That's a wrap:
That's a wrap:
It was a clinical performance from Australia to level the three-match series. One more game to go. Hyderabad, the IPL home for David Warner and Moises Henriques, will host the decider on October 13. Can Australia take the momentum into that game or will India put this loss behind them as an aberration? All answers on Friday the 13th. Join us again then!
Post-match presentations:
Jason Behrendorff - Player of the Match: "It's not too often I get in front of the cameras, so I need to work on that (chuckles). Nice to get one over (in the last game) but the experience was good nonetheless. I have been working hard to play for Australia and am loving every minute of it. The whole Indian team is a class team and feels nice to take a few wickets and get ourselves to a great start. Can't wait to do it again at Hyderabad."
David Warner: "It feels great. As I said, bowl well and start well. Jason has got the height and bounce, he comes from Perth and has the right attitude, which is key. Zampa was fantastic as well. Sending Henriques early was something I spoke about. He's been effective with Sunrisers as well, and he came and showed his experience. In the beginning, the pitch was softish, quite like an English wicket. But if you got through the new ball, you could score. Hopefully the crowd gets behind us in Hyderabad."
Virat Kohli: "Not the performance we wished for. Australia were much better on the day. We were not good enough with the bat. After the dew set in, it was very difficult to control the game. The effort is to do that as a team, but we speak about when the situations are not in our favour is when we have to put 120% on the field. It is the attitude that matters the most. As a batsman you have two skills, one with the bat and the other on the field. (Talking about Behrendorff) Indeed, I thought the ball to Rohit was very good. His line and length was very tight. Then they build onto that. Credit to him for hitting the right areas. He definitely had a top class day today."
Speaking after the match-winning knocks:
Moises Henriques: "I think the bowlers bowled well. Chasing a small target, Travis [Head] came in and hit a couple of boundaries, which took off a lot of pressure. It was important to anchor the innings and make sure we didn't have a collapse. I think, to be honest, the wicket suited the seam bowlers little bit more tonight than the last game, where it kept low and the bowlers could bowl into the wicket.
Travis Head: "I haven't been doing that (playing with a straight bat) throughout the tour and it's nice to come out and do that. I worked hard on that aspect in the last couple of days. We tried to put the pressure back on the bowlers by being positive. Jason [Behrendorff] bowled unbelievably well. The series is up for grabs now and we are looking forward to winning the series in Hyderabad."
Henriques fifty helps Australia level series:
A thoroughly dominating show from Australia as they wrap up the game in the 16th over. Head finishes with an unbeaten 48 off 34 while Henriques finishes it off in style with a four off Chahal. His 62 not out off 46 balls has helped Australia clinch a comprehensive 8-wicket win with 27 deliveries to spare.
Cruising
This has become far too easy for India. The wicket has been good for batting. With the Indian bowlers erring in their length, Moises Henriques and Travis Head have taken complete advantage of the situation and brought the required rate close to four. Matter of formality from hereon.
Poor short
Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya have dished out a barrage of short-pitched deliveries and the Australian batsmen - Travis Head and Moises Henriques - have duly put them away. With very few runs to play with, these are extremely costly for India.
Was it out? Was it not?
There is very little movement on offer for the pacers, but Bhuvneshwar Kumar is using whatever little there is. He troubled Moises Henriques with a couple of legcutters. One of them went straight to MS Dhoni and the players went up in appeal. Dhoni didn't seem too convinced, Kohli wanted to take a review but decided against it. A very late replay suggessted that the batsman had got a faint edge. But, well, Henriques survives.
Blame the noisy crowd? Nah.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): David Warner (c), Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Marcus Stoinis, Tim Paine (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff
Build Up
Guwahati's Barsapura Cricket Stadium is set to host its maiden T20I, becoming the 49th venue to host an international in India. Cricket has returned to the ccity after seven years. Can India ensure the locals witness a winning start for the home side? If they do, India will ensure another series win against Australia.
Australia need to find some inspiration. All their plans have fallen flat so far against the in-form Indian side.
Teams:
Australia (From): David Warner(c), Aaron Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Daniel Christian, Tim Paine(w), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis
India (From): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ashish Nehra, Lokesh Rahul