INDIA WIN BY 27 RUNS, SEAL SERIES 2-0

 Aus 157-8 (20 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Ashwin to finish off his spell too. Wade keeps Australia's slim hopes alive as he gives Ashwin the charge and lofts him over midwicket for a six but the off-spinner makes a good comeback with two dot balls.

He finishes with good figures of one for 27 in four overs, while Jadeja had claimed two for 32 in his four overs as the two spinners once again impressed with the ball.

Nehra to bowl the 19th over, with Australia needing 40 runs from 12 balls for victory.

John Hastings takes a single from the first ball and Wade also manages a single from the next delivery. Infact, the two batsmen can only manage singles from the rest of the over.

A six needed off each delivery of the final over for victory for Australia, with 36 needed from six balls.

The young Bumrah to bowl the final over of the match. The first ball is a yorker which Wade drives down the ground for one.

The next ball is another quick yorker as Hastings fails to keep it out and is bowled for four.

Bumrah foxes Tye with a slower ball before he slaps the fourth ball through the covers for a four.

The last ball is a quick yorker as Tye is beaten. The last ball is on the mark as Bumrah breaches through Tye's defences to bowl him.

Australia finish on 157 for eight in their 20 overs to lose by 27 runs. India clinch the three-match T20I series 2-0 to make a strong comeback after being outplayed in the ODIs.

 Aus 137-6 (17 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Australia's last hope seems to have finished as captain Finch is run out attempting a quick single.

He walks back after a splendid innings of 74 from 48 balls to leave Australia in further strife at 124 for five in 15.2 overs.

The wickets keep tumbling for the Aussies, who have not hit a single boundary in the last three overs.

Ashwin concedes just two runs in his third over, leaving Australia to get 59 runs from the last four overs for victory.

Dhoni going for the kill as he brings back Jadeja, to bowl his fourth and final over.

Three singles from the first three deliveries before Faulkner heaves a length ball over midwicket for a six.

The next ball is a yorker which beats Faulkner and even keeper Dhoni for a couple of byes.

He goes after the last ball, getting an inside edge which deflects off Dhoni's pads onto the stumps. There is an appeal for stumping as Faulkner's backfoot went up in the air and he fails to get it back in time.

That is a freak dismissal as Faulkner walks back for 10 to leave Australia on 137 for six in 17 overs, with another 48 needed from three overs for victory.

 Aus 124-4 (15 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Jadeja comes back into the attack. Watson looks to smash it back but Jadeja pulls off a stunning catch on his follow through.

Watson walks back for 15 as Australia are reduced to 121 for four in the 15th over.

That was smashed as powerfully as can be but Jadeja plucks it out of thin, the reaction time was 0.455 seconds and Watson can't believe that the bowler actually held on to it.

Australia are losing the plot and captain Finch, who is batting on 74 from 48 balls, holds the key. They need another 61 runs from the last five overs for victory.

 Aus 119-3 (14 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Shane Watson gets off the mark with a four as he gets a thick outside edge, looking to drive Pandya through the off-side. A few balls later, Pandya again drifts wide as Watson opens the face of the bat and this time gets it off the middle through the gap between short thirdman and point for another boundary.

Two runs from the last ball as Pandya concedes 13 runs his second over.

Australia have reached 115 for three in 13 overs, needing another 70 runs from the last seven overs for victory.

Yuvraj to continue as India manage to build the pressure by drying up the boundaries. Finch gets a single from the second ball before Watson plays two dot balls and strokes the fifth ball down to long-on for one.

Finch taps the last ball towards midwicket and calls his partner for two runs.

Yuvraj gives away just four runs in his second over, his figures read one for seven in two overs.

 Aus 102-3 (12 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Part-time left-arm spinner Yuvraj Singh comes into the attack. New batsman Glenn Maxwell takes a single from the first ball and Finch gets a single two balls later.

Maxwell comes down the track but is beaten in the flight as Dhoni completes a regulation stump.

Maxwell walks back for one to leave Australia in a spot of bother at 101 for three in the 12th over, losing three wickets in the last three overs.

