Australia vs India 2nd ODI Live Score Live Streaming (Source: AP)India vs Australia (IND vs AUS) 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score Online Updates: India are chasing 390 against Australia in the second ODI game in Sydney on Sunday.
It was another run fest at the SCG for the home team, with five of their batsmen reaching fifties. David Warner (83) and Aaron Finch (60) got another 100+ partnership before Steve Smith (104) took charge. Smith scored his second consecutive 100, again off exactly 62 balls, to set up a platform for an explosive finish. Glenn Maxwell (63*) and Marnus Labuschagne (70) made sure to provide impetus in the death overs. All bowlers except Ravindra Jadeja (0/60) and Hardik Pandya (1/24) went for over-6 economy rates.
Australia v India ODI Series 2020
2nd ODI, SCG, Sydney, 29 Nov, 2020
IND 270 / 4 (42.0)
vs
AUS 389 / 4 (50.0)
BatsmenRB
Lokesh Rahul66 61
Hardik Pandya14 19
BowlersORWKT
Mitchell Starc8.0 64 0
Josh Hazlewood9.0 59 2
Cummins gives away just one run against Pandya with some lovely variation of pace. Next, Hazlewood tries to follow suit but he fails to put more pressure on India. Rahul gets a six but the required rate's 15 now. 10 runs off the over. IND: 270/4 (42 overs)
Rahul finally gets his fifty and it's a deserved one! He takes on Cummins and hits it over deep mid-wicket for six to bring up his 8th ODI fifty! Rahul (59*) has assumed a lot of responsibility here as India still need 131 to win from 60 balls. IND: 259/4 (40 overs)
Pandya (9*) takes some time to settle in but he finds his feet soon as he punishes Hazlewood with a maximum over deep mid-wicket! For some damage control, Finch brings back Starc but Rahul (46*) slaughters the pacer with a six! IND: 244/4 (38 overs)
GONE! KOHLI WALKS BACK! Is this going to be the turning point? Kohli charges down the wicket and hits it hard but Henriques catches the ball at short midwicket. He departs for 89. Hazlewood has now dismissed Kohli in the last three innings they have played against each other. Pandya comes on at number six. Can Rahul and Pandya chase down the target? IND: 225/4 (34.5 overs)
After Kohli smacked Starc for a four in the last ball of the previous over, Rahul gets his groove on and punishes Henriques over deep square leg for six! They keep on rotating the strike and bring up the 50-run partnership. IND: 203/3 (32 overs)
Kohli and Rahul are taking it a bit slow now as they don't want to hurry things up and get dismissed like Iyer. Starc and Henriques maintain pressure on the duo by just conceding four runs in the last two overs. 204 more runs to win. IND: 186/3 (30 overs)
Starc to Kohli, SIX! That's a replica of last match's Kohli's six, on the pads and Kohli flicks it over deep square leg for a maximum. In the same over, Rahul gets width from Starc and he smokes it for four to cover boundary. IND are 176/3 after 27 overs.
Just after Kohli’s 59th ODI fifty, Steve Smith takes a stunner to send Shreyas Iyer back. Steve Smith's diving catch at mid-wicket ends Iyer's knock at 38 and the 93-run stand has been broken.
The Indian cricket captain guides from the front, brings up his 59th ODI fifty, celebrates among "Kohli, Kohli," chantes echoing across the SCG, where he has struggled in the past. He brings up the well-made knock with a boundary.
Australia go to their left-field options with the fizz having gone from the chase. A 50-partnership comes up, off 55 balls. India would want it to be just a little more attacking. Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell bowl from either end. IND 116/2 after 19
A bit more fluency from both batsmen now. Kohli is well and truly off! Cracks away two boundaries as Cummins continues in the 15th. Iyer is finding the gaps at the other end as well. The Indian chase breezes on. The 100 comes up in the 16th over. Kohli on 24, Iyer on 17. IND 101/2 after 16
Australia go to spin for the first time. Both batsmen play risk-free cricket for now. 3 runs from the 11th. Zampa's over is also tight but ends with a boundary. Iyer pulls for his second four. Kohli then lets loose! A short ball from Cummins. Kohli swings overhead. Over fine leg for a maximum! Cummins then gets an inswinger to rap Kohli on his pads. Umpire says it's Out. Kohli Reviews. Gets the decision reversed. Inside edge. IND 84/2 after 13
Iyer makes room and slams a boundary past point as Hazlewood continues in the Powerplay. No time to loiter, Iyer seems to say. Kohli is taking a while to get off the mark at the other end. Takes 6 singles to score his first run. IND 67/2 after 10
And the second wicket follows the first! Mayank Agarwal nicks through to the keeper. Cummins gets his first wicket. Agarwal goes for 28 off 26. India have lost both their openers after a cracking start. Kohli and Iyer are the new men in but with a job to steady the ship now. IND 60/2 after 8.3
It's Mayank who has a crack now. Pat Cummins introduced into the attack and Mayank drives him for two fours. Hazlewwod forces the mistake though. Dhawan top edges a ball high up and is caught out. Gone for 30 off 23 balls. IND 58/1 after 7.4
Singles continue to be stolen. Dhawan gets three boundaries to finish the 5th over, bowled by Starc. A touch of luck with a couple of those, some edges going down past the keeper. Starc has a wry smile. Dhawan continues in his merry way against Hazlewood as well, swings away the slower short ball to the midwicket fence for four. IND 47/0 after 6
Dhawan is off with a cover drive for four against Hazlewood as well. The positive start continues in the 3rd over too, some runs quickly run through by Dhawan and Mayank. A Hazlewood bouncer cramps Dhawan for room. Unsure appeals from the Aussies. A touch of concern for Australia with Warner injuring himself with a dive. IND 19/0 after 3.4
Starc bowls the first over. Mayank and Dhawan begin the chase for India. 390 to get. Agarwal cracks away two boundaries on either side of the wicket to start off. There's a mountain of runs to chase but India have started well. IND 8/0 after 1
Moises Henriques is the new man in. It's Maxwell who's taken centrestage though. India go to Navdeep Saini for their last over. Maxwell survives two chances. He is given out caught behind but he reverses the decision with DRS. Gets to his 50, off 25 balls. Smashes back to back sixes over deep midwicket to follow. Saini's nightmarish series continues. Shami had one over left! 15 runs off the last over. Australia post 389/4 in 50 overs.
Unorthodox batting from Maxwell but he is getting the results! Shami sees two fours go past the keeper, with Maxwell's bat turning in his hand like it's the panel of a rotating door. Bumrah bowls the penultimate over. And Labuschagne goes for the reverse as well. Over fine leg. Marnus finds the fielder, he is out for 70. Gets a pat on the helmet from Maxwell on his way out. AUS 372/4 after 48.5