IND vs AUS 4th T20: Will Rain Affect the High-Scoring Match at Gold Coast?
Suryakumar Yadav’s India faces Mitchell Marsh’s Australia in the fourth match of the five-game T20I series at Carrara Stadium, also known as People First Stadium, in Gold Coast on Thursday. The series is currently tied 1-1 after Australia won the second game and India clinched the third. The opening game was abandoned due to rain.
Captain Suryakumar Yadav has shown glimpses of his best form in the first and third matches, offering two solid starts. However, he is eager to add more runs before a month-long break ahead of the upcoming series against South Africa.
Vice-captain Shubman Gill aims to improve his recent low scores, which have been 10, 9, 24, 37 not out, 5, and 15 since the ODI series began. His only notable performance was in Canberra, where he built a partnership with Suryakumar. Gill has struggled with fuller deliveries that move slightly, and he has yet to regain the confident touch that defines his play.
Australia will miss Travis Head, who, like Josh Hazlewood before him, has been released to join the Sheffield Shield to prepare for The Ashes.
"The series is tied 1-1 going into the match with Australia having won the second T20I and India having won the third. The first match was washed out."
"Gill has been troubled by fuller deliveries with a hint of movement and throughout the better part, he hasn’t exactly looked in the regal touch which has made him the player that he is."
"Australia will be without Travis Head, who, like Josh Hazlewood earlier, has been released from the squad to play in the Sheffield Shield in preparation for The Ashes."
Author's summary: The tied T20I series between India and Australia will face challenges with key players missing and crucial performances needed, all under the threat of rain at Gold Coast.