Australia vs India, 2nd T20I
India tour of Australia 2025 · T20I · · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria
Australia won by 4 wickets (with 40 balls remaining) (Australia 126/6, India 125).
Match report
Australia (AUS) faced India (IND) in the 2nd T20I of India tour of Australia 2025, a T20I match, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Jolimont, Melbourne, Victoria. Play began on Friday, 31 October 2025 at 08:15 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Australia won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Shawn Craig and Wayne Knights, with Jeff Crowe as match referee.
India made 125 in 18.4 overs, with Abhishek Sharma top-scoring on 68 from 37 balls. Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 13. Australia made 126/6 in 13.2 overs, with Mitchell Marsh top-scoring on 46 from 26 balls. Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 23.
Result: Australia won by 4 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Josh Hazlewood was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India · 1st innings: 125 (18.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | c Mitchell Marsh b Josh Hazlewood | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Abhishek Sharma | lbw b Nathan Ellis | 68 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 183.78 |
| Sanju Samson | lbw b Nathan Ellis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Josh Inglis b Josh Hazlewood | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tilak Varma | c Josh Inglis b Josh Hazlewood | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Axar Patel | run out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Harshit Rana | c Tim David b Xavier Bartlett | 35 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 106.06 |
| Shivam Dube | c Josh Inglis b Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | c Sean Abbott b Marcus Stoinis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | run out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3.25 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 |
| Nathan Ellis | 3.4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.73 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
| Mitchell Owen | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
Australia · 1st innings: 126/6 (13.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh | c Abhishek Sharma b Kuldeep Yadav | 46 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 176.92 |
| Travis Head | c Tilak Varma b Varun Chakaravarthy | 28 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 186.67 |
| Josh Inglis | lbw b Kuldeep Yadav | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Tim David | c & b Varun Chakaravarthy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mitchell Owen | c Sanju Samson b Jasprit Bumrah | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 140 |
| Marcus Stoinis | not out | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Matthew Short | b Jasprit Bumrah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Bartlett | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 11 · Did not bat: Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Harshit Rana | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3.2 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 13.5 |
Latest overs
- Over 14 (AUS, Kuldeep Yadav): 2 runs, 122/6 – 2 •
- Over 13 (AUS, Jasprit Bumrah): 3 runs, 120/6 – • W W 2 1 •
- Over 12 (AUS, Kuldeep Yadav): 11 runs, 117/4 – 6 1 2 W • 2
- Over 11 (AUS, Varun Chakaravarthy): 5 runs, 106/3 – 1 1 1 2 0lb •
- Over 10 (AUS, Kuldeep Yadav): 12 runs, 101/3 – 1 3 1 2 1 4
- Over 9 (AUS, Varun Chakaravarthy): 5 runs, 89/3 – 1 1 W 1 1 1