India had a terrible run in the first T20 against Australia at Mohali. India got outplayed despite posting 209 runs on the board. Again the death bowling ultimately failed to live up to the expectations and Australia had a facile win. India will again be locking horns against the Kangaroos in the second T20 which will take place on Friday in Nagpur. The Indian team will be looking to bolster their bowling department by including Jasprit Bumrah in the playing XI and it will be interesting to see if he makes a comeback or not.
"Absolutely, he is ready, nothing to worry about", Suryakumar said on Bumrah.
"Actually after the last game, we didn't have any discussion but as you have seen last day the match went on long and there was also dew, and you also have to give credit to them, they kept attacking, we are trying our best," he added. On the other hand, Aaron Finch's Australia would be looking to secure the three-match T20I series against India on Friday.
He also spoke on Harshal Patel and stated, "Harshal's slower balls and his different variations are really deceptive and he has just come from an injury, so this much benefit of the doubt should be allowed."
Pitch report:
The pitch of Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium is batsman-friendly. The average first innings score is 150 runs in T20I matches.
Predicted XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Australia: Aaron Finch (c), Cameron Green, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.