Australia v India: second men’s one-day international – live

8.52am BST Thanks Martin. An old-fashioned kind of one-day score, while Head and Marsh play in a distinctly new-fashioned way, so expect to see plenty of shots early. This is Adelaide Oval, a nice place to bat, on what looks from a distance like a pleasant evening, though on its way to getting chilly as the night grows later. 8.26am BST Australia need 265 to win India’s batters fail to truly get going but have at least given their bowlers something to work with after reaching 264-9 under sunny skies at Adelaide Oval. Rohit Sharma turned back the clock with 73 runs from 97 balls after a slow start, while Shreyas Iyer (61) and Axar Patel (44) helped build a competitive total from the middle-order. But Virat Kohli is at risk of ending his career on Australian soil in the worst possible fashion after suffering a second duck from as many innings when trapped in front by the hugely promising Xavier Bartlett (3-39). Josh Hazlewood (0-29) was the pick of Australia’s bowlers despite going wicketless before Adam Zampa (4-60) seemed to cut into the middle and lower-order whenever India threatened to get on top. The likes of Mitch Marsh and Travis Head will be licking their lips at batting on this deck while Geoff Lemon will guide you through the rest of this innings and Australia’s chase at Adelaide Oval – enjoy. Adam Zampa was sharp with the ball, but India put together an important partnership towards the end.#AUSvIND live blog: https://t.co/pgAj2Ua4NR pic.twitter.com/wAUT5VkZXH— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 23, 2025 Updated at 8.31am BST 8.25am BST WICKET! Arshdeep b Starc 13 (India 263-9) Mitchell Starc is given the responsibility of the last over despite a frustrating day with the ball. After an at times chaotic over he picks up the wicket of Arshdeep Singh with trademark reverse swing. 50th over: India 264-9 (Rana 24, Siraj 0) 8.21am BST 49th over: India 259-8 (Rana 22, Arshdeep 13) Xavier Bartlett caps off a superb afternoon with only four runs coming from his crafty second-last over of the innings. Arshdeep picks up two runs with an ungainly edge but otherwise he and Rana struggle to get the Australia quick away. 8.15am BST 48th over: India 255-8 (Rana 21, Arshdeep 10) Arshdeep Singh gets in on the flow of runs as Mitchell Starc signs off with 10 runs coming from his final over on an all round ordinary day for the left-arm quick. Arshdeep steps back to give himself plenty of room for a cut shot to the boundary, then pulls a shorter ball for four. 8.13am BST 47th over: India 245-8 (Rana 20, Arshdeep 1) Adam Zampa has caused India all sorts of problems with his craft and guile but Harshit Rana gives him an almighty send off with 16 runs coming from the over. Rana begins with back-to-back boundaries with the first sailing through cover and the next lower risk to third man. Another boundary past point leaves Zampa frustrated as his figures are spoiled to finish with a still influential 4-60. Updated at 8.31am BST 8.05am BST 46th over: India 229-8 (Rana 5, Arshdeep 0) Bartlett’s variety between full and back of a length, outside off and straighter balls keeps Harshit Rana guessing. The India batter eventually picks up a couple with a controlled pull to midwicket. 8.02am BST WICKET! Nitish st Carey b Zampa 8 (India 226-8) Two in an over for Adam Zampa as Nitish Kumar Reddy dances down the deck but is nowhere near the ball with a while swing. Alex Carey lifts the bails and Australia are well and truly back on top. 45th over: India 226-8 (Rana 1, Arshdeep 0) Updated at 8.06am BST 7.59am BST WICKET! Axar c Starc b Zampa 44 (India 223-7) What a catch! Tall fast bowlers shouldn’t be able to take catches like that. Starc grasps the ball just as it’s floating over the long-off boundary then has the time and piece of mind to throw it in the air as he steps outside the field of play. He rebalances and steps back inside the rope to complete the catch. 