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2nd T20I Updates: Australia beat India by 4 wickets

Fri, 31 October 2025

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17:13

Hazlewood, Marsh set up win

Aus 126-6 (13.2 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Australia crush India by 4 wickets to win the 2nd T20I at MCG on Friday.

Australia now lead the 5-match series 1-0.

Chasing 126 for victory, Marsh (46) and Head (28) put on a 51-run opening stand. There was a big of a hiccup in the middle as Chakravartthy and Kuldeep took two wickets a piece. Bumrah took a couple in the end but eventually Stonis got the winning runs.

Earlier, opener Abhishek Sharma struck a 37-ball 68 amid a top-order batting collapse to lift India to 125 all out against Australia in the second T20 International.

All-rounder Harshit Rana batted smartly to contribute a 33-ball 35 while adding 56 runs for the sixth wicket with Abhishek after India were reeling at 49 for five in the eighth over.

Senior pacer Josh Hazlewood was the best bowler for Australia, returning excellent figures of 3/13 in four overs after triggering the collapse in the Indian innings.

Australia need two to win.

Kuldeep continues and Stoinis goes for the big sweep and misses.

Stoinis then gets the winning runs with a couple to cover point and Australia beat India by 4 wickets.

Bartlett is the new man in and he defends well to deny Bumrah a hat-trick.

Two wickets and three runs come in the over.

Short is the new man in and is yorked by Bumrah who sends his stumps flying and he is out for a golden duck. Bumrah is on a hat-trick.

Bumrah back in the attack and after a dot, Stoinis takes a single to deep square leg.

Owen then pulls the ball down the ground for a couple.

Owen then gets an edge and is caught behind, big shout from Bumrah. The umpire takes his time before raising the finger. Owen reviews and loses as snicko shows he got a fine edge. Owen out for 14.

16:55

Kuldeep gets his 2nd

Aus 121-4 (12 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Stoinis is the new man in and he is off the mark with sweep to fine leg.

Stoinis then comes down and drives it down to long-on off an inside edge for a single.

Full toss next, Owen then gets down on one knee and slogs it over deep square leg for a six!

A wicket and 11 runs come off it.

Kuldeep continues and Inglis starts the over with a lap to fine leg for a couple.

A dot later, Inglis is hit on the back pad, as he makes room, a quicker one, Kuldeep appeals, no says the umpire, India review and win it as ball tracking shows it was pitching in line and hitting the stumps. Inglis out for 20 and Australia lose their 4th wicket.

Chakravarthy continues and after a dot, Owen is hit on the pads, India appeal no says the umpire. India review and lose it as the ball is shown to go over the stumps.

Inglis then takes a couple to extra cover.

Inglis and Owen then take three singles as 6 come off the over.

16:45

Australia keep scoreboard moving

Aus 104-3 (10 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and Inglis plays the reverse sweep past backward point for a four!

Inglis then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A thick outside edge then gives Owen a couple to third man.

Owen then flicks the ball over to square leg for a single.

Inglis then cuts the ball past cover point for a three.

Short ball, Owen is cramped as he goes for the pull, mistimes and the ball flies in the air, Rana runs in from the deep while Chakravarthy runs back, they avert a collision but Rana puts it down. Just a run comes off that last ball. 12 runs come off the over.

Mitchell Owen is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single off a googly.

Inglis then pulls the next one wide off mid-wicket for a single as 5 runs come off it.

Tim David is the new man in.

Chakravarthy continues and Inglis starts the over with a reverse sweep for a single.

After a stop in play David backs away and Chakravarthy stops in his tracks.

David is off the mark with a single down the ground.

Inglis then pulls the ball past mid-wicket for a single.

The next ball stops on David as he chips the ball straight to the bowler and he is out for 1. Australia lose 3rd wicket.

16:45

Australia keep scoreboard moving

Aus 104-3 (10 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and Inglis plays the reverse sweep past backward point for a four!

Inglis then takes a single to mid-wicket.

A thick outside edge then gives Owen a couple to third man.

Owen then flicks the ball over to square leg for a single.

Inglis then cuts the ball past cover point for a three.

Mitchell Owen is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single off a googly.

Inglis then pulls the next one wide off mid-wicket for a single as 5 runs come off it.

Tim David is the new man in.

Chakravarthy continues and Inglis starts the over with a reverse sweep for a single.

After a stop in play David backs away and Chakravarthy stops in his tracks.

David is off the mark with a single down the ground.

Inglis then pulls the ball past mid-wicket for a single.

The next ball stops on David as he chips the ball straight to the bowler and he is out for 1. Australia lose 3rd wicket.

16:31

Marsh out for quickfire 46

Aus 87-2 (8 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Kuldeep continues and the short ball is pulled over mid-wicket for a four!

