Australia and India play in Melbourne for the 2nd T20 contest. The chance of light rain in Melbourne is 45 percent, but the big positive is that it’s 20 to 25 percent during the match time in the evening. Both sides will look to take advantage by winning the match.
India Batted Well In The First T20
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Less than 60 balls were possible in the first match. Visitors showed spak with captain getting 39. Subhman Gill and Abhishek Sharma looked in good touch. Jasprit Bumrah comes to the side after missing the ODI series and he gives an edge to the bowling attack with his presence.
Australia On A High After ODI Victory
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The host easily won the ODI series by 2-1.The host will go in with positive mind set. Australia has stars like Mitchell Marsh, Adam Zampa, Josh Inglis, and Xavier Bartlett.
MCG Pitch
The track is good for both bowlers and batters. The pitch has pace and bounce which is good for bowlers with control on line and length. The ball comes nicely on to the bat which is good for batsmen.
India Has An Upper Hand
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Indian team can beat anyone on their day. Coach has told the team to play with aggression without bothering about the outcome. India has an edge in the T20’s.
The Teams
India
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
Australia
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Travis Head, Josh Philippe, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
