India vs Australia 2019, 2nd T20I: Toss Report

Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in the second and final T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.

Here is what the captains said:

Aaron Finch:

“We are going to bowl first. Looks like a good wicket, so hopefully we can chase this down. We back ourselves to chase the target down. If at all there is going to be anything for the pacers it is going to be up front, so would like to exploit that. No changes for us”

Virat Kohli:

“We would have bowled first as well. Like Aaron said it’s a good wicket. Looks like the old Bangalore wicket and that’s a good sign. Looks like there has been a lot of hardwork done to prepare and maintaint the pitch. Shot selection was something we discussed. The bowling was outstanding. We need to get used to playing big games. Three changes. Rohit is rested, Shikhar comes in. Markande comes in for Vijay Shankar, because of the pitch conditions. ”

Preview:

India were given a hard reality check in Vizag when the Australian team stunned them by three wickets in the low-scoring thriller. Despite India being the firm favourites, Australia managed to come out on top. Bowling first, the visitors managed to keep the famed Indian batting lineup under check, thus restricting the hosts to a modest 126 for 7. Indian bowlers came up with a fine show but Australia eventually manage to cross the line on the final delivery of the game.

As a result of the loss, India’s three-year long unbeaten streak at home is at stake. The Men in Blue had last lost a T20I series at home way back in 2015 when South Africa had blanked them 2-0. Virat Kohli & Co. will be favourites again to win the game but should guard against complacency against an Australian side which is more than capable of beating the best of the teams on its day.

Teams:

India:

Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Vijay Shankar, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Siddarth Kaul

Australia:

D Arcy Short, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch(c), Glenn Maxwell, Peter Handscomb(w), Ashton Turner, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Adam Zampa