India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: Australia made easy work of the paltry 126-chase and won the second T20I against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by four wickets to go 1-0 up in the five-match series. The first match between the two was abandoned due to rain.
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India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: AUS beat IND by 4 wickets in Melbourne to go 1-0 up
India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: Australia made easy work of the paltry 126-chase and won the second T20I against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground by four wickets to go 1-0 up in the five-match series. The first match between the two was abandoned due to rain.
Abhishek Sharma gave India some cushion in otherwise a flop show by the batters. He scored a blazing half-century despite Josh Hazlewood decimating the top order in the powerplay. Abhishek's effort combined with a sedate 35(33) by Harshit Rana helped India pile a respectable 125/10 in 18.4 overs after the visitors were reduced to 49/5 in the eighth over. The southpaw blasted 68 off 37 balls, featuring eight 4s and two 6s, before getting out against Nathan Ellis.
The proceedings began with Australia winning the toss and opting to field, following which it was Hazlewood all over. He first packed Shubman Gill for 5(10), following which Sanju Samson, who was promoted to No. 3, was trapped LBW for 2 by Ellis. Hazlewood continued his menace as Suryakumar Yadav followed suit and was caught-behind for 1, which was a delivery after the wicketkeeper had failed to hold onto a catch. Tilak Varma also fell victim to Hazlewood and returned to the dugout without troubling the scorers.
Axar Patel then fell victim to a run-out, which cut short his stay in the middle for 7(12). Meanwhile, in another interesting call, Harshit Rana was sent ahead of Shivam Dube.
Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head gave Australia a strong start as the pair added 51 for the opening wicket. Varun Chakaravarthy broke the stand and he added one more wicket to his tally later in the match. Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav also registered two scalps each.
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🏏2 RunsOver 13.2Australia 126/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Marcus Stoinis : That will do it for Australia! Short of a length, on off. Marcus Stoinis presses forward and drives it to deep cover-point and gets the last two runs pretty comfortably. Australia beats India by 4 wickets and takes the lead in the series!
Dot BallOver 13.1Australia 124/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Marcus Stoinis : Floated, full and around leg, Marcus Stoinis goes down to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on the glove as the ball goes nowhere.
Dot BallOver 12.6Australia 124/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Xavier Bartlett : No hat-trick for Jasprit Bumrah! He lands this back of a length and on off, Xavier Bartlett watches it through and blocks it out to the off side. Bumrah finishes with good figures of 4-0-26-2!
Xavier Bartlett 0(1)Marcus Stoinis 4(4)
Jasprit Bumrah 2/26(4)
0120(W)0(W)0
CRR: 9.54 RRR: 0.28
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Xavier Bartlett walks out to face the hat-trick ball.
WICKET!Over 12.5Australia 124/6
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Matthew Short : OUT! CASTLED! Jasprit Bumrah on a Hat-Trick!
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Matthew Short comes out to the middle now.
WICKET!Over 12.4Australia 124/5
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Owen : OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Jasprit Bumrah gets his name written on the wicket list! He bowls it on a hard length, around the seventh stump. Mitchell Owen looks to lash it away the cover region, but the ball gets slight nick on the outer edge. Bumrah and Samson, behind the stumps appeals with a lot of confidence, but initially the umpire took time to make his decision, but later he raises his finger. Mitchell Owen opts for a review, but the UltraEdge shows a clear spike when the ball passes the outside edge of the blade.
2 RunsOver 12.3Australia 124/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Owen : Short of a length, angling it in, around off. Mitchell Owen hangs back and mistimes his pull toward the left of the wide mid on. The fielder backtracks and cuts it to two runs. Australia need just 2 runs to win now!
1 RunOver 12.2Australia 122/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis : Short, outside off. Marcus Stoinis rocks back and pulls it down to square leg for a single.
Dot BallOver 12.1Australia 121/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Stoinis : Full-length delivery, on off. Marcus Stoinis leans on the delivery and blocks it to his front.
