Overview
- First T20I in Canberra was abandoned due to rain with India 97/1 after 9.4 overs as Shubman Gill reached 37* and Suryakumar Yadav 39*.
- The second T20I begins at 7:15 p.m. AEDT on Friday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- U.S. viewers can watch on Willow TV with streaming on Fubo, while Star Sports broadcasts in India with streaming on JioHotstar.
- Australia are without Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Short for the second game, Adam Zampa is expected to miss the series for paternity leave, Tanveer Sangha has been drafted in, and Ben Dwarshuis is out for the first three T20Is.
- India have ruled Nitish Kumar Reddy out of the next two matches with neck spasms and, after dropping Arshdeep Singh for Harshit Rana in the opener, are expected to be led again by Jasprit Bumrah with a spin-heavy attack; previews rate India as favourites.