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India (Probable XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar/Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana/Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Australia (Probable XI): Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Alex Carey (wk), Matthew Renshaw, Cooper Connolly/Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
TEAM NEWS:
AUSTRALIA:
-Premium spinner Adam Zampa, who missed the first ODI due to family reasons, is back in the side
-Local boy Alex Carey, who opted to play in the Sheffield Shield game as part of his build-up to the Ashes ahead of the first ODI, is also back in the camp
-Josh Inglis, who missed the first ODI as part of his recovery from a calf injury, will also miss this match and is expected to join the team for the third ODI in Sydney
-Matthew Kuhnemann, who replaced Zampa and bowled a good spell in the series opener, will now return home
-Ben Dwarshuis won't take any further part in this ODI series after having injured his left calf during the T20I series against New Zealand
-Josh Philippe is most likely to sit out and be replaced by Carey in the XI, despite doing very well behind the stumps and with the bat in Perth. However, Philippe will remain with the squad
-Marnus Labuschagne, who was in a lean patch till this Australian domestic summer, got back amongst the runs with as many as four centuries in five innings across formats, and got himself a call back into the Australian set-up despite not being initially picked. He was just in time to arrive for the first ODI, but didn't get a chance in the XI. The Queenslander is all set to make his comeback in Adelaide.
INDIA:
-There are no injuries reported from the tourists' camp
-However, there will be a couple of selection debates for this game, with wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and pacer Prasidh Krishna not selected for the series opener
-There is a high chance of India going with the same team. However, there could be a possibility that India go with the wicket-taking option of Kuldeep in place of Washington Sundar
AUSTRALIA:
-Premium spinner Adam Zampa, who missed the first ODI due to family reasons, is back in the side
-Local boy Alex Carey, who opted to play in the Sheffield Shield game as part of his build-up to the Ashes ahead of the first ODI, is also back in the camp
-Josh Inglis, who missed the first ODI as part of his recovery from a calf injury, will also miss this match and is expected to join the team for the third ODI in Sydney
-Matthew Kuhnemann, who replaced Zampa and bowled a good spell in the series opener, will now return home
-Ben Dwarshuis won't take any further part in this ODI series after having injured his left calf during the T20I series against New Zealand
-Josh Philippe is most likely to sit out and be replaced by Carey in the XI, despite doing very well behind the stumps and with the bat in Perth. However, Philippe will remain with the squad
-Marnus Labuschagne, who was in a lean patch till this Australian domestic summer, got back amongst the runs with as many as four centuries in five innings across formats, and got himself a call back into the Australian set-up despite not being initially picked. He was just in time to arrive for the first ODI, but didn't get a chance in the XI. The Queenslander is all set to make his comeback in Adelaide.
INDIA:
-There are no injuries reported from the tourists' camp
-However, there will be a couple of selection debates for this game, with wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav and pacer Prasidh Krishna not selected for the series opener
-There is a high chance of India going with the same team. However, there could be a possibility that India go with the wicket-taking option of Kuldeep in place of Washington Sundar
Preview by AkshayaKrishna Polya
The stage at the Perth Stadium was set for a grand welcome of RO-KO on Sunday, but they had left wanting. The fact that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were playing their first international game since the Champions Trophy 2025 final on March 9 meant they were quite rusty, and it was evident in their approach. The Australian bowlers had their numbers, but it's not over until it's over!
The Adelaide Oval now welcomes Australia and India as the two top cricketing nations take the field in the second ODI of the three-match series on Thursday (October 23).
Australia will be aware of King Kohli's threat in Adelaide as the former Indian skipper walks into his happy hunting ground. No overseas batter has scored more runs across formats at the Adelaide Oval than Kohli, who has amassed 975 runs in just 17 innings at an average of 65, including five centuries.
The Aussies were on top of the game in the first ODI and won the rain-hit encounter comfortably by seven wickets to go 1-0 up in the series.
It was Shubman Gill's first ODI assignment as India's captain, and he had a tough time in the middle. He also bagged an unwanted record by becoming the second Indian skipper after Kohli to lose each of his first T20I, ODI and Test as captain.
India's top four were in some form in the format to start the year, but none of Rohit, Gill, Kohli and the newly appointed vice-captain Shreyas Iyer made runs in the series opener. All of them looked solid in the nets of the Adelaide Oval ahead of this all-important clash.
After being sent into bat in Perth, Rohit and Gill started off cautiously and both hit a glorious boundary each. Josh Hazlewood kept bowling his trademark lines and lengths, eventually getting Hitman caught in the slip cordon. The Perth Stadium erupted when Kohli walked out to the middle, but he was tentative during his eight-ball stay at the crease. Mitchell Starc kept things simple and lured VK into an expansive drive away from the body by bowling a full ball outside off, finding an edge and seeing Cooper Connolly take a superb catch at backward point for a duck. Everyone was up for RO-KO's return game, but they were left disappointed with the legendary duo not even managing to stay till seven overs.
Soon, Nathan Ellis had the Indian captain strangled down the leg side. Then there was a short burst of rain, reducing the game to 49 overs per side. India were on the back foot. A couple of overs later, there was another rain delay. A longer pause meant the overs were further reduced to 35 per side. Iyer started with a bang, smashing a boundary, but was dismissed again by Hazlewood's short ball, who might now be living in Iyer's mind rent-free.
There were a couple more rain delays, and eventually it became a 26-over-per-side contest. Axar Patel and KL Rahul switched their usual batting positions but played together to initiate a fightback that India badly needed. Axar was the aggressor, and he scored a handy 31 off 38 balls before Matthew Kuhnemann got him.
Rahul then shifted gears with a couple of lusty blows down the ground and played a brilliant innings, hammering 38 off just 31 balls and helped India to go past 100. Washington Sundar was promoted ahead of Nitish Kumar Reddy, but it didn't go well for the visitors. However, Reddy hit a couple of biggies in the final over and took India to a respectable 136/9.
Australia bowled seriously well, exploiting the conditions and the stop-start nature of the game. Hazlewood, Kuhnemann and debutant Mitchell Owen grabbed two wickets each. Starc and Ellis took a wicket each. Matthew Short bowled an over, in which Rahul stepped on the accelerator.
Arshdeep Singh gave India an ideal start, removing the dangerous Travis Head early in the second over of the run chase. Skipper Marsh, who is in red-hot form, kept going at India's bowling attack, with Harshit Rana bowling some loose deliveries to start with. Axar dismissed the struggling Short, but Marsh found an able ally in Josh Philippe as the duo kept the tourists at bay. Philippe played a good hand on his return to the ODIs, hitting a 29-ball 37, while Marsh remained unbeaten on 46. He led from the front and stood tall till the end, along with the debutant Matthew Renshaw, hitting the winning runs and remaining unbeaten on 21.
Adelaide has shorter square boundaries than Perth. It also has a better batting surface. India will fancy their chances of a comeback. All eyes will definitely be on RO-KO yet again. Gill has a tough challenge ahead. Australia will come hard at India once again and will look to seal the series with a game in hand. Can the Men in Blue bounce back to level the series? To know, join us at 8 AM IST and 1 PM Local Time on Thursday for its live coverage!
The stage at the Perth Stadium was set for a grand welcome of RO-KO on Sunday, but they had left wanting. The fact that both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were playing their first international game since the Champions Trophy 2025 final on March 9 meant they were quite rusty, and it was evident in their approach. The Australian bowlers had their numbers, but it's not over until it's over!
The Adelaide Oval now welcomes Australia and India as the two top cricketing nations take the field in the second ODI of the three-match series on Thursday (October 23).
Australia will be aware of King Kohli's threat in Adelaide as the former Indian skipper walks into his happy hunting ground. No overseas batter has scored more runs across formats at the Adelaide Oval than Kohli, who has amassed 975 runs in just 17 innings at an average of 65, including five centuries.
The Aussies were on top of the game in the first ODI and won the rain-hit encounter comfortably by seven wickets to go 1-0 up in the series.
It was Shubman Gill's first ODI assignment as India's captain, and he had a tough time in the middle. He also bagged an unwanted record by becoming the second Indian skipper after Kohli to lose each of his first T20I, ODI and Test as captain.
India's top four were in some form in the format to start the year, but none of Rohit, Gill, Kohli and the newly appointed vice-captain Shreyas Iyer made runs in the series opener. All of them looked solid in the nets of the Adelaide Oval ahead of this all-important clash.
After being sent into bat in Perth, Rohit and Gill started off cautiously and both hit a glorious boundary each. Josh Hazlewood kept bowling his trademark lines and lengths, eventually getting Hitman caught in the slip cordon. The Perth Stadium erupted when Kohli walked out to the middle, but he was tentative during his eight-ball stay at the crease. Mitchell Starc kept things simple and lured VK into an expansive drive away from the body by bowling a full ball outside off, finding an edge and seeing Cooper Connolly take a superb catch at backward point for a duck. Everyone was up for RO-KO's return game, but they were left disappointed with the legendary duo not even managing to stay till seven overs.
Soon, Nathan Ellis had the Indian captain strangled down the leg side. Then there was a short burst of rain, reducing the game to 49 overs per side. India were on the back foot. A couple of overs later, there was another rain delay. A longer pause meant the overs were further reduced to 35 per side. Iyer started with a bang, smashing a boundary, but was dismissed again by Hazlewood's short ball, who might now be living in Iyer's mind rent-free.
There were a couple more rain delays, and eventually it became a 26-over-per-side contest. Axar Patel and KL Rahul switched their usual batting positions but played together to initiate a fightback that India badly needed. Axar was the aggressor, and he scored a handy 31 off 38 balls before Matthew Kuhnemann got him.
Rahul then shifted gears with a couple of lusty blows down the ground and played a brilliant innings, hammering 38 off just 31 balls and helped India to go past 100. Washington Sundar was promoted ahead of Nitish Kumar Reddy, but it didn't go well for the visitors. However, Reddy hit a couple of biggies in the final over and took India to a respectable 136/9.
Australia bowled seriously well, exploiting the conditions and the stop-start nature of the game. Hazlewood, Kuhnemann and debutant Mitchell Owen grabbed two wickets each. Starc and Ellis took a wicket each. Matthew Short bowled an over, in which Rahul stepped on the accelerator.
Arshdeep Singh gave India an ideal start, removing the dangerous Travis Head early in the second over of the run chase. Skipper Marsh, who is in red-hot form, kept going at India's bowling attack, with Harshit Rana bowling some loose deliveries to start with. Axar dismissed the struggling Short, but Marsh found an able ally in Josh Philippe as the duo kept the tourists at bay. Philippe played a good hand on his return to the ODIs, hitting a 29-ball 37, while Marsh remained unbeaten on 46. He led from the front and stood tall till the end, along with the debutant Matthew Renshaw, hitting the winning runs and remaining unbeaten on 21.
Adelaide has shorter square boundaries than Perth. It also has a better batting surface. India will fancy their chances of a comeback. All eyes will definitely be on RO-KO yet again. Gill has a tough challenge ahead. Australia will come hard at India once again and will look to seal the series with a game in hand. Can the Men in Blue bounce back to level the series? To know, join us at 8 AM IST and 1 PM Local Time on Thursday for its live coverage!
Head-to-Head in ODIs
Matches Played: 153
Australia Won: 85
India Won: 58
No Result: 10
Matches Played: 153
Australia Won: 85
India Won: 58
No Result: 10
India Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal
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