A dream start from Yuvraj, who has not got a bat in the two matches, as he takes the wicket of the dangerous Maxwell while conceding just three runs in his first over.

 Aus 99-2 (11 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Medium pacer Hardik Pandya comes into the attack. Chris Lynn takes a single from the first ball and Finch gets two on the leg side. He attempts a quick single off the next and struggles to make his crease but Jadeja at point fails to get the direct hit.

Lynn has a wild swing but only manages a top edge which goes high and is caught by Dhoni behind the stumps.

Lynn walks back for two as Australia are reduced to 99 for two in 12 overs, losing two wickets in the space of seven deliveries.

 Aus 95-1 (10 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Finch going after the spinners. He pulls Jadeja over midwicket as substitute Umesh Yadav makes a brilliant effort on the ropes but ends up flicking it over the ropes for a six.

The singles are coming fairly easily for the Australians as Jadeja gives away 11 in his second over.

Finch mishits Ashwin on the leg side but substitute Rishi Dhawan at deep square leg reacts late and is unable to hold on to the catch.

The next ball is hit straight into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan at deep midwicket by Finch but the fielder puts down the easiest of catches.

Ashwin gets the wicket he so much deserved as Marsh holes out to Hardik Pandya at long-on to fall for 23 after putting on 95 runs for the opening wicket with Finch.

Australia are 95 for one in 10 overs, needing another 90 from the remaining 60 balls for victory.

Finch is playing a blinder, he has smashed his way to 65 from 36 balls, with the help of eight fours and two sixes.

 Aus 78-0 (8 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Dhoni introduces spin as left-armer Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Finch cuts the second ball past point for two runs and gets a single from the next.

Dhoni misses a stumping off Marsh as the left-hander went for a big through midwicket but was beaten. Two singles from the last two balls make it five runs from Jadeja's first over.

Spin from both ends as Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack. Finch targets him straightaway as he heaves the first ball over midwicket for a six.

That brings up Finch's half-century from just 27 balls, having hit eight fours and a six.

Ashwin bowls a leg side wide which Dhoni fails to collect to concede another extra run. Three more singles make it 11 runs from Ashwin's first over with Australia racing to 78 for no loss in eight overs.

 Aus 62-0 (6 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Nehra goes for more runs in his third over. Finch turns the second ball on the leg side for two runs and repeats the shot three balls later for the same result. The last ball is wide as Finch hammers it past point for a four to get 10 runs from the over.

Bumrah continues as Dhoni decides against bringing in a spinner in the Powerplay.

Bumrah bowls a short ball which Marsh pulls through the leg side for a four to take Australia past the 50-run mark, in the sixth over.

Two balls later, Finch gets a short ball which he despatches over the leg side for another four. A wide half-volley is sent crashing through the covers for the third boundary of the over by Finch.

He nudges the last ball for a single as Australia race to 60 for no loss in six overs.

Finch has raced to 43 from 22 balls, while Marsh has made 16 from 14 balls.

 Aus 38-0 (4 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

Marsh pulls a short ball from Nehra through midwicket as Hardik Pandya gives good chase and manages to keep it inside the ropes with a sliding effort to keep it down to three.

Nehra then bowls a full delivery on the pads which Finch guides fine on the leg side for a four.

Poor bowling by Nehra as drops short and Finch pulls it comfortably through midwicket for another four.

The last ball is again on the pads as Finch flicks it past short fine leg to make it a hat-trick of fours.

Nehra concedes 16 runs in his second over as Australia race to 30 for no loss in three overs.

Finch goes after a short ball from Bumrah but gets a top edge which flies over the wicketkeeper for a four.

Marsh opens the face of the bat and looks to steer it fine but Dhoni makes a good diving stop to his left.

Bumrah bowls a beauty, cutting Marsh into half, who plays all over it. That was bowled at 140 kmph, as it skidded off the surface and Marsh had no idea about it.

The next ball bounces a bit more as Finch defends it awkwardly before stealing a quick single.

 Aus 14-0 (2 ovs) vs India 184-3 | SCORECARD

India's 184 for three is the highest total in a T20 International match at the MCG, beating the 182 for nine made by Australia against South Africa in January 2009.

