Australia go 1-0 up in the five-match series after winning the second T20I, with the first match having been washed out due to rain. This means India must win the remaining three games to clinch the series. Join us for the third match in Hobart on Sunday, November 2. Goodbye!

An easy victory for Australia this is. India manged to pick some wickets towards the end, but the match had already gone out of their grip. The game was over in the very first innings when the Australian bowlers bundled out India for a paltry 126. In the chase, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh then stitched 51 runs for the opening wicket to end India's hopes of a comeback.

Jasprit Bumrah missed his hat-trick! It was a short of length ball from the India pacer and Xavier Bartlett defended it comfortably. Bumrah finishes his quota of four overs with figures of 2 for 26. Australia need 2 runs in 42 balls.

OUT! Jasprit Bumrah is on a hat-trick! He has cleaned up Matthew Short. It was an inswinging yorker and that rattled the stumps of Short. What a comeback from India's ace pacer. He leaked 18 in his second over, but bounced back beautifully here. Can he take a hat-trick?

A wicket for Jasprit Bumrah! He has dismissed Mitchell Owen. The umpire took his time after Bumrah appealed for a caught behind and then raised his finger. Owen went for a review, but UltraEdge confirmed that he had indeed nicked the ball.

AUS 124-5 (12.4)

Brilliant review from India! Kuldeep Yadav gets the wicket of Josh Inglis. He had been troubling the right-handed batter and finally dismissed him. The delivery was pitched on a good length and struck Inglis on the front pad. The umpire was unconvinced by the LBW appeal, but India decided to go upstairs. Replays revealed that the ball was hitting the leg stump.

Josh Inglis lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 20(20) 

AUS 112-4 (11.3)

Six runs came off the final over of Varun Chakaravarthy. He bowled exceptionally well despite Australia chasing a below-par target. The spinner finished with figures of 2 for 23 in his four overs, claiming the wickets of Travis Head and Tim David.

AUS 110-3 (11)

Kuldeep Yadav almost dismissed Mitchell Owen, but Harshit Rana dropped the catch. Owen hit the ball high in the air, and Harshit ran in from deep mid-wicket but failed to hold on. Australia need 22 runs from 60 balls.

AUS 104-3(10)

Varun Chakaravarthy dismissed Tim David after a series of mind games between the two players. David backed away from his stance, and Chakaravarthy refrained from delivering the ball despite completing his run-up. A couple of deliveries later, he induced a caught-and-bowled dismissal.

Tim David c and b Varun Chakaravarthy 1(2)

AUS 90-3 (8.4)

That was an eventful over from Kuldeep Yadav. Mitchell Marsh smashed the spinner for two fours and as many sixes in the over before losing his wicket on the final ball. A total of 20 runs came off it. Australia need 39 runs in 72 balls.

AUS 87-2 (8)

Down the ground for a six! On the third ball of the over from Varun Chakaravarthy, Mitchell Marsh smashed the spinner for the boundary. A total of 11 runs came off it. Australia need 59 runs from 78 balls.

AUS 67-1 (7)

Jasprit Bumrah was brought back into the attack, and he managed to bowl an economical over this time. Good improvement from the ace India pacer. That is the end of the powerplay, and Australia have, hopefully, killed this game already.

AUS 56-1 (6)

An impressive catch from Tilak Varma! He showed great agility and presence of mind to dismiss Travis Head. The southpaw mishit a delivery from Varun Chakaravarthy that was travelling towards the long-off fence. Tilak ran to his left and grabbed the chance.

Head c Tilak Varma b Varun Chakaravarthy 28(15)

AUS 51-1 (4.3)

This was another expensive over from India! Harshit Rana was smashed for two sixes and a four by Travis Head. The Australian opener has shifted gears, and the hosts are now cruising in this chase.

AUS 49-0 (4)

18-run over! Poor bowling from India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah. He failed to control his lines and paid a heavy price for it. There was too much late swing in the over, but Bumrah failed to get a hold of it. He was hit for one four by Travis Head, while two more runs were leaked through byes.

AUS 29-0 (3)

Harshit Rana followed Jasprit Bumrah with a seven-run over. He fared decently in it. On the second ball of the over, Harshit bowled a short-of-length delivery outside the off-stump, and Travis Head slashed hard at it. The ball flew over the slips and ran away for a four.

AUS 11-0 (2)

Jasprit Bumrah got some really good swing in the first over of the innings. He bowled well and kept both Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head in check. Maybe he could have bowled a bit closer to the off-stump and forced Marsh to play more balls than the batter left.

AUS 4-0 (1)

Jasprit Bumrah is ready with the new ball in hand. Mitchell Marsh is on strike, Travis Head is at the other end. Here we go... Oh, wow! That is a terrific delivery from Bumrah to start with. It was pitched at a good length, angling into the stumps before shaping away and missing the outside edge of Marsh.

Led by Josh Hazlewood's fabulous new ball spell, Australia were excellent with the ball all throughout. Apart from a 56-run stand between Abhishek and Harshit, Australia had the upper hand all game. Hazlewood scalped 3, Bartlett and Ellis 2 each and Stoinis chipped in with 1 too.

