The 2nd T20I match of the Australia Tour of India will be played between India and Australia on November 26 at the Greenfield Stadium, Trivandrum.
After India won the opening game of the series by 2 wickets with 1 ball remaining in Visakhapatnam on Thursday evening, the hosts will face Australia again in the second game on Sunday afternoon in Thiruvananthapuram. The T20I begins at 7:00 p.m. local time at the Greenfield International Cricket Stadium.
With a very different team to the one that performed so well in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, India showed in T20Is on Thursday that they have plenty of strength and the ability to beat a strong team. We expect India to be very difficult to beat in this game again.
While defeat in such a close encounter on Thursday was a disappointment, Australia proved they had depth in their squad and could easily have emerged victorious. We expect them to be competitive in this T20I too.
Match Preview
The second T20I between India and Australia will be played at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. India won the first game of the series, which was a high scoring encounter. India won the toss and elected to bowl in the first game.
Steven Smith and Matthew Short opened the innings for Australia. Short was dismissed for just 13 runs off 11 deliveries. Josh Inglis joined Smith in the middle and they had a 130-run partnership for the second wicket. Inglis scored 110 runs off just 60 deliveries. He made the fastest century for Australia in T20Is. Smith scored 52 runs off 41 deliveries, his first half-century in T20Is since 2019. Australia posted a total of 208 runs in 20 overs for the loss of three wickets.
India lost their first two wickets for just 22 runs before the end of the third over. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav had a 112-run partnership for the third wicket, putting India in a strong position. India lost two wickets very quickly in the middle overs, which helped Australia get back into the game. Suryakumar along with Rinku Singh added 40 runs for the fifth wicket. India needed seven runs in the last over. Rinku picked up five runs in the first two deliveries and then India lost three wickets in the next three deliveries, including two run-outs. Rinku hit a six off the last ball, which was a no-ball for India to take home. Suryakumar scored 80 runs off 42 deliveries, including nine fours and four sixes, and was named player of the match.
Pitch Report
The Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram is likely to provide a lot of support to the bowlers in this match. The average first innings score in the last five T20I games here was 128 runs. Pacers will likely play a key role in this game.
Weather Report
According to the forecast, there could well be a few thunderstorms in the hours leading up to this game in Thiruvananthapuram. However, dry and wet conditions are to be expected during the planned season.
Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss will likely want to field first. Two of the three T20 internationals played at this venue were won by the team that chased them. Plus there's a bit of rain and DLS could come into play.
Head to Head
India have now won 16 of the 26 T20 matches between the two teams. Competitions have been fairly even of late, but India have now picked up four wins in their last six games against Australia.
Match Prediction
Pundits, commentators and neutral cricket fans across the world are hoping for another exciting and close battle between these two teams on Sunday evening. Both will feel that their performances still need improvement from Thursday, but we think India's bowling could go up a few levels in this game. With this in mind, we predict another win for India in the second T20I.
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Venue Details
The average first innings score at the Greenfield International Stadium is just 114. The highest total posted here in T20Is is 173/2 by West Indies, while against India in 2019 they were aiming for a target of 171 by around 180-190 runs.
Betting Tips
We believe the two teams are fairly evenly matched and therefore sticking to the price is the way to go. India are now favorites with all bookmakers, which we believe underestimates the threat the Australians pose. We could easily see a few big players coming back and making massive changes to the lineup.
For now, the experienced Australian line-up, with a power batting unit and a bowling unit that is likely to improve, is the team to back.
MW Short, Steve Smith, JP Inglis, AM Hardie, MP Stoinis, Tim David, MS Wade (C), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, JP Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha.
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India Key Players
Suryakumar Yadav – the captain won the Player of the Match award in the opening match of the series and has now scored 50+ in 19 of his innings in this format.
Ishan Kishan – the 25-year-old goalkeeper-batsman was part of the World Cup squad but only featured twice. However, in the opening game of this series, he scored 58 runs off 39 balls.
Arshdeep Singh – the swing bowler has taken 54 wickets from 37 T20I innings. He is very consistent and Thursday's game was only the sixth time he went wicketless in T20Is.
Ravi Bishnoi – only two of the Indian bowlers took a wicket in the first T20I, but the spinner was one of them. He has a strike rate of 15.3 in this format.
Australia Key players
Josh Inglis – the keeper-batter hit a very impressive 11 fours and eight sixes in his maiden international century in the series opener on Thursday.
Steven Smith - the 34-year-old right-hander clearly knows he wasn't at his best at the Cricket World Cup and wants to fight for the T20 World Cup next year. On Thursday he scored his 120th international score of 50+.
Sean Abbott – the right-arm fast medium bowler has taken at least one wicket in 12 of his last 13 international appearances. He has 9 wickets from his last four T20Is.
Jason Behrendorff - the 33-year-old left-arm fast medium bowler is an excellent powerplay bowler in this format and was by far Australia's most economical attack on Thursday.
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