2nd ODI: Australia thrash India by 10 wickets

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Aus 121-0 (11 ovs) vs Ind 117 | Scorecard

Australia beat India by 10 wickets in the second ODI in Vizag to level three-match series 1-1.

Mitchell Starc grabbed five wickets and Sean Abbott took three as India were bundled out for 117 after being put in to bat.

Australia openers Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh made light work of the chase as they feasted on some average bowling by India to reach the target in just 11 overs.

Axar continues and Head gets back-to-back twos to bring up his half-century.

A single later, Marsh scores the winning runs with a four past point. Nine come off the over and Australia win by 10 wickets!

Australia now just 17 away as Kuldeep comes in the attack and he gets the same treatment as his fellow bowlers.

After starting with a dot, Marsh smashes the short ball for a six. A dot and a single later, Head pulls the ball to mid-wicket for a four!

A single to end the over as 12 come off it and now Australia need just 5 runs to win.

17:23 100 up for Australia

Aus 100-0 (9 ovs) vs Ind 117 | Scorecard

Axar continues and Head clobbers him for back-to-back fours in the over as Australia bring up the 100.

Hardik in the attack now and he is welcomed with a huge six over long-off.

Two dots later, Marsh smashes the ball over mid-off for a six! The second of the over.

A slower, short ball is then banged over long-on for another six as Marsh brings up his 50 in 28 balls.

18 come off the over.

Axar brought into the attack and it's the same story. After Head starts the over with a single, Marsh drives the ball through the off side for a four!

A single to end the over as 6 come off it.

17:13 Head smashes Siraj for four fours in the over

Aus 66-0 (6 ovs) vs Ind 117 | Scorecard

Siraj continues and after a dot, Head hammers the ball through mid-wicket for a four!

He follows that up with another boundary off a pull to fine leg.

It's raining fours as Head top edges the ball over the keeper.

Head finds another boundary as he punches the ball through the off side for a four.

A single to end the over as 17 come off it.

Australia on the prowl here and there is just no let up as Shami continues and Marsh has tonked him for 2 sixes and a four as 16 come off the 5th over.

Siraj continues and Marsh starts the over with a scintillating cover drive for four to start the over.

He then takes single.

Three dots later, Siraj bowls a short bouncer, Head latches on to it and pulls it to fine leg for a four. 9 come off the over.

16:56 Head, Marsh get a move on

Aus 24-0 (3 ovs) vs Ind 117 | Scorecard

Shami continues and he starts with a wide.

A dot later, Marsh stands up and punches a slightly short ball through covers for a four.

Successive boundaries for Marsh who comes down the track and smashes it over mid-on for a four.

Marsh is then beaten off the inside edge. A wide and a dot later, Marsh ends the over with a single as 11 come off it.

Siraj opens the attack from the other end and starts with a wide.

A dot later, Head makes contact with one that is going down leg, he connects and plays it to square leg for a four.

Back-to-back fours for Head who slashes at the ball and it goes over cover for a four.

Head then taps it down and takes a single.

A dot later, Marsh gets off the mark and ends the over with a single as 11 come off it.

Travis Head and Mitch Marsh come out to chase 118 as Shami opens the attack for India.

After three dots, Shami bowls the wide down the leg side to help Australia open their account.

Head then gets off the mark with a single as he guides the ball to third man for a single. 2 come off the opening over.

16:00 Starc takes fifer

Ind 117 (26 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

India were dismissed for a paltry 117 in just 26 overs by Australia in the 2nd ODI in Vizag on Sunday.

Put in to bat, India lost wickets at regular intervals. Their inability to build partnerships was their undoing as Starc bowled with fire (5 for 53 off 8 overs) in conditions that assisted bowlers. He was ably supported by Abbott (3 wickets) and Ellis (2 wickets) who did well to stifle the hosts from the get go.

Starc continues and after a wide, Axar hit the bowler for back-to-back sixes either side of the wicket.

A dot and a single later, Siraj survives an LBW appeal as the review shows it was going above the stumps.

