2nd T20i : Axar Patel's 2 for 13 followed by RG Sharma's quick 20 balls 46* runs powered India to upset Australia by 6 wkts

2nd twenty20 international match of t20i match series played between India vs Australia at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Match delayed by rain and cut to 8 overs per side. India won the toss and put Australia into bat first. Australia with Aaron Finch's quick 15 balls 31 runs and Matthew Wade's firing 20 balls 43* runs set good target of 91 runs for India to get. Axar Patel bowled well and took 2 wickets in his 2 overs spending just 13 runs.

Following huge target of 91 runs, India with wonderful bating performances made chase in 7.2 overs and won the match comprehensively by 6 wickets. Rohit Sharma with 20 balls quick and unbeaten 46 runs were top scorer for India. Rohit Sharma declared man of the match for quick 46 unbeaten runs. 3-match t20i series level 1-1 as well.

Man of the match :- Rohit Sharma (Ind)

India vs Australia 2nd t20i scorecard Toss : India won and field first Result : India won by 6 wkts Man of The Match : Rohit Sharma (Ind) Series - 3 match series level 1-1   Australia 1st Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Aaron Finch (c) b Bumrah 31 15 4 1 206.66   Cameron Green run out (Kohli/AR Patel) 5 4 1 0 125.00   Glenn Maxwell b AR Patel 0 1 0 0 0.00   Tim David b AR Patel 2 3 0 0 66.66   Matthew Wade (w) not out 43 20 4 3 215.00   Steven Smith run out (HV Patel) 7 5 1 0 140.00   Sean Abbott               Pat Cummins               Daniel Sams               Adam Zampa               Josh Hazlewood                               Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2           Total (8.0 overs) 90/5 RR: 11.25   India       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Hardik Pandya 1 0 10 0 0 0 10.00   Axar Patel 2 0 13 2 0 0 6.50   Yuzvendra Chahal 1 0 12 0 0 0 12.00   Jasprit Bumrah 2 0 22 1 0 1 11.00   Harshal Patel 2 0 32 0 0 0 16.00   India 2nd Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   KL Rahul b Zampa 10 6 0 1 166.66   Rohit Sharma (c) not out 46 20 4 4 230.00   Virat Kohli b Zampa 11 6 2 0 183.33   Suryakumar Yadav lbw b Zampa 0 1 0 0 0.00   Hardik Pandya c Finch b Cummins 9 9 1 0 100.00   Dinesh Karthik not out 10 2 1 1 500.00   Rishabh Pant (w)               Harshal Patel               Axar Patel               Jasprit Bumrah               Yuzvendra Chahal                               Extras (b 1, lb 1, w 4) 6           Total (7.2 overs) 92/4 RR: 12.54   Australia       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Josh Hazlewood 1 0 20 0 0 0 20.00   Pat Cummins 2 0 23 1 0 3 11.50   Adam Zampa 2 0 16 3 0 0 8.00   Daniel Sams 1.2 0 20 0 0 0 15.00   Sean Abbott 1 0 11 0 0 1 11.00