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India is gearing up to clash with Australia in the fourth T20I of the thrilling Australia tour of India. Scheduled to unfold on Friday, December 1, at Raipur’s Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, the game kicks off at 07:00 PM IST. The host team, India, after two consecutive victories, stumbled in the third T20I but maintains an edge in this series, aiming to seize victory in Raipur. Meanwhile, Australia, powered by Glenn Maxwell’s spectacular century in the last match, managed to chase a challenging target of 223, keeping their hopes alive in the series.
Under the leadership of Matthew Wade, Australia is keen on sustaining their winning momentum and leveling the series against the hosts.
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium pitch in Raipur offers a balanced surface for the game. Over the last 20 matches played here, the average first innings score has been around 147 runs. Opting to chase might be the favorable strategy at this venue.
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Travis Head, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Josh Philippe/Ben McDermott/Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Aaron Hardie
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jason Behrendorff
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shreyas Iyer/Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar
Josh Philippe, Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Tim David, Matthew Wade (c & wk), Aaron Hardie, Chris Green, Nathan Ellis, Kane Richardson, Tanvir Sangha, Jason Behrendorff