Siraj is bowled out next ball for a duck and India are all out for 117 in 26 overs.

Shami is the new man in and he edges the ball to the keeper for a duck.

India now 9 down!

Abbott continues and after a dot, Axar takes a single to the leg side.

A wide and a dot later, Abbott takes out Kuldeep pulls the short ball only to hand it to a fielder. He is out for 4 and India lose their 8th wicket.

Ellis continues and just a single comes off the over.

Abbott back in the attack and he is mixing his lengths here as Axar and Kuldeep take three singles in the over bringing up India's 100.

15:32 7th wicket down for India

Ind 97-7 (22 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Ellis continues and he is bowling lovely lengths here as 3 come off the over.

Zampa continues and he bowls a lovely over as just 2 come off it.

Kuldeep is the new man in and after a dot, he gets off the mark with a single. A dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Ellis continues and Axar starts the over with a single.

The bowler then strikes again as the next ball gets some extra bounce and it's a fuller ball and Jadeja pushes at it only to edge it to keeper Carey.

He is out for 16.

Leggie Zampa in the attack now and he gives four in the over as Jadeja and Axar rotate the strike.

Ellis continues and he bowls three wides and gives a single to Axar as four come off the over.

Starc back in the attack and a rare loose ball is dispatched by Axar for a four!

Jadeja and Axar rotate the strike a 9 runs come off it.

15:12 Kohli out for 31

Ind 73-6 (16 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Axar is the new man in and after two dots, Ellis oversteps. No ball called.

Axar gets off the mark with a single the next ball. A dot to end the over as 3 runs and a wicket come off it.

Nathan Ellis in the attack now and Jadeja starts the over with a single to extra cover.

Ellis strikes second ball as he hits Kohli full on the pads, nipping back a bit. Kohli tries to play across the line but is hit in front of the stumps. Big shout and the umpire raises the finger. Kohli decides against using the review and India lose another wicket and this one is massive as Kohli is out for 31 off 35.

Green continues and Jadeja and Kohli take 3 singles in the over.

Abbott continues and just two come in the over.

Drinks on the field now and Starc has made most use of the conditions to pick up 4 wickets, before Abbott got Australia's 5th.

India have a huge task ahead of them with Kohli expected to shoulder most of the responsibility.

Green back in the attack and after two dots, Kohli slashes at the ball past backward point where Ellis puts in the dive and saves three runs as just a single comes in the over as Jadeja plays out three dots.

Abbott continues and after two dots, Kohli plays the ball past slips to the third man boundary for a four.

A single and a wide later, Jadeja gets a lucky boundary as the ball gets the outside edge and runs past the slips for a four!

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.

Starc continues and Kohli and Jadeja rotate the strike to take 3 in the over.

14:37 Starc, Abott strike one after the other

Ind 51-5 (10 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Just when it felt like Kohli and Rahul were looking good and ready to put on a big partnership, Starc struck for his 4th wicket. And the next over saw Hardik walk back after a superb catch by Smith at slips.

Onus now on Kohli to revive India's innings.

Jadeja is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a couple as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Abott continues and after a dot, Smith goes diving to his right at slips to take a splendid catch and end Hardik's stay at the crease. Hardik edged a straightish delivery and the edge goes towards slips for Smith to complete a superb take.

Hardik is out for 1 and India have now lost half the side in 10 overs.

Hardik is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

A dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.

Starc continues and Kohli starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Rahul is struck on the pads in front of the stumps with no shot offered. The umpire signals out but Rahul decides to review, ball tracking shows the ball was hitting the pads in line of the stumps. India lose the review and Rahul is out cheaply for 9.

14:16 Look to rally India

Ind 47-3 (8 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Medium pacer Sean Abott is in the attack now and Kohli starts the over with a cut past point for a couple.

He then takes a single to third man.

Three dots later, Rahul takes a couple to end the over as 5 come off it.

Starc continues and he bowls a gift ball and Rahul is happy to just flick the ball down the leg side to open his account and the over with a four!

