- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.4 Zampa strikes and Abhishek's difficult innings comes to an end. Tossed up googly at 82kph on middle stump and was in the slot. Abhishek looks to clear long-on but gets it right of the bottom of the bat. David at long-on makes no mistake. 56/114.1 Dial Ellis for wicket. He comes back and delivers as he so often does. Back of a hand slower ball that lands around off and skids through. Gill goes for his favourite flat-bat shot across the line. He misses and is clean bowled 121/311.3 Through him and that's that for Dube. Change of pace does it for him. Slower offcutter at 129kph bowled at back of a length on middle. Dube, cramped for room, looks to work this away. He misses and sees his leg stump take a beating. 88/215.1 Goes high, very high... and David hangs on just! Length ball on the stumps, he goes deep in crease and helps this across the line. Does not get it off the middle, and David moves to his left from deep backward square leg and completes the catch. The ball just nestles at the edge of his fingertips. 125/416.1 Inglis claims the catch, Zampa is celebrating and Tillak is walking back. This is such a good passage of play for Australia. Flatter length ball on middle and off, he goes for a reverse, wears this on the glove with the ball popping up for a simple catch to Inglis 131/516.4 Massive appeal for lbw, not given. Did Jitesh get some bat/glove on it? Did he get outside the line? Australia have reviewed. Flatter on off and middle stump, he goes for a sweep and misses. If there is no bat, this is very close. Nope, no bat or glove. And Jitesh did not get outside the line. Strikes him in line, and the ball is hitting leg stump. A second wicket in the over for Zampa as Jitesh walks back 136/618.4 Chipped straight to Kuhnemann and Ellis grabs his third. On-pace fuller-length ball on middle stump, he looks to add some late runs by going up and over. Gets no power behind it and Kuhnemann at mid-off does the rest. 152/719.4 That has gone to the moon and back and Philippe settles under it and takes a good catch. Slower offcutter again on middle. Arshdeep looks to swipe that across the line, balloons this straight up with Philippe running in from midwicket and completing the catch 164/8Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL167/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.35)Did not bat: JJ BumrahFall of wickets: 1-56 (Abhishek Sharma, 6.4 ov), 2-88 (Shivam Dube, 11.3 ov), 3-121 (Shubman Gill, 14.1 ov), 4-125 (Suryakumar Yadav, 15.1 ov), 5-131 (Tilak Varma, 16.1 ov), 6-136 (Jitesh Sharma, 16.4 ov), 7-152 (Washington Sundar, 18.4 ov), 8-164 (Arshdeep Singh, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BJ Dwarshuis 4 0 31 0 7.75 7 3 0 0 0 XC Bartlett 4 0 26 1 6.5 9 2 0 0 0 NT Ellis 4 0 21 3 5.25 12 2 0 2 0 MP Stoinis 4 0 41 1 10.25 7 3 2 2 0 A Zampa 4 0 45 3 11.25 7 1 4 2 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.2 Picked away straight to Arshdeep who takes a good running catch to his right. Slower offcutter short of a good length down leg. He heaves it away and Arshdeep takes a lovely catch. 70/34.5 Big appeal for lbw as Short missed the sweep and is caught in front. Not given and Suryakumar decides to review. Has Short managed to get outside the line? That is the only question. He hasn't and Short is out of here. Flatter length ball on off stump, and once the impact was in line, that was always going to hit the stumps. Three reds and the umpire has to overturn his decision. 37/18.5 Axar strikes again and he is keeping India in this game.Darted in on the stumps and Inglis eyes an across the line swipe. Loses his shape completely and sees his stumps in a mess 67/211.3 Straight up and Dube has his second. That is a big wicket. Hard length on off stump, David is rushed into the pull, gets it high on the bat with the ball ballooning straight up. Suryakumar settles under it at extra cover, and takes the simplest of catches 91/413.1 Another wicket for India and Australia are now in deep trouble. On a length on middle and leg, Philippe clips this but can't get enough elevation. Varun at short midwicket takes a good catch over his head 98/516.4 Big appeal for lbw, and the umpire's finger is up in a jiffy. Darted in on off and middle stump, no bat or glove as the ball raps Stoinis' pad in front. He has reviewed, more in hope than anything, I feel. The tracker confirms the ball would have gone onto smash into off stump. 116/714.6 Varun gets Maxwell... for the nth time in T20 cricket! Darted on a length on off, was a googly. Maxwell backs away, giving himself room. Does not read the googly at all, and the ball hits his off stump. Maxwell falls and with that Australia's chances 103/617.6 99th T20I wicket for Bumrah and Australia are on the brink. Slower dipping yorker on middle stump, going below Dwarshuis' bat. He misses it completely as ball meets timber. 118/916.5 Caught and bowled... Australia are unravelling! That is Washington's 50th T20I wicket. Flatter length ball on middle and leg, he was looking to work this to the on-side, gets a leading edge straight back to the bowler, who takes the simplest of catches. 116/818.2 That's that! Washington picks the last wicket and finishes with 3-3. Gently floated on off stump, Zampa looks to clear long-on, doesn't connect anywhere near the middle and Gill makes amends. India win by 49 runs and take an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the five-match series. 119/10Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL119 all out (18.2 Overs, RR: 6.49)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Matthew Short, 4.5 ov), 2-67 (Josh Inglis, 8.5 ov), 3-70 (Mitchell Marsh, 9.2 ov), 4-91 (Tim David, 11.3 ov), 5-98 (Josh Philippe, 13.1 ov), 6-103 (Glenn Maxwell, 14.6 ov), 7-116 (Marcus Stoinis, 16.4 ov), 8-116 (Xavier Bartlett, 16.5 ov), 9-118 (Ben Dwarshuis, 17.6 ov), 10-119 (Adam Zampa, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 3 0 22 1 7.33 10 3 1 0 0 JJ Bumrah 4 0 27 1 6.75 11 4 0 0 0 CV Varun 4 0 26 1 6.5 9 1 1 0 0 AR Patel 4 0 20 2 5 12 2 0 0 0 S Dube 2 0 20 2 10 4 2 1 1 0 Washington Sundar 1.2 0 3 3 2.25 5 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Australia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 5-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-22.35
Match days
6 November 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (37 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 37 balls (Abhishek Sharma 22, Shubman Gill 26, Ex 2)
- India: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 4
- Over 13.1: Review by India (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - Shubman Gill (Upheld)
- Over 16.4: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - JM Sharma (Upheld)
- India: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 7
- Innings Break: India - 167/8 in 20.0 overs (AR Patel 21, CV Varun 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 48 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.5: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - MW Short (Upheld)
- Australia: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 0
- Over 6.6: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - JP Inglis (Struck down)
- Australia: 100 runs in 14.1 overs (85 balls), Extras 2
- Over 16.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PJ Gillespie, Batter - MP Stoinis (Struck down)
- Attendance: 20,470
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAustralia's power play doused by Indian spin
The visiting spinners took six wickets between them in the fourth T20I on the Gold Coast
Axar's deceptive simplicity dismantles Australia's threat
If Hardik Pandya is one half of India's white-ball cheat code, Axar is the other, and he proved this again with an all-round masterclass at Carrara Oval
Axar, Dube, Washington power India to 2-1 series lead
India impressively defended what had initially seemed a slightly light total on the Gold Coast
Short outlines clear pathway to next T20 World Cup
Matt Short wants to make the T20 World Cup side for Australia next year and knows a role in the middle order is his best hope
Unbeatable series lead on the line in rare Gold Coast fixture
Dwarshuis is back in Australia's squad for the final two T20Is while Reddy may be ready to return to action for India