Marsh then rocks back and pulls the ball for a flat six over deep mid-wicket!

Again, Marsh makes room, gets on the back foot and pulls it past mid-wicket for another four!

A dot later, full ball, Marsh hits through the line and smashes it down the ground for a six!

Kuldeep bowls it wide, slower and googly, Marsh throws his hands at it and is caught by Abhishek in the deep as a wicket and 20 runs come off it. Marsh out for 46 off 26.

Chakravathy continues and Marsh starts the over with a couple wide of cover.

Marsh then gets a couple to fine leg.

The Australian captain then gets his power behind it and lofts the length ball over long on for a six!

A dot later, Marsh gets a single and a dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

16:20

Australia lose the first wicket

Aus 56-1 (6 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Bumrah back in the attack and Marsh starts the over with a single off the inside edge.

A dot later, Inglis gets off the mark with a thick edge to third man.

Marsh then taps the ball down and calls for a single.

Inglis then picks up the ball and plays it to backward square leg for a couple.

Inglis then attempts a ramp and misses out as 5 runs come off it.

Inglis is the new man in and after two dots. the Australian wicketkeeper seems to have got a life as Iglis flicks and misses as Samson cannot collect the ball. A wicket and 2 come off it.

Varun Chakravarthy in the attack now and Head and Marsh take a single each off the first two balls.

Head then goes for the big shot only for Tilak Varma to take a well-judged catch at the boundary as he lobs the ball back into play and completes the catch. Head is out for 28 off 15.

16:11

Go after Bumrah, Rana

Aus 49-0 (4 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Rana continues and Head flicks the full ball over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Rana comes around the wicket, Head goes for the big shot and misses.

Head then get a thick top edge that flies over the slips for a four. No ball called and Head pulls the next ball to square leg for a single.

Short ball next and Mitch pulls it over deep backward square leg for a massive six!

Marsh then swings and hits it to long off for a couple.

Marsh swings and misses as he is beaten. 20 runs come off it!

Bumrah continues, angled in next and Head flicks it over mid-wicket for a four!

Head then flicks the leg side ball through to backward square leg for a couple.

Head then makes room and cuts it over backward point for 3.

Superb ball next, length ball, nips in and flies over the stumps as Samson can't stop it from going to the boundary. Four byes.

5 wides next!

Two dots to end the over as 18 come off it.

16:02

Bumrah tests openers

Aus 11-0 (2 ovs) Ind 125 | Scorecard

Rana opens at the other end, Head stays on his toes and cuts it to point where the fielder keeps it to a dot.

Head then slashes and the edge flies over slips for a four!

Head then plays a single to backward point.

Marsh then drives the ball to mid-off for a dot.

Marsh then turns the ball around the corner for a single, bringing up his 2000 runs in T20Is.

Head then digs out the yorker and calls for a quick single as 7 come off it.

Jasprit Bumrah opens the attack for India as Mitch Marsh and Travis Head come out to chase 126 for victory.

Bumrah starts with one that angles in and then nips away late to beat Marsh's outside edge.

Marsh then edges the ball down to third man for a single to get off the mark.

Bumrah then gets one to move away outside the off stump beating Head.

Head then plays the ball to mid-off as it comes in and he takes a single.

Marsh then leaves the next ball. Inswinger next and Marsh gets a thick edge to square leg for a couple as 4 come off the opening over.

15:43

Hazlewood pick of the bowlers; Abhishek India's lone warrior

Ind 125 (18.4 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Abhishek Sharma was the lone stand out batter as India were dismissed for 125 in 18.4 overs.

Abhishek smashed 68 off 37 and stitched a 58-run stand with Harshit Rana (35 off 33) to help India go past 100 after India were reeling at 47 for 5 in 7.3 overs.

Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets. Bartlett and Ellis took 2 wickets a piece as India were also done in by 2 run outs.

Bumrah is the new man in, he taps it down, wants a run sent back by Varun, a big mix-up, Ellis picks it and Bumrah is run out for a duck and India are dismissed for 125 in 18.4 overs.

Ellis continues and after two dots, Abhishek is hit on the toe as he attempts to hit the full ball, big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger. India review and lose it as the ball tracking shows the ball was hitting the base of the middle stump and he is out for 68 off just 37 balls! India lose 9th wicket.

15:27

Takes India past 120-run mark

Ind 125-8 (18 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Bartlett continues and after a dot, Abhishek makes room and hits it over covers for a four!

Abhishek then comes across the stumps, uses the pace and picks it over long leg for a six!

Abhishek then gets a couple to mid-wicket.

Abhishek then pulls the next ball to deep square leg for a couple.

