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IND vs AUS, 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma elects to field
India lost the first T20I in Mohali (Source: Twitter/@BCCI)

IND vs AUS, 2nd T20I: Rohit Sharma elects to field

Sep 23, 2022
09:16 pm

What's the story

After hours of wait, India and Australia are set to clash in the second T20I in Nagpur. The hosts are in a must-win situation after failing to defend 208 in the first encounter. Meanwhile, Australia, in the absence of David Warner, Mitchell Starc, and Marcus Stoinis, eye a series win. Indian captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to field.

Teams

Here are the two teams

Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch (captain), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Changes

Jasprit Bumrah returns to the mix!

Jasprit Bumrah returns to India's Playing XI. Bumrah, who was included in India's squad for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, missed the series opener. He replaces Umesh Yadav in the XI. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant has been included in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. As far as Australia are concerned, Daniel Sams and Sean Abbott have come in for Nathan Ellis (injured) and Josh Inglis.

Details

Pitch report, timing and TV listing

The pitch is expected to assist the batters throughout the match. Notably, the match will start at 9:30 PM IST after the toss got delayed due to wet outfield. As a result, it will be an eight-over affair. One can watch the match live on the Star Sports Network and stream the same on Hotstar (paid subscription).

Twitter Post

Revised playing conditions

H2H

Here is the head-to-head record

India and Australia last engaged in a T20I series in December 2020. The Men in Blue defeated Australia 2-1 Down Under, winning the first two games. India had won the one-off T20I against Australia at home in 2007 and 2013. The 2017 series was drawn, while Australia triumphed in 2019 (2-0). India have a win-loss record of 13-10 against Australia in T20Is (NR: 1).

Milestones

Star players eye these milestones

Aussie skipper Aaron Finch has slammed 344 fours in the format. He can reach the mark of 350 and become the first player to do so. Glenn Maxwell has smashed 99 sixes and is one shy of 100. Steve Smith, who owns 963 runs, is 37 short of the 1,000-run mark. Hardik Pandya (955) can also race to 1,000 runs for India.