IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Highlights: Rohit, Axar shine as India level series

India vs Australia 2nd T20I Highlights: It was a morale-boosting victory for India as skipper Rohit Sharma got among the runs, Axar Patel bowled well and Dinesh Karthik took just two balls to finish

11:22 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Rohit Sharma is player of the match

 

Skipper Rohit Sharma, who hit 46* off just 20 balls to see his team home after wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end, was rightly chosen as the Player of the Match. He hit four fours and four sixes in the over 

 

11:20 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Match Summary

 

It was a morale-boosting victory for India as skipper Rohit Sharma got among the runs, Axar Patel bowled well and Dinesh Karthik took just two balls to finish the chase of nine runs in the last over. 

 

India, who were chasing down 91 in a rain-marred eight-over a side game, got off to a good start as they reached 40-1 in the first three overs. However, Adam Zampa brought Australia back with his double-wicket over in the fifth where he dismissed Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav on consecutive balls. 

 

Skipper Rohit Sharma though kept the fight on as he remained not out on 46 off just 20 balls to see his team home. 

 

Earlier in the evening, after being asked to bat first, Australia reached 905 in their eight overs thanks to a brilliant 43* off just 20 balls by Matthew Wade. 

 

11:16 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Victory for India as they level the series

11:03 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Dinesh Karthik shows he can finish the games alright

 

Daniel Sams is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Six!! Dinesh Karthik the finisher is here to finish the game and he seems to have finished it in one go as he smashes a six off the first ball he gets on his pads 

 

Ball 2 Four!! That would be it then, he pulls the second ball away to the deep square leg boundary and India have managed to win the game and level the series. 

 

India Live Score 92-4 after 7.2 overs

 

11:00 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: India need 9 off the last over

 

Pat Cummins is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wide outside off and called wide 

 

Ball 1 Played on the on-side for a single as Cummins bowls yet another slower ball 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Finally, Pandya gets one in the slot as he was waiting for a slower ball outside off and he has smashed this past sweeper cover for  four 

 

Ball 3 Mistimed by Pandya, but thankfully lands in no-man’s land as the Indian batters complete two runs 

 

Ball 4 Brilliantly executed yorker outside off as it goes kissing the tramline 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! Pat Cummins and his slower ones have seemed to have done the trick as in an attempt to clear the ground, Pandya has handed a high but easy catch to Finch 

 

Ball 6 That would be called wide as it was way too much outside off 

 

Ball 6 Four!! That was played so brilliantly by Rohit in the huge gap between backward point and sweeper cover for a four 

 

India Live Score 82-4 after 07 overs

 

10:57 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Cummins gets Pandya, match gets intense

 

Pat Cummins is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wide outside off and called wide 

 

Ball 1 Played on the on-side for a single as Cummins bowls yet another slower ball 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Finally, Pandya gets one in the slot as he was waiting for a slower ball outside off and he has smashed this past sweeper cover for  four 

 

Ball 3 Mistimed by Pandya, but thankfully lands in no-man’s land as the Indian batters complete two runs 

 

Ball 4 Brilliantly executed yorker outside off as it goes kissing the tramline 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! Pat Cummins and his slower ones have seemed to have done the trick as in an attempt to clear the ground, Pandya has handed a high but easy catch to Finch 

 

10:52 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Fairly good over comes to an end

 

Sean Abbott is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Dot ball as Hardik tries to play this towards the off side, but is unable to connect 

 

Ball 2 Gets the connection this time and takes a single 

 

Ball 3 Four!! Rohit looks ion a fine touch as he plays the yorker length ball inside out over cover mid-off for a four 

 

Ball 4 Four!! Short this time around nd Rohit takes no time pulling this away for a four past the short fine leg 

 

Ball 5 Rohit comes down the ground and Abbott goes outside off and beyond the tram line and the umpire calls it a wide 

 

Ball 5 Single to cover-point 

 

Ball 6 Dot ball will end a fairly good over by Abbott 

 

India Live Score 69-3 after 06 overs

 

10:46 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Great spell by Zampa

 

Adam Zampa is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Kohli goes down the ground and hits this one for a four 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Tries to play the same shot again does Kohli as he is bamboozled by the leg spin which breaks the woodwork behind him

