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02.12.2023 - 16:55 sports.ndtv.com

Team India secured a crucial win in the fourth T20I against Australia to seal the series, ahead of Sunday's dead rubber in Bengaluru.

After winning the first two matches, the hosts lost the third game in Guwahati. However, Rinku Singh's quickfire 46 and a spin attack led by Axar Patel helped India to a series-clinching 20-run win.

The young Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, responded well to the pressure to outplay the visitors in Raipur. After being put into bat, India posted 174-9 thanks to Rinku's 29-ball blitz, despite late strikes by the Australian fast bowlers.

Axar then returned figures of 3-16 with his left-arm spin as the hosts kept down Australia to 154-7 to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

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