SIX!Over 11.6Australia 121/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Owen : SIX! BOOMBASTIC! Kuldeep Yadav bowls it fuller, on off and middle. Mitchell Owen clears his front foot and slogs it up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
Mitchell Owen 12(8)Marcus Stoinis 3(2)
Kuldeep Yadav 2/43(3)
200(W)216
CRR: 10.08 RRR: 0.62
1 RunOver 11.5Australia 115/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Marcus Stoinis : Tossed up, on off. Marcus Stoinis drives it to long on for one.
2 RunsOver 11.4Australia 114/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Marcus Stoinis : Short, down the leg side. Marcus Stoinis paddles it to deep fine leg and gets a couple of runs.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat now. A leg gully in place.
WICKET!Over 11.3Australia 112/4
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Josh Inglis : OUT! LBW! Optimum usage of the review! India gets their fourth wicket! Short of a length, on leg. Josh Inglis rocks back to drive it toward mid on, but he cramps for room and the delivery hits his pad. After appealing, the umpire remains unmoved. But after reviewing the UltraEdge shows no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball pitches on the leg and hits the top of the leg stump. Australia loses another wicket!
Dot BallOver 11.2Australia 112/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Josh Inglis : Touch fuller, on middle, spins it in toward leg. Josh Inglis once again opts for a reverse hit but this time he misses on the inner edge and hits the pad. There's a stifled appeal from the bowler and keeper, but it seems the ball's trajectory is going down the leg side.
2 RunsOver 11.1Australia 112/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Josh Inglis : Pitches it up, just outside off. Josh Inglis reverse sweeps it toward deep third for a couple of runs.
1 RunOver 10.6Australia 110/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Shortish, sliding it down the leg. Josh Inglis rocks back and clips it toward deep backward square leg for a single.
Josh Inglis 18(17)Mitchell Owen 6(7)
Varun Chakaravarthy 2/23(4)
01(1LB)2111
CRR: 10.00 RRR: 1.77
1 RunOver 10.5Australia 109/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Owen : Short, on off. Mitchell Owen pulls it across the line toward deep square leg for a single.
1 RunOver 10.4Australia 108/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Varun Chakaravarthy drags his length back once again, angling it down the leg. Josh Inglis pulls it to deep backward square leg for one.
2 RunsOver 10.3Australia 107/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Slower and short, wide outside off. Josh Inglis slices it to deep cover and gets a brace.
Over 10.2Australia 105/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Owen : An appeal for LBW, but turned down! Floated, full and on middle, turns in a bit with bounce. Mitchell Owen goes down to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away towards short third as the batters get a leg bye. India takes the review here, but UltraEdge shows no bat and Ball Tracking indicates it to be going over the middle stump. Review lost!
Dot BallOver 10.1Australia 104/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Owen : No run.
1 RunOver 9.6Australia 104/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Owen : DROPPED! Harshit drops the skier, but it was a tough one though!
Mitchell Owen 5(4)Josh Inglis 14(14)
Kuldeep Yadav 1/32(2)
412131
CRR: 10.40 RRR: 2.20
3 RunsOver 9.5Australia 103/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Josh Inglis : Short, just outside off. Josh Inglis camps back and cuts it wide of cover. Three runs taken.
1 RunOver 9.4Australia 100/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Owen : Flighted, fuller, on middle. Mitchell Owen sweeps it uppishly toward deep square leg. The ball skies and drops much short of the fielder patrolling the area. They cross. 100 up for Australia. They need just 26 more runs to win now.
2 RunsOver 9.3Australia 99/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Owen : Googly, short on off. Mitchell Owen rocks back and tries to defend it to his front but gets a thick outer edge and the ball rolls away toward wide of the short third. They get a brace in between the wickets.
