IND vs AUS Live Score, 2nd ODI: Australia beat India by 2 wickets to win ODI series

Australia’s brilliant team performance help them beat India by 2 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) and overall win the ODI series. The final match of the series will take place on October 25.

Very slim chances remain for India from here. Wishful thinking? Indeed. AUS need 5 runs to win off 24 balls.

Washington Sundar removes Mitchell Owen at 36. Australia need 17 runs off 42 balls and India need 4 wickets to win this game. With Connolly (52) still on the crease, the winning chances look in favour of AUS.

Australia is completely in control of the game and highly hopeful Indian fans can see that India is moving in the direction of losing this ODI series against Australia. Poor bowling performance from the Indian side dictated the second ODI.

Lot of stretching going on right now. All three Indian pacers seems to be battling cramps. Arshdeep is getting treated by the physio off the field. Harshit Rana is not able to deliver his best owing to cramps (looks like it). AUS need 49 runs off 60 balls.

Harshit Rana again gets smacked for boundaries and sixes. Most expensive over by Indian bowler in this game so far. 14 runs off this one. Will Indian bowers be able to get its act together? Australia need 61 runs off 72 balls.

Owen walks in to play. The run rate is sill in check so Australia looks in a comfortable position from here. It need 75 runs off 78 balls. Will the match get intense going into final overs? AUS 190/5 (37)

Connolly smashes Harshit Rana for a boundary on the first ball. The Australian batters have once again found their rhythm. Their goes another cracking boundary from Short (74). But Harshit Rana gets better of the Australian batter. A good bouncer and he holes out in the deep. Siraj takes this one. Some relief in the Indian camp. AUS 187/5 (36)

Between-over visuals show Rohit Sharma talking to Washington Sundar and explaining something on the field. Sundar is greeted by a sixer on the second ball of the over. Total nine runs come off from this over. AUS 175/4 (35)

Connolly starts Axar Patel’s over with a boundary. This is the time when Australia will start hitting runs. There comes the second boundary. Total ten runs come off this over. AUS 155/4 (32)

Short has been dropped once again and this time Siraj is to blame. He was first dropped at 23 runs by Axar Patel and he was now dropped at 55 in Washington Sundar’s over. This could have been the turning point for India. Shubman Gill’s boys need to remember – catches win matches!

A good over from Washington Sundar. He gave two runs and on the last ball, removed Alex Carey. India need more wickets as the run rate still remains below 6. Connolly walks in to play. AUS 132/4 (27)

Half-century is up for Short and it is very important for India to get him out. His longer stay can prove very damaging for Men in Blue. This is Short’s third ODI 50 for the team. AUS 130/3 (26)

Arshdeep comes in for this over. A slip is in place now. Alex Carey and Short are on the crease. Two runs come off this over AUS 112/3 (23)

Axar Patel has successfully broken the partnership between Short and Renshaw by removing the Renshaw on the fourth delivery. This was an important wicket. Bowlers now need to build on this momentum to put the pressure back on Australia. AUS 110/3 (22)

First spin over begins. Axar Patel comes in. A quick over brings in 7 runs. Hundred comes up for Australia. AUS 103/2 (20)

Siraj to Short – comes a single. With the run rate in check, Australia doesn’t need to play aggressively. Siraj has been economical overall with his spells. He has given 23 runs off the six overs he has bowled so far. AUS 96/2 (19)

After 17 overs, India was 59/2 and Australia is 81/2. Renshaw hits first six of Australian innings to Nitish Kumar Reddy. He hits Reddy for a boundary on the fourth delivery. He seems confident after that sixer. Expensive over from Reddy. AUS 93/2 (18)

Alright so this is going to be interesting. A few more tight overs and the pressure will be on the Aussies to score more and that might translate into a few more quick wickets. Short and Renshaw need to hold the fort for now. Nitish Reddy comes in to bowl this over. And an opportunity missed here by Axar Patel at the point. He drops Short. Patel walks back to the dugout. He has injured his finger while attempting to take that catch. Short gets a lifeline with this drop. AUS 76/2 (16)

Harshit Rana has dismissed Travis Head!!! And with that, two big-hitters from Australia are now sitting in the dugout. The game gets interesting from here on. India is now in a better position. AUS 57/2 (13)

Siraj has once again bowled an economical spell and gave just one run off the over. India was 24/2 in the 9th over. AUS 33/1 (9)

Marsh off to good start in this over but could not sustain the momentum. Arshdeep gets the better of him on the next ball. An edge and it lands smoothly in KL’s gloves. AUS 32/1 (8)

Both Australian openers have taken a measured start — a rare sight when Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head are at the crease. Usually, the duo goes on the attack from ball one. But today, they seem to know the situation well: India’s only real chance lies in striking early with the new ball. For India, these first few overs are everything — either they make inroads now or risk chasing shadows for the rest of the innings. So far singles and doubles have dominated the scoreboard of Australia. The pitch is offering some swing to Siraj and Arshdeep so far. Travis Head ends Siraj’s over with a sixer. AUS 26/0 (7)

Siraj comes in for his third spell. Dot balls are what we are seeing here. Another good spell from Siraj. AUS 11/0 (5)

Arshdeep is once again at it and bowling good lengths. On the last ball, Reddy drops a catch of Travis Head. It was a difficult one to pull off clearly. Could have been a stunner though! AUS 10/0 (4)

Siraj to Head – 2 runs come off the first delivery. The second ball was perfect and a loud appeal from the bowler for lbw. Umpire stand still. Team discusses and decides to not review it. Three runs off the over. AUS 8/0 (3)

Arshdeep bowls an economical spell. Gives just one run off the over. AUS 5/0 (2)

Skipper Marsh and Travis Head start Australian innings. Siraj comes in to bowl the first from the Indian side. The first few overs will be crucial for India and they need to remove the openers as soon as possible to maintain a chance at winning the contest. AUS 4/0 (1)

The last over of the Indian innings is underway. Every run counts. Arshdeep dismissed by Starc on the second-last ball. Total 5 runs come off the over. IND set 265-run target for Australia. Next innings coming up soon.

Batters Arshdeep and Harshit Rana are doing everything they can to keep adding more runs on the scoreboard. Arshdeep hits two boundaries to Starc in this over. IND 255/8 (48)