The second and final T20 International between Australia and India to be played on February 03, 2012 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne. The game begins at 14:05 IST. Australia made it 1-0 with a comfortable win over Indiaat ANZ Stadium on Wednesday night.
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, In the four T20 internationals played here, Australia have emerged victorious each time.
Australia hardly put a foot wrong in their 31-run win against India at Sydney. Matthew Wade and David Hussey propelled the hosts to a competitive score of 171 after which their bowlers managed to restrict the Indians to a paltry 140.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side’s failure to capitalise on a good start was one of the reasons for the visitors’ 31-run loss to Australia in the first Twenty20.
Played Squad :
Australia:
George Bailey (capt), David Warner, Travis Birt, Daniel Christian, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, David Hussey, Brett Lee, Clint McKay, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Matthew Wade and Brad Hogg.
India:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt.), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel, Rahul Sharma, Zaheer Khan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja and Manoj Tiwary.