Abhishek then pokes the ball to the off side for a single as 15 come off it.

Varun Chakravarthy is the new man in and he starts with a dot as a single and a wicket come off it.

Stoinis continues and Abhishek starts the over with a single to deep cover.

Kuldeep then plays three dots next. Short ball next and Kuldeep goes for the pull only to be caught by a diving Sean Abbott at short mid-wicket and he is out for a duck. Just one run and a wicket comes off it.

15:18

Rana, Dube back in the hut

Ind 109-7 (16 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Kuldeep is the new man in and after a dot, Kuldeep plays it to third man but Abhishek refuses the single and two wickets and four runs come in the over.

Dube is the new man in, he hangs back and edges the ball, the ball flies over vacant slips for a four as he is off the mark.

Bartlett then bowls a tighter line, opens the batter seaming away and Dube gets the edge and he is caught brilliantly as Inglis dives to his left and India lose their 7th wicket.

Bartlett back in the attack and after a dot. Rana is done in by the short, slower ball as he tries to go big, only to be caught at long on. He is out after a handy 35 off 33. India lose their 6th wicket.

Stoinis back in the attack and its a dot.

Rana then misses a pull off the next ball.

Rana then drives the next ball to deep cover for a couple.

A dot later, slower ball and Rana swings it hard and sends the ball over deep mid-wicket for a flat six. 100 up for India and that is the 50-run-stand.

Rana then plays the ball to mid-off for a single as 9 come off it.

15:07

Runs coming easily for India now

Ind 96-5 (14 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Ellis back in the attack and after a dot, Abhishek pulls the ball for a single.

Rana then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a quick couple.

A dot later, Rana slaps the ball to mid-off for a single.

A dot to end the over as 4 runs come off it.

Kuhnemann continues and Abhishek and Rana start the over with two singles.

Abhishek then gets to his 50 off 23 balls, with a cut to deep point.

Rana then cuts the ball past backward point for a four.

Two singles to end the over as 9 come off it.

14:59

Rana comes good

Ind 83-5 (12 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Stoinis is back in the attack and Rana and Abhishek take four singles before Rana flicks the short ball on the leg stump for a boundary to square leg.

A wide and a dot to end the over as 9 come off it.

Left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhmenan in the attack now and after three dots Rana cuts it backward point for a four!

A dot and a single to end the over as 5 come off it.

14:47

Leads India's fight back

Ind 69-5 (10 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Medium pacer Mitchell Owen in the attack now and Abhishek cuts the short and wide ball past backward point for a four!

Abhishek then takes a single.

A wide later, Rana plays the ball to mid-off for a dot.

Rana then upper cuts the ball over point for a couple.

The next ball takes off and hits Rana on the glove and he takes a single.

Short ball and Abhishek swivel pulls it over short fine leg for a four as 13 come off it.

Stoinis is in the attack now and Rana and Abhishek take three singles off the first three balls before Abhisekh calls for 2 but Rana decides against the 2nd.

Rana then goes for the big hoick and his top edge falls in no man's land, he gets a single.

Abhishek ends the over with a single to the leg side as 6 runs come off the over.

Harshit Rana is the new man in and he starts with two dots.

Rana then cuts the ball to point to get off the mark with a single as 3 runs and a wicket come off it.

Bartlett back in the attack and after two dots, Patel slaps it to extra cover, Patel wants a third, and slips as he is sent back and is run out as Tim David fires in a good throw and Inglis does the rest as Patel is run out for 7.

Hazlewood continues and Patel starts the over with a single.

Abhishek then gets a thick outside edge and it flies past the vacant slips for a four!

Abhishek then takes a single. Two dots later, Patel ends the over with a single. 7 come off it.

14:29

India lose 4 quick wickets

Ind 40-4 (6 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Ellis continues and after a dot, Patel gets a single to mid-off.

Abhishek gets a single next ball.

A dot and a single later, Abhishek makes room and crashes the ball through the off side for a four as 7 runs come in the over.

Australia dominate the Powerplay with four wickets but Abhishek continues unabated.

Axar Patel is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single down the ground as 2 wickets and 1 run come off the over.

Tilak Varma is the new man in and after a dot, he goes for a big hoick, only to miscue it and is caught by Inglis running back. Varma out for a two-ball duck. India now four down.

Hazlewood continues and Surya cuts the ball firmly but the fielder at point puts in the dive to keep it down to a dot.

Surya gets miscues the flick and gets lucky as wicketkeeper Josh Inglis puts down a sitter.

Next ball is a peach as Surya is caught in his crease as he pokes at a short of length ball angling around off-side, getting an outside edge only to be caught behind this time and the Indian captain is out for 1.

14:15

Samson out for 2

Ind 32-2 (4 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single off a thick outside edge towards the off side.

