Carrara (Gold Coast) | India defeated Australia by 48 runs in the fourth T20I to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series here on Thursday.

Asked to bat, India scored 167 for 8 with skipper Shubman Gill top scoring with a 46. Abhishek Sharma (28), Shivam Dube (22) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (20) also made useful contributions.

In reply, Australia were all out for 119 in 18.2 overs with Mitchell Marsh top-scoring with a 24-ball 30.

For India, Washington Sundar (3/3) snapped three wickets, Axar Patel (2/20) and Shivam Dube (2/20) claimed two each, while Varun Chakaravarthy (1/26) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/27) accounted for one each.

The fifth T20I will be held at Brisbane on Saturday.

Brief scores:

India 167/8 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 46, Abhishek Sharma 28; Nathan Ellis 3/21, Adam Zampa 3/45) Australia: 119 all out in 18.2 in overs (Mitchell Marsh 30; Washington Sundar 3/3, Axar Patel 2/20)

4th T20I Scoreboard : IND vs AUS

Australia Innings:

Mitchell Marsh c Arshdeep Singh b Shivam Dube 30

Matthew Short lbw b Axar Patel 25

Josh Inglis b Axar Patel 12

Tim David c Suryakumar Yadav b Shivam Dube 14

Josh Philippe c Varun Chakaravarthy b Arshdeep Singh 10

Marcus Stoinis lbw b Washington Sundar 17

Glenn Maxwell b Varun Chakaravarthy 2

Ben Dwarshuis b Jasprit Bumrah 5

Xavier Bartlett c & b Washington Sundar 0

Nathan Ellis not out 2

Adam Zampa c Shubman Gill b Washington Sundar 0

Extras: (LB-1, W-1) 2

Total: (All out, 18.2 Overs) 119

Fall of Wickets: 37-1, 67-2, 70-3, 91-4, 98-5, 103-6, 116-7, 116-8, 118-9, 119-10.

Bowler: Arshdeep Singh 3-0-22-1, Jasprit Bumrah 4-0-27-1, Varun Chakaravarthy 4-0-26-1, Axar Patel 4-0-20-2, Shivam Dube 2-0-20-2, Washington Sundar 1.2-0-3-3.