India vs Australia 2020 Highlights, 2nd ODI Match at Sydney, Full Cricket Score: Hosts win by 51 runs, seal series 2-0

After 49 overs,India 329/9 ( Navdeep Saini 4 , Yuzvendra Chahal 1)

Zampa into the attack now. India lose another wicket. Bumrah gets out, LBW after being beaten by a googly from Zampa. Just two from the over. 61 needed now.

OUT! Bumrah lbw b Zampa 0(2)

Googly does the job for Zampa as Bumrah was beaten, plumb in front of the stumps and has to walk back to the hut.

After 48 overs,India 327/8 ( Navdeep Saini 3 , Jasprit Bumrah 0)

Maxwell comes into the attack and takes the wicket of Shami. He was trying to play a shot down the ground but the top-edge was taken by Maxwell. Just two from the over. 63 required from last two overs.

OUT! Shami c and b Maxwell 1(4)

Shami comes down the track, trying to swat it down the ground but the top-edge has been taken by Maxwell who ran back to take it off his own bowling.

After 47 overs,India 325/7 ( Navdeep Saini 1 , Mohammed Shami 1)

Cummins continues. It’s now just a formality for Australia to win this match. Two wickets came in the over for Cummins with Jadeja holing one out at mid off and Pandya getting caught at long off. Just four runs came from this. 65 more required from 18 balls. Shami and Saini are at the crease.

OUT! Hardik Pandya c Smith b Cummins 28 (31)

Two in two for Cummins. Pandya gave himself some room against the length delivery but the timing on the shot was not good as Smith took the catch at long off

OUT! Jadeja c Maxwell b Cummins 24(11)

This is no surprise. There was just too much pressure to score quickly. Cummins bowled full and wide, Jadeja was looking to go on the leg side but miscued the shot as the top-edge flew to mid-off.

After 46 overs,India 321/5 ( Hardik Pandya 28 , Ravindra Jadeja 24)

Starc comes into the attack. 18 from the over. 69 needed more from 24 balls. Pandya holed on out in the deep in the over but it was a no ball and that gave India a free-hit, which was smoked to cow corner for a six by Jadeja. The all-rounder then slammed another attempted yorker to deep square leg.

NOT OUT!

Pandya holes one out to deep midwicket. Starc thought he got a wicket but it was big no ball and Pandya survives. India will have a free-hit.

After 45 overs,India 303/5 ( Hardik Pandya 26 , Ravindra Jadeja 9)

Cummins continues. Jadeja slams a boundary on the first ball with a pull shot to deep square leg. There was also a no ball in the over and a free-hit but Pandya failed to capitalise on it. 12 from here. 87 runs needed from here in five overs.

After 44 overs,India 291/5 ( Hardik Pandya 24 , Ravindra Jadeja 1)

Zampa comes into the attack and breaks the partnership with the wicket of Rahul. The Indian batsman hit a six down the ground in an effort to collect six runs, the next shot was miscued but Finch at backward point failed to judge with the wind blowing against it. He finally fell with the top-edge being taken by the short third man fielder. Ravindra Jadeja is the new man in. 12 from the over. 99 required now.

OUT! Rahul c Hazlewood b Zampa 76 (66)

Rahul was living dangerously, could have been out on the last two deliveries and he’s finally gone. Went for a sweep shot as the top-edge was taken at short third man.

After 43 overs,India 279/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 68 , Hardik Pandya 21)

Cummins continues. Pandya makes room to guide the full, outside off delivery away from the short third man but Zampa did well to cut it off. Pandya, however, added a boundary with a pull shot to deep square leg. But only nine came from the over, 111 is still required in the last seven overs. Indian need some very big overs here.

After 42 overs,India 270/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 66 , Hardik Pandya 14)

Hazlewood comes into the attack. The plan was the same for him, to bowl full outside off. The execution, however, wasn’t as good as Cummins’. There was a full toss that Rahul missed out on, the next one was again a full toss and Rahul smoked it over cover for a maximum. 10 from the over. 120 required now.

After 41 overs,India 260/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 59 , Hardik Pandya 11)

Cummins. We have written so much about Indian batsmen’s inability to up the ante in the middle overs today but a lot of credit also belongs to the Aussie pacers who have been very disciplined. In this over, Cummins gave away just one run with excellent execution of the plan. Kept bowling full and wide continuously, forcing Pandya to hit through the longer boundary. Pandya missed most of the time and the only run came due to a wide.

After 40 overs,India 259/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 59 , Hardik Pandya 11)

Starc continues. Just five from the over and this would build more pressure on India. The required rate is now above 13. One good thing about the over was Rahul’s lofted punch over the cover which got him a boundary. The shot was full of his class.

After 39 overs,India 254/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 55 , Hardik Pandya 10)

Cummins continues. Rahul completes his fifty and gets to the landmark with flat-batted pull shot over deep midwicket. He has taken 52 balls to reach to the milestone. 10 runs from the over.

After 38 overs,India 244/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 46 , Hardik Pandya 9)

Starc returns to the attack. Another over with an excellent shot for India. Rahul picked the short ball early, got onto the back foot and smoked it over deep square leg. But just seven runs came from the over and that is not going to be enough.

After 37 overs,India 237/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 39 , Hardik Pandya 9)

Hazlewood continues. The pacer was having a good time. Three dot balls and two singles on the first five deliveries but the last one was just back of length which Hardik smoked over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Excellent shot but India need more than this. The required rate is just over 12.

After 36 overs,India 229/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 38 , Hardik Pandya 2)

Zampa continues. Four runs from the over as Rahul and Hardik opt to rotate the strike. This partnership is the most crucial one for India. Both these batsmen need to play out of their skin here.

After 35 overs,India 225/4 ( KL Rahul (W) 36 , Hardik Pandya 0)

Kohli is gone! Australia have taken the most important wicket and it goes without saying that the chase from here on is going to doubly difficult for India. Rahul was beaten on a pull shot against the back of the length ball, which saw a half-appeal from Hazlewood but the umpire was not interested. A leg bye was taken and that brought Kohli on strike who got out on the very next delivery, trying to play a pull shot. He stepped forward for the shot, timed it also well but Henriques pulled off a stunner at short midwicket, diving to his left. Hardik is the new man in.

OUT! Kohli c Henriques b Hazlewood 89 (87)

India lose the big wicket. Hazlewood gets the most important wicket. Once again the pull shot has proved to be Kohli’s undoing. Kohli came forward to play the pull shot, timed it well but Henriques took a sensational catch at the short midwicket.

After 34 overs,India 221/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 87 , KL Rahul (W) 34)

We are back after the drink break. Zampa called back into the attack. Seven from the over with Kohli scoring a boundary with his typical inside-out cover drive. He came down on the very next delivery also but checked his drive as the length was not appropriate for the shot.