India vs Australia 2nd T20I: Australia Wins by Four Wickets
Australia lost several wickets late in the chase but still reached the target comfortably. During the 14th over bowled by Kuldeep, a couple of last-second dead ball calls occurred. One of these seemed to affect Kuldeep, who was in his delivery stride.
Stoinis struck the second ball through cover and ran two, offering a brief moment for India to cheer. Australia needed just two runs to win with 42 balls remaining. Bumrah finished the over with a length ball angling into Xavier Bartlett, who defended it solidly in a Test-match style.
In that over, Australia scored three runs but lost two wickets, leaving them with six wickets down while chasing a target of 126, showing the pitch was challenging for batting.
Matt Short's arrival at the crease was met with a classic Bumrah yorker at 137 kph, which knocked the stumps over as Short failed to get his bat down in time.
Mitch Owen, who hadn’t contributed much with the bat, was dismissed on the fourth ball of the 13th over. He faced a full ball outside off stump that shaped away slightly; his drive produced an edge caught by Samson. Suryakumar Yadav successfully reviewed this catch.
Earlier, Kuldeep managed to rush a ball to Inglis on the third ball of the 12th over, but Inglis completely missed his flick off the back foot.
"A yorker of pin-point precision at 137kph, Short can't get his bat down in time."
"Good review there from Suryakumar Yadav."
Author's summary: Australia's late wickets highlighted the challenging pitch, but their steady chase secured a four-wicket victory over India in the 2nd T20I.