NEW DELHI: Indian all-rounder Axar Patel says he has learned from his 'past mistake' of letting boundary sizes influence his shot selection - a strategy he put to good use in the fourth T20I against Australia in Gold Coast.

Axar's rapid 21 off just 11 balls, featuring a four and a six in the final over off Marcus Stoinis, proved crucial as India surpassed the 160-run mark to finish on 167. Australia fell short by 48 runs, giving India an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series after the first game was washed out.

"Obviously I knew it was tough because wickets were falling back to back. The message that I got from the dressing room was to take it to the last over because there weren't any batsmen after me," Axar said in a video interview with teammate and fellow all-rounder Shivam Dube, posted by the 'bcci.tv'.

"So I thought I would take a chance in the last over. The side boundaries were big but I thought if I could hold my shape and watch the ball, I could clear them," he said.

"I have felt in the past that if I think about the size of the boundary and don't hit towards those sides, they become predetermined shots and because of that we make mistakes. I learnt from past mistakes and played my shots here," he added.

The fifth and final T20I will take place on Saturday in Brisbane.

Along with his crucial runs, 31-year-old Axar Patel also claimed a couple of wickets, earning him well-deserved Player of the Match honours.

Dube asked Axar about his wickets, including the LBW dismissal of Matthew Short, which came courtesy of a precise review taken in consultation with Jitesh Sharma.

Axar said he is not particularly a fan of reviews but took his chance this time.

"I'm never ready to take a review. But when the ball hit (his pads) this time, I think it stayed low. And the kind of action that I have, I bowl a little wide off the crease. So I always feel that the ball will hit outside the wicket or go from an angle," he explained.

"But in this I knew that the ball was hitting and (although) it could have been a little outside the off stump, we could take a chance on umpire's call and when I spoke to Jitu, he said 'Axar it's inside, I mean in the middle'.

"So I said 'yes we can take a chance'," he recollected.

Speaking about his overall bowling strategy in the game, Axar said he was looking to be economical as the wicket wasn't assisting spinners.

"As a spinner, I felt like, it was important for me to contain. I was looking at that and bowling wicket to wicket because I was not getting much spin but I was getting a little bit of bounce because of the dew. The ball was skidding a lot," he said.

(With PTI Inputs)