Team India will take a call on injured openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan before the final ODI in Bengaluru on Sunday itself. While Dhawan didn't come out to field due to a blow on his rib cage while batting, Rohit walked off in the 43rd over of the Australia innings after a shoulder injury.
India got their batting combination right for the second ODI, a fair comment considering the way K L Rahul seized the opportunity in his new batting position number five
India made two changes in their playing 11, bringing in Manish Pandey for Rishabh Pant while Navdeep Saini comes in for Shardul. Check India vs Australia 2nd ODI Live score, match commentary here
K L Rahul, who took the gloves in Pant's absence during Australia innings, is likely to retain his place, but as wicket keeper in India playing 11
India will go the second ODI 0-1 down after Australia registered a 10-wicket win in the lung-opener at Mumbai, courtesy David Warner and Aaron Finch, who hit unbeaten hundreds.
Shikhar Dhawan hit a half-century before Australia pulled things back to bowl India out for 255 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Check India vs Australia 1st ODI Live and match commentary here
Sent into bat, India rode on K L Rahul (54 off 36) and Shikhar Dhawan's (52 off 36) 97-run opening stand to post a challenging 201 for six in their allotted 20 overs.
India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm (IST)
An inexperienced Sri Lanka was no match for India in Indore and considering that, a case could be made for the inclusion of Pandey and Samson
Dhawan, is a proven performer in limited-overs cricket but with age on Rahul's side, time is running out for the easy-going Delhi-based cricketer to cement his place for the T20 World Cup
The convincing win gave the hosts an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match series
Dhawan scratched his way to a 30-ball-32 while Rahul struck a 32-ball 45 as India chased down a modest target of 143 in the second T20 against Sri Lanka
Dhawan sustained a deep gash on his knee during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game and was subsequently ruled out of the three-match T20 series where Sanju Samson came in as a replacement
Dhawan had suffered a deep cut on his left knee during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game against Maharashtra in Surat, says BCCI release
In the last 13 months, India have played the West Indies in six T20 Internationals with the hosts coming up trumps every single time
While the Indian batting line-up will get a major fillip with Kohli's return to the T20 side, West Indies batsmen will look up to the experience of Pollard as they face Indian bowlers
In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, the series will provide K L Rahul, who holds a good record in T20s, a very good opportunity to secure his place as Rohit Sharma's partner up the order.
Asked if it will be about one between him and Rohit Sharma playing anchor as the other attacks, Dhawan answered in the negative.
India have not had the kind of success in T20s as they have enjoyed in the other two formats of late and that is evident from the results this year