Updated 31 October 2025 at 14:02 IST
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia Live Score, 2nd T20I: After a washout a Canberra, players and fans would be expecting a full 40 overs at the iconic MCG. It would be interesting to see if India make changes to their XI from the side that played at the Manuka Oval. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia Live Score, 2nd T20I: Rain spoiled the opener in Canberra, but India’s aggressive, high-risk approach under coach Gautam Gambhir remains central to their World Cup build-up. Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav found some form and that should help their confidence a lot heading into the MCG game. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Be it Shaheen Afridi or Josh Hazlewood, Abhishek wants to take them all down. He is looking in ominous touch already. This is a perfect start for India. LIVE | IND: 19/0 in 2.2 overs vs Aus
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Abhishek starts like he always does. A couple and then a boundary. He backs it up with a two runs. Guess what, he has hit a six. He is on his way already. LIVE | IND: 18/0 in 2 overs vs Aus
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Shubman Gill survives a DRS scare. The umpire raised his finger, but the replays showed that the ball was sailing over the stumps. LIVE | IND: 0/0 in 0.3 overs vs Aus
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: With Abhishek and Gill at the top, one can surely expect fireworks in the powerplay. The first six overs are bound to be exciting. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: The hosts have made a change to their XI. Matthew Short comes in for Josh Philippe.
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Australia opt to bowl after Mitchell Marsh wins the toss. Another toss lost by the Indians. Suryakumar Yadav says he too would have batted first. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Live visuals show that it is not raining now as the Indian players are warming up before the toss. Both captains walking out for the toss. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Toss is coming up in less than 10 minutes from now and what an important toss it is set to be. Interesting to see what happens at the toss. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: As we understand, it is overcast in Melbourne – but no rain. Fans would be hoping it remains this way till the match is on. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Arshdeep has been in the sidelines and has not been complaining, but again, will the management not give him a game. He was not there in the XI at Canberra, will he find a spot in the XI today? 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: With chances of rain there, the team winning the toss would ideally like to bowl first and bat second. Interesting to see what happens at the toss. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Yes, as harsh as it may sound after what happened at Canberra – rain could intervene on Friday at the MCG. It did rain yesterday and that is not a very good sign. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: It would be interesting to see if the men can do what the women in blue did last night at the Navi Mumbai stadium on Thursday. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Actually, both teams would look to take a lead in the four matches left. It will not be easy as both sides are equally-matched and are preparing for the World Cup that takes place in a few months from now. 
LIVE UPDATES | India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: There is a possibility of rain intervening the game, but it is highly unlikely that the game would be called off like what happened in Canberra. 
Published By : Ankit Banerjee
Published On: 31 October 2025 at 11:58 IST
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