The experienced Ashish Nehra to open the bowling for India. Finch takes a single from the first ball before Shaun Marsh gets a leg bye two balls later. Two more singles as Australia get just four runs from the first over of the innings.

Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the second over. He starts with a short ball which Marsh pulls through midwicket for a boundary. However, two balls late,r he misses an easy scoring opportunity as he cuts a short wide delivery to the fielder at point.

He drives the fourth ball down the ground but Kohli at mid-off makes a good diving stop to keep it down to one and save some runs.

Finch punches the fifth ball down the ground past mid-on for a four followed by a single to retain strike.

 India 184-3 (20 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Debutan Tye to bowl the final over of the innings. Kohli comes down the track and drives the ball in style through the covers for a four to race to his fifty, from 29 balls.

He comes down the track to the next ball but can drive a high full toss down to long-off for two runs followed by a single to the same region.

Dhoni looks for the big hit down the ground but can't beat the fielder at long-off. He falls for a quick 14 from nine balls to become Tye's first wicket in international cricket.

Kohli drives the fifth ball down the long-on and Suresh Raina is selfless enough to come back for two runs. However, Kohli can get only a single from the last ball to the fielder at long-on.

Kohli finishes unbeaten on a splendid knock of 59 not out from 33 balls for his second successive half-century. He had blazed 90 from 55 balls in the first T20 match at Adelaide.

Kohli's superb batting enables India to post a huge 184 for three in their 20 overs.

 India 174-2 (19 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Faulkner to bowl the 19th over. He starts with a wide before Dhoni smashes the next ball powerfully over the bowler, who somehow manages to get out of the way, for a boundary.

Kohli slices a short ball over point but gets just a single as he slips at the non-striker's end.

Dhoni is unable to get the next ball away as he gets just a single on the off-side.

Faulkner bowls a slower bouncer as Kohli somehow gets his bat at it for a single to fine leg.

Excellent over under the circumstances as Faulkner concedes just eight from the over.

 India 166-2 (18 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Tye is back into the attack. Meanwhile, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni promotes himself to No. 4 ahead of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina.

Kohli defends the first ball before taking a single from the next ball to midwicket.

Dhoni cuts the third ball over point as the fielder at thirdman fails to collect it cleanly to give away two runs followed by a single.

Kohli makes room and drives the fifth ball, which is full, past the fielder at point for a four to take India past the 150-run mark, in the 17th over. He takes a single from the last ball to retain strike.

Kohli drives Boland to deep midwicket where Glenn Maxwell of all people misfields to give away two runs. He does the same off the next delivery to get two more runs before making room and slicing the third ball over the thirdman region for a four and collects a single from the next ball.

Boland bowls a waist-high full toss to Dhoni, who pulls it square for a four. Kohli is unhappy that the umpires have not called it a no-ball for height.

Dhoni drives the last ball down to long-off for a single as 14 runs come from the over.

India are sitting pretty on 166 for two in 18 overs with Kohli on 47 from 26 balls and Dhoni on eight from four balls.

 India 143-2 (16 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Rohit looks to loft Boland down the ground but gets it off the outside half of the bat for two runs on the off-side followed bye one.

Kohli flicks the third ball through midwicket for two runs and smashes the next delivery over long-off for a six.

Boland manages to fox Kohli with a slower ball as he makes room and looks for another big hit. He retains strike with a single from the last ball.

Watson, who has bowled two overs for eight runs, comes back. Kohli charges down the track to the first ball and gets it in the gap between long-off and sweeper cover for a four to race to 29 from 15 balls.

The next ball is a yorker but Kohli still manages to defend it and steal a quick single before Rohit does the same.

Watson bowls a bouncer as Kohli swats it to long-on for one and Rohit also picks a single.

However, against the run of play India lose the wicket of Rohit, who is run out after a huge misunderstanding with his partner Kohli.

Kohli flicked it to deep midwicket as Rohit came back for the second only to see his partner rooted to the crease.

Rohit walked back disappointed after a superb innings of 60 from 47 balls, having hit five fours and two sixes, after he had put on 46 runs from 30 balls for the second wicket.

