IND vs AUS 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score: Rohit Sharma Drops Cautious Approach For Half-Century Against Australia

Rohit Sharma goes big against Mitchell Owen, hitting the pacer for two back-to-back pull shots for six! Surviving the morning spell, Rohit opened his hands and will look to capitalise if India are to post a decent total.

Rohit Sharma is struggling on the Adelaide pitch against Australia's bowlers. The former captain has not scored a boundary in the last five overs. So far, he has hit 3 fours in his innings of 26 runs.

It was a horrible power play for India. India finished the 1st powerplay at 29/2, just two runs better than the one in Perth. The side lost the wickets of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli.

Double blow for India! Virat Kohli departs for a duck, LBW to Bartlett, following Gill's dismissal in the same over. IND 17/2 in 6.5 ov.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have been cautious in their approach while playing some daring shots at the right time. Rohit and Shubman shifted gears against Mitchell Starc, slamming two glorious boundaries, respectively. IND 14/0 in 5 overs 

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have started the proceedings. Shubman opened his account with a graceful four off Mitchell Starc. Rohit quickly joined the boundary party with a four off with his shot to square leg to his left.

"We would have bowled first as well. Happy to bat first. Never easy when it rains, starting and stopping. The weather looks good today, hopefully no stoppages today. Batting first, hopefully we'll get plenty of runs on the board. And then get some movement under lights when we have the ball in our hand. We are going with the same team," Shubman Gill said.

"We are gonna bowl first. It was really pleasing (win in the 1st ODI). A lot of positives from last year. One of the better pitchers in the country this year. Everyone loves coming to play here. We always get amazing crowds, and hopefully both teams put on a great show for the big crowd today. Any time you get a chance to win a series in game two, it's an awesome opportunity. We've got a lot of young guys, so I look forward to it. Alex Carey comes in for Philippe. Xavier Bartlett comes in for Ellis," Mitchell Marsh said.

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.

Australia won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the second ODI of the ongoing series in Adelaide.

Clear skies and mild temperatures are predicted for Adelaide during the match, with only occasional cloud cover likely to provide bowlers some rest.

Adelaide Oval's pitch is a haven for batters, offering constant bounce, smooth pace, and a fast outfield that rewards accurate hitting.

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (C), Matt Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (WK), Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matt Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood.

Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Alex Carey(w), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis, Marnus Labuschagne, Xavier Bartlett.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel.

The second ODI of the ongoing three-match series between India and Australia is scheduled to start at 9:00 AM IST, with the toss set to take place at 8:30 AM IST.

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the second ODI between India and Australia, taking place at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on Thursday.