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! That would be two wickets in a row as Suryakumar Yadav has been given out LBW, trying to play a leg spinner as a googly 

 

Ball 4 Finally, Hardik Pandya takes a single and breaks the wicket jam

 

Ball 5 Single taken by Rohit as well 

 

Ball 6 A single off the last ball will end a fine spell by Zampa

 

India Live Score 58-3 after 05 overs

 

10:44 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Zampa strikes twice in the over

 

Adam Zampa is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Kohli goes down the ground and hits this one for a four 

 

Ball 2 Wicket!! Tries to play the same shot again does Kohli as he is bamboozled by the leg spin which breaks the woodwork behind him

 

Ball 3 Wicket!! That would be two wickets in a row as Suryakumar Yadav has been given out LBW, trying to play a leg spinner as a googly 

 

10:40 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: India past 50

 

Daniel Sams is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the first ball of the new over 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Too much width outside off and Rohit guides this between short third-man and backward point for a four 

 

Ball 3 Played back to the bowler who attempts a hit at the stumps 

 

Ball 4 Slower one from around the wicket and Rohit is unable to make any connection with it 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Length ball and Kohli plays it straight down the ground for a four

 

Ball 6 Pulled away for a single 

 

India Live Score 51-1 after 04 overs

 

10:36 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Kohli walks in

 

Adam Zampa is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Huge slow by Rohit but he misses the line completely 

 

Ball 2 Rahul attempts a similar slog by coming down the wicket, but the ball is not rising up as much as he expected it to 

 

Ball 3 Six!! In the slot for Rohit Sharma who goes inside out over covers for a six 

 

Ball 4 Zampa gets back to bowling googlies after his leggie was taken for a ride 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! That would be the end of Rahul as he tried to slog a googly which beat him with the pace and struck his stumps 

 

Ball 6 Worked away by Kohli on the on-side for a single 

 

India Live Score 40-1 after 03 overs

 

10:35 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Zampa clean bowls Rahul

 

Adam Zampa is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Huge slow by Rohit but he misses the line completely 

 

Ball 2 Rahul attempts a similar slog by coming down the wicket, but the ball is not rising up as much as he expected it to 

 

Ball 3 Six!! In the slot for Rohit Sharma who goes inside out over covers for a six 

 

Ball 4 Zampa gets back to bowling googlies after his leggie was taken for a ride 

 

Ball 5 Wicket!! That would be the end of Rahul as he tried to slog a googly which beat him with the pace and struck his stumps 

 

10:31 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Pat Cummins uses slower one well

 

Pat Cummins is into the attack

 

Ball 1 That is going down the leg and would be called a wide 

 

Ball 1 Slower one from Cummins and Rohit is deceived by it as he is unable to make any contact with it 

 

Ball 2 Huge appeal for caught behind as Cummins bowled yet another slower one and Rohit tried to play a ramp shot and then a pull on that same shot 

 

Ball 3 Six!! Finally, a ball that has pace on it and it has been pulled away by Rohit for a six 

 

Ball 4 Pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single 

 

Ball 5 Another slower one outside off and this time around Rahul was deceived by it 

 

Ball 6 Slower bouncer once again and Rahul was already through with the shot when the ball hit his bat 

 

India Live Score 30-0 after 02 overs

 

10:25 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: India Live Score 20-0 after 01 over

10:23 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: India begin the chase

 

The Indian openers are in the middle as KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma get ready to face Josh Hazlewood

 

10:12 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Wade takes Australia to 90 in 8 overs

 

Harshal Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Slower one outside off and Harshal manages to keep it down to a single 

 

Ball 2 Six!! Matthew Wade seems to be playing on another planet altogether here as pulls this slower one for a huge six 

 

Ball 3 Brilliant yorker executed by Harshal here as he bowls a dot ball 

 

Ball 4 Six!! In an attempt to bowl a wide yorker, Harshal is off the mark once again and Wade wouldn’t miss out on the freebies as he boots this over deep extra cover for a six 

 

Ball 5 Six!! Once again an attempted slower bouncer and Wade was waiting for it as he pulls this away for a six yet again 

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! That would be a run-out as Steve Smith ran to the striker’s end while Wade played it straight back to the bowler. However, the Aussies would be happy to finish at 90-5 in 8 overs and give India a target of 91

 

