Australia win by 12 runs! That's it, that's the end of series. India walk away with 2-1 series win. Consolation win this for Australia. Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya tried hard to steer India home but perished while going for big shots. It is 1-1 on tour for India as Australia took the ODI series 2-1. The the action will now shift to longer format of the game as the two teams face-off in the four-match Test series. Till then, bye bye!
Another big blow to India! Captain Virat Kohli departs. He fails to guide India home, departs after a fine knock of 85 off 61 balls. Andrew Tye with the big wicket, his first of the game. V Kohli c Daniel Sams b Tye 85(61)
Big blow this to India. Adam Zampa gets rid of dangerous Hardik Pandya. The right-hander is caught at short third-man after a leading edge. H Pandya c Finch b Zampa 20(13)
Last three overs coming up and India need 43 more runs to win. Hardik Pandya has got going and looks in fine touch once again. He has raced to 20 off just 12 balls.
Hardik Pandya has joined Virat Kohli in the middle. India now need 56 more runs to win off 24 balls. Pandya is batting on nine off eight balls and has just smashed a six. Kohli is well-set and batting on 78 off 55 balls.
Virat Kohli has completed his half-century while wickets are tumbling at one end. Golden duck for Shreyas Iyer. Meanwhile, India need 87 more runs to win from 42 balls.
Mitchell Swepson gets a wicket! Shikhar Dhawan has to go, he is caught at deep mid-wicket. Fielder fumbles but takes the catch in the end. S Dhawan c Daniel Sams b Swepson 28(21)
End of powerplay and India have recovered well after the early loss of KL Rahul. Virat Kohli has been lucky as Steve Smith dropped him near the boundary rope. The Indian captain has been aggressive since then and is batting on 31 off 21 balls.
Early breakthrough here for Australia. Ploy to open the bowling with Glenn Maxwell works. KL Rahul hits it straight to deep mid-wicket fielder. He was looking to attack the spinner. Rahul c Smith b Maxwell 0(2)
So, Australia finish few runs short of their total in the second T20I. Matthew Wade once again provided Australia with the impetus. Glenn Maxwell made a valid contribution 54 runs off just 36 balls. It will be interesting to see how India responds this time. Do join us back for India's response.
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Matthew Wade is set to lead Australia once again in Aaron Finch’s absence and he will be opening the innings once again. In the second T20I he scored a gutsy half-century. There are chances that Australia could bring in Alex Carey in place of D’Arcy Short. No other change is expected in the Australian line-up.
India will look to filed the winning combination that means Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will be in action in Test series now. It will be interesting to see if Manish Pandey gets a game, if he is fit, and whom he will replace in the playing XI. 'Virat Kohli Misses MS Dhoni!' Indian Captain Reacts To Former Skipper's Poster During India vs Australia 2nd T20I (Watch Video).
Australia Squad: Matthew Wade(w/c), D Arcy Short, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Marcus Stoinis, Daniel Sams, Sean Abbott, Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Alex Carey, Aaron Finch, Marnus Labuschagne.
India Squad: KL Rahul(w), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.