GOLD COAST, Australia -- Australia won the toss and chose to field first in the fourth Twenty20 cricket international against India on Thursday. The five-match series is tied at 1-1 after Australia won the second match by three wickets at Melbourne after the first match at Canberra was washed out.

India are welcome to subject Steve Smith to a bouncer barrage but the batsman is well-equipped to succeed against such strategy, Australia assistant coach Andrew McDonald said on Sunday.

Even weeks after the ICC Women's World Cup semi-final, Australia captain Alyssa Healy is still reeling from India's record-breaking chase, describing the loss as a bitter blow that 'will hurt for a little while'.

India vs Australia Live Score | Xavier Bartlett to Shubman Gill : A hint of away swing on this ball from Xavier Bartlett as he bowls it full and into the stumps. Shubman Gill looks to flick it through mid-wicket but gets it edged off the outside towards deep third for one.

India all-rounder Shivam Dube said the backing he received from team management had helped him develop into a utility bowler, with the 32-year-old repaying their faith in him by helping the tourists to victory in Thursday's T20 against Australia.

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon said that since the White Ferns couldn't lift the title, he was backing India to win the coveted trophy.

Australia's defeat to India on the Gold Coast made it the first time they have lost consecutive T20Is since their exit from the 2024 T20 World Cup, when the same opposition ended their tournament in St Lucia following a Super Eights loss to Afghanistan.

Cricket Australia (CA) is hoping crowd limits at stadiums can be relaxed for India's blockbuster tour as COVID-19 restrictions ease across the country.