India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: Dangerous Rohit Sharma leads IND to six wicket win, level series 1-1
India were trailing the series 0-1 after Australia produced a fine batting show to beat the hosts by four wickets in the first T20I in Mohali on Tues.
India got off to a flier courtesy of Rohit Sharma who looked to be dealing only in sixes and along with KL Rahul put on 30 runs in the two overs of the Powerplay.
Adam Zampa was brought into the attack and claimed the wicket of KL Rahul in his first over. He turned the game on its head when he dismissed Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav in quick succession in his second over but India were still ahead of the required rate. It gave Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma time to consolidate the inning but the former departed in the penultimate over.
Rohit Sharma stayed unbeaten on 46 in just 20 deliveries to take his team home along with Dinesh Karthik. Adam Zampa was by far the pick of the bowlers claiming three wickets and conceding just 16 runs in his 2 overs.
India were trailing the series 0-1 after Australia produced a fine batting show to beat the hosts by four wickets in the first T20I in Mohali on Tuesday.
Invited to bat, Hardik Pandya (71 not out) and KL Rahul (55) scored scintillating half-centuries to help India post 208 for six. In reply, opener Cameron Green put India on the back foot with his 30-ball 61 before Matthew Wade (45 not out off 21) took the visitors over the line with four balls to spare.
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Team India's inability to defend 209 raised some concerns over the side's bowling attack, as its premier bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel prove expensive and wicketless. Another setback for India in the bowling department was spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who is enduring an indifferent patch since the Asia Cup 2022.
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandaran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav.
Australia squad: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa.
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Daniel Sams to Karthik, FOUR, short and into the pitch, DK pulls, deep mid-wicket can't get around and India level the series 1-1. The capacity crowd hung in there and got their moneys worth. What an atmosphere in Nagpur
This is why Dinesh Karthik is known as India’s finisher! He needed just 2 deliveries to close out this game. However, the credit goes to Rohit Sharma who has powered India to a 6-wicket win with 4 balls to spare (D/L method) and they have now leveled the series going into the third and final game. Australia did not start well in the Powerplay and despite picking wickets in quick succession found themselves behind in the game. They will not make much of this result though with the game being shortened and will be glad they were able to have a close contest out there.
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of INNINGS
IND- 92/4
Rohit Sharma- 46(20)*
Dinesh Karthik- 10(2)*
Last Wicket- Hardik Pandya- 9(9)
Sean Abbott- 2-0-20-0
Extras- 4 (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 7
IND- 82/4
Rohit Sharma- 46(20)*
Dinesh Karthik- 0(0)*
Last Wicket- Hardik Pandya- 9(9)
Pat Cummins- 2-0-23-1
Extras- 4 (b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 6
IND- 69/3
Rohit Sharma- 41(18)*
Hardik Pandya- 3(5)*
Last Wicket- Suryakumar Yadav 0(1)
Sean Abbott- 1-0-11-0
Extras- 2 (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 5
IND- 58/3
Rohit Sharma- 32(15)*
Hardik Pandya- 2(2)*
Last Wicket- Suryakumar Yadav 0(1)
Adam Zampa- 2-0-16-3
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
Adam Zampa to Virat Kohli, OUT! TIMBER! It is Adam Zampa again to get the breakthrough. India lose their second wicket. Virat Kohli's cameo comes to an end. Adam Zampa has the last laugh here. He goes full, around leg. Kohli comes down the track, looks to flick it away but ends up playing all around it. The ball sneaks through his defense and hit the top of leg.
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 4
IND- 51/1
Rohit Sharma- 31(14)*
Virat Kohli- 7(4)*
Last Wicket- KL Rahul- 10(6)
Daniel Sams- 1-0-10-1
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 2
IND- 30/0
Rohit Sharma- 20(8)*
KL Rahul- 9(4)*
Pat Cummins- 1-0-10-0
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 3
IND- 40/1
Rohit Sharma- 20(8)*
Virat Kohli- 1(1)*
Last Wicket- KL Rahul- 10(6)
Adam Zampa- 1-0-9-1
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
SIX! Another from Rohit
Cummins makes the cardinal mistake of bowling short and quick to Rohit. He whips out his pull shot and sends the ball flying into the stands. Rohit has scored 20 in 9 balls!
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 1
IND- 20/0
Rohit Sharma- 13(4)*
KL Rahul- 7(2)*
Josh Hazelwood- 1-0-20-0
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Hazlewood to Rohit, SIX, and now the famous Rohit Sharma pull shot for six!
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Hazlewood to Rohit, SIX, the shot he wante previous ball! Front leg out of way and highhhh into the night sky.
