Australia Beat India by 4 Wickets in Second T20I, Take 1-0 Series Lead

October 31, 2025

Team India lost the second match of the T20 series against Australia by 4 wickets. On Friday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Australian team chased down the target of 126 runs for 6 wickets in 13.2 overs. India, batting after losing the toss, were all out for 125 runs in 18.4 overs. Shubman Gill (5 runs), Sanju Samson (2 runs), Tilak Verma (0) and Suryakumar Yadav (1 run) were back in the pavilion within the powerplay.

In such a situation, Abhishek Sharma formed a half-century partnership with Harshit Rana to take the score to 125. Abhishek scored 68 runs in 37 balls. Nine batsmen failed to reach double figures. Josh Hazlewood took three wickets for Australia. Xavier Bartlett and Nathan Ellis took two wickets each. Stoinis took one wicket. Two batsmen were run out. 

Australia win the second T20I by 4 wickets.#TeamIndia will look to bounce back in the next match.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 31, 2025

Australia leads the series 1-0

After the first match ended in a draw. With this win, Australia has taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The third match of the series will be played in Hobart on November 2nd. The first match was a draw due to rain.

Brief scores:

India 125 all out in 18.4 overs (Abhishek Sharma 68, Harshit Rana 35; Josh Hazlewood 3-13, Nathan Ellis 2-21) lost to Australia 126/6 in 13.2 overs (Mitchell Marsh 46, Travis Head 28, Varun Chakaravarthy 2-23, Kuldeep Yadav 2-45) by four wickets