Australia vs India 2nd T20I Match: ICC Women's One Day Cricket World Cup, India's historic victory is yet to be cut short again today India vs Australia men's team match. Two teams are facing each other in Melbourne, second match of T-20 series on Friday, Melbourne. Is going to be held. The first match in Canberra was abandoned due to rain. So naturally, both the teams would like to win this match and move ahead in the series.
After losing the ODI series, winning the T20 series is very important for the Indian team. India came to bat in the first match in 9.4 overs, after scoring 97 runs, it rained. Despite losing Abhishek Sharma in the beginning, captain Suryakumar Yadav's innings indicate that he is back in form. Good news for India is the batting of Shubman Gill as batsman and opener.
Pitch Report
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is hosting its first match of the season. The ground is known for its expansive boundaries and some assistance for bowlers. Batsmen typically dominate T20 matches, but the MCG's large size provides some relief for bowlers. However, Australian fast bowler Nathan Ellis recently noted that high scores have been produced here in Big Bash League matches, suggesting that batsmen can also benefit.
India's record at the MCG is better than Australia's. India has dominated against Australia in T20 Internationals. Since 2007, 33 T20 matches have been played between the two teams. In this, Team India has won 20 matches, while the Kangaroo team has won 11, while 2 matches remained inconclusive. Both the teams have faced each other 4 times at the MCG. In this, India won 2 matches and Australia won 1.
Weather Report
If we believe the AccuWeather report, then there will be continuous clouds in Melbourne on Friday and there will be rain. According to the local time, there is a possibility of heavy rain there at 6 pm. About 66 percent chance of rain has been predicted at this time. Whereas the toss of the match is to take place at 6.45 pm as per the local time. Whereas there is a 49 percent chance of rain there at 7 pm. In this match, the first ball is to be bowled at 7.15 pm as per the scheduled time (local time). This means that rain can become a hindrance in this match as well.
If the match in Melbourne is washed out due to rain like the first match, then the series will be reduced to just three matches, which will result in a result. Earlier in the ODI series, the first match in Perth was badly affected due to rain and India had to face defeat due to this. This defeat also led to the defeat in the series. The Indian team, however, registered a spectacular victory in the third ODI played in Sydney. The remaining three matches of the T20 series will be played in Hobart (November 2), Gold Coast (November 6) and Brisbane (November 8) respectively.
Australia T20I Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis.
India T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
