Melbourne, Oct. 31 -- Australia held their nerve to edge past India by 4 wickets in the second T20I at the MCG today.
It was a contest with twists and turns, moments to savour, and plenty of drama along the way.
India's innings never quite took off. They managed 125 all out in 18.4 overs despite a sparkling 68 from Abhishek Sharma.
Harshit Rana chipped in with 35, but the top order- Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, and Tilak Varma-fell like dominoes under pressure.
Joshi Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis, and Xavier Bartlett bowled with precision, and the Australians' alert fielding produced runouts of Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah, highlighting India's occasional lapses in judgment.
Abhishek Sharma was the star of the show, cutting...