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 8
Aus- 90/5
Matthew Wade- 43(19)*
Last Wicket- Steve Smith- 8(5)
Harshal Patel- 2-0-32-0
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 7
Aus- 71/4
Matthew Wade- 25(15)*
Steve Smith- 7(4)*
Last Wicket- Aaron Finch- 31(15)
Jasprit Bumrah- 2-0-23-1
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 6
Aus- 59/4
Matthew Wade- 19(12)*
Steve Smith- 1(1)*
Last Wicket- Aaron Finch- 31(15)
Harshal Patel- 1-0-13-0
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 5
Aus- 46/4
Matthew Wade- 7(7)*
Last Wicket- Aaron Finch- 31(15)
Jasprit Bumrah- 1-0-11-1
Extras- 1 (b 0, lb 0, w 1, nb 0)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 4
Aus- 35/3
Matthew Wade- 4(5)*
Aaron Finch- 24(11)*
Last Wicket- Tim David- 2(3)
Axar Patel- 2-0-13-2
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
Axar to Tim David, out Bowled!! Axar Patel hits the stumps again! Pretty similar to the Maxwell dismissal. Tim David b Axar 2(3)
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 3
Aus- 31/2
Aaron Finch- 24(11)*
Tim David- 2(2)*
Last Wicket- Glen Maxwell- 0(1)
Yuzvendra Chahal- 1-0-12-0
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
- 2.4
Chahal to Finch, 2 runs, to deep mid-wicket
2.3Chahal to Finch, SIX, the first two deliveries were flat, this one is tossed up and Chahal pays for it. It's a juicy leg-break that lands right in the slot for Finch who smokes it down the ground
2.2Chahal to Tim David, 1 run, short at the stumps, David mistimes the pull to long-on
2.1Chahal to Finch, 1 run, flat on off, back of a length, Finch punches down to long-on
- 1.3
Axar to Green, out Green Run Out!! Green run out (Kohli/Axar) 5(4) [4s-1]
Axar to Green, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
End of Over 2
Aus- 19/2
Aaron Finch- 9(5)*
Last Wicket- Glen Maxwell- 0(1)
Axar Patel- 1-0-9-1
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
- 1.2
Axar to Green, no run, tries a slog but mistimes it to midwicket
1.1Axar to Green, FOUR, lofted in the air down the ground, hasn't got hold of it but he's got it over mid-off! There's a lot of ground to cover for Kohli running across from long-on. He gets there, reaches out with both hands but fails to hold on.Very difficult chance
IND vs Aus 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE:
End of Over 1
Aus- 10/0
Aaron Finch- 9(5)*
Cameron Green- 1(1)*
Hardik Pandya- 1-0-10-0
Extras- 0 (b 0, lb 0, w 0, nb 0)
- 0.5
Hardik Pandya to Finch, FOUR, to sweeper cover
0.4Hardik Pandya to Green, 1 run, full into the pads, Green swipes it to deep backward square
0.3Hardik Pandya to Finch, 1 run, full toss just below the waist, it surprises Finch who somehow drags it to deep backward square
- 0.2
Hardik Pandya to Finch, FOUR, now Finch responds, he goes down low, gets underneath the length and scoops it over the keeper's head.
0.1Hardik Pandya to Finch, no run, oh what a cracker to start! An outswinging yorker that beats Finch and only just misses off stump
Teams:
Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rohit Sharma: We're going to field first. It's nice, there are so many people who have come to watch us. It is nice to get a game. These games are challenging ones because you don't know what to do. You just have to go out and express yourself. Hopefully we can put up a good show. Since it is an eight over game, we had to make two changes: Bumrah comes in for Umesh Yadav. Bhuvi misses out too and Pant comes in.
Match condition in today's match between India vs Australia:
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1st innings - 9.30 to 10.4 PM.
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Interval - 10.04 to 10.14 PM.
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2nd Innings - 10.14 to 10.48 PM.
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Powerplay - 2 Overs.
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A max of 2 overs per bowler.
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No in game penalty for slow overrate.
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No drinks break.
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The umpires first spoke with the groundsmen, who then proceeded to quickly sprinkle some more sawdust on the wet parts. They then carry off the sacks of sawdust. The umpires, meanwhile went up to the area between the two dressing rooms where Finch and Rohit were waiting. They have another short conversation with them before handing them a piece of paper
"Although the conditions are not perfect, the toss will be at 9:15pm IST, start at 9:30pm. Eight overs per side, two overs of the powerplay and a bowler can bowl a maximum of two overs," inform the two umpires, Nitin Menon and K N Ananthapadmanabhan.
20:42 Local Time, 15:12 GMT, 20:42 IST: The umpires are back at that disputed patch. This time they're having a longer chat with the groundsmen, and they seem pleased about something. Nitin Menon walks off giving a thumbs up towards the dressing rooms. The groundsmen too have sprung back into action, rolling the wet patch with sawdust.
The umpires had a long chat with the curator
Next inspection at 20:45 local time. The cut-off time for a five-over game is 21:46 IST.
20:08 Local Time, 14:38 GMT, 20:08 IST: Okay, the inspection is done, and the umpires have gone over to talk to the captains. "It is still soggy. It is not safe for the players and we are still waiting for it to dry. The groundstaff are trying their job. Let's see if we can get something tonight. We are concerned about this game. We are not looking ahead. Both teams will come strong and the runup is a point of concern. The safety of the players is a priority," say the umpires.
A lot of saw dust is being sprayed all over the wet patches
There's still a fair amount of activity out there in the middle, with the groundsmen doing their bit. But again, there's only so much you can do when the bowlers' runups have soaked up water that may have seeped through the sheets. There's no sun around to dry it out as well. We can only wait, and wait we shall ..