Overview
- Gill was dismissed for five off ten balls in the second T20I in Melbourne, caught at mid-off off Josh Hazlewood.
- Australia chased 125 to win by four wickets, moving 1-0 ahead in the five-match series as Mitchell Marsh top-scored with 46.
- Since returning to T20Is in September, Gill has 169 runs in nine innings at an average of 24.14 and a strike rate of 148.24.
- Across this Australia tour, he has 85 runs in five white-ball innings, including ODI scores of 10, 9 and 24.
- Social-media criticism grew after the MCG loss, and Irfan Pathan urged consistency from Gill as Jaiswal remains unused, with the third T20I set for Nov 2.