India vs Australia, 4th T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

That concludes proceedings from Raipur. The fifth and final T20I of this series is going to be in the Garden City on Sunday. Do remember to join us for that one. Expect a belter of a surface and a high-scoring thriller, fingers crossed!! Cheers and good night!!

Axar Patel | Player of the Match: I was trying a lot of things when I was at home and it came out well today. I tried to stick to my strengths and wasn't really bothered even I had gotten hit and bowling stump-to-stump was the key to negate the dew factor. To stay attacking and be mentally strong is important as there is every chance to get hit in this format. When you go with an attitude to pick wickets, will feel much better. During the (injury) break I focussed on improving myself and add new variations to my bowling to remain successful at the highest level.

Suryakumar Yadav | Indian skipper: Other than toss, everything (went well). Boys showed character and that was most important for us. We spoke in the meeting before the game to go out and express yourself and be fearless. I always love putting Axar under pressure and the way he bowled was unbelievable. The plan (during the death overs) was to go for the yorkers and then see what happens.

Matthew Wade | Australian skipper: We just didn't play spin very well, lost a few little too wickets in the middle as well. The guys came in did a good job but unfortunately we couldn't do the job with the bat. Just to continue to learn from the guys who are already established in the team and to have depth in the squad is really key as the T20 World Cup is round the corner.

Stats by Roshan Gede

India defending totals against Australia in home T20Is
Before this series: 4 matches, 4 defeats
This series: 3 matches, 2 wins, 1 defeat

Wade’s last eight T20I innings vs India
58(32), Sydney, 2020
80(53), Sydney, 2020
45*(21), Mohali, 2022
43*(20), Nagpur, 2022
1(3), Hyderabad, 2022
42*(23), Thiruvananthapuram, 2023
28*(16), Guwahati, 2023
36*(23), Raipur, 2023
Total: 333 runs at 111, SR: 174.34, 4s: 33, 6s: 15

Most runs against India in T20Is
592 - Nicholas Pooran
554 - Glenn Maxwell
500 - Aaron Finch
475 - Jos Buttler
465 - Matthew Wade

Best bowling returns for India vs Australia in T20Is
4/11 - Ravichandran Ashwin, Mirpur, 2012
4/36 - Hardik Pandya, Sydney, 2018
3/16 - Jasprit Bumrah, Visakhapatnam, 2019
3/16 - Axar Patel, Raipur, 2023
3/17 - Axar Patel, Mohali, 2022

Axar Patel vs Australia in T20Is
Matches: 7
Wickets: 13
Avg: 13.3
ER: 6.65
SR: 12
BBI: 3/16
Only Jasprit Bumrah has taken more wickets (16) in India vs Australia T20Is.

Pace vs spin in Australia’s run-chase
Pace: 12-0-119-3 | ER: 9.91
Spin: 8-0-33-4 | ER: 4.125

Ravi Bishnoi - I have been getting opportunities to bowl well for the team. It was another chance today to bowl well and win the game for India. I am very happy with my bowling, touchwood, I'll keep performing this way in the future. We have a lot of youngsters in the team, everyone are performing well and enjoying each other's company. I've worked with him, he keeps encouraging me and asks me to keep bowling consistently irrespective of the match situation (on Sairaj Bahutule, India's bowling coach).

22:32 local, 17:02 GMT, 22:32 IST: 162 was the highest successfully chased target in T20s at this venue and that record remains intact. Australia got off to a flier with Travis Head smashing at 200 and offering a solid score in the powerplay while at it. Unfortunately for them, only Wade managed to strike in excess of 120 while the rest struggled to get going against the spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi. They combined to produce an excellent spell 33/4 in the 8 overs. Chahar too made an excellent comeback as he picked up the key wickets of Tim David and Matt Short during crucial junctures. He conceded 29 off his first 2 overs and then kept it tight by picking 2/15 in his final 2. All in all, there wasn't as much dew and the odd ball kept low to keep the spinners excited during the middle overs. It's the first international T20 at this venue and the Raipur fans couldn't have asked for a better spectacle...

Avesh Khan to Wade, 1 run, Wade slogs the full toss to deep mid-wicket and that will be it. India seal the series 3-1 with a game to go.

Avesh Khan to Wade, no run, full on middle and leg, Wade flicks it to the left of deep mid-wicket and decides against the single

Avesh Khan to Wade, SIX, a little too late for Wade and Australia. Full and on the pads, Wade stays low and helps it away over fine leg with a well-timed swipe

28 needed from 3

Avesh Khan to Wade, wide, 133ks full and slipping down leg, Wade looks to help it away over fine leg but no dice

29 needed from 3

Avesh Khan to Wade, 2 runs, full outside off, Wade biffs the drive wide of extra cover and completes a comfortable second