The second T20I between India and Australia will be played at the newly-made Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. Follow all the action from 12:30am (AEDT) right here on The Roar.
Another format, another collapse for Australia.
Some might argue that India had it easy chasing down their runs off six overs in the first Twenty20 – a rain-hit, DLS method-induced target – but Australia again committed harakiri while batting.
After the early loss of David Warner, the stand-in skipper for this series in the absence of Steven Smith, the tourists looked to have recovered well through the in-form Aaron Finch and the struggling Glenn Maxwell, who was still at the crease after the Powerplay overs were done.
In fact, six overs into the game, Australia’s 1-49 looked the perfect foundation set for the rest of the innings and, even on a slowish surface, get to a challenging score of around 160 or so.
Maxwell fell to his least favourite bowler in recent times, Yuzvendra Chahal, unable to spank a long-hop over the fence and from there on it was a procession.
Finch’s only response to Kuldeep Yadav was to play the sweep shot. It took Yadav four balls to realise he needed to pitch the ball up and by then, Finch hadn’t quite worked out a Plan B, in case such a delivery came by.
Bowled, trying to unleash a fifth sweep.
Moises Henriques tried to send a Kuldeep delivery to the neighbouring state of Bihar and only managed to inside it back to the stumps.
And then Travis Head’s painful 16-ball nine was ended by Hardik Pandya – who had earlier been slaughtered 23 from his first two overs – as his slog across the line went in vain. Bowled too.
Tim Paine survived thrice in the same over, but Jasprit Bumrah returned in the 18th to send him and Nathan Coulter-Nile back – bowled and bowled.
And when Dan Christian was run-out to a direct throw from the long-on boundary, Australia had lost seven wickets for a mere 60 runs.
The rain that followed could have ended play early and bailed Australia out, but it stopped in the nick of time to allow India six overs to chase 48 down. And they did just that for the loss of Rohit Sharma.
The question now is: can Australia push India enough in this penultimate game of the tour?
Or, as Harsha Bhogle asked on TV, have their minds wandered off enough towards the grand prize of the season – the Ashes – for them to worry too much about this series anymore?
Follow the live scores and blog of the second Twenty20 between India and Australia from 12:30am (AEDT) here on The Roar.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
A one-sided game that, at one stage, could well have caused Australia some issues given their middle-order wobbles. Due credit to the way Moises Henriques and Travis Head navigated past the touch part of the chase, and then turned on the heat on the Indian spinners who have been the thorns for the Aussies right throughout - Kuldeep was taken for 46 runs from his four. The game turned, however, when Jason Behrendorff bowled the spell of his cricket career. Four wickets after having conceded two boundaries in the first over to Rohit Sharma and there was no looking back for Australia from there on.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
And that is that! Australia have won by eight wickets! Win with 27 balls to spare too to level the series 1-1. All to play for in the final game.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Tossed up by Kuldeep and Henriques has gone for a biggie... ...might not have timed it too well but it's gone the distance, six over long-off! And then a long hop that gets pulled over mid-wicket for a second six, successive balls, and also brings up Moises' 50! A single from the next. Eight more to win.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Five from Chahal's third over. He tried bowling wide off the crease that over and made scoring difficult. The damage, however, has already been done. 2/97 in 14.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
A much better over from Kuldeep where he tried going round the stumps, across between the stumps and the umpire. Even managed to get Head mistiming his slog sweep but it takes the edge and pops over the slip fielder. 2/92 in 13.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Shot! Six! Head's gone over the leg-side and over the long-on fielder's head for a maximum. Chahal is looking to buy wickets here, as is Kuldeep but it's making shot-making easier. A couple more off the final ball makes it 10 from the over. All over bar the shouting. 2/88 in 12
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Kuldeep has come back into the attack and has been carted again... ...a four, pulled over the leg-side for a four by Head and then one smashed through the covers by Moises for another boundary. And then a tuck down to fine-leg for a couple. Another expensive over. 2/78 in 11
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Yuzvendra Chahal takes up the attack from Kuldeep. Two dots to start things off before a crashing cover-drive is misfielded by Kohli at short-cover and allows Moises a single. Another single off the next ball, and that brings up the 50-run stand for the third wicket. Superb going after that start, a different-looking Australian batting. A late cut from Moises and it's gone through backward point for a four! Six off. 2/67 in 10.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Two bouncers, two shots, and six off it too. The first ball, Moises walks into the bouncer and gets a pull going - slightly uncomfortable doing that - before that one is pulled fine down to fine-leg. A single off the next. Head walks down the track off the next and again, short ball and it's been pulled over mid-wicket for another boundary. This will be over quickly.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
And six more runs to end the over, but that's off the last two balls... ...first Head drives Kuldeep down the ground for a couple before pulling him through mid-wicket and suddenly, 14 off the over. That makes it 2/50 in 8 for Australia. Cruising.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Shot! Six! Long hop from Kuldeep and Moises has rocked back and smashed it over the leg-side for a biggie. If there was any pressure from the previous over, that's gone out of the window. A single off the next ball down the ground off the next. 2/44 in 7.3
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Kuldeep Yadav has been brought in. Zampa got some turn but he didn't have to contend with the wet ball.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Good start to Pandya's spell as he concedes just two off his first. But tell you what, the batting duo looks far more settled now and without the worry of a mounting rate, things shouldn't get too nervy from here. 2/36 in 7
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Three overs each from Bhuvi and Bumrah. And now it's Pandya taking up the attack.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
In that last over, that appeal for a caught-behind against Moises, the Snickometer shows, Moises had nicked it. And the Indians did not go for the review. Wow. Nine from the over. 2/34 in 6.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Whoa! Shot! Henriques, where have you been... ...short of length from Bumrah and Henriques has deposited it over the deep square-leg region. Suddenly, it's a pin-drop. The crowd's gone quiet. An edge to the third-man for a single off the next.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been given his third over and he starts off with three dots. Off the fourth - which is a dot as well - Moises Henriques wants to punch it through and misses. An appeal for caught-behind but only Kohli was interested. He always is. And another ball, Moises beaten. Misses the outside edge. An inside edge off the final ball to get him a single. Just that run in the over. 2/25 in 5.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
And a boundary to end the Bumrah over as well, tucked through square-leg. This is a much better looking Head. Batting well within himself and still getting things underway. 2/24 in 4.
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Shot, four! Head has played with a very straight bat, down the ground and easily beats the fielders in the V. And follows it up with the bat, close to his pads and inside-edges it to the leg-side for a couple more. Change of angle for Bumrah, who goes round the stumps and cramps him for room. Dew is in and making it tough to get any swing or slow grip off the surface. 2/20 in the 4th
Suneer Chowdhary
Roar Guru
Travis Head, in at four, after a tough previous instant at the crease. He gets off the mark with a single off his hips to the deep square-leg fielder. 2/14 in 3.