Bowlers give India series lead

FOURTH T20I | Visitors beat Australia by 48 runs in Gold Coast to go ahead 2-1

- PTI

India defended a modest total with a stifling bowling perormance for a 48-run win over Australia in the fourth T20 International to grab an unassailable 2-1 lead in the ive-match series here on Thursday.

The architects of India's win were Axar Patel and Shivam Dube who shared two wickets each to put Australia on the backfoot in the run chase.

Washington Sundar struck thrice towards the end as India comfortably defended 168 with Australia folding up or 119 in 18.2 overs after being 91/3 at one stage.

The final T20 will be played in Brisbane on November 8. The opening match of the series was washed out in Canberra.