Australia Live Score 90-5 after 08 overs

 

10:04 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Wade keeps on crusading

 

Bumrah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Single of the very first ball 

 

Ball 2 Four!! Smith goes for the big heave, gets an edge and a four to third-man

 

Ball 3 This one was a toe crusher from the great Indian fast bowler to Smith who fell on the ground but still managed to get a single 

 

Ball 4 Four!! And Matthew Wade is at it again as he carves this over point and covers for a four 

 

Ball 5 Single of the fifth ball here would take Aussies past 70

 

Ball 6 Worked away to deep backward square leg for a single 

 

Australia Live Score 71-4 after 07 overs

 

10:00 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Australia heading to a good total

 

Harshal Patel is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Four!! Harshal Patel bowls one outside off and Wade cuts it past the deep backward point for a four. Fifty up for Australia 

 

Ball 2 This one was coming back into the left-hander who hit his pads and ran a single to give the strike to Steve Smith 

 

Ball 3 Worked away on the on-side for a single by Smith to get off the mark 

 

Ball 4 Great in-dipping yorker by Harshal, but still a shot in the gap between long-on and mid-wicket will fetch him two runs 

 

Ball 5 Four!! Normal speed ball again and once again it is driven past the covers for a four

 

Ball 6 That would be a single to end the over 

 

Australia Live Score 59-4 after 06 overs

 

9:54 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Bumrah strikes in the first over

 

Bumrah is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Start with a wide down the leg

 

Ball 1 Four!! Width outside off and Aaron Finch carves this over backward point for a four  

 

Ball 2 Slower one and Finch was almost done in by this one. The ball was in the air as it was mistimed, but fell in the gap 

 

Ball 3 Misfield at point will make this into two runs where it should have been one in the first place 

 

Ball 4 Slower yorker and Wade plays this down the ground for a single 

 

Ball 5 Smart running by Finch as he knew that getting a boundary is not easy to Bumnrah so he tucks the ball in the gap and runs two 

 

Ball 6 Wicket!! What a yorker this one by Bumrah as he castles Finch’s leg stumps with a bazooka 

 

Australia Live Score 46-4 after 05 overs

 

9:49 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Axar bowls a game changing over

 

Axar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Axar Patel has struck once again and this time around he gets the big wicket of Tim David, who went for  a mighty swing but missed the length of the ball completely 

 

Ball 2 Dot ball as Wade is unable to get the ball away 

 

Ball 3 That would be a second dot 

 

Ball 4 Third dot in a row, this is turning out to be a game-changing over here by Axar 

 

Ball 5 Four dot ballas have been bowled here and if it urban out to be a maiden over, it would really be something 

 

Ball 6 Four!! It wouldn’t be a maiden wicket over after all. 

 

Australia Live Score 35-3 after 04 overs

 

9:47 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Axar strikes again

 

Axar is into the attack

 

Ball 1 Wicket!! Axar Patel has struck once again and this time around he gets the big wicket of Tim David, who went for  a mighty swing but missed the length of the ball completely 

 

9:45 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Australia Live Score 31-2 after 03 overs

Todays India Aus is the support cast before @rogerfederer s last dance. Cricket will warm things up tonight before the show stopper walks out to court one final time. #INDvAUS #RogerFederer

9:43 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Axar strikes twice, Australia Live Score 19-2 after 02 overs

9:40 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Cameron Green run out

9:36 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Australia start well, score 10-0 in 01 over

9:34 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Australia also make two changes

 

Australia on the other hand have made their unit bowling heavy by bringing in Daniel Sams and Sean Abbott, two fast bowlers who can use the long handle. They have come in places of Josh Inglis and Nathan Ellis respectively, this clearly shows that both the teams are taking this game very differently. 

 

9:34 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Three changes in the Indian side

 

The Indian team has made three changes to their playing 11 as both Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar go out and Jasprit Bumrah comes in. Dinesh Karthik, who could not get going in the last match also finds himself in the side yet again, although Rishabh Pant is also playing making India batting heavy. 

 

9:18 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Rohit wins toss, India to bowl first

 

India skipper Rohit Sharma has won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur. The match is curtailed to 8-overs a side 

 

9:04 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: The players are back in the ground for warm-up

9:02 PM

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Live Updates: Here are the revised playing conditions