India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team: Josh Hazlewood stars as Australia beat India by 4 wickets and 40 balls to spare.

Australia bowled India out for just 125 runs in 18.4 overs in the second T20I match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, October 31. Abhishek Sharma was the long fighter for the Men in Blue and was the top run-getter with a 68-run knock in 37 balls on the back of eight fours and two sixes.

He stitched a crucial partnership of 56 runs for the sixth wicket with Harshit Rana after India were reduced to 49/5. Harshit came up with a crucial effort of 35 runs in 33 deliveries, hitting three boundaries and a six. For Australia, Josh Hazlewood took three wickets for just 13 runs in his four overs, whereas Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis found a couple of scalps each. 

India fielded an unchanged lineup, whereas Matt Short came in for Josh Philippe. Melbourne has had flawless weather over the last two days, but there's already been rain in the air on Friday morning. The rain is expected to interrupt play during the match with overcast weather conditions being a continous concern. 

On the other hand, there was criticism around India's choice of including Harshit Rana in the playing XI ahead of Arshdeep Singh, the team's most successful bowler in this format. But the Men in Blue retained the same combination from Wednesday night.

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Playing XIs

India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia XI: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

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  1. 05:05 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Aus win

    Australia beat India by 4 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series.

  2. 04:56 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: OUT!!!

    Back to back wickets for Jasprit Bumrah. Is there any more twist in the game? Not enough runs left for India. Nevertheless Bumrah on a hat-trick.

  3. 04:51 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: OUT!

    Big wicket for India but it shouldn't bother Australia too much. Josh Inglis falls to Kuldeep Yadav. He gets his 2nd wicket. Just 14 required off 51 balls. 

  4. 04:28 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: OUT!

    Kuldeep Yadav gets the big wicket of Mitchell Marsh but the game looks done and dusted from here. Just 39 more required from 72 deliveries. Tim David is the new batter in. 

  5. 04:13 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: OUT!

    Varun Chakaravarthy gets the big wicket of Travis Head. However, the left-hand batter will be happy to play a quick cameo in the powerplay. Josh Inglis is the new batter in. AUS 51/1 (5)

  6. 04:06 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: AUS 35/0 (3.2)

    Australia are off to a brisk start in this chase. Everything is going there. All the mishits and edges are running towards the boundary. 

  7. 03:31 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: India bowled out

    India have been bowled out for 125 runs in 18.4 overs in the second T20I match against Australia. Abhishek Sharma was the top run-getter with a 68-run knock, whereas Harshit Rana made a crucial contribution of 35 runs. Josh Hazlewood was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts with three wickets under his belt for just 13 runs in his four overs. 

    India LIVE Score: 125 all-out (18.4)

  8. 03:17 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Dube gone

    Wicket! Incredible over from Bartlett as he removed Harshit and Dube to put India in deep trouble towards the end of their innings. The visitors are seven down now, but Abhishek is still at the crease. 

    India LIVE Score: 109/7 (16)

  9. 03:02 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Fifty for Abhishek

    This is an incredible effort from Abhishek as he completes his sixth fifty. The game was almost over for India in the first few overs with that batting collapse, but Abhishek has kept things alive for the visitors. 9 runs came off that over. 

    India LIVE Score: 92/5 (13)

  10. 02:52 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Good from Kuhnemann

    Brilliant over from Kuhnemann as India look for a partnership at the moment. Abhishek has looked solid so far, but just five runs came off it. 

    India LIVE Score: 74/5 (11)

  11. 02:20 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: India in trouble

    Wicket! India are in massive trouble here as Hazlewood takes his third wicket. He removed Suryakumar and Tilak in the same over as India go four down. 

    India LIVE Score: 33/4 (5)

  12. 02:13 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Samson departs

    Wicket! Samson's dismissal has put India on the back foot. Suryakumar comes into the middle, but Abhishek seems to be in great touch at the moment as he hits back-to-back boundaries. 10 runs came off that over. 

    India LIVE Score: 32/2 (4)

  13. 02:04 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Hazlewood strikes

    Wicket! Once again, it's Hazlewood who strikes early, and this is a huge blow to India as Gill departs for 6. He was under pressure and was looking for a boundary, but found Marsh at mid-off. 4 runs came off that over.

    India LIVE Score: 22/1 (3)

  14. 01:56 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Match begins

    Brilliant over from Hazlewood as just one run came off it. Gill and Abhishek will be looking to unleash fireworks to settle the nerves here at the MCG.

    India LIVE Score 1/0 (1)

  15. 01:41 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Tribute to Ben Austin

    Players of both teams are wearing black armbands and will have a minute of silence in order to pay tribute to the young Australian cricketer Ben Austin, who passed away at the age of just 17. He was hit on the neck while playing the ball during a routine net session at Ferntree Gully Cricket Club in Melbourne.

  16. 01:21 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Playing XIs

    India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

    Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Short, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

  17. 01:19 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Team news

    India: no changes

    Australia: Matt Short replaces Josh Philippe

  18. 01:18 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Live Scorecard: Toss update

    Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the second T20I match at the MCG. 

  19. 12:59 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score: Predicted lineups

    India predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

    Australia predicted XI: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Mitch Owen, Josh Philippe, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood

  20. 12:56 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score: India's record at MCG

    India have four wins under their belt in six T20I matches played at the iconic MCG. They suffered one defeat, whereas one match ended without a result.

    Most Runs: 198 runs by Virat Kohli in 5 matches

    Most Wickets: 6 wickets by Hardik Pandya in 3 matches

  21. 12:45 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score: Melbourne weather report

    The weather in Melbourne is expected to be cloudy, as per the forecast. The match could witness a rain interruption at any point. Check Full Weather Report Here

  22. 12:43 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score: H2H Record

    Matches: 33

    India won: 20

    Australia won: 11

    No Result: 2

  23. 12:31 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score: Squads

    Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Philippe, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Matthew Short, Ben Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha

    India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma

  24. 12:25 PM, 31 Oct 2025

    IND vs AUS 2nd T20 Live Cricket Score: Hello and welcome

    Hello and welcome to our live blog of the India vs Australia 2nd T20I match from the iconic MCG. Both teams will be looking to produce impressive effort to take an early 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Stay tuned for all the updates from the match.