Australia lost a flurry of wickets late in the chase, including two off consecutive balls to Jasprit Bumrah. However, they had got close enough to the target by then, with Bumrah’s twin strike coming when Australia needed just two runs to win in the 13th over. Abhishek Sharma’s earlier 37-ball 68 saved the blushes for India as they were bundled out for 125. Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav’s India in the second of the five-match T20I series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Friday

More than the series win itself, both sides will be looking to test the strenghts of their sides in their preparation for the T20 World Cup 2026 at India and Sri Lanka in February. Although India has had the upper hand over Australia in bilateral T20I cricket, the hosts in recent times have been playing a modern attacking brand of cricket.

The players to watch out for India in the game are Abhishek Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, who on their day, can take the game away from any opposition, and as per Australia, it is going to be Travis Head who has been a nightmare for India, and with the ball, it is going to be Josh Hazlewood who has been in sublime form.