IND vs AUS: Team India arrives in Trivandrum ahead of second T20I vs Australia
Following a thrilling T20I match in Visakhapatnam, the Indian and Australian cricket squads have arrived.
In Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram for the second T20I of the five-match series, scheduled to be held at Greenfield Stadium on November 26. According to the Kerala Cricket Association, the teams will practice at the match venue, Sports Hub in Karyavattom, on Saturday.
Stand-in India captain Suryakumar Yadav, who played a sensational 80-run knock in India’s last-over two-wicket win over Australia, was spotted checking in with his teammates on Friday evening. Meanwhile, the Matthew Wade-led Australian team has also reached Kerala’s capital city.
In a thrilling series opener on Thursday, Josh Inglis hammered Australia’s joint-fastest century in T20 Internationals before Suryakumar Yadav starred with the bat to help India secure a two-wicket victory. After being put in to bat, Australia notched up an impressive total after Inglis struck 11 fours and eight sixes in his 110 off 50 balls.
Suryakumar, captaining India for the first time, played a blistering knock of 80 as the hosts chased down 208 in Visakhapatnam, avenging their bitter loss to Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday. Ishan Kishan (58) and Suryakumar (80) shared a 112-run stand, but India lost momentum after both players were dismissed, and the chase came down to the penultimate ball of the contest, when Rinku Singh kept his cool to guide his team over the line.
“Credit goes to (Suryakumar) for the way he played. He was taking on the bowlers,” Kishan said. “The communication was very good. I’m really happy because it’s a young side. We’ll make mistakes, but hopefully we’ll come back stronger as a bowling unit.”
The Indian team is anticipated to have the same lineup that played in the first T20 encounter in Visakhapatnam. The match is currently being prepared. The third match of the T20 series will be held at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, November 28.