Who will win Ind vs Aus 2nd T20?
India cruised to a nine-wicket win in a rain-curtailed first encounter of the three-match T20 international series at Ranchi. The hosts will now look to seal the series when they take on Australia in the second T20I on October 10 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 7 PM local time.
Ind vs Aus 2nd T20: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar
Toss Prediction
The wicket at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium is expected to be much like the one prepared at Ranchi - slow, low and offering decent turn for the spinners. Rain and thunderstorms have been forecast on match day and so there is a possibility of DLS coming into play. In such a scenario, the team that wins the toss will probably elect to field first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ind vs Aus 2nd T20....
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
The Indian team seems to have all their basis covered at the moment and so the selectors may not be too keen on making changes to the current lineup. Expect the same eleven to take the field on Tuesday.
Key Players
India's top three - Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli - will be the key with the bat. Kohli has a phenomenal record in T20s, Rohit has had a good ODI series while Dhawan too looked in fine form after a layoff. Kuldeep Yadav was the star performer with the ball at Ranchi finishing with excellent figures of 2 for 16 and he will be a threat for Australia once again. Jasprit Bumrah was also impressive with his pin-point yorkers and it won't be easy to score off him, especially at the death.
Recent Form
India's nine-wicket victory at Ranchi was their fourth win in the six T20 internationals they have played this year. Their improved performance with the ball has been a major factor in their recent success.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya
Australia Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Australia's regular T20I captian Steven Smith has been ruled out of the series due to the shoulder injury he picked up during the fifth one-day international. David Warner has replaced him as skipper of the team. Glenn Maxwell has struggled on this tour and so the selectors might think of bringing in Marcus Stoinis in his place.
Key Players
With the middle-order not being up to the mark, the onus will be on the opening pair of David Warner and Aaron Finch to take Australia off to a blazing start. The latter is in terrific form at the moment and he could pose big problems for India if not dismissed early in the innings. Nathan Coulter-Nile has been the pick of the Australian bowlers on this tour. The paceman once again provided his team an early breakthrough in the last game and his four overs are going to be very crucial for Australia.
Recent Form
Australia have now lost three out of the four T20 internationals they have played this year. Although they have done well when it comes to bowling, it is their middle-order batting that has been letting them down in the shortest version of the game.
Australia Predicted Playing 11
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David Warner (c), Moises Henriques, Aaron Finch, Tim Paine (wk), Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell/Marcus Stoinis, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Travis Head, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
India: W W L W W
Australia: L W L L W
India vs Australia Head to Head
India have now defeated Australia in their last seven T20I encounters and this will serve as a big psychological boost for the hosts ahead of the second match. Australia last won a T20 international against India in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 at Colombo, Sri Lanka.
India vs Australia 2nd T20 Betting Odds
India produced another fine performance against the Australians and have drawn first blood in this three-game series. Their bowlers are doing a fantastic job and the visitors are having a hard time reading the Indian spinners. The hosts, unsurprisingly, are favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the second T20 international at best odds of 1.62 with 1xbet and 1.53 with Bet365. Australia will be under a lot of pressure as they need to win this game to keep the series alive. They begin underdogs for this game at 2.58 with Betfair and 2.50 with Bet365.
India vs Australia 2nd T20 Prediction
The Aussies have straight away been put under the pump and they will now have to deal with the pressure of a must-win situation. They have lost Steven Smith which means that they now rely way too much on the likes of Finch and Warner to do the job with the bat. Bowling also depends heavily on only one man, Coulter-Nile, with the others not causing much problems for the Indian batsmen. Another thing that will dent Australia's confidence is that they have not been able to win a T20I against India in their previous seven attempts. India are clearly looking the better side and so we predict them to emerge victorious in this match.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat Australia in the second T20 at 1.62 with 1xbet and 1.53 with Bet365.
Oct 10, 2017
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Barsapara Cricket Stadium - Guwahati, India
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