India defeated Australia by 44 runs in the second T20I to go 2-0 up in the five-match series on Sunday in the second T20 International that India played.

Chasing an imposing 236, Australia were restricted to 191 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs. Ravi Bishnoi (3/32) inflicted a double blow in the powerplay as Australia lost their top-four for 58 runs. Glenn Maxwell (12) also fell cheaply.

Thereafter, Marcus Stoinis led the chase with a quickfire knock. But Mukesh Kumar (1/43) cut short his innings for 45 to give the breakthrough. Prasidh Krishna (3/41) also returned with three wickets.

Put in to bat, India posted a huge 235/4. India were off to a flier with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad making 77 runs for the opening wicket in 5.5 overs.

BCCI tweeted to confirm India’s win.

The Men in Blue had a lot of boxes ticked in their 8-wicket win in Vizag on Friday, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav leading from the front and Rinku Singh continuing to be temperamentally sound to give this second string Indian side their first win of the series. Notably, the Indian team are missing the services of all-rounder and skipper Hardik Pandya, who has been ruled out of the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained in the league stage of the recently concluded World Cup, while veterans such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been absent from the T20 squad since the end of the 2022 T20 World Cup.

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