Overview
- Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and chose to field at a sold-out MCG.
- India named an unchanged XI from the washed-out opener, with Arshdeep Singh missing out again.
- Australia made one change as Matt Short came in for Josh Philippe.
- Josh Hazlewood removed key batters in the powerplay, triggering an early top-order collapse for India.
- The series remained level after the Canberra no-result, and forecast showers eased enough for play to begin in Melbourne.