1 RunOver 9.2Australia 97/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Josh Inglis : Short, on middle and leg. Josh Inglis tucks it to wide of mid-wicket and gets a single.
FOUR!Over 9.1Australia 96/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Josh Inglis : FOUR! Excellent shot! Kuldeep Yadav tosses it up, on off and middle. Josh Inglis gets down on one knee and goes with a predetermined shot as he reverse sweeps it toward the deep backward point fence for four runs.
1 RunOver 8.6Australia 92/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Short, on middle. Josh Inglis pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
Josh Inglis 6(11)Mitchell Owen 1(1)
Varun Chakaravarthy 2/18(3)
1110(W)11
CRR: 10.22 RRR: 3.09
1 RunOver 8.5Australia 91/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Owen : Googly, a touch fuller on middle and leg. Mitchell Owen hangs back and tries to flick it but gets a inner edge and hits the upper part of his pad. The ball rolls toward point and the batter gets one run.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Mitchell Owen comes out to the middle now.
WICKET!Over 8.4Australia 90/3
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim David : OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Varun Chakaravarthy gets his second wicket! He delivers it a tad fuller, pitching it on middle and angling it in. Tim David, with no such footwork, looks to push it with hard hands toward the right of the bowler, but the ball connects the outer half of the willow and loops just toward the right of the bowler. Varun Chakaravarthy moves toward the dolly and takes it safely into his palms.
1 RunOver 8.3Australia 90/2
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Shortish, on the sticks. Josh Inglis mistimes his pull to short mid-wicket and gets another single.
1 RunOver 8.2Australia 89/2
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Tim David : Tilak Varma wears a helmet now and is standing at the short leg region to create pressure to the batter. Varun Chakaravarthy bowls it fuller on middle. Tim David punches it toward long on for one.
1 RunOver 8.1Australia 88/2
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Pitches it up, just outside off. Josh Inglis reverse sweeps it to the wide of the point fielder and gets the single.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Tim David is the new man in.
WICKET!Over 7.6Australia 87/2
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh : OUT! TAKEN! Kuldeep Yadav ends the over with a wicket!
Mitchell Marsh 46(26)Josh Inglis 3(8)
Kuldeep Yadav 1/20(1)
464060(W)
CRR: 10.88 RRR: 3.25
SIX!Over 7.5Australia 87/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh : SIX! Too easy for Bison, hits through the line and away she goes. Kuldeep tosses it up and lands it full around off, Marsh removes his front leg and smacks it behind the bowler for a biggie.
Dot BallOver 7.4Australia 81/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh : Flatter this time, short and wide, just inside the tramline, Marsh leaves.
FOUR!Over 7.3Australia 81/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh : FOUR! Short and punished!
SIX!Over 7.2Australia 77/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh : SIX! Australia are running away with it now!
FOUR!Over 7.1Australia 71/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Kuldeep Yadav to Mitchell Marsh : FOUR! Nearly goes all the way! Kuldeep Yadav comes into he attack and starts with a long hop on middle. Mitchell Marsh goes deep inside the crease and hammer-pulls it over wide long on. Two fielders converge but it's in the gap and falls just ahead of the fence. The third umpire confirms the same and it's a boundary. Australia running away with the show.
Dot BallOver 6.6Australia 67/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Fires one full and on off, Josh Inglis drives it firmly but straight to extra covers.
Josh Inglis 3(8)Mitchell Marsh 26(20)
Varun Chakaravarthy 1/13(2)
226010
CRR: 9.57 RRR: 4.53
1 RunOver 6.5Australia 67/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh : Floated, full and on off, Mitchell Marsh pushes it through covers for one.
Dot BallOver 6.4Australia 66/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh : Flatter, short and outside off, Mitchell Marsh moves back to cut it away but misses.
SIX!Over 6.3Australia 66/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh : SIX! Gets it over the ropes!
