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IND vs AUS 2nd T20I: Head-to-Head, Playing XI, Players List, Match Prediction, Pitch Report | India vs Australia

India Men's Cricket Team and Australia Men's Cricket Team will be playing the 2nd T20I match of this series at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, East Australia.

India Men's Cricket Team and Australia Men's Cricket Team will be playing the 2nd T20I match of this series at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, East Australia. Both teams have plenty of talented players and excellent firepower, so it’s going to be an exciting match between India and Australia.

The first T20I match was washed out due to rain in Canberra but we still have four games. The Indian Men’s Cricket Team played decent cricket in the first T20I, whereas the Australia Men’s Cricket Team will be looking to do better with the ball against an explosive Indian batting line-up.

IND vs AUS 2nd T20I Match Details:

Match Between: India Men’s National Cricket Team vs Australia Men’s National Cricket Team 

Date: October 31, 2025

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne

Time: 1:45 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & Jio Hostar app (India & Sri Lanka), Fox Cricket & Kayo Sports (Australia), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan), Willow TV (USA & Canada), Sky TV (New Zealand).

India vs Australia Head-to-Head T20I:

Matches

India Won

Australia Won

33

20

11

IND vs AUS Playing XI [Expected]:

India Playing XI

Australia Playing XI

Shubman Gill (C)

Mitchell Marsh (C)

Abhishek Sharma

Travis Head

Suryakumar Yadav

Josh Inglis

Tilak Verma

Tim David

Sanju Samson

Mitchell Owen

Shivam Dube

Marcus Stoinis

Axar Patel

Harshit Rana

Xavier Bartlett

Kuldeep Yadav

Josh Hazlewood

Varun Chakravarthy

Nathan Ellis

Jasprit Bumrah

Matthew Kuhnemann

Melbourne Cricket Ground Pitch Report:

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is known for its balanced surface, which is helpful for both batters and bowlers. Pacers can expect some bounce and movement in the early overs, but as the game progresses, spinners will come into action. But, Batters are mostly expected to dominate in this game.

India vs Austalia Today Match Prediction:

India Men’s Cricket Team and the Australia Men’s Cricket have plenty of quality players and they have proven in the past. Both teams are the two best T20I teams in the world, and it’s going to be a close contest.

However, India leads the head-to-head records but Australia have home advantage. Overall, this game is in both hands, but the India Men’s Cricket Team is expected to dominate the Australia Men’s Cricket Team.

India Men’s National Cricket Team T20I Squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.

Australia Men’s National Cricket Team T20I Squad:

Mitchell Marsh (Captain), Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (Match 4-5), Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Hazlewood (Match 1-2), Glenn Maxwell (Match 3-5), Matthew Kuhnemann,  Sean Abbott (Match 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Mahli Beardman (Match 3-5), Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Nathan Ellis.

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Amit Patel
Written by Amit Patel