Overview
- Australia defeated India by four wickets in the second T20I at the MCG on October 31, taking a 1-0 lead after the washed-out opener.
- Put in to bat, India managed 125 as Abhishek Sharma struck 68 off 37 and Harshit Rana added 35, with no other batter reaching double figures.
- Josh Hazlewood earned Player of the Match with 3 for 13, removing Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma to derail India early.
- Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy claimed two wickets each, yet Australia completed the chase with 40 balls to spare.
- A post-match video showed head coach Gautam Gambhir in an animated exchange with captain Suryakumar Yadav, with Morne Morkel and Ryan ten Doeschate present, drawing wide online attention.