Akshay Thakur - Thursday, Oct 30, 2025India vs Australia 2nd T20I Pitch Report: Australia will take on India in the second match of the five-match series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on Friday, October 31. The first match was abandoned due to rain.
Rain disrupted the first T20I, ending in a draw. After being put in to bat by Australian captain Mitchell Marsh, India got off to a good start with Abhishek Sharma's early fours. However, his 19-run innings was cut short when he was dismissed by Nathan Ellis. The match was reduced to 18 overs each due to rain, but Shubman Gill and captain Suryakumar Yadav steadied the innings.
Suryakumar Yadav looked in good form. Gill also found his groove, scoring an unbeaten 37 off 20 balls to take India to 97/1 in 9.4 overs. However, the match was abandoned due to heavy rain.
AUS vs IND 2nd T20I Pitch Report: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) pitch is generally considered good for batting, but the large outfield and wide boundaries make it difficult for batsmen to score big. The highest score at the MCG in T20Is is 186, and no team has surpassed 200 in 27 matches. The average first innings score is around 141, but a score around 170-175 would be considered par in this match.
The pitch offers good pace and bounce, which favors fast bowlers, and the size of the ground generally provides some assistance to bowlers. Spin bowling generally plays a lesser role here, although skilled spinners like Kuldeep Yadav can be effective.
| Total matches: | 27 |
| Batting first won: | 11 |
| Bowling first won: | 15 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 141 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 124 |
| Highest Total: | 186/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 74/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 172/5 |
| Lowest Defended: | 127/10 |
India Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh (C), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(WK), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
