IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia Today Match

It was a bit of a nothing shot from Shubman. He was getting in a bit of a tangle, and he tried to force one over mid-off, got the bottom edge to the fielder there. It is once again Hazlewood's immaculate length, where it constantly keeps batsmen guessing whether to go forward or not. Sanju Samson then walked into the middle and got a couple and one from Nathan Ellis seamed back in, and Samson was caught in front of the wicket. This wicket is doing quite a bit here, and India needs to make sure that while Abhishek is doing his thing from the other end, the other batters try and stay at the crease.

Abhishek Sharma went after Xavier Bartlett here. One good thing about Abhishek is, regardless of how the wicket plays he does not die wandering, he will step down and move across the crease to force that error, which is what Abhishek did against Bartlett. The first one he flicked through the leg-side and then came down the track and converted a half-volley into a full toss and punished it for a boundary to get his second boundary, followed up by another six later in the over. As we update, Shubman Gill has departed here.

We have a bit of a delay in the first over here. The first interruption was caused as Shubman Gill was given out, and the batter sent it upstairs only to find out the ball was missing the stumps in height, and a couple of deliveries later, the ball hit the badge of Gill and there was a concussion test. Although it is not as green per se, there is a lot of carry, which is unlike Melbourne in recent years. It probably has to do with when this game is scheduled in the cricket calendar of Australia. Come Boxing Day Ashes Test, we might see a completely different surface.

We had a moment of silence to pay tributes to the death of 17-year-old Ben Austin, who died after the ball hit his head. As per the crowd, it is still filling up, and the weather does look good as of now, so we might have a full game, fingers crossed. Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma will make their way into the middle for India.

We are happy to bat first. That is the brand of cricket we want to play. Shubman knows how to score runs. With him you have to run hard between the wickets as well. We are playing the same team

“The truth is that the Asia Cup was also just decent. In the final, actually that was that kind of pitch and that kind of total where you look towards Shubman Gill and say that he should win the game, but he couldn’t win that game,” he said.

“Let’s be fair, Shubman Gill has come with good form. He played well in the Test matches against the West Indies. He wasn’t seen playing badly here either. Maybe short of runs, if we see the last three games, but he doesn’t look out of form. However, there will be slight pressure on him,” Chopra remarked.

“Yasahsvi Jaiswal is around the corner. He says he is also there and should also be played, and that he would also hit if he is played. So making Yashasvi Jaiswal sit out also becomes an issue of pressure,” Chopra observed.

“People are breathing down his neck. One is in the team itself. Sanju Samson had opened and done well. You are keeping him with the team and making him bat down the order. Many times, it seems like you are being unjust to Sanju Samson. There is pressure if you are not making him open,” he added.

“This T20I series will be extremely important for Shubman Gill. It’s important for him because runs weren’t scored when he was elevated to ODI captaincy. Again, you can’t read too much into it because it’s just been one series. I get that. So it’s not like there is a question on his place,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.

“Rohit, another hundred…. Back in the runs (is) the Biscotti, going strong and I am looking forward to what’s sort of ahead,” de Villiers said. “I honestly just think, if you’re a fan of cricket, it’s just really time to celebrate players like these. It’s not often players like these come across our paths. It’s a generational combo of talent that we have here, and it’s really necessary for us to celebrate them and to enjoy the last few years, however long they last,” he added.

“Obviously, I am referring to the minority because I think the majority of people celebrate Rohit and Virat and their incredible careers. And it is a fantastic time to celebrate them once again,” he added.

“I don’t know what it is about people. I’m not sure if I can call them people. Cockroaches climbing out of their holes as soon as players get towards the backend of their careers. Why? Why do you want to pour negative energy into players that have given their lives literally for their country and this beautiful game of cricket? This is the perfect time to celebrate them (and) not now when they have done well.” “Not now that they have done They have taken a lot of criticism in the last few months. Everyone is just trying to push them down for what reason, I have no idea,” de Villiers said on his 360 Live show.

“One cause of concern is skipper Surya’s batting and his form. If you see the numbers for the last few years, he had a strike rate of 166 and no one made more runs than him. Now if the average is going towards 20 and you are struggling to make runs that means your form is down. Will Surya make runs in Australia? I think the pitches should suit him. He uses the pace of the bowlers and he plays well square of the wicket, it’s ideal for Surya. If you recall, when Surya debuted, he used the pace of Jofra Archer and played a shot. If a player plays that kind of a shot, it’s his strength. If the pitches suit his strengths then it’ll be easier for him to come back to form,” Pathan said.

“Bumrah’s economy of 6 is simply unbelievable. According to me India has never had a more skillful bowler. There hasn’t been a more skillful bowler produced by India than Jasprit Bumrah. Don’t know about the future, but currently, there is no comparison. Wherever his role is very important in the T20Is, like the new ball, 1-2 overs in the middle and the at the end 1-1. Combination will be important and we’ll see how Suryakumar Yadav uses Bumrah,” said Pathan on his YouTube channel.

“The only good thing is he did well at No. 5 in the Asia Cup. It’s a good sign because Sanju is now the automatic choice as the first wicketkeeper for the T20 World Cup,” he said.

“The guy who’s most unlucky is Sanju Samson. He was scoring centuries as an opener. But now they send him everywhere — from No. 3 to No. 8. If given an opportunity, they may send him at No. 11 also! A person like Sanju will naturally feel bad after doing so well at the top, but he has no option but to be tight-lipped and bat wherever the team asks him to,” Srikkanth said in his YouTube channel.

This will be the first match to be hosted by the MCG this season. The ground is known to be slightly more friendly to bowlers than what is usually the case in T20Is. Moreover, the sheer size of the grounds also tends to be helpful for the bowling side. However, fast bowler Nathan Ellis said before the match that there have been some big-scoring BBL matches at the MCG of late. “I feel like every Big Bash game has been 180-plus [totals] there and you had good value for runs, whilst being a little bit in it for the bowlers,” Ellis said.

Unfortunately for fans, it could be more of the same in Melbourne with chances of showers and a possible thunderstorm throughout the day. According to AccuWeather, there is an 87 percent probability of precipitation and 99 percent cloud cover expected in the city on Friday. Probability of thunderstorms stand at 17 percent. The match is scheduled to start at 1.45pm local time. The probability of precipitation in the afternoon time itself, which is when the match is scheduled to take place, stands at 71 percent with 1.4mm of rain predicted.

Hello and welcome to our live blog of India taking on Australia in the 2nd T20I at Melbourne. The first game was a washout; however, hopefully, we will have a full game today. The crowd will be buzzing at the venue, so stay with us to get all the live updates and catch the vibe from MCG.

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