7.56am BST 44th over: India 223-6 (Axar 44, Nitish 7) Nitish clobbers Bartlett with a back foot drive from the opening delivery. One of those powerful, controlled strokes that might be worth even more than four runs. A couple of singles add to the score but six from the over feels light after the way it began. 7.51am BST 43rd over: India 217-6 (Axar 43, Nitish 2) Adam Zampa is another bowler who just knows how to claim a wicket from nothing but India see him off this time. Four singles from the over but the tourists need to find a way to start adding some boundaries. Updated at 7.53am BST 7.47am BST 42nd over: India 213-6 (Axar 41, Nitish 0) Bartlett just keeps finding a way to pick up wickets even with, on this occasion, a full delivery on leg-stump. Nitish Kumar Reddy joins Axar Patel and there are still plenty of overs left for one last big partnership. 7.45am BST WICKET! Sundar c Hazlewood b Bartlett 12 (India 213-6) Xavier Bartlett made an immediate impact earlier with the wickets of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli in the one over. Now he returns with a handy breakthrough as India were trying to contain enough wickets for a late onslaught. Washington Sundar has mostly held back until swinging at a half-volley that picks out Hazlewood on the deep square leg rope. Hazlewood might be frustrated that he didn’t pick up a scalp or two from his bowling, but he now has a pair of comfortable catches in the deep to ease the pain. 7.39am BST 41st over: India 208-5 (Axar 37, Sundar 11) Axar Patel is up and running now and has little trouble dispatching Travis Head straight down the ground for four. But it’s not all wild bluster as Axar and Sundar continue to bide their time and work the ball into gaps for easy singles. India are past 200 now with 10 runs off a useful over including no dot balls. 7.36am BST 40th over: India 198-5 (Axar 30, Sundar 9) Axar Patel enjoys the return of pace and width from Mitchell Starc as he immediately slashes a drive over cover for four. A clip through midwicket is much more controlled but is worth just as much. The boundaries help India to 12 from the over as they close in on the 200-mark. 7.33am BST 39th over: India 186-5 (Axar 20, Sundar 8) Travis Head comes into the attack as Australia look to pull a wicket out of the bag. The India batters comfortably pick up a single from each delivery. 7.29am BST 38th over: India 180-5 (Axar 17, Sundar 5) Hazlewood bowls out his 10th over early as India remain watchful with just three singles coming from it. The Australia quick finishes with 0-29 but even those tidy figures don’t tell the full story of how superb he has been. Updated at 8.32am BST 7.24am BST 37th over: India 177-5 (Axar 16, Sundar 3) Zampa picks up the dangerous Rahul and the loss of three middle-order wickets for 39 runs has India back on the ropes. Washington Sundar is immediately off the mark with a drive to long-off for two. Updated at 7.26am BST 7.21am BST WICKET! Rahul b Zampa 11 (India 174-5) KL Rahul sends Adam Zampa to the extra cover rope but just as Shreyas Iyer discovered, that tends to focus the Australian leg-spinner even more. A predictably shorter delivery lures Rahul into a whole-hearted pull shot but the ball skids on and into the stumps. Updated at 7.31am BST 7.18am BST 36th over: India 170-4 (Axar 16, Rahul 7) Hazlewood keeps turning the screw on India. Two runs from the over with a single to each batter. Perhaps they are waiting to see off the Australian quick who has one over up his sleeve. 7.15am BST 35th over: India 168-4 (Axar 15, Rahul 6) Rahul is keen to get on with things as he dances down the pitch to take on Zampa. The India keeper picks up a couple at long-on the two more through square leg. The double breakthrough has slowed down the tourists though. 7.13am BST 34th over: India 163-4 (Axar 14, Rahul 2) Hazlewood had India in all sorts earlier and almost picks up a wicket on his return with the ball. Rahul edges away from his body and the ball bounces barely wide of Matt Short diving to his right at slip. He gets fingers to the ball but it had already touched the turf by then. 7.05am BST 33rd over: India 161-4 (Axar 13, Rahul 1) Australia keep getting a breakthrough at opportune times as Zampa outsmarts Shreyas. KL Rahul – as well as Axar Patel – has enough time to make an impact though, with 17 overs still remaining. 