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India vs Australia, 2nd T20I Live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team will take on Matthew Wade-led Australia in the second T20I of the five-match series at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. India are 1-0 ahead in the series after winning the first game by 2 wickets while registering their highest-ever successful chase in T20Is. While the Indian bowlers failed to impress, the Indian batters led by Suryakumar’s sensational knock shone in the run-fest. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Here are the Live Updates of India vs Australia second T20I match:
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18:18 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live Score: Indian bowlers eye better show!
The Indian bowlers were hit for a lot of runs especially Ravi Bishnoi and Prasidh Krishna and they ended up with only one wicket each. Mukesh Kumar and Axar Patel were very economical but they went wicketless.
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18:12 (IST)
Update from Indian Premier League –
Meanwhile, all the 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) teams have announced the list of retained and released players. In a major update, Gujarat Titans have retained their captain Hardik Pandya. To check the complete list of players retained and released by respective teams, click HERE
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18:02 (IST)
India vs Australia Live: A historic chase for India!
India achieved their highest successful run chase in this format in the first game. The batters did their job well and started aggressively building up the pressure on the opposition thanks to Yashasvi Jaiswal. After his wicket, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan took the attack to the bowlers and never let the required run rate shoot. Tilak Varma played a fine cameo but it was Rinku Singh who powered the Indians to a win taking the lead in this series. There were some incidents related to communication by the batters and that will be a topic of discussion in the dressing room.
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17:54 (IST)
IND vs AUS Live: Australia aim to repeat batting heroics!
The pitch in Visakhapatnam, where the first game took place, did not favour the bowlers throughout the game and the batters kept scoring runs. The form of Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, and Matthew Wade will be crucial for the Aussies to help them end their batting innings powerfully.
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5:40 p.m. (IST)
India vs Australia Live Score: Australian bowlers will be in focus!
Australia put up a good batting performance and posted 208 on the board, thanks to the heroics of Josh Inglis their centurion. Steve Smith also completed his fine half-century with support from Matthew Short and Tim David down the order. The bowlers however failed to create the pressure needed even after a few quick wickets.
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17:32 (IST)
Another nail-biting India vs Australia game awaits us!
After the thrilling and high-scoring first T20I of the 5-match series, the action has now moved to Thiruvananthapuram for the 2nd T20I. While the Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team will aim to double its lead in the game, Matthew Wade-led Australia will aim for an equaliser.
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5:20 p.m. (IST)
Welcome guys!
Hello folks! Welcome to the live blog of India vs Australia second T20I match. The contest will take place at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Stay connected for all the live updates.
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