 India 122-1 (14 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Tye is back as Australia continue their juggle their bowlers. Rohit gets a leg bye from the first ball before Kohli takes two runs to thirdman after two dot balls.

Two more singles make it five runs from the over. Tye has started well on his debut to concede just nine runs from two overs.

Hastings is back. Kohli is beaten as he attempts to cut a short wide delivery but connects with the next, to hit it over point for a four. He lofts the next ball over the covers for another boundary.

Hastings bowls a bouncer as Kohli tries the ramp shot but fails to make connection. He comes down the track to the last ball and lofts it over the off-side for the third four of the over.

The in-form Kohli is on the charge right from the start, racing to 16 from 10 balls with the help of three fours.

India have raced to 122 for one in 14 overs, scoring at nearly nine runs per over.

 India 104-1 (12 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Watson comes back. Rohit opens the face of the bat and steers the second ball fine on the off-side for a four to race to his fifty from 37 balls.

He takes a single from the next ball before new batsman Virat Kohli also takes one to get off the mark.

Watson bowls a quick bouncer which Rohit looks to pull but fails to make connection. He follows it with a low full toss, which Matthew Hayden refers to 'he's gone the other way, from the nose to the toes' which Rohit drives to long-on for just a single.

 India 97-1 (11 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Rohit goes after Maxwell as he lofts the first ball back over his head for another big six. He gently taps the second ball on the leg side and comes back for two runs.

Three singles from the next three balls before Maxwell makes the crucial breakthrough with the key wicket of Dhawan.

The left-hander, who made 42 from 32 balls, attempted the reverse sweep but hit it straight to the fielder at point.

However, India are looking set for a huge score at MCG as they race to 97 for one in 11 overs.

 India 86-0 (10 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Part-time off-spinner Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack. He makes a tidy start, giving away six singles, to deny the Indians a boundary in his over.

Boland, who bowled a good first over, comes back. He sends down another good over, giving away just three singles but India are sitting pretty on 86 for no loss in 10 overs with Dhawan on 41 from 30 balls and Rohit on 37 from 31 balls.

 India 77-0 (8 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Faulkner, who was hit for 15 runs in his first over, continues. And India's openers continue to attack the left-arm pacer.

Dhawan is beaten off the first ball outside the off-stump but two balls later comes down the track and lofts it over mid-on for a four.

Faulkner tries the bouncer but Dhawan gets under it and plays the ramp shot over the wicketkeeper and the timing carries it all the way for a six.

Two singles from the last two balls make it 12 runs from the over as India continue their charge.

A desperate Australia introduce off-spinner Nathan Lyon into the attack. Rohit takes a single from the first ball before Dhawan turns the next on the leg side for two runs.

Lyon bowls a high full toss to Dhawan, who gets a single, and the bowler is penalized with a no-ball gifting India a free hit.

Rohit needs no second invitation as Lyon bowls a half-volley which is carted into the stands over long-on for a six.

Smart bowling from Dhawan as he again taps Lyon to midwicket for two runs as the bowler himself has to run to his left and field the ball.

A single from the last ball makes it 15 runs from the over as India race to 77 for no loss in eight overs.

Rohit has stroked his way to 32 from 25 balls, while Dhawan has smashed 37 from 24 balls, with the duo having hit a combined seven fours and three sixes.

India were 12 for no loss in three overs but have smashed 65 runs from the next five overs to put the Australian bowlers under pressure.

 India 50-0 (6 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Pacer Andrew Tye comes into the attack as Australia are desperate to make a breakthrough.

Rohit targets him straightaway as he looks to loft the first ball down the ground but gets it off the inside half of the bat to get two runs to midwicket.

The next ball bounces a bit more than expected striking Rohit on the gloves for a single followed by a single to Dhawan.

Two more runs takes India past the 50-run mark, in the sixth over.

Rohit struggled at the start, before hitting 23 from 21 balls, while Dhawan has smashed 20 from 15 balls.

 India 44-0 (5 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Left-armer James Faulkner comes into the attack, replacing Boland, who bowled a good first over.

