India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma open the batting for India.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Five tosses, five toss wins for Mitchell Marsh, who just can’t seem to lose. Wins the toss at the MCG and asks Suryakumar Yadav and co. to go in and bat first. One change for the Australian team with Matt Short returning, while India remain unchanged.
And we go again. The start of the India vs Australia T20I series turned out to be a damp disappointment, with rain playing spoilsport in Canberra and allowing only 58 deliveries to be bowled. In that period, India seemed to be enjoying the rub of the green with the bat in hand, as captain Suryakumar Yadav seemed to have regained some of his touch and Shubman Gill gave him excellent company at the other end. All that for naught, ultimately, as a fresh match and what is essentially now a four-match series awaits the two teams, beginning at the massive Melbourne Cricket Ground today.
The MCG holds great memories for the Indian team in this format in recent times, but it doesn’t mean they will automatically start this match as favourites by any means. Australia know what to expect, and will be prepared to have their own power-packed unit go head-to-head at this amphitheatre of cricket.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I playing XI
India played their cards early, saying they will stick to their guns and go with three spinners even on Australian surfaces. There is unlikely to be too much shuffling in the batting, and India might continue to stick with their plan in the bowling. However, depending on Arshdeep Singh’s fitness, he might get a go ahead of Harshit Rana.
IND playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia, meanwhile, will also likely go with the same unit. Josh Hazlewood will play this match before setting off for a month of preparation and conditioning for the Ashes, but the team might be tempted to get in someone like Sean Abbott, who will provide just a little more juice with the new ball to support Hazlewood.
AUS playing XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia T20I head-to-head
India and Australia have faced off against each other on 33 occasions in T20 cricket. Over that period, India have dominated the Aussies, this being the only format where they have the advantage. It isn’t particularly close either: of 33 encounters, India have won 20, while Australia have only won 11, with a couple of no-results.
The teams last played a completed T20I match at Gros Islet in St Lucia during the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup, where India pulled off a Rohit Sharma-led victory in confident and bruising fashion.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I Melbourne weather forecast
Rain is in the air in Melbourne as well, which will definitely be a little bit of a concern after the Canberra washout, which had a similar forecast. There is a 10-15% chance of rain when the match is set to take place, but at least the MCG can be backed for lightning-fast drainage and a longer cut-off curfew time than the Manuka Oval.
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And we go again. The start of the India vs Australia T20I series turned out to be a damp disappointment, with rain playing spoilsport in Canberra and allowing only 58 deliveries to be bowled. In that period, India seemed to be enjoying the rub of the green with the bat in hand, as captain Suryakumar Yadav seemed to have regained some of his touch and Shubman Gill gave him excellent company at the other end. All that for naught, ultimately, as a fresh match and what is essentially now a four-match series awaits the two teams, beginning at the massive Melbourne Cricket Ground today.
The MCG holds great memories for the Indian team in this format in recent times, but it doesn’t mean they will automatically start this match as favourites by any means. Australia know what to expect, and will be prepared to have their own power-packed unit go head-to-head at this amphitheatre of cricket.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I playing XI
India played their cards early, saying they will stick to their guns and go with three spinners even on Australian surfaces. There is unlikely to be too much shuffling in the batting, and India might continue to stick with their plan in the bowling. However, depending on Arshdeep Singh’s fitness, he might get a go ahead of Harshit Rana.
IND playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia, meanwhile, will also likely go with the same unit. Josh Hazlewood will play this match before setting off for a month of preparation and conditioning for the Ashes, but the team might be tempted to get in someone like Sean Abbott, who will provide just a little more juice with the new ball to support Hazlewood.
AUS playing XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia T20I head-to-head
India and Australia have faced off against each other on 33 occasions in T20 cricket. Over that period, India have dominated the Aussies, this being the only format where they have the advantage. It isn’t particularly close either: of 33 encounters, India have won 20, while Australia have only won 11, with a couple of no-results.
The teams last played a completed T20I match at Gros Islet in St Lucia during the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup, where India pulled off a Rohit Sharma-led victory in confident and bruising fashion.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I Melbourne weather forecast
Rain is in the air in Melbourne as well, which will definitely be a little bit of a concern after the Canberra washout, which had a similar forecast. There is a 10-15% chance of rain when the match is set to take place, but at least the MCG can be backed for lightning-fast drainage and a longer cut-off curfew time than the Manuka Oval.
India vs Australia 2nd T20I live streaming
India vs Australia 2nd T20I will be broadcast on Star Sports Network in India. India vs Australia 2nd T20I will be livestreamed on JioHotstar in India.
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Oct 31, 2025 2:04:01 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: GONE! Hazlewood does get Gill
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Gill tries to attack Hazlewood and perishes! Can’t get enough contact on a ball pitched up, and it floats to Marsh at mid-off. Gill was so uncomfortable against Hazlewood today, and couldn’t see him off.
Sanju Samson in next, something of a surprise.
Oct 31, 2025 2:00:46 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: FIRST SIX! 17 run over from Abhishek
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: What a shot! Wow, the mechanics are such a joy to watch when it works for Abhishek. Dances down, all his weight going through the ball, and full face of the bat to take the ball with the angle over the off-side for six. Spectacular.
Oct 31, 2025 1:58:34 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: First four! Abhishek Sharma goes for it early
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Bartlett goes for a pair of yorkers early to Abhishek. First gets a couple whipped through leg, then a full toss sliced through covers. Next ball picks up two more. Outfield is playing a little slow, and is so big as is.
