Australia heads into the fourth T20I against India in a must-win situation. The match will be played in Raipur with the Aussies needing to win it to take the series to a decider on Sunday, December 3.
Australia chased down 223 on the back of Glenn Maxwell’s fourth T20I ton. He along with Matthew Wade (28 off 16) scored nearly 50 runs in the last three overs to win the match for the Aussies.
Heading into the fourth T20I, Australia will be without the likes of Maxwell, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Adam Zampa, and Marcus Stoinis who have headed back home after the World Cup-winning campaign. Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Ben Dwarshuis and Chris Green joined the squad ahead of the third T20I and they are available for selection for the fourth T20I.
Despite the absence of the senior players, the Australian T20I side looked like a competitive unit before the start of the series. However, the Indian players dominated in the first two games only for the Aussies to come back strongly and keep the series alive in Vizag.
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Given the absence of a few senior players, the playing XI will have a different look for the final two games. In this article, we predict Australia’s likely XI for the fourth T20I.
Australia Playing 11 vs India – 4th T20I, 2023
Travis Head
Head will open the batting for Australia. He scored 35 off 18 balls in the third T20I and is the only player from the World Cup-bound squad who stayed back in India for the last two games.
Matthew Short
Short might replace Hardie as the opener in the fourth game. He played the first two games but was dropped from the third. Short can also bowl some useful off-spin.
Josh Philippe
Philippe might bat at three. He is one of the few players called in for the last two games. He has played a lot of BBL cricket for Australia and is being seen as a budding talent. The keeper-batsman has played three ODIs and 10 T20Is for his side.
Tim David
With no Glenn Maxwell, David might slot up the order at four. He was out for a first-ball duck in the previous match but is the designated finisher in the side in the absence of Glenn Maxwell.
Matthew Wade (C/WK)
Wade the skipper can move up the order and bat at five. He scored a crucial 28 off 16 balls in the third T20I. The keeper-batsman has scored 429 runs against India in T20Is.
Chris Green
Green can bat at six as the bowling all-rounder. He is yet to make his international debut for Australia and he might get his maiden cap in the fourth T20I.
Ben Dwarshuis
Ben is a hard-hitting lower-order batter who made his T20I debut for Australia last year. He plays for the Sydney Sixers in the BBL and made his reputation playing for a few seasons.
Jason Behrendorff
Behrendorff will lead the pace atatck. He bowled a spell of 1 for 12 in the third T20I. The pacer was rather surprisingly benched from the second T20I. Nine of his 11 T20I wickets are against India.
Nathan Ellis
Ellis is a death-over specialist for Australia. He went for 36 off his four overs but failed to take a wicket. He is expected to be persisted with in the third T20I.
Kane Richardson
Kane Richardson will be the third seamer in this XI. He went for 34 runs off his three overs and unfortunately could not bowl out his spell due to some niggle. He is five shy from 50 T20I wickets for Australia.
Tanveer Sangha
Sangha concludes the likely XI for Australia for the fourth T20I. He went for 42 in the third T20I and remained wicketless. In the absence of Zampa, he is the only specialist leggie in the squad.
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