Abhishek then comes down and slices the short bouncer over to third man for a four.

Abhishek gets back-to-back fours as he ends the over with a four over covers as a wicket and 10 runs come off it.

Nathan Ellis is in the attack now and Abhishek starts the over with a single.

Samson is beaten next ball before Ellis strikes next ball. Ellis gets it to nip back in sharply as Sharma is hit on the back pad. Big shout for LBW, the umpire raises the finger. Samson reviews and loses it and his wicket as the ball tracking shows the ball was going to hit the middle and leg stump and Samson is out for 2.

Sanju Samson is the new man in and he starts with a slash over cover point for a couple.

Samson is beaten on the outside edge as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Hazlewood continues and after a single, Sharma whips the full ball towards square leg for a single.

Hazlewood strikes next ball as Gill chips it to Marsh who times the jump perfectly at mid-off to send the Indian opener back in the hut for 5.

13:59

Gill survives early LBW call

Ind 18-0 (2 ovs) Aus | Scorecard

Xavier Bartlett opens at the other end and he starts with an outswinger and Gill punches it to cover for a dot.

Gill then cuts the short ball past cover point for a couple. The umpire reviews for a short run and the replay shows he is fine. 3 runs to Gill.

Sharma starts with a whip off his pads to backward square leg for a couple and he is off the mark!

Sharma then comes down the track and slashes it over covers for a four!

Fullish ball and Sharma hits it down the ground over the bowler for a coiple.

Sharma charges down again and smashes it over long off for a six! Bartlett hammered for 17 runs in his opening over.

India openers Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma come out to open the batting while Josh Hazlewood will open the attack for Australia.

And he starts straight and full and nips back in and hits Gill thud on the pads. Big shout and the umpire raises the finger,

India take the DRS and Gill survives as ball tracking shows it was going above the stumps.

Gill is beaten on the outside edge next ball. Nice bounce and carry.

Short ball next, Gill is beaten for pace as he is mistimes the pull and is hit on the helmet. The physio is out for a concussion test.

Gill is fine and the next ball he taps it down for a dot.

Gill then punches it off his backfoot to point for a dot as Hazlewood keeps it short.

Gill then punches the ball to cover and scampers for a single as just the one comes off it.

13:21

Surya will look to make most of return of form

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the 2nd T20I at the MCG on Friday.

In overcast conditions, India openers will have their task cut out.

Playing XIs:

India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

Formidable India have their tails up as they head to the gargantuan MCG for the second T20I against Australia here on Friday, thanks to the influx of young talent and the return to form of skipper Suryakumar Yadav.

The likes of Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Shivam Dube arrived on Australian shores after having redefined the art of T20 batting with their relentless power-hitting, but the lack of big runs from their captain's blade has been a bit of dampener for the team in recent times.

Entering the opener of the five-match series under scrutiny, Suryakumar, however, roared back to form with a 24-ball 39, and his humongous 125-metre six off Josh Hazlewood will stay in memory for long.

However, rain had the last word in Canberra as the match was abandoned with India strongly placed at 97 for one after 9.4 overs, and both Suryakumar and Shubman Gill in the mood to decimate the Australian attack.

Rain is also forecast for Friday in Melbourne but, without worrying about what's beyond their control, the visitors will look to pick up where we they left off in the abandoned series opener.

Going into the second match, what must have gladdened Indian hearts most was the return to form of Suryakumar, as the team continues on its World Cup path with its high-risk, high-reward approach implemented by head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Gambhir wants his team to regularly go for totals in excess of 250, 260, and even if they end up getting bowled out for 120-130 in trying to do that and lose a few matches in the process, he wouldn't mind.

Their explosive batting in recent months is a clear indication that the batters have embraced Gambhir's philosophy, months before the T20 World Cup gets underway in India and Sri Lanka, where the 'Men in Blue' will look to defend the title they won in the Americas last summer.

India didn't get to bowl in Canberra but as far as that department is concerned, they boast of Jasprit Bumrah's class and Varun Chakravarthy's guile, with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel forming a potent attack that can also defend a small total should the batters fail to fire.

They will, nevertheless, have their task cut out against big hitters Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, who has troubled India in the past.

Australia's T20 template is pretty similar to the one adopted by the Indian team with focus primarily on playing attacking cricket irrespective of the match situation. In men like Head, Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Josh Iglis, they have the personnel to put up big totals or pull off tricky chases.

With pace ace Micthell Starc retiring from T20Is and Pat Cummins recovering from an injury, the bowling looks a bit thin on experience and onus is on Hazlewood to lead the attack that comprises Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, and Nathan Ellis among others.

2nd T20I Updates: Australia beat India by 4 wickets

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