Australia won the toss and elected to field in the fourth Twenty20 international against India on Thursday.
The five-match series is currently level at 1-1, with Australia claiming a three-wicket win in the second match at Melbourne after the opener in Canberra was washed out. India drew level with a five-wicket victory in Hobart during the third game.
The hosts made four changes, bringing in Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis, Glenn Maxwell, and Josh Philippe. Maxwell, returning from a wrist injury, replaces Travis Head, who has withdrawn from the remainder of the series to prepare for the upcoming Ashes against England.
India have named an unchanged lineup.
Opening batter Abhishek Sharma is 39 runs away from reaching 1,000 T20 international runs. If he achieves the milestone at Carrara Stadium, he will equal Virat Kohli’s record of reaching the mark in 27 innings—the fastest by an Indian.
The series will conclude with the final match in Brisbane on Saturday.
Lineups:
Australia: Matt Short, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Josh Inglis, Tim David, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Xavier Bartlett, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma, Shivam Dube, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.