Australia won by two wickets in second ODI against India on October 23
Australia chased down 265 runs with 22 balls to spare
Rohit Sharma scored 73 runs for India, supported by Shreyas Iyer's 61
Adam Zampa led Australia with four wickets in the match
Matthew Short scored 74 while Cooper Connolly remained unbeaten on 61
Australia fought hard to seal a two-wicket victory at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday, October 23, 2025, successfully chasing down a target of 265 with 22 balls to spare.
Being put to bat first by the hosts, India posted a competitive total of 264/9, mainly led by Rohit Sharma’s 73-run knock.
After the top-order stumbled, with Shubman Gill departing cheaply and Virat Kohli scoring a successive duck, Rohit stabilised India’s stuttering innings. The veteran built a solid 118-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer, who finished at 61 off 77.
Adam Zampa led Australia’s spin attack, taking four wickets and decimating India’s middle order – including Shreyas and Axar Patel. Xavier Bartlett proved to be an inspired selection, taking three wickets and conceding just 39 runs in his 10 overs.
Australia’s chase was a turbulent one, losing two wickets for 54. However, Matthew Short played an inspired innings of 74 off 78 balls. India’s bowling was tidy for most parts, with Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, and Washington Sundar each taking two wickets.
However, with wickets falling at one end, Cooper Connolly proved to be a calming presence at the other, staying unbeaten at 61 off 53 to take the hosts over the line. With this win, Australia have sealed the ODI series 2-0, with the next match on October 25 being a dead rubber.
India vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Toss Update
Australia skipper Mitch Marsh won the toss and opted to field.
India vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Playing XIs
Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
India vs Australia, 2nd ODI: Captain Speak
Shubman Gill: We would have bowled first as well. Happy to bat first. Never easy when it rains. Hopefully no stoppages today. We are going with the same team.
Mitchell Marsh: We are gonna bowl first. It was really pleasing (win in the 1st ODI). A lot of positives from last year. One of the better pitchers in the country this year. Everyone loves coming to play here. We always get amazing crowds, and hopefully both teams put on a great show for the big crowd today. Any time you get a chance to win a series in game two, it's an awesome opportunity. We've got a lot of young guys, so I look forward to it. Carey comes in for Philippe. Xavier Bartlett comes in for Ellis.
