India and Australia will square off in the second T20I match of the on-going five match series at the Greenfield International Stadium on November 26.
India, which is without some of its main players, won the first T20I. Batting first, Australia posted a competitive total of 208 runs on the board. Josh Inglis top scored with a knock of 110 while Steve Smith scored 52. The match went down to the wire before India chased down the target with one ball to spare. Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan scored half centuries while Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 22 off 14 to take India to a win. A second-string Indian side will now look to carry the winning momentum into the second game. However, it can be noted that the Indian pacers performed poorly in the first match. Pacers Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna conceded 10.25 and 12.50 runs per over, respectively, while leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was hit for 13.50 runs per over. Except for Mukesh Kumar, all the bowlers went for a lot of runs, and with the pitch at Thiruvananthapuram similar to the pitch in Vizag, the pace bowlers will have a lot of homework to do.
In T20 Internationals, India and Australia have faced each other 27 times. India emerged winners in 16 matches, while Australia secured wins in 10 games. One match produced no result.
Ahead of the second T20I between India and Australia, here is everything you need to know.
India vs Australia injury update
Both teams do not have any injury changes. India may look to bring in Avesh Khan in place of Prasidh Krishna. Australia are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI.
India vs Australia predicted XI
India: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Ishan Kishan (wk), 4 Suryakumar Yadav (c), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Rinku Singh, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Ravi Bishnoi, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Prasidh Krishna/Avesh Khan, 11 Mukesh Kumar
Australia: 1 Steven Smith, 2 Matthew Short, 3 Josh Inglis, 4 Marcus Stoinis, 5 Tim David, 6 Aaron Hardie, 7 Matthew Wade (c, wk), 8 Sean Abbott, 9 Nathan Ellis, 10 Jason Behrendorff, 11 Tanveer Sangha.
India vs Australia Match Details
Match: India vs Australia
Date & Time: November 26, 7.00 PM IST
Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
India vs Australia Fantasy Team
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Matthew Wade, Josh Inglis
Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Steve Smith, Rinku SIngh
All-rounders: Axar Patel
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott
Captain: Travis Head
Vice captain: Suryakumar Yadav
India vs Australia: Thiruvananthapuram Weather and Pitch Report
The pitch has not produced too many high scoring games in the past. In three T20Is so far at thia venue, the highest first innings score is 170. The bowlers are likely to dominate the proceedings in the initial overs.
The weather in Thiruvananthapuram will be pleasant. The temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius. Rain is not forecast.
India vs Australia, 2023 T20I series Broadcast details
The match between India and Australia will be live on the Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.
India vs Australia Live Streaming
Disney + Hotstar has picked up streaming rights of the India vs Australia match. The toss will take place at 6.30 PM IST.
India vs Australia T20I matches Head-to-Head
| Matches Played | 26 |
| Matches won by India | 15 |
| Matches won by Australia | 10 |
| No Result | 1 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
India vs Australia match prediction
The Indian bowlers put up a disappointing performance in the first T20I. That is something they will look to address to keep their winning momentum going. We predict India to win the second T20I.
