India vs Australia 2nd T20I: Australia beat India by four wickets

India vs Australia 2nd T20I: Australia Wins by Four Wickets

Australia lost several wickets late in the chase but managed to reach the target comfortably. In the 14th over, bowled by Kuldeep, a couple of last-second dead ball calls occurred. One of these even seemed to affect Kuldeep during his delivery stride.

Stoinis hit the second ball through cover and ran two, providing a small relief for India. At this point, Australia needed just two runs to win with 42 balls remaining.

Bumrah finished that over with a length ball angling into Xavier Bartlett, who defended it in a Test-match style. Despite losing three runs and two wickets in that over, Australia had lost six wickets chasing a target of 126, indicating the pitch was challenging to bat on.

Matt Short faced a classic yorker from Bumrah at 137 km/h, which hit the stumps, leaving Short unable to get his bat down in time. Meanwhile, Mitch Owen, who had struggled with the bat, was dismissed on the fourth ball of the 13th over by an edged drive caught by Samson. Suryakumar Yadav took a good review on that catch.

Earlier, in the 12th over, Kuldeep successfully got a ball through to Inglis, who completely missed his flick off the back foot, resulting in a dismissal.

Australia lost a flurry of wickets late in the chase but got through to the finish line quite comfortably.
"A yorker of pin-point precision at 137kph, Short can't get his bat down in time."
Good review there from Suryakumar Yadav.

Summary: Australia overcame a challenging pitch and crucial wickets late in the match to secure a four-wicket victory over India in the 2nd T20I.

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The Indian Express The Indian Express — 2025-10-31

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