India vs Australia, 2nd ODI Live Score: India look to bounce back after Mumbai horror show
India (IND) vs Australia (AUS) 2nd ODI, Live Cricket Score: After facing a 10-wicket defeat and experimenting with their batting order in Mumbai, India return to Rajkot to face Australia in the 2nd ODI to keep themselves alive in the 3-match series. Injured Rishabh Pant is out of the match and in his absence, KL Rahul is expected to keep the wickets. Skipper Virat Kohli is likely to return to No. 3 after admitting that the experimentation in the middle did not work for the team.
IND vs AUS: Visitors head into 2nd ODI as favorites
Australia's head-to-head record against India in 50-over cricket currently stands at 78-50. In India, Australia has won 30 ODIs while the hosts have managed 27 victories.
Another win for the Aussies today will ensure their 5h successive ODI victory against Virat Kohli's side and 2nd consecutive ODI series triumph in India after their 3-2 win back in March 2019.
India call up KS Bharat as cover for KL Rahul with Rishabh Pant out injured
Andhra Pradesh wicketkeeper KS Bharat has been called in as a backup option in the India ODI squad ahead of the second ODI against Australia due to the injury to Rishabh Pant. Bharat, 26, has played 74 first-class matches and scored 4143 runs at an average of 37.66 with 9 hundred and 22 half-centuries.
Pant was ruled out of the second match of the 3-ODI series after being hit on the helmet by a Pat Cummins bouncer in the series opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. He suffered a concussion due to the blow and couldn't keep wickets for India as a result.
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