India vs Australia 2020, Live Cricket Score from 2nd ODI Match Last Updated: Australia is looking to seal the three-game series, having won the opener by 66 runs. India will be under a lot of pressure after a bad start to the tour.
ADVANCE
A One-Day International match on the tour, and there are already talks, and even signs, that this could be a long couple of months for the Indian team. Such was Australia’s dominance in the first game that there are already doubts about India’s balance and depth. Now it’s up to Virat Kohli and company to turn that around, because if they don’t, the series would disappear. And if there is any significance to the ‘momentum’, the rest of the tour will be in jeopardy as well.
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Little went well for India in Sydney on Friday. They shot badly, their attack too one-dimensional. They dropped trapped and missed. His higher order failed, before Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan threatened to make a match for a while. And they only have one day to turn it around.
Bowling first. India’s new bowling ball has been a problem for the past year and a half. Once again, they did not take a wicket in the first 10 overs. Actually, they didn’t do it for 27.4 overs! David Warner and Aaron Finch looked quite comfortable and set the tone for the game with a 156-run position. Steve Smith had fun with a ton of 62 balls. Glenn Maxwell found the way with a cameo.
And to top it off, India has a bowling concern with Yuzvendra Chahal coming off the field with an injury. He achieved 89 in his 10 overs, the most expensive spell of an Indian in ODI, but he is still an ODI bowler who will miss if he is not present. Kuldeep Yadav might have a chance if that’s the case.
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India will need to hit the new ball, but for that, they don’t have great swing pitchers. Missing Bhuvnesheshwar Kumar? The other pacing options are Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan, who aren’t exactly known for their swing ability either.
And none of these bowlers are known for their hitting skills, which affects India’s depth of batting. The reverse scenario means that India faces balance problems.
Now to the batters. There is little they could have done pursuing such a big goal than trying from the 1 ball, which is what they did. However, although some did connect well briefly, their problems with the short balls were exposed.
Mayank Agarwal looked glorious in touch, but increasing delivery from Josh Hazlewood was too much for him. Kohli came in with a purpose and began to take over, highlighting Pat Cummins movie six, but he died the same way when he walked down the court to another Hazlewood short ball. And then Shreyas Iyer, who looked like an easy duck against Hazlewood’s keeper. There will be more of the same on Sunday given the way it turned out.
KL Rahul made a full pitch, while Shikhar Dhawan took the game deep. The biggest positive of the game for India was the hitting of Hardik Pandya, the batter closing 90 to 76. Hardik’s inability to pitch due to injury raised questions about his place as a pure hitter, but those voices have been put at bay.
As for Australia, there is little to worry about other than Marcus Stoinis injury. He hurt his leg while bowling, which means they’ll be looking for Cameron Green.
Squads:
Squad of India: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (w), Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Agarwal, Sanjuep Samson, Yadav, Shubman Gill, T Natarajan
Australia Squad: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (w), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Ashton Agar, Moises Henriques, Matthew Wade, Sean Abbott , Andrew Tye, Cameron Green, Daniel Sams
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