Hello and welcome to today's coverage of the 2nd India vs Australia ODI. After the hosts took a 1-0 lead in Mohali, the action shifts to Indore.
KL Rahul-led India will look to win today's match and take an unassailable lead in the three-match series over the Pat Cummins-led Australian side.
While there were a lot of positives from the opening game - with Mohammed Shami picking up a fifer and Suryakumar Yadav scoring a fifty in the ODI format - the second match will provide R Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer a chance to make their mark ahead of the ODI World Cup. With the showpiece event less than two weeks awat. today's game will be important for the pair to show their mettle in the ODI format after failing to impressing in the previous match. While Iyer, returning from injury - fell cheaply will eye some runs, Ashwin - who made a comeback to the 50-over format in the first match will look to get some wickets in the middle overs.
Despite missing four of the first XI players, India put up an impressive show and will look to pick up a comfortable series win when the match gets underway at the Holkar Stadium, which usually produces high-scoring games.
With the Men in Blue looking to get their final answers ahead of the showpiece event, it'll be interesting to see today's playing XI. Will Washington Sundary get a chance - that would mean Ashwin would warm the bench. Stay tuned as we bring you the updates from the 2nd ODI.
Meanwhile, just prior to the toss, BCCI announced that Jasprit Bumrah did not travel with the team to Indore and has been given a break. He will join the side for the final match in Rajkot. Mukesh Kumar has joined as Bumrah's replacemet.
Toss at 1:00pm IST. Match gets underway at 1:30pm IST at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
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