2 RunsOver 6.2Australia 60/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh : 2 runs.
2 RunsOver 6.1Australia 58/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh : 2 runs.
Dot BallOver 5.6Australia 56/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Inglis : Pitched up and on middle and off, Josh Inglis goes across to scoop it away but misses. Australia are 56/1 at the end of the Powerplay!
Josh Inglis 3(7)Mitchell Marsh 15(15)
Jasprit Bumrah 0/23(3)
101120
CRR: 9.33 RRR: 5
2 RunsOver 5.5Australia 56/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Inglis : Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Josh Inglis pulls it to deep square leg for a brace.
1 RunOver 5.4Australia 54/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : 1 run.
1 RunOver 5.3Australia 53/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Inglis : Back of a length and on off, Josh Inglis cuts it away towards deep third for one.
Dot BallOver 5.2Australia 52/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Inglis : Beaten!
1 RunOver 5.1Australia 52/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : 1 run.
Dot BallOver 4.6Australia 51/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : No run.
Josh Inglis 0(3)Mitchell Marsh 13(13)
Varun Chakaravarthy 1/2(1)
110(W)000
CRR: 10.20 RRR: 5
Dot BallOver 4.5Australia 51/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : No run.
Dot BallOver 4.4Australia 51/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Josh Inglis : Short and on off, Josh Inglis stabs it to short covers.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Josh Inglis walks out to bat at number 3
WICKET!Over 4.3Australia 51/1
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head : OUT! TAKEN! A brilliant catch in the deep and Varun Chakaravarthy gets the breakthrough for India.
1 RunOver 4.2Australia 51/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Mitchell Marsh : Flatter, full and on leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it wide of short fine for one.
1 RunOver 4.1Australia 50/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Varun Chakaravarthy to Travis Head : Short and on off, Travis Head punches it to long off for a single. 50 up for Australia!
Dot BallOver 3.6Australia 49/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Marsh : Swing and a miss! Full again and on off, shapes in a touch, Mitchell Marsh swings through the line but misses it completely. 20 runs off the ove!
Mitchell Marsh 12(12)Travis Head 27(13)
Harshit Rana 0/27(2)
605(1NB)1620
CRR: 12.25 RRR: 4.81
2 RunsOver 3.5Australia 49/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Marsh : Pitched up and on middle, Mitchell Marsh lofts it with not much timing but well over mid on for brace.
SIX!Over 3.4Australia 47/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Marsh : SIX! Oh..wow! That is into the second tier! Bangs this into the pitch, on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Mitchell Marsh picks up the length early, swivels, and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for a massive six.
1 RunOver 3.3Australia 41/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : Back of a length and on off, Travis Head pulls it through square leg for a single. Free Hit does not cost much.
Over 3.3Australia 40/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : NO BALL AND FOUR! Harshit Rana goes fuller, on middle and off, swings away. Travis Head looks to clip it across the line but gets a thin outside edge between slip and gully for a boundary. Well, even if it did go to a fielder, it would not have mattered as Rana has overstepped here. Free Hit up next...
Dot BallOver 3.2Australia 35/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : Swing and a miss! Fuller one and just outside off, Travis Head tries to go big down the ground but fails to connect.
Dot BallOver 2.6Australia 29/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down! Hits the length hard, on middle, jagging back in, Mitchell Marsh fails to work it away and gets hit high on the pads. Bumrah signals that it is going down the leg side.
Mitchell Marsh 4(9)Travis Head 16(9)
Jasprit Bumrah 0/18(2)
4234(4B)5(5WD)00
CRR: 9.67 RRR: 5.70
Dot BallOver 2.5Australia 29/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : Hard length and just around off, Mitchell Marsh offers no shot at it.