Rohit shuffles across and paddles the first ball uppishly fine on the leg side for a four. Two singles before Rohit lofts Faulkner straight down the ground, over mid-off for another boundary.

A low full toss from Faulkner is cheekily steered past short thirdman by Rohit for his third four of the over before he takes a risky single from the last ball.

India have smashed 32 runs from the last two overs to race to 44 for no loss in five overs.

 India 29-0 (4 ovs) vs Aus | SCORECARD

John Hastings to bowl the second over. He starts with a poor delivery, on the pads, as Shikhar Dhawan nudges it fine on the leg side for a four to get off the mark.

He defends the next four balls before stealing a quick single from the last ball to retain strike.

Debutant Scott Boland comes into the attack, replacing Watson, who bowled just one over with the new ball.

Dhawan looks to pull the first ball but misses and takes a leg bye. Rohit goes for the big drive outside the off-stump but is beaten before he taps the fifth ball to midwicket for one.

Dhawan has a huge swing at the last ball but misses it completely.

India's openers have missed more than they have connected in the first three overs, scoring just 12 runs.

India go after Hastings, in his second over. A short wide delivery is hit through the covers for a four by Rohit before takes a single.

Dhawan comes down the track and makes room before he crashes it through the off-side for a four. The next ball is heaved over the midwicket fence by the left-hander for a mighty six before driving the fifth ball through the covers for two runs as India race to 29 for no loss in four overs.

 India 5-0 (1 ov) vs Aus | SCORECARD

Veteran Shane Watson to open the bowling for Australia. Rohit defends the first ball but is beaten by the next as the ball moves away enough. Watson bowls a leg side wide to get India off the mark before Rohit is beaten again as he goes for another big drive.

Watson again drifts on the pads and this time Rohit tries to glance it fine but gets it off his pads for four leg byes.

Meanwhile, India have decided against experimenting with their team and victory is their sole priority as they retain the same playing eleven which won the first match in Adelaide.

An inexperienced bowling attack for Australia with Chris Boland, Andrew Tye and Nathan Lyon making their T20 International debuts.

Check out Australia's playing eleven: Aaron Finch (captain), Shaun Marsh, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade (w/k), James Faulkner, John Hastings, Chris Boland, Andrew Tye and Nathan Lyon.

Australia captain Aaron Finch has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the second T20I at the MCG.

Australia have made as many as six changes including three debutants which Finch can't even remember at the toss. But the big news is that David Warner and Steve Smith have been rested, while Glenn Maxwell makes a comeback after recovering from his injury.

High on confidence after winning the first Twenty20 International, India will look to press home the advantage and seal the three-match series when they take on Australia in the second T20 in Melbourne, later today.

Having won the first match of the three-T20I series by 37 runs, in Adelaide, to take a 1-0 lead, India find themselves ahead of the hosts for the first time on the tour, a position of confidence they did not enjoy for the duration of the One-Day International series.

Winning the last ODI in Sydney provided some relief to the beleaguered tourists, and then the victory in the previous match in Adelaide has given their last week on tour some impetus.

Hitting the right balance for the playing eleven was a concern for the Indian team. They tried doing so earlier in the series, bringing in Gurkeerat Mann and Rishi Dhawan, and leaving out the additional spinner.

Two spinners in the team did not provide captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni the control he needed in the middle overs, and though that change in selection did not bring about the desired results, the youngsters impressed enough to stay on for the T20Is.

Ravichandran Ashwin duly returned to the side and along with Ravindra Jadeja gave a precursor of things to come in the sub-continent in the next two months.

And with Jasprit Bumrah impressing on debut, it gave the management further confidence to draft in Hardik Pandya as well, banking on extra overs that Yuvraj-Raina could bowl if need be.

The skipper happily accepted a problem of plenty post the Adelaide victory, but failed to specify just how he intended to sort this one.

Given that he is expected to go in with the same eleven, the onus thus lies on Yuvraj and Raina to make sure he doesn't need to.  

Raina looked rusty in his 34-ball 41-run knock at the Adelaide Oval, and it was only Virat Kohli's efforts that did not allow pressure to shift back to the Indian batting in the last 10 overs.