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2nd Test TEST, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne, 26 December, 2020

Australia

1st INN

195/10

(72.3) RR 2.69

Australia Tim Paine (C) (W)
India trail by 195 runs with 9 wickets remaining
India Ajinkya Rahane (C)

India

1st INN

0/1

(3.3) RR

India vs Australia 2nd Test: Australian Unchanged; Opt to Bat First at the MCG

Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the iconic Boxing Day Test, starting here on Saturday. While Australia are unchanged, India made four changes to its playing eleven.

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  • Updated: December 26, 2020, 5:50 AM IST
India vs Australia 2nd Test: Australian Unchanged; Opt to Bat First at the MCG

Melbourne: Australia won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the iconic Boxing Day Test, starting here on Saturday. While Australia are unchanged, India made four changes to its playing eleven.

India brought in Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant and handed out debuts to Shubman Gill and Mohammad Siraj in place of regular skipper Virat Kohli, Wriddhiman Saha, Prithvi Shaw and injured Mohammad Shami. India are trailing the four-match series 0-1 after losing the opening day/night Test in Adelaide by eight wickets.

The iconic Boxing Day Test, second match of the series, will be India’s 100th game in the traditional format against Australia. Teams: India: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia: Tim Paine (captain), Matthew Wade, Joe Burns, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

Team Rankings

RankTeamPointsRating
1 Australia 3028 116
2 New Zealand 2793 116
3 India 3085 114
4 England 4326 106
5 Sri Lanka 2454 91
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RankTeamPointsRating
1 England 5405 123
2 India 6102 117
3 New Zealand 3716 116
4 Australia 4344 111
5 South Africa 3345 108
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RankTeamPointsRating
1 England 6877 275
2 Australia 6800 272
3 India 10186 268
4 Pakistan 7516 259
5 South Africa 5047 252
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