WATCH: Varun Chakravarthy clean bowled Glenn Maxwell during AUS vs IND 4th T20I
India takes the lead by defeating the home team, Australia, in the 4th match (AUS vs IND 4th T20I) of the 5-match T20I series. Australia bowled according to their plan, but it was their batting department that let them down—let them down in a poor manner.
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India takes the lead by defeating the home team, Australia, in the 4th match (AUS vs IND 4th T20I) of the 5-match T20I series. Australia bowled according to their plan, but it was their batting department that let them down—let them down in a poor manner.
Against India's first innings of 167 runs, Australia could score only 119, losing all of their wickets in 18.2. As a senior player and match winner, Glenn Maxwell was in their lineup, but he too remained ineffective because of the ace spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Chakravarthy took the ball away from the right-handed batter to disturb the bails. The red light installed in bail started to blink; Maxwell had to depart. He faced only 4 balls and scored a couple runs before heading back to the pavilion.
Unlike their middle and lower-middle order, the opening pair of the home team did pretty well against the competitive target. Captain Mitchell Marsh and Matt Short scored 30 and 25 runs, respectively. The surface of the Heritage Bank Stadium was a little bit on the slower side.
Varun Chakravarthy clean bowled Glenn Maxwell
When India was batting in the first innings, the Australian bowlers were applying slower balls to unsettle the batters. Nathan Ellis tried to control Team India's run rate by producing outside-off deliveries. Varun did the same against Maxwell. Maxwell stepped out of the crease to hit the ball hard. By the time the bowler anticipated the move in advance and offered the batter a wider delivery. Maxwell missed the ball; the ball hit the stumps. In his 4-over quota, Chakravarthy took one wicket at an economy rate of 6.50.
The fifth match, which is the last of the tour, will decide the fate of the 5-match T20I series. If India wins, they will win the contest by 3-1, and if Australia wins, then the series will be ended in a balance with a 2-2 scoreline. The next match is scheduled to be held on November 8 at The Gabba.
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