India vs Australia T20 Match highlights: The two T20Is will be followed by five ODI matches.India vs Australia T20 Match highlights: Skipper Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 72 off 38 balls to propel India to a competitive 190 for 4 against Australia in the second T20I at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Australia win the match by 7 wickets.
Apart from Kohli, who hit six sixes and couple of boundaries, opener KL Rahul once again delighted his home crowd with an attractive 47 off 26 balls with four sixes and three fours.
Veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni also played his part with 40 off 23 balls including three fours and an equal number of maximums.
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Glenn Maxwell's ton helps Australia to beat India by 7 wickets. With it, they won the T20 series 2-0. India lost both matches very closely. The focus will now shift of ODI series which will begin from Saturday. The upcoming ODI series will be India last chance to look at the team combination before the World Cup that is starting in May in England.
Just like the last over, this match has also gone till the last over. Australia need 8 runs off 5 balls now. Will it be another photo finish?
With Maxwell in full flow, Australia now need 27 runs to win from 15 balls. The batsman has moved on to92runs off 45 balls. Handscomb is on 14 . the current run rate is 9.48while the required run rate is 10. 15. Any chance of cliffhanger finish here?
Will Maxwell single-handedly take Australia to victory in the second T20 match against India? At the moment he is punishing the bowlers playing massives strokes to put them under pressure. Hosts need to get him quickly to get back in the game. At the moment Aussies are running away with the match.
Australia now need 52 runs to win from 28 balls. they also have 7 wickets in hand. While Maxwell is batting on 74 runs, Handscomb is on 11. Bowlers now need to get rid of Maxwell as he is slowly and steadily taking the game away from Men in Blue. India need to put their acts together quickly
Australia now need 96 runs to win the second T20I against India. They have moved on to 95/2 in 111 overs. While Short is batting on 40 Maxwell is on 38 runs. Match evenly placed at the moment.
Australia: 87/2
Short: 38 runs
Maxwell: 32 runs
Current partnership: 65 runs. Current run rate: 8.52. Required run rate: 10.66
The partnership between Short and Maxwell has moved on to 36 runs now. While Short is firmly batting on 27 runs off 20 deliveries, Maxwell is on 18 of 8 balls . Visitors now need 127 runs to win from 73 balls. Stoinis and Finch ar already back in the pavilion.
At the end of 5 overs, Maxwell hits a six. Australia needs 160 runs off 90 balls.
Marcus Stoinis is out. he is bowled by Siddharth Kaul for 7 runs. The new man in is Aaron Finch. Aussies now need 171 euns to win in 17 overs . Austrlia have huge task at the moment of chasing down the competitive total of 191 runs by India, courtesy Virat Kohli's swashbuckling 72 runs.
australian openers S Arcy Short and Marcus Stoinis are out there in the centre to open for visitors. they have a mammoth task to chase down 191 runs. For India Virat Kohli contribute 72 runs to guide his team to a competitive total. Having said that one can't take Australian batting lightly. the match is still wide open.
Indian innings have come to an end. They have set the target of 191 runs for Australia to win. For India, skipper Virat Kohli slammed 72 runs off 38 deliveries. he put on hundred runs partnership with MS Dhoni who also hit a flurry of sixes for his 40 runs off 23 balls. Australia will come on to the pitch for their reply in a few minutes.
MS Dhoni out. he goes for 40 runs. He is caught caught by Finch off the bowling of Cummins. Virat Kohli, on the other hand, has moved on to 72 runs. india looks solid at the moment. Batsmen have certainly the previous match behind them.
Skipper Virat Kohli has moved on to 58 runs off 33 balls. In his dealing with sixes and boundaries at the moment making Australian fielders run all over the ground. MS Dhoni on the other hand has moved on to 39. they have together put the partnership of 92 runs. India 168/3 in 18.5 overs
Skipper Virat Kohli has joined the party now. he has hit three successive sixes off the bowling of Coulter Nile. the bowler looks confused. the batsman is spoiling all his line and length. The Indian skipper has moved on to 48 runs while Dhoni is on 21 runs. India 136/3 in 16.1 overs.
After the end of 15 overs India has moved on to 113/3. While veteran MS Dhoni has moved on to 20 runs, skipper Virat Kohli is batting on 29 runs. Together the duo has put on 42 runs partnership till now. Dhoni and Virat at the moment continue to rain sixes against hapless Australian attack.
MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have put on 25 runs till now. While Dhoni is on 13 runs of 11 dewliveries, Kohli has moved on to 21 off 18 balls. Team India now 105/3 in 14.5 overs. At the moment, hosts are looking good to put up a competitive total on board for Aussies to chase.
MS Dhoni hits ahuge six over the top. He hits the shot of the Stoinis' delivery. Reminded fans of the old Dhoni. It was his trademark shot. The batsman has moved on to 8 runs. Kohli on the oher hand is batting on 16. India 90/3 in 13 overs.
India: 81/3
MS Dhoni: 1 run
Virat Kohli: 14 runs
Shikhar Dhawan goes. He is caught by Stoinis off the bowling of Behrendorff . He is out for 14 India now 72/2. the new basman at the crease is Rishabh Pant. The batsman was out cheaply last time. One hopes he doesn't commit the same mistake again nd helps India put a good total on board. We all know that on his day he can destroy any bowling unit. Virat should ask him to keep focus with cool mind while batting.
India lose the first wicket as KL Rahul is out. He was looking good and was nearing his half-century before getting out for 47 runs. He is caught by Richardson off Coulter-Nile. The new man in is skipper Virat Kohli. After 7.5 overs India 64/1. India need to continue from the good start that Rahul has given to his side
KL Rahul in a deadly mood at the moment. He is hitting a flurry of sixes. The batsman has moved on to 41 off 21 deliveries while Dhawan is on 9. The partnership between the openers has moved on to 53 runs. India 53/0 in 6 overs.
KL Rahul continues from where he left on Sunday. Hits a huge six off the bowling of Richardson. The batsman gets a top edge and the bowl goes over deep fine leg for six. He has moved on to 28 runs, while Dhawan is on 8 runs. India 40/0.
As discussed earlier, openers have changed gears hitting two boundaries in the third over. After the end of 3 overs, Men in Blue have moved on to 13 runs with two boundaries. The opening partnership has moved on to 23 runs. While Dhawan is on 7 runs, KL Rahul is batting on 13 runs at the moment.
India is on a slow start at the moment. After two overs they are 4/0. i Team India will look to perform well today to square off the T20 series against Australia. Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul at the crease. We all know that Shikhar Dhawan can change the gears any minute. Fans are hoping the same from him this time too.
Openers KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan at the crease. Apart from Dhawan, KL Rahul is also carrying high hopes on his shoulders after his blistering knock of 50 runs in the previous match. Fans will be hoping for a good opening start by the two.
India and Australia have so far played 18 T20s against each other. India won 11 of them, Aussies won 6 matches. One match was abandoned due to rain. Australia is already leading the series 1-0. india will have to play really well to square the two-match series. Match to start in a couple of minutes.
Australian skipper Aaron Finch has won the toss and decided to field first. India will look to win today's match to square off the two-match series. They are at present trailing 0-1 after losing the first T20 by three wickets.
Today's match is the eighth bilateral T20I series between two sides. Men in Blue have lost one of the last seven series. The record seems to be under threat as Australia have taken a 1-0 lead in this series in orevioys match is Visakhapatnam. Will india bounce back today?
Having lost the first T20, Men in Blue will look to square off the series against Australia. the hosts had lost the first T20 by three wickets. The five-match series will begin after the conclusion of the T20 series. today's match will be played in Bengaluru
The 2nd T20 between India and Australia will begin at 7 pm today. It is being played at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy's stadium. Hosts are already 0-1 down in the two-match series. Hosts will look to put their last match defeat behind them.
Putting their performances in the first T20 behind indian batsmen will look to bat up to their potential and help hosts square off the series against Australia. Men In Blue are currently trailing the series 0-1 after the nail-biting match in Visakhapatnam.
In a nail-biting finish in first T20 last Sunday, Australia beat India by three wickets in the last-ball finish. Set the target of 127 runs Australia chased the total in a hard fought match. Men in blue will try to win today's match in Bengaluru to square off the two-match series. Indian batsmen will try to put things behind and perform better with the bat.
India: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, K.L. Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, M.S. Dhoni (wk), Krunal Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Sidharth Kaul, Mayank Markande.
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), D'Arcy Short, Pat Cummins, Alex Carey, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Turner, Adam Zampa.