Thrilling T20I: Varun’s Double Strike Amid Australia’s Dominant Chase
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the second T20I between Australia and India taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 31.
AUS vs IND 2nd T20I – Live Scorecard
Toss and Team Lineups
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Match Preview
India heads to the MCG for the second T20I against Australia on Friday, buoyed by the rise of young talent and captain Suryakumar Yadav’s revival in form.
Fast-bowling allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, out since January, remains sidelined due to neck spasms impacting his recovery and mobilization, announced the BCCI on Wednesday. He is also expected to miss the following two games.
India is also without Hardik Pandya, who is recuperating from a quadriceps injury, leading to some imbalance in the team in recent months. Shivam Dube, who regained fitness after missing the opening round of the Ranji Trophy due to back stiffness, filled the seam-bowling all-rounder gap in Canberra and is anticipated to continue in this role at Melbourne.
Live Streaming and Broadcast Information
The second T20I between Australia and India will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network starting at 1:45 PM IST. The match will also be available for live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website.
Team Squads
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short, Ben Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma.
Published on Oct 31, 2025
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