New Delhi: Team India pulled off a 48-run victory in the fourth T20 International against Australia to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Playing at Gold Coast’s Carrara Oval, India posted 167/8 in the allotted 20 overs after being asked to bat first on Thursday. Australia seemed to be well placed at 67/1 in the ninth over and then 91/3 in the 12th over, only to implode quite spectacularly. ADVERTISEMENT

The home team lost seven wickets for the addition of only 28 runs in the space of seven overs to be bowled out for 119.

Off-spinning allrounder Washington Sundar picked up three of the last four wickets to register impressive figures of 3/3 in 1.2 overs.

Another spinning allrounder Axar Patel, a left-armer, was adjudged Player of the Match for putting the brakes on the Aussie i

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