India will like to keep themselves alive as the second T20I is a do or die affair for the Men in Blue. Australia was audacious in their batting approach and was able to get a good total on the board. Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis and Adam Zampa had shined for the hosts. However, valiant effort from Kuldeep Yadav, Shikhar Dhawan, and Dinesh Karthik went in vain. We bring you the latest Weather Report.
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Australia is not in the best of forms and the Brisbane win would have acted as a shot in the arm. The hosts have won only six matches out of the last 23 they have played since the ball tampering scandal, which goes to show their poor form. However, things can quickly change as the players need the confidence to get themselves going.
India has a score to settle.
The hosts have got the impetus on their side and would like to continue in a similar fashion. On the other hand, India will have a task on their hands as they would like to turn the tide after a narrow loss.
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Meanwhile, Indian skipper Virat Kohli had a rare off day at work as he bungled a catch. Furthermore, the talisman batsman could only score four runs with the bat. The tourists will need their deputy Rohit Sharma to get going as the flamboyant batsman made just seven runs in the series opener.
India was also sloppy in the field as their ground fielding was not up to the mark. Australia was able to draw first blood, however, the hosts also fluffed their chances on the field. Thus, both teams will like to pull up their socks in the fielding department, which plays a key role in T20I format. Furthermore, the Australian grounds are huge which makes it even more important.
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Weather Report:
The rain had made its appearance in the first T20I at Brisbane. We had gone on to lose three overs and Duckworth Lewis method came up. In fact, rain is expected to once again to play a killjoy. The temperature is going to stay around 15 Degree Celsius and it is going to be a cloudy and breezy day in Melbourne.