Another disastrous mix-up. Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy do not communicate well, and Bumrah is run out. Bumrah manages a defeated smile, but Gautam Gambhir does not appear at all pleased in the dugout. 125 all out!

IND 125 all out (18.4)

AUS Target - 126

OUT! LBW! Toe-crushing yorker from Nathan Ellis traps Abhishek, and the umpire raises his finger straight away. Abhishek goes for a DRS, but hawkeye shows three reds. End of an incredible knock - 68 off 37. A huge ovation from the MCG.

IND 125/9 (18.3)

As long as Abhishek Sharma is there, hope is there for India! Two more lusty blows off his blade. A low full toss hammered through the covers for 4, and then a short ball pulled for 6 over fine-leg! Can Abhishek take India to 150?

IND 125/8 (18)

OUT! Wickets have fallen in a heap after Harshit's dismissal. India have lost 3 wickets and scored only 5 runs in the last two overs. End of a good spell by Marcus Stoinis, who finishes by getting Kuldeep Yadav's wicket.

IND 110/8 (17)

Drama! Shivam Dube opens his account with a boundary, but then gets out the very next ball. Xavier Bartlett with a clear plan, targets Dube with short deliveries. Two edges. The first one goes fine for 4. The next is more awkward for Dube, and a brilliant diving catch taken by Inglis!

IND 109/7 (15.4)

End of Harshit Rana's innings. Goes for a big hit, mistimes it this time and finds the fielder at long-on. Harshit was sent in with the aim to stabilize the Indian innings, and he has done a good job of that. 3 boundaries, 1 six. 

IND 105/6 (15.2)

Massive 6 by Harshit Rana! He has been looking for the big hit for the entire over, and finally connects on the penultimate delivery. Huge hit, over deep mid-wicket! Three boundaries and now a maximum from Harshit. That shot brings up the 100 for India! He is up to 35!

IND 105/5 (15)

Harshit Rana picks up his third boundary! This time, caressed through third-man for 4 more. Harshit is now going at more than a run-a-ball. He has provided adequate support for Abhishek, and has seen India through a tough phase.

IND 92/5 (13)

Half-century for Abhishek Sharma! Fine knock by the southpaw. He has seen wickets tumble at the other end, but held his nerve and played an excellent innings. At more than a strike rate of 200, by the way!

IND 86/5 (12.3)

Harshit Rana is doing a fine job! Sent in to bat at a difficult stage, he has now hit his second boundary. Slammed through to deep square-leg. He has also rotated the strike quite well. Gambhir and SKY's strange call seems to be paying off.

IND 83/5 (12)

Good shot by Harshit! Risk well-executed. Slams a boundary between the two fielders at gully and point. Sliced through the gap and into the fence. First boundary for Harshit, who is now India's second-highest run-scorer today.

IND 74/5 (11)

Another boundary for Abhishek Sharma, he is up to 46 now. Amazingly, he's slammed 7 boundaries and a six while everyone at the other end has failed to contribute. Abhishek is going at a strike rate of 242!

IND 69/5 (10)

The evening gets even more interesting for India. A rather bizarre call by head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav here. Harshit Rana has been sent in to bat at No. 7, ahead of Shivam Dube! Harshit gets off the mark third ball, brings up  the 50 for India.

IND 50/5 (8)

Axar Patel is run out! Oh dear, oh dear. Axar and Abhishek run two after a good drive by the former. But Axar is sent back after starting a third run. He slips while trying to make it back, and is short of his ground. To make matters worse, seems like he has hurt himself too.

Superb throw from the deep by Tim David. India are 5 wickets down!

IND 49/5 (7.3)

Josh Hazlewood, take a bow. 4 overs, 13 runs conceded, 3 wickets taken! He has single-handedly torn apart the Indian top (and middle) order! His victims? Gill, SKY and Tilak. India will breathe a sigh of relief that Hazlewood can no longer bowl today.

IND 47/4 (7)

Thick edge, but past the keeper and 4! Hazlewood is bowling all 4 overs at one go. Abhishek swings, gets a thick outside edge, but it goes just past a diving Inglis and runs away for 4 behind the keeper.

IND 45/4 (6.2)

The only ray of hope for India is that Abhishek Sharma is going great guns at the other end. The left-hander is up to 29 runs off just 11 balls! It's as if he's playing on a completely different pitch to the rest. Slams another boundary to end the powerplay.

IND 40/4 (6)

Another one for Hazlewood! 2 wickets in 3 balls! Tilak Varma survives just 2 balls. Goes to pull a short delivery, mistimes it, and it is taken by wicket-keeper Josh Inglis. Hazlewood is breathing fire! 3-0-6-3!

IND 33/4 (5)

The captain departs! Absolute drama at the MCG. Suryakumar Yadav was dropped by wicket-keeper Josh Inglis on the second ball of the 5th over, but the Indian captain fails to capitalise. A spectacular outswinger from Hazlewood takes the nick and is taken by Inglis this time!