7.03am BST WICKET! Shreyas b Zampa 61 (India 160-4) Shreyas Iyer smacks Adam Zampa over cover for four but the Australia leg-spinner has the last laugh. He gives the ball plenty of air to lure Shreyas into a wild shot as he steps down the track but can only get an inside edge onto his stumps. Shreyas is gone for 61 from 77 deliveries with seven boundaries. Updated at 7.32am BST 7.01am BST 32nd over: India 156-3 (Shreyas 57, Axar 13) Mitchell Starc continues after the break but it’s the India batters that look the more refreshed. Axar guides an attempted yorker to the fine leg rope and betters that with a crunching drive to punish another fuller delivery. 6.52am BST 31st over: India 143-3 (Shreyas 56, Axar 2) Short and Connolly continue their merry dance with the former replacing the latter. Shreyas punishes a short ball with a pull over midwicket to the rope. That’s drinks. 6.51am BST 30th over: India 137-3 (Shreyas 51, Axar 1) Starc gets the breakthrough and India begin to rebuild again. Axar Patel shows his intent immediately with a drive for one, and Shreyas adds another at deep point. 6.49am BST WICKET! Rohit c Hazlewood b Starc 73 (India 135-3) Mitchell Starc takes over from the spinners and three balls later has the much-needed breakthrough. Rohit pulls a half-tracker off his hip but after controlling that shot in recent overs he picks out Josh Hazlewood at the fine leg boundary. Rohit has helped to rebuild the India innings but is on his way for 73 from 97 balls. Updated at 6.55am BST 6.46am BST 29th over: India 135-2 (Rohit 73, Shreyas 50) Shreyas Iyer reaches a half-century off 67 balls with a single to long-off. But it’s Rohit who looks like the bigger danger and he dispatches Connolly to the rope with a sky-high sweep to deep fine leg. 6.39am BST 28th over: India 129-2 (Rohit 68, Shreyas 49) Matt Short swaps with Connolly again and very nearly gets the breakthrough for Australia! Shreyas pulls and is fortunate to survive as Adam Zampa leaps high but can’t bring down the ball at short fine leg.The ball trickles away to the boundary and Rohit adds another boundary with a lofted drive over cover. 6.35am BST 27th over: India 117-2 (Rohit 63, Shreyas 43) A 100-run partnership has salvaged the India innings after two wickets in an over to Xavier Bartlett. Now it is Adam Zampa containing the batters who have taken the foot off the pedal since spin has come into the attack. Rohit swipes at a shorter ball but mis-times the stroke only picks up a single on the on side. 6.33am BST 26th over: India 115-2 (Rohit 62, Shreyas 42) Mitch Marsh turns back to Cooper Connolly to keep the batters guessing. India pick up three easy singles with dabs and clips into space but Australia won’t mind giving up only three runs. 6.29am BST 25th over: India 112-2 (Rohit 61, Shreyas 40) Zampa to Shreyas who certainly looks the part now in a bright blue floppy hat with earrings on show. Rohit continues with a helmet but is the one to pull out the real style as he casually clears the infield with a drive over cover. The ball takes one bounce and over the rope with little effort – delightful to watch. Updated at 6.31am BST 6.26am BST 24th over: India 105-2 (Rohit 56, Shreyas 38) Matt Short comes on for Connolly to turn the ball into the right-handers. The India pair have little trouble picking up a single from each delivery to carry their side across the 100-run mark. 6.24am BST 23rd over: India 99-2 (Rohit 53, Shreyas 35) Zampa works at a tight line but gives up five singles with the field spread. 6.19am BST 22nd over: India 94-2 (Rohit 50, Shreyas 33) Spin from both ends as Cooper Connolly gets a chance with his left-arm orthodox. Shreyas can’t quite punish a shorter ball as his cut shot picks out a fielder on the rope, but that allows Rohit to take strike and reach a hard-earned half century. It comes off 74 balls with two sixes and four boundaries. Certainly not a trademark fifty, but as important as any he has made against Australia in a bilateral ODI series. Updated at 6.41am BST 6.15