Nagpur, India: India won the toss and chose to bowl against Australia for Friday’s second T20 in Nagpur after a wet outfield delayed the start and cut play to eight overs a side.
Rohit Sharma’s men lost the first in the three-match series against the visitors by four wickets on Tuesday after Australian Matthew Wade’s blistering 21-ball 45 helped the visitors chase down the formidable 209-run victory target.
The hosts made two changes in the shortened game, with the return of their pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant in place of pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav.
Australia also made two changes, with Daniel Sams replacing Nathan Ellis and Sean Abbott coming in for Josh Inglis. — AFP
