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Team India will be aiming to take the lead when they take on Australia in the second game of the five-match T20I series at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. After the first T20I in Canberra was washed out earlier this week, both side will be looking to edge ahead in the series.
Suryakumar Yadav’s side would have been pleased by the brief outing in the rain-hit clash at the Manuka Oval on Sunday where the skipper and his deputy Shubman Gill put on an aggressive fifty-plus partnership with both batters looking impressive. The two sides will now hope for full outing in front of a packed 90,000 crowd at the iconic MCG.
It will be the first international outing for even Australian players like Nathan Ellis and Tim David, who only played in one T20I here back in 2022 T20 World Cup but that was abandoned. India have a wonderful record at the MCG, having won four of their six T20I matches at this venue.
There will be extra motivation for their bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who needs 4 wickets to complete 100 scalps in T20I cricket. While among the batters, Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma need 7 and 38 runs respectively to complete 1000 runs in T20I cricket.
#TeamIndia started strong in the 1st T20I, but rain played spoilsport!
But trust the fearless SKYBALL to go all guns blazing in the 2nd T20I!
Will they take a 1-0 lead in Melbourne? #AUSvIND | 2nd T20I Fri, 31st Oct, 12:30 PM! pic.twitter.com/cMu0lgs4tp
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 31, 2025
Here are all the details about India vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I match…
The India vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I match will take place on Friday, October 31.
The India vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I match will be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne.
The India vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I match will begin at 140pm IST. The toss for the match will be held at 110pm.
The India vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I match will be available LIVE on TV on Star Sports Network in India.
The India vs Australia 2025 2nd T20I match will be available for livestreaming on JioHotstar website and app.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Tim David, Mitch Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett/Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Matt Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
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