Oct 31, 2025 1:53:29 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Hazlewood all over Gill! Inside edge, outside edge, helmet
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Beautiful, beautiful pace bowling. Beats him with an in-seamer first ball, with an away swinger past his outside edge the next, and surprises him by going short on the third. Hits him hard on his helmet.
We return from the concussion check, and Gill finally gets bat and ball with a backward defence. Just one run off the first over.
Oct 31, 2025 1:50:25 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: DRS REPRIEVE FOR SHUBMAN GILL ON THE FIRST BALL!
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Nearly an electric start for Josh Hazlewood! Shubman Gill interestingly takes first ball, and he is beaten on the inside edge. Finger goes up and Australia think they have their man!
Review is taken… goes to hawkeye… and BOUNCING OVER! Luck goes Gill’s way early!
Oct 31, 2025 1:39:57 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: A tribute for Ben Austin before we get started
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: A sombre moment at the MCG. 17-year-old Ben Austin lost his life in a tragic cricketing accident in Melbourne, and head injuries will always have an impact on this country’s cricketing sphere in particular. Both teams share a moment of silence in his memory and to honour his family.
Oct 31, 2025 1:35:37 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: One change for Australia
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Just the solitary change for Australia. Matt Short returns from treatment to his finger, and Josh Phillippe misses out.
AUS playing XI: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
Oct 31, 2025 1:34:33 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: India unchanged
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: India remain unchanged, which means no space for Arshdeep Singh still.
IND playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana/Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Oct 31, 2025 1:18:57 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Australia win toss AGAIN, and put India in to bat
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Mitchell Marsh just can’t stop winning these tosses! Suryakumar calls wrong, and the Aussies choose to bowl first. SKY okay with that, wanted to bat first.
Team news next.
Oct 31, 2025 1:05:47 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: 10 minutes from the toss, captains will want to bowl first
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: The MCG is typically an excelletn chasing track, and particularly with overcast conditions and the covers having been on, bowling first might be the call they go with today. Allow the bowlers the best of the conditions and back the batters to chase it down on a surface that will play hard and true throughout.
Oct 31, 2025 1:00:10 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Hazlewood in the powerplay vs Abhishek remains key matchup
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Josh Hazlewood will play this match before heading off for Ashes preparation, and given the form he has been in, will want to ensure he leaves by giving Australia a win on the board. His role is fairly simple: bowl a couple of overs up front, and try to remove the dangerous Abhishek Sharma, who can single-handedly decide T20 games. It was a fasinating matchup in Canberra, even if it was Ellis who removed Abhishek, and will continue to be so today.
Oct 31, 2025 12:53:37 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: India opted for three spinners in Canberra
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: After Shivam Dube was backed to be the second seamer in the Asia Cup final, he was backed as the third seamer in Canberra as well, with Gautam Gambhir going with his three trusty spin bowlers and trying to have his team play to its strengths rather than change their plan for the surface. Of course, the Indian team didn’t get to bowl, and that might mean the cards were played a little too early. Will the leadership be bullish about that decision and back it up?
Oct 31, 2025 12:50:15 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: First T20I at the MCG since 2022 World Cup final
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: This is a stadium that usually doesn’t see a lot of T20I action in truth, with the G being saved for Test matches and big ODIs, given its status as a multi-purpose stadium. But this is a suitable arena for a match of this stature, and it is telling that this is a game that is expected to be a sell-out – and the first time many of these Aussie players get to play in such an atmosphere, which is almost certain to be behind the visiting Indians as they are behind the hosts themselves.
Oct 31, 2025 12:25:03 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Australia not too far behind after a power revolution
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: The disappointment of last year’s T20 World Cup prompted Australia to try and find an identity as a T20 team built around power-hitters in every spot in their lineup. Mitchell Marsh became captain and oversaw this switch, and the results have been immediate: against some very solid opposition, they have won 16 matches, and lost only twice since the end of last World Cup. Very quickly, the Aussies are out of the woods and into the conversation for next year’s marquee T20 tournament.
Oct 31, 2025 12:12:11 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: India try to keep unprecedented dominant streak going
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Going back to the start of 2024, India have simply been nearly unbeatable in this format. A World Cup, an Asia Cup, series against South Africa and England, a changing of the guards as Kohli and Rohit stepped aside for a new generation, a new captain and a new coach. It hasn’t mattered. In a 39-match stretch going back 22 months, India have only lost 3 T20 international matches. The very definition of a winning machine.
Oct 31, 2025 12:00:03 PM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: No result from first match in Canberra
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: Rain and very little wiggle room to extend the match meant that even an hour-long shower ensured play couldn’t take place in the Australian capital beyond 9.4 overs. India had started off well with the bat despite Abhishek Sharma’s relatively quick wicket, with captain Suryakumar Yadav in particular looking in ominous form. However, 0-0 stayed 0-0.
Oct 31, 2025 11:37:30 AM IST
India vs Australia 2nd T20I LIVE Updates: HELLO AND WELCOME!
India vs Australia 2nd T20I Live Updates: The men couldn’t play a full match on Wednesday, but the women more than made up for it with an all-time classic on Thursday. We are now at Thursday, and Indian fans recovering from the euphoria of last night’s Women’s World Cup semifinal will want the men in blue to keep that momentum going. Melbourne awaits for the second match of this T20I series. Stick with us!
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