Overview
- Mitchell Marsh won the toss and chose to field, leaving Australia a chase that would clinch the three-match series after their rain-affected win in Perth gave them a 1–0 lead.
- Rohit Sharma top-scored with 73 off 97 and Shreyas Iyer added 61 in a 118-run stand as India reached 264/9; Axar Patel contributed 44.
- Virat Kohli fell lbw for a four-ball duck to Xavier Bartlett, marking the first back-to-back ODI ducks of his career.
- Adam Zampa led Australia’s bowling with 4/60, while Bartlett struck early to remove Shubman Gill (9) and Kohli; Australia recalled Alex Carey and Zampa, and handed Bartlett a spot as Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Ellis made way.
- India retained the same XI with Kuldeep Yadav omitted and Nitish Kumar Reddy kept as the seam-bowling all-rounder, as selection balance and veteran form continue to draw scrutiny; in parallel, India’s women face must-win World Cup group games and mounting sexist abuse after three straight losses.