IND 32/3 (4.3)

Terrific batting by Abhishek Sharma! The swashbuckling southpaw seems to be in the mood today. Two magnificently-executed strokes against Ellis to finish the 4th over. The first boundary, a clever upper-cut. The second, a low full toss hammered over cover.

IND 32/2 (4)

GONE! The batting position shift has not gone to plan. Sanju Samson is caught LBW by Nathan Ellis! He goes for the DRS, but hawkeye shows it to be as plumb as it gets. Suryakumar Yadav, who sacrificed his No. 3 spot, is out to bat already!

IND 23/2 (3.3)

Right then, a bit of a surprise perhaps. Sanju Samson has come in to bat at No. 3. India captain Suryakumar Yadav has seemingly sacrificed his position in the batting order today, despite looking in good touch in the first T20I. 

IND 22/1 (3)

Shubman Gill's stay at the crease is over. Josh Hazlewood has got his man eventually. Tempted Gill to go for the big hit, but India's vice-captain fails to time it well. Comfortable catch at mid-off for Australian captain Mitchell Marsh.

IND 20/1 (2.4)

HUGE HIT! Abhishek Sharma has arrived. Charges down the track and clobbers Bartlett over extra cover for 6. Magnificent shot by the left-hander. 17 runs off Bartlett's over, and the floodgates seem to have been opened.

IND 18/0 (2)

Slammed for 4! Excellent shot by Shubman Gill. He has had a few nervy moments to start his knock, but now gets the chance to slam it through the point region for his first boundary. Two balls later, Abhishek Sharma joins the party! Comes down the track and pummels it for 4 through the covers.

IND 10/0 (1.4)

Oh dear! And now a searing delivery from Josh Hazlewood slams Shubman Gill on the helmet. A tremendous amount of bounce off the pitch at the moment. The physio comes out to conduct a concussion test on Gill, but he seems okay.

IND 0/0 (0.3)

Incredibly dramatic start! Shubman Gill was trapped on the pads by a brilliant inswinger from Hazlewood first ball, and the umpire raised finger! But Gill has been saved by the DRS. Hawkeye shows the ball going well above the stumps.

Nearly a golden duck for Gill. 

IND 0/0 (0.1)

Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill come out to bat, to massive cheers at the MCG! The Australian players also take the field, led by captain Mitchell Marsh. Abhishek will be hoping to give a real taste of his swashbuckling ability to the Aussie crowds, while Gill will be aiming to continue the good momentum after his knock was cut short by rain in the first T20I.

The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) rises for a minute's silence in memory of teenage Australian cricketer Ben Austin, who sadly passed away on Thursday after being hit on the neck by a ball during a practice session.

Arshdeep Singh, India's highest wicket-taker in T20Is, continues to be out of the playing XI. Gautam Gambhir and co. are clearly preferring the batting ability provided by Harshit Rana, who hasn't done too badly in his few T20Is so far either.

India's streak of losing the toss continues. Mitchell Marsh has now won 19 tosses in T20Is and has opted to chase in each of the 19 instances. After the toss, cricket expert Abhinav Mukund said, "What's the point of keeping the toss when we already know the result."

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Matthew Short, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

"We are happy to bat first. That is the brand of cricket we want to play. Shubman knows how to score runs. With him you have to run hard between the wickets as well. We are playing the same team," said Suryakumar Yadav. 

"We are going to bowl first. Looks a good one, hopefully it won't change for 40 overs. We have one change - Short comes in for Philippe," said Mitchell Marsh. 

Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh wins the toss, opts to bowl against India in the second T20I of the five-match series in Melbourne on Friday. 

"It's a bit overcast and cold. I think it might get a touch slower as the game goes but overall it's a good wicket for batting," opines Aaron Finch.

Australia's T20 template is pretty similar to the one adopted by the Indian team with focus primarily on playing attacking cricket irrespective of the match situation. In men like Travis Head, Marsh, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David and Josh Iglis, they have the personnel to put up big totals or pull off tricky chases.

India made a strange selection call in the first T20I as they benched Arshdeep Singh and named Harshit Rana and Jasprit Bumrah as the two specialist pacers. This move fetched a lot of criticism to the team management from the fans. It will be interesting to see if any changes will be made now. 

Going into the second match, what must have gladdened Indian hearts most was the return to form of Suryakumar Yadav, as the team continues on its World Cup path with its high-risk, high-reward approach implemented by head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Formidable India have their tails up as they head to the gargantuan MCG for the second T20I against Australia, thanks to the influx of young talent and the return to form of skipper Suryakumar Yadav. The likes of Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Shivam Dube arrived on Australian shores after having redefined the art of T20 batting with their relentless power-hitting, but the lack of big runs from their captain's blade has been a bit of dampener for the team in recent times.

After the first T20I in Canberra got washed out due to rain, there are predictions of heavy rainfall in Melbourne during the second match between India and Australia. There are showers expected between 7 PM to 10 PM (local time) in Melbourne. 

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second T20I of the five-match series between India and Australia, straight from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne. Stay tuned for all the live updates.