Over 2.5Australia 29/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs for Australia! Jasprit Bumrah just errs in line and serves this full, on leg, swinging down the leg as well. Mitchell Marsh fails to get any bat on it and this time Sanju Samson has no chance as it races to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
Over 2.4Australia 24/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : FOUR BYES! That moves a long way! Good-length delivery and just around off, shaping in sharply. Mitchell Marsh leaves it on length. However, the ball keeps moving behind the stumps. Sanju Samson, the keeper, dives to his left but only manages to get fingertips on it as it rolls down to the fine leg fence for a boundary.
3 RunsOver 2.3Australia 20/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head : Short of a length and around off this time, Travis Head backs away and cuts it between point and cover-point. The ball just holds up in the wet outfield as the fielder chasing it cuts it out. Three runs taken
2 RunsOver 2.2Australia 17/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head : Comes around the wicket, lands this back of a length and around leg, does Bumrah. Travis Head clips it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.
FOUR!Over 2.1Australia 15/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head : FOUR! Nice shot! Fuller in length, on middle, angling away. Travis Head brings his wrists into play and flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.
1 RunOver 1.6Australia 11/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : Pitched up and outside off, Travis Head reaches out and jams it out towards extra covers for one.
Travis Head 7(6)Mitchell Marsh 4(6)
Harshit Rana 0/7(1)
041011
CRR: 5.50 RRR: 6.38
1 RunOver 1.5Australia 10/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Marsh : Back of a length and around leg, Mitchell Marsh tucks it away towards fine leg for a run. That brings up 2000 T20I RUNS for Marsh!
Dot BallOver 1.4Australia 9/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Mitchell Marsh : Much fuller and on off, shapes away, Mitchell Marsh drills it away towards extra covers.
1 RunOver 1.3Australia 9/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : On a length and on off, Travis Head pushes it through covers for a single.
FOUR!Over 1.2Australia 8/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : EDGED AND FOUR! Bangs this into the pitch, just outside off, and gets some extra bounce. Travis Head slashes hard at it but gets a thick outside edge over first slip and to the deep third fence for the first boundary of the chase.
Dot BallOver 1.1Australia 4/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana to Travis Head : Harshit Rana begins with a short-of-a-length delivery, outside off, Travis Head cuts it away but fails to beat cover-point.
MATCH UPDATE
Australia vs India Live Score | Harshit Rana will bowl from the other end.
2 RunsOver 0.6Australia 4/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : Fuller in length and on leg, swinging in sharply, Mitchell Marsh looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards deep square leg for a brace. End of a probing first over from Jasprit Bumrah!
Mitchell Marsh 3(4)Travis Head 1(2)
Jasprit Bumrah 0/4(1)
010102
CRR: 4.00 RRR: 6.42
Dot BallOver 0.5Australia 2/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : Back of a length and around off, holds its line, Mitchell Marsh leaves it alone.
1 RunOver 0.4Australia 2/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head : Touch fuller and on off, Travis Head stays back and pats it towards mid off for a single.
Dot BallOver 0.3Australia 1/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head : BEATEN! Jasprit Bumrah from 'over the wicket ' lands this on a hard length, on leg, shaping it away a long way. Travis Head gets stuck in his crease and tries to play at it, but the ball zips past the outside edge.
1 RunOver 0.2Australia 1/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : Mitchell Marsh and Australia are underway in the chase! Back of a length and on off, Marsh lets it come to him and runs it down to deep third for a single.
Dot BallOver 0.1Australia 0/0
Australia vs India Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh : No run.
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | ... The Run Chase ...
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | So, what’s next? Australia will back themselves to chase this comfortably. The pitch looks fine, and it just demands discipline. India will need early wickets, lots of them, and perhaps a bit of magic from Bumrah or Kuldeep to make this total look defendable. For now, Australia sit pretty with the upper hand, while India’s hopes rest on a fiery start with the ball. Can they fight back from 125? Or will the Aussies make it look easy under lights? Grab your popcorn, as the chase is about to unfold!
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | Josh Hazlewood, who took a three-fer, is up for a quick chat.
