India will face Australia in the fourth T20I game of the five-match series on Friday (Dec 1) at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.
Australia won the 3rd T20I match against India to make a huge comeback in the 5-match series. Glenn Maxwell almost single-handedly led an extraordinary run chase from Australia as they beat India by five wickets at Guwahati. He scored an unbeaten 104 as Australia chased down 223 scoring 21 in the final over. Maxwell's century shadowd Ruturaj Gaikwad's maiden T20I ton.
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Indian batters have more than done the job for the team in the first three games. It was their bowling attack that struggled in the first three matches. Prasidh Krishna's spot is definitely under threat after his performance in the last game. Meanwhile, Austrlaia also haven't showed up seriously except Maxwell's brilliance in the last game. But they know how to turn up in the right time and the 4th t20i will be a decisive one.
IND vs AUS: 4th T20I Match Preview
Match Details:
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Date: 1st December, 2023 (Friday)
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Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
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Time: 7:00 pm (IST)
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Live Streaming: Sports18, Colors Cineplex, and Jio Cinema
IND vs AUS: Head-to-Head in T20
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Matches played: 29
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India won: 17
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Australia won: 11
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Tied: 0
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No Result: 1
IND vs AUS: Pitch & Weather Report
It is expected to be a hazy evening on December 1 in Raipur. The maximum temperature could be 19 degrees Celsius from 7:00 pm IST to 10:30 pm IST.
The wicket at Raipur generally supports both batters and bowlers. The pitch has witnessed a team score past 200 only once in the T20 format. Previously 8 matches from the 2014 Champions Trophy were held In Raipur including six qualifiers and two group stage games.
India vs Australia: Possible XI
After the third T20I, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Josh Inglish, Adam Zampa and Marcus Stoinis returned home. Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis and Chris Green will join the squad in India.
For India, Deepak Chahar and Shreyas Iyer are available for selection. Chahar joined the squad ahead of the third ODI. Iyer will also take over vice-captaincy from Ruturaj Gaikwad.
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India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, RD Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), S Iyer, SA Yadav (C), RK Singh, DL Chahar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan
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Australia: TM Head, BR McDermott, JR Philippe, MW Short, AM Hardie, Tim David, MS Wade (C), Nathan Ellis, JP Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, KW Richardson
IND vs AUS: Dream XI Team Prediction
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