BRISBANE: India will chase a DLS adjusted target of 137 from 19 overs against Australia in the rain-hit second T20I here on Friday.
Put into bat, Australia were 132-7 in 19 overs when rain interrupted play.
With further play not possible, the match was reduced to a 19-over affair and India were set a target of 137 from 19 overs via DLS method.
Put into bat, Australia were 132 for 7 in 19 overs when heavens opened up.
Ben McDermott (32) and Andrew Tye (12) were at the crease during the break.
Brief Score: Australia: 132 for 7 in 19 overs (Ben McDermott 32; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/20).
Australia had defeated the visitors by four runs via D/L method in the rain-hit first Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the Gabba on Wednesday.
In a bid to assert themselves as favourites for the Test series, which starts December 6 in Adelaide, India would be hoping to win the remaining two T20Is.
Australia Team:
D'Arcy Short, AJ Finch, CA Lynn, GJ Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey,Nathan Coulter-Nile, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Ben McDermott, Jason BehrendorffIndia Team: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Jasprit Bumrah.
Here are the major highlights of the game:
Though the players are warming up, the covers are back on the field as rain intensifies.
Players forced off the field again as rain returns to Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia will get to play the final over of the innings when game resumes shortly.
All Indian bowlers except Khaleel Ahmed have managed an economy rate under 7 rpo.
Rain interrupts the game with just over left to play in the Australian innings.
Australia 132/7 after 19 Overs
Australia 127/7 after 18 Overs
McDermott runs riot as Australia's run rate crosses 7 per over.
Australia 113-7 in 17.3 Overs
Australia 101-7 after 16 Overs
Coulter-Niles' innings end in Kuldeep Yadav's hands as he tries to play another big shot. Second wicket for Bhuvi.
Coulter-Niles pulls away a short-pitched deliver from Kumar to find the second six of his innings.
Australia 91/6 after 15 Overs
Coulter- Nile moves to double-figures with a boundary off a Krunal Pandya delivery.
Kuldeep strikes! Alex Carey departs for just 4 runs off 5 balls.
Australia 74/6 after 13.1 Overs.
With the top-five gone, the Baggy Greens are struggling in the middle. Their run rate has fallen to 5.69 runs per over.
Kuldeep Yadav is the only Indian bowler not to get a wicket so far in the match.
Big-hitting Maxwell sent packing for 19 by Krunal Pandya.
Australia 62-4 after 10.3 Overs
Kohli introduces Jasprit Bumrah into the attack.
Australia 34/2 in 5 Overs
Dangerous Chirs Lynn is dismissed by young Khaleel Ahmed at the end of an undisciplined-looking over. Australia in trouble.
Chriss Lynn pulls away Bhuvi's piched up delivery to fetch the first maximum of the match.
Australia skipper Aaron Finch dismissed for a golden duck!