India cricket team have decided to make no changes to their playing XI from the previous game for the IND vs AUS 2nd T20I in Melbourne. This means, India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is – Arshdeep Singh – will continue to warm the bench. India have gone with three all-rounders and spinners each in the contest.
India playing XI for IND vs AUS 2nd T20I
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
On bench: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh
India’s pace department will be spearheaded by Bumrah and will comprise of Rana and Dube. As for spin, the trio of Axar, Kuldeep and Chakravarthy will be leading the charge for India.
While India didn’t get a chance to test their bowlers in the previous game that was washed out in Canberra, their top-order showed loads of promise, especially with captain Suryakumar Yadav breaking free from the shackles of poor form. The game saw Abhishek provide the perfect start with a 19-run knock off 14 deliveries, including 4 fours. It was then skipper SKY (39*) and vice-captain Gill (37*) who set the tone for the innings but the game was cut short due to rain.
IND vs AUS T20Is squads
Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Tim David, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Sean Abbott, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Philippe, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Ben Dwarshuis
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Jitesh Sharma
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