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | Then, unexpectedly, Harshit Rana was sent up the order before Shivam Dube, who played a gritty and gutsy hand. Along with Abhishek, he added a fighting 56-run stand, bringing India back from the brink. Rana’s 35 had a blend of patience and bravery, while Abhishek reached his fifty in just 23 balls. For a moment, it felt like India were climbing back. But Bartlett spoiled the party, dismissing both Rana and Dube in the same over. Stoinis followed with Kuldeep’s wicket, and once Abhishek fell to Ellis for 68, the innings crumbled. India lost their last five wickets for just 20 runs, folding for 125 in 18.4 overs.
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | The carnage didn’t stop there. Josh Hazlewood bowled his spell straight through, and what a masterclass it was. Four overs. Three wickets. Just 13 runs conceded. Like clockwork precision. The ball swung a little, seamed a bit, but mostly, Hazlewood’s control made it unplayable. Ellis joined the act too, trapping Samson and later Abhishek with sharp deliveries. Amid the chaos, Abhishek stood tall, timed crisply, placed perfectly, and showed his intent clearly. While partners kept walking back, he kept sending the ball to the fence. A mix-up cost Axar Patel his wicket through a comical run-out, leaving India at 49/5, and things looked bleak.
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | Suryakumar Yadav called wrong again at the toss, and Australia chose to bowl. Their pacers repaid them instantly. Abhishek gave India a zippy start, striking boundaries, while Gill looked scratchy and fell early after surviving a first-ball LBW scare. Samson and SKY followed in quick succession - both undone by the sheer precision of Aussie pacers. Then came Tilak Varma, and the poor lad barely got a look before getting dismissed too. From 18/0 to 40/4 in the Powerplay, India’s bright beginning turned gloomy in a flash. Marsh’s bowling changes clicked perfectly, and every Australian fielder seemed to have magnets in their hands.
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | A storm of wickets and a spark of brilliance. Australia dominate, India stumble to 125! What a first half we’ve had in Melbourne. The Aussies, after electing to bowl, turned the MCG into a maze for the Indian batters. The pitch offered a bit, sure, but it was more about relentless accuracy and smart bowling. Only one man - Abhishek Sharma - looked like he was playing on a different strip altogether, smashing a stunning 68 off 37. Apart from him, though, India’s innings resembled a musical chair of dismissals. Australia couldn’t have asked for a better Powerplay or a better grip on the game.
WICKET!Over 18.4India 125/10
India vs Australia Live Score | Nathan Ellis to Jasprit Bumrah : OUT! BUMRAH IS RUN OUT!
Jasprit Bumrah 0(1)Varun Chakaravarthy 0(1)
Nathan Ellis 2/21(3.4)
000(W)0(W)
CRR: 6.70
MATCH UPDATE
India vs Australia Live Score | Jasprit Bumrah is the last man in.
WICKET!Over 18.3India 125/9
India vs Australia Live Score | Nathan Ellis to Abhishek Sharma : OUT! LBW! Nathan Ellis gets the big wicket of Abhishek Sharma! He absolutely nails the yorker, on middle. Abhishek moves across early to whip it away to the leg side, but fails to get his bat down in time and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a big shout for LBW, and the finger goes up instantly. Sharma goes for a review more in hope, as this looks plumb. Snick confirms no bat, and Ball Tracking shows three reds with the ball crashing into the middle stump. Abhishek departs to a big applause from the crowd after scoring an excellent 68 off 37. India are 125/9!
Dot BallOver 18.2India 125/8
India vs Australia Live Score | Nathan Ellis to Abhishek Sharma : Good wide yorker, outside off, Abhishek Sharma loses his bottom hand and jams it out towards extra covers.
Dot BallOver 18.1India 125/8
India vs Australia Live Score | Nathan Ellis to Abhishek Sharma : A low full toss, outside off, Abhishek Sharma backs away a bit too much. He has to reach out for it and slices it towards deep point but does not take the run.
