IND vs AUS, 2nd T20i: The second T20 International match between India and Australia is being played in Melbourne. The match between the two teams will start at 1:45 pm Indian time. Arshdeep Singh has once again not got a chance in the Indian playing 11.
India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Today, the second match of the 5-match T20I series between India and Australia is being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In this match, the Australian captain has won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian captain has once again not been successful in winning the toss. There have been 1 changes in the playing 11 of Kangaroo for this match, while Team India has entered with the same eleven of the first match. India’s batsmen had a good start in the first T20I.
All eyes will be on Abhishek Sharma
Left-handed explosive opener Abhishek Sharma did not bat in the first T20 International match against Australia. He was out after scoring 19 runs in 14 balls in Canberra. However, he had a good start and hit 3 tough fours. But, he could not last long. In such a situation, all eyes will be on him in this second match. Abhishek has the ability to score runs quickly in the powerplay. In such a situation, Team India would like to see a good start from his bat, so that a match winning total can be put on the board.
What score would be right for India at MCG?
The grounds of Melbourne are quite large. There, batsmen do not get sixes easily. In such a situation, they have to run more and score runs. In the last 21 T20I matches, the average score of the first innings here has been 145 and that of the second innings has been 125. The team batting first has won 52% of the matches and the team batting second has won 33% of the matches. The last time India played here was against Zimbabwe in the 2022 T20i World Cup. Team India had won by 71 runs in that match. The Indian team had scored 186 runs. In such a situation, 170+ total can become match winning in this match.
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Arshdeep Singh did not get a place in the playing 11
Indian fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has not got a place in the playing eleven even in the second T20 International. Harshit Rana has been played in his place, who was playing with the team in the first match also. Harshit becomes the option to bat at number 8, due to which he gets a chance. At the same time, Arshdeep is the highest wicket taker for India in T20. He has taken 101 wickets so far, yet he is being kept out of the playing eleven. Many cricket experts are also raising questions regarding this.
India playing 11- Shubhman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia playing 11- Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (captain), Josh English (wicketkeeper), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Shott, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhneman and Josh Hazlewood.
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