LIVE Cricket Score India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2020

Hello and welcome to our coverage of India vs Australia 2nd ODI 2020 on indiatvnews.com. Virat Kohli's Men in Blue suffered a heavy 66-run defeat in the series opener, their first international game since February and their first ODI game in over 300 days. Lack of a sixth-bowling option hurt India immensely on a day when Jasprit Bumrh and Yuzvendra Chahal went for over seven and eight an over respectively. With the series on the line, India aim to find balance take the contest to the decider.  []

LIVE Cricket Score India vs Australia 2nd ODI: AUS 209/2 in 33 overs vs IND in Sydney

 

11:26 IST: Saini to Smith, FOUR! Angled down to the leg side, but Smith leans to drive it through mid-on for a boundary. And then again, this time drifts it behind to the fine-leg fence for a four. 

11:21 IST: Jadeja to Smith, SIX! Slog sweeps the fuller ball over midwicket. Just impressive stuff from Smith.

11:06 IST: Time for India to capitalise with two new batters at the crease. 

11:04 IST: Warner RUN OUT! Iyer stupendous from the deep to get the big fish for 83. 

Rate @ShreyasIyer15's direct-hit on a scale of 🔟 to 🔟 😉🎯#AUSvIND #YehHaiNayiDillipic.twitter.com/7EvBOvnunx

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) November 29, 2020

11:01 IST: Shami to Smith, FOUR! Fuller onto the middle stump and Smith punches ith down the ground for a straight drive. 

10:53 IST: Shami to Finch, OUT! Finally the big breakthrough! Fullish ball onto the leg side and Finch gets to square the ball through the on side. But the ball skies off the top edge to balloons off to Kohli at mid-off. 

10:45 IST: Chahal to Finch, SIX! Slogged over midwicket and dispatched into the stands for a six. What a way to bring up his second consecutive fifty! 

10:43 IST: Chahal to Warner, FOUR! Swept away through backward square leg. 

10:32 IST: Chahal to Warner, SIX! Charges down and launches it over long-on for a six. 

10:31 IST: For the first time in their ODI history, India have conceded 100 runs without a wicket in three consecutive ODI games

On-field rivals?! 😄#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/IEw0uKK7XB

— ICC (@ICC) November 29, 2020

10:21 IST: OHHH DEAR!!! Was it a runout? Low full toss, punches it to the covers. Warner takes off but is sent back. Kohli fumbles and then throws it to KL Rahul. Warner in by just a millimetre. 

Warner survives a close run-out call! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/43PWvydzgZ

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 29, 2020

10:19 IST: Bumrah to Finch, FOUR! Half volley and Finch punches it through the covers for an impressive boundary. 12 off Bumrah's fourth over. 

10:17 IST: Bumrah to Finch, FOUR! Short and pulled it away for a boundary through midwicket. 

10:03 IST: Fifty up for Warner, second successive in the series. 

There's no stopping David Warner 💥

Second fifty of the series for the Australia opener – his 23rd in ODIs 👏#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/A1l4GTyg7J

— ICC (@ICC) November 29, 2020

10:01 IST: Chahal to Warner, BACK-TO-BACK boundaries. Second ball walloped for a six over midwicket and then slapped through the covers in the next ball. 

09:58 IST: End of the powerplays and Australia still wicketless. This is the fifth time in a row that India have failed to get a wicket in the PP - 54/0 vs NZ Hamilton, 52/0 vs NZ Auckland, 65/0 vs NZ Mount Maunganui, 51/0 vs Aus Sydney, 59/0 vs Aus Sydney

09:56 IST: OHHHH! Missed it Jadeja! Tight line down the off side and the ball takes the outside edge to fly off to Jadeja at backward point.

09:54 IST: Saini to Finch, FOUR! Skips down the ground and ramps it over long-off for a boundary. The Aussies seem to be targetting Saini, having already milked 25 runs in 14 balls. 

09:54 IST: Warner-Finch stands in last nine ODIs against India: 70, 231, 66, 61, 258*, 20, 18, 156, 51*

09:52 IST: Fifty partnership up for Finch and Warner - their fifth against India. They have four 100-plus stand as well. 

09:48 IST: Shami to Warner, FOUR! Gives the width and Warner ramps it over covers for a four. 

09:48 IST: Shami to Warner, FOUR! Picks up the length easily and punches it through midwicket for a boundary

09:47 IST: With Saini struggling against the wind, Aakash Chopra wants Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl one over in the powerplays

So...the attempt is to get Bumrah and Shami bowl with the wind. Not a bad idea to give your best bowlers some help....but that also means that Saini is running into a strong wind. And he is struggling. Might as well get an over of Chahal in the PP overs. #AusvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 29, 2020

09:42 IST: Saini to Warner, FOUR! Crams it to the leg side, but Warner shifts to make room and drives it powerfully through the covers for a boundary. Ominous signs here! 

09:41 IST: Saini to Warner, FOUR! Pitched up and a little bit wide. Warner was waiting for that and he launches it straight over the bowler for a boundary. 

09:31 IST: Saini to Warner, SIX! Change in bowling and Warner reaps the reward. Pulls it over midwicket for a six. 

09:28 IST: Bumrah to Finch, FOUR! Finally! Whipped off his pads and over backward square leg for a boundary. 

09:27 IST: The two pacers are using the new ball well, cutting off the scoring option for the Aussie openers who managed just one boundary in 22 balls now. 

09:25 IST: Aakash Chopra feels India will get a wicket with the new ball. 

A wicket with the new ball....you can almost smell it in Mumbai. Thousands of miles away. 🤞 #AusvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 29, 2020

09:15 IST: Shami goes around the wicket. Bowling into the off stump and not giving Warner much room. The Broad strategy! 

09:13 IST: Shami to Warner, FOUR! Square of the wicket. Slight width and he elegantly cut it through cover for a boundary. 

09:10 IST: Aaron Finch and David Warner head to the middle. They stitched a 150-plus stand in the previous game. Both are in ominous form with the skipper scoring a century. Mohammed Shami starts the attack. He had taken three wickets in the last game. 

08:52 IST: So here is the playing XI for the two sides...

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Australia (Playing XI): Aaron Finch(c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Moises Henriques, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

08:50 IST: India skipper Virat Kohli: Bit rusty in the first game, no excuses. After the 30 over mark, the bodies started to stiffen up. The second half was very encouraging. We can take a lot of positives from that. We are playing the same XI.

08:47 IST: Australia captain Aaron Finch: We are going to bat. Stoinis is out, a little bit of niggle. Moises Henriques replaces him. It's the overs he can give us. The wicket can get slower as the game goes on.

08:45 IST: TOSS TIME: Australia win toss and have opted to bat first again.

08:42 IST: Hello and welcome back for the 2nd ODI. Will India make any changes to their XI after the 66-run defeat? 

Brief Preview:  There was no Rohit Sharma on Friday. India had opened with a new pair. But it was the bowling that hurt India the most amid the absence of a sixth option. Skipper Virat Kohli even rued the absence while pointing out the presence of two all-rounders in Australia's XI. With limited resources in hand, India aim to find the right balance and keep the series alive.  [FULL PREVIEW]