Suryakumar Yadav credits Shubman Gill’s sluggish 39-ball 46 for India’s win in 4th T20I vs Australia

The fourth T20I of the five-match series between the Suryakumar Yadav-led India National Cricket Team and the Mitchell Marsh-led Australia National Cricket Team was played on Thursday, November 6.

Team India won the match against Team Australia by 48 runs at the Gold Coast Stadium (Carrara) in Gold Coast. The fifth and final match will be played in Brisbane on Saturday, November 8.

India use a chaotic batting order vs Australia

Gautam Gambhir-led team management has made it pretty clear to the players that the batting positions in the T20I playing XI won't be fixed for anyone, barring openers.

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Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill have been guaranteed a spot at the top, while the rest of the batting order has been shuffled a lot. There is no stability in the Indian T20I batting order as the coaching staff wants the players to be adaptable.

This chaotic batting order didn't do any good to India in the fourth T20I as they were only able to post 167/8 on the board. Abhishek Sharma (28), Shubman Gill (46), and Shivam Dube (22), who was promoted to No.3, were not able to score quick runs.

Suryakumar Yadav (20) and Axar Patel (21*) scored quickfire runs while Washington Sundar chipped in with crucial 12 runs as India posted a respectable total on the board.

Credit to all the batters, especially Abhishek and Shubman - Suryakumar Yadav

While defending the total, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel picked up at least one wicket each as India bowled out Australia for 119 in 18.2 overs.

Speaking at the post-match presentation, Suryakumar Yadav credited the slow knock of Shubman Gill (46 off 39) and Abhishek Sharma (28 off 21) for the victory. He said:

"Credit to all the batters, especially Abhishek and Shubman. The way they started in the powerplay was smart, they realized early it wasn’t a typical wicket for 200+. Everyone chipped in, and it was a complete team effort with the bat."

The messages were clear from outside as well, me and Gauti bhai were on the same page - Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav further said that the bowlers did a great job with everyone chipping in with wickets and lauded them for being flexible.

"The messages were clear from outside as well, me and Gauti bhai were on the same page. The bowlers adapted quickly, especially with a bit of dew coming in. The way they bowled was fantastic. It’s great to have bowlers who can give you two or three overs, and on some days even four," Suryakumar Yadav added.

"It depends on the situation, some days Washington bowls four, some days Shivam or Arshdeep might bowl less. This flexibility suits us. Everyone’s ready to step up and do what the team needs."

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