Abhishek Sharma; India Vs Australia 2nd T20 LIVE Score Update; Shubman Gill Suryakumar Yadav | IND VS AUS Playing 11 | India-Australia 2nd T20: Chance of rain even today, IND’s record better in MCG, Bumrah 4 wickets away from completing 100 wickets

The second match of the five-match T-20 series between India and Australia will be played today at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The match will start at 1:45 pm. The toss will take place at 1:15 pm.

The first match of the series was canceled due to rain. Earlier, Team India had to face 2-1 defeat in the 3-match ODI series, although the team won the Sydney ODI by 9 wickets.

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India’s record in MCG is better than Australia India has been dominant against Australia in T-20 International. Since 2007, 33 T-20 matches have been played between the two teams. In this, Team India has won 20 matches, while Kangaroo team has registered 11 wins. While 2 matches remained inconclusive. Both the teams have faced each other 4 times in MCG. In this, 2 matches were won by India and 1 by Australia. Here also the result of a match could not be declared.

India has a great playing combination The Indian team can enter this match without any changes. The captaincy of the Indian team is in the hands of Suryakumar Yadav, while Shubman Gill is the vice-captain. The team has a great combination of young and experienced players. There are aggressive batsmen like Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill in the top order, who have the ability to give fast starts in the powerplay. In the middle order, there are reliable batsmen like captain Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Sanju Samson, who give strength to the team. The bowling attack includes Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana.

Australia has a great bowling unit The Australian team has a strong batsman like Travis Head in the top order. Tim David and Josh Inglis provide the finishing touch to the team in the middle order, while Marcus Stoinis can contribute with both ball and bat. In bowling, Australia has fast bowlers like Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood and Xavier Bartlett, who can prove fatal on the bouncy pitch of Melbourne.

Bowlers may get swing-bounce The pitch of MCG is considered balanced for both batsmen and bowlers. On this pitch, fast bowlers can get swing and bounce with the new ball. Spinners can also get a turn after the shine of the ball ends. Batsmen can score well after spending some time on the pitch.

So far 19 T-20s have been played here. 11 matches were won by the teams batting first and 7 matches were won by the teams chasing. The average score of the first innings at MCG is 125.

87% chance of rain in Melbourne today After the first T20 was inconclusive, rain could hamper the second match as well. There is an 87% chance of rain in Melbourne on match day. The temperature will be 20 degrees Celsius maximum and 12 degrees Celsius minimum.

Possible playing XI of both the teams India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhneman, Josh Hazlewood.

Where can you watch the match? The first T20 match of India-Australia series can be watched on Star Sports and JioHotstar. Along with this, you can watch LIVE coverage of the match on Bhaskar app.