India vs Australia: Rinku Singh's late blitz, Axar Patel's spin trap and other takeaways from 4th T20I

Suryakumar Yadav won his first series as skipper of Team India as the Men in Blue produced a clinical display to beat Australia by 20 runs in the fourth T20I in Raipur on Tuesday. The win helped India seal the series 3-1 with a game to spare. While the focus ahead of the game were on returning stars like Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar, Rinku Singh (46) was at his usual best with the bat, whereas Axar Patel (3/16) gave a timely reminder to selectors why he is still among India’s best spinners.

Let’s now take a look at five key takeaways from the fourth India-Australia T20I:

Yashasvi Jaiswal converts slow start

Yashasvi Jaiswal, known for his aggressive batting, may not have had the start he would have wanted, but certainly made amends for it. Jaiswal would only get off the mark in the seventh ball he faced, but slowly gained rhythm with his boundaries.

He began with a slice through cover-point for four off Jason Behrendorff’s ball, before going for the on-drive to collect his second boundary, off Dwarshuis’ over in the third. Jaiswal went on to punish Dwarshuis for a couple of boundaries before hitting Chris Green for a four and a six in the fifth over, showcasing his clear aggressive intent.

However, Jaiswal was undone by Aaron Hardie’s short cross-seam delivery. Jaiswal was early on the pull on this occasion, and eventually found McDermott running in from mid-on, who took the catch to complete the dismissal. Jaiswal was dismissed a 28-ball 37, a knock that was fun to witness while it lasted.

Rinku Singh is at it again

Rinku Singh and finishing games are a match made in heaven. He’s showcased that earlier in the series, and he showed why he can be relied upon as a finisher for Team India, with a stupendous effort with the bat.

If there’s anything that makes Rinku Singh worthy of a “finisher” tag, it’s his fearless approach towards batting. That has been the highlight throughout the series, and on Friday, Rinku would go on to amass 46 off just 29 deliveries.

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