Rahul and Kohli then rotate the strike with singles and twos as 8 come off it.

Ind 34-3 (6 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Green continues and Kohli takes a couple in the over as he sees off the over safely as just the two come off it.

Rahul is the new man in and he plays out a dot. That is a double-wicket maiden from Starc.

Surya is the new man in.

Starc on the money again the next ball as he bowls the inswinger that goes thud into Suryakumar's pads and that is plumb. Big shout for LBW, umpire raises the finger. Surya doesn't take the review and India are now three down. Surya out for a golden duck.

Starc continues and he bowls quick and Rohit is happy to leave them.

He strikes off the fourth ball of the over as Rohit chases at a wide ball, gets the outside edge and is caught by Smith in the slips. He is out for 13 off 15.

13:57 He is in fine touch

Ind 32-1 (4 ovs) vs Aus | Scorecard

Green continues and the batters take three singles in the over.

Starc continues and Rohit starts the over with a single to the leg side.

Pitched up delivery next and Kohli gives it the treatment, driving it through mid-off for a four.

Two dots and a wide later, Kohli is beaten on the outside edge off a peach of a ball before Kohli flicks the ball through the leg side for a four as 10 come off it.

Green opens from the other end and Kohli starts the over with a single to backward point.

Rohit then flicks the next ball through the leg side for a four.

Two dots later, Rohit takes a single to backward square leg.

A wide later, Kohli ends the over with a beautiful cover drive as 11 come off it.

Kohli is the new man in and he starts with a single to the leg side.

A dot later, Rohit hits a four to backward square leg to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Rohit and Shubman are at the crease and Starc opens the attack for Australia. Rohit is on strike.

A wide to start proceedings before Rohit guides the ball down to third man for a single to get off the mark.

Two dots later, Shubman is out caught, he chases at a full and wide ball only to find Labuschagne at backward point. Shubman is out for a duck and India lose their first wicket.

13:11 India look to seal series

Australia captain Steve Smith has won the toss and elected to field in Vizag on Sunday.

Smith expects help from the pitch after it was covered following a small spell of rain in the morning.

Australia have made two changes while India also make two changes with Rohit replacing Ishan and Axar coming in for Shardul.

With Rohit Sharma back, India will look to seal the ODI series

Playing XIs:

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami

Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

India defeated Australia by five wickets in a low-scoring game at the Wankhede Stadium, with KL Rahul, who struggled to find form during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and was dropped for the third and fourth Tests, scoring a patient unbeaten 75 to steer the hosts to a convincing five-wicket victory.

India's batters have occasionally looked tentative against quality left-arm pacers, and facing Starc in the remaining two games should give them good practice in home conditions, with efforts focused towards making preparations for the World Cup in October-November.

While not much should be read into Kohli and Gill's below-par scores in the first ODI, Suryakumar not being able to find his mojo in the 50-over format is a reason for concern.

India's bowling did a tremendous job in Mumbai with pacers Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj flourishing on a pace-friendly Wankhede pitch but wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav could not make a strong impression.

However, the team management is not expected to tinker with the bowling line-up, with Pandya playing the role of a third seamer to perfection.

Australia want to try out different combinations during the series. On Friday, they went in with four all-rounders -- Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell -- and still couldn't trouble India much, which would be a concern for captain Steve Smith.

As a makeshift opener in the absence of David Warner, Marsh provided a rapid start with a 65-ball 81 but Australia lost the way in the middle overs, crashing from 129/2 to 188 all out against quality pace in Mumbai. The visitors lost six wickets for a meagre 19 runs despite having a deep batting line-up, something that they will look to work on.

Smith and Marnus Labuschagne may have encountered difficult pitches in the Test series but the wickets for ODIs in India are usually batter-friendly, and both the Aussie mainstays will be expected to do more.

Smith has not crossed the 50-run mark so far on this India tour. For someone who has a mountain of runs against India, the Australian stand-in skipper will look to end the drought.

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