India posted 167/8 in the fourth T20I against Australia at Carrara Oval on Thursday, November 6, 2025, as a late-order meltdown undid a solid foundation in a crucial series encounter tied 1-1. Vice-captain Shubman Gill led with 46 off 38 balls, narrowly missing a half-century, while handy knocks from Abhishek Sharma (28), Shivam Dube (22), Axar Patel (21), and Suryakumar Yadav (20) kept the scoreboard ticking before Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa triggered a collapse with three wickets each.
The innings began with promise as openers Abhishek and Gill survived an early scare—Abhishek dropped on zero by Xavier Bartlett—and raced to 49/0 in the powerplay. Abhishek's aggressive 28 ended via Zampa's spin, but Gill held firm, threading boundaries with elegant timing. Captain Suryakumar Yadav, sacrificing his No. 3 spot to promote Dube, watched the left-hander smash a six in a brisk 22 before chopping on, leaving India at 88/2 after 11 overs.
Momentum shifted in the middle overs as Gill and Suryakumar launched a counterattack, plundering 18 and 13 runs off the 13th and 14th overs to push India past 100. Suryakumar's twin sixes off Zampa electrified the crowd, but his dismissal—caught in the deep off Bartlett—sparked trouble at 125/4. Gill followed soon after, bowled by Ellis's cunning slower ball for 46, and Tilak Varma gloved Zampa behind for a low score, plunging India to 136/6.
The death overs turned brutal as Ellis claimed Washington Sundar (12) and Zampa trapped Jitesh Sharma lbw via DRS in a devastating 10-ball spell. With seven wickets down by the 19th over, Axar Patel provided late resistance, smashing a four and six off Marcus Stoinis to lift India from 152/7. Arshdeep Singh fell for a duck in the final over, but Axar's 21 not out ensured a fighting total of 167/8—par on a slowing pitch.
Australia, opting to bowl after Mitchell Marsh won the toss, unleashed a revamped attack with Zampa, Maxwell, Philippe, and Dwarshuis. Their disciplined bowling, especially Ellis's 3/21, curtailed India's surge from a potential 180-plus. With the series on the line, Jasprit Bumrah and Co. now face a stern test defending 168—victory secures an unassailable lead, defeat risks a decider showdown in Adelaide.