India made 8-167 after being asked to bat on Thursday and Australia were tracking nicely at 1-67, but spinners Axar Patel (2-20) and Varun Chakravarthy (1-26) sent the required run rate skyrocketing as the pressure built on the hosts.

Australia lost their last nine wickets for 52 to be bowled out for 119 in 18.2 overs. The series moves to the Gabba on Saturday for the fifth and final match that Australia must win to square the ledger.

Man of the match Patel probed with his deadly accurate left-arm offspinners that he sent down like darts.

"In these conditions bowling wicket to wicket was the most important thing," Patel said.

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