India vs Australia 2nd T20: Match called off due to rain

K Ahmed to D Short, A little shape for him! Pitches it around off and it moves away. Short shoulders arms to it.

Khaleel Ahmed to bowl from the other end. He was expensive in the last game. He would want to bowl well here.

B Kumar to C Lynn, Yes, he does! Ends with a dot. A wicket and two runs from the first over. This is on middle and it comes back in. Lynn fails to flick and is hit on the pads. An appeal follows but the umpire shakes his head.

B Kumar to C Lynn, Behind a length and on off, Lynn stands tall and pushes it to covers. A good over till now, can Kumar end it well?

B Kumar to C Lynn, WIDE! Down the leg side, Lynn misses the flick and it has been wided. So no runs off the bat as of now.

B Kumar to C Lynn, Good length outside off, Lynn does what maybe Finch should have. Left it alone.

B Kumar to C Lynn, A good delivery to a new batsman first up. On middle, Lynn goes back and defends it onto the ground.

Chris Lynn is the new man in.

B Kumar to A Finch, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! India strike on the very second delivery of the game and it is a huge wicket. The Aussie skipper bags a golden duck. The sucker ball does the trick, it is full and very wide outside off, tempting Finch to go for it. Aaron, who wants no sighters, goes after it away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and Pant takes a catch moving to his right. Ideal start for India after electing to bowl.

B Kumar to D Short, No swing first up and Australia are underway courtesy a leg bye. It is on the pads, Short tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. The ball rolls towards the leg side and the batsmen cross.

We are all set for the action to begin. The Indians are in a huddle as the Australian openers, Aaron Finch and D'Arcy Short, make their way out to the middle. The visitors now make their way out. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the proceedings for India. It is slightly overcast out there and it will be interesting to see if there is some swing available for the pacer. A slip in place for him. Here we go...

Australian skipper, Aaron Finch, says they wanted to bowl first. Mentions they now will look to put some runs on the board and put the Indians under pressure. Informs Billy Stanlake is injured so Nathan Coulter-Nile comes in place of him.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says the wicket was under covers and the conditions are overcast and hence, they want to bowl first. Reckons they batted well in the last game but due to the D/L method they fell short. Further adds they need a complete game today. Informs they are unchanged.

TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of India. They will bowl first.

Hello and welcome to the 2nd T20I between Australia and India. A rare win in the previous game from the hosts saw them go 1-0 up in the series. They would now look the take an unassailable lead with a win here today at the MCG. The visitors, on the other hand, will be eager to get back to winning ways. They were sloppy in the first game but one would surely expect a better performance from them here. Will we see India bouncing back or will the Aussies make it 2 out of 2? Stay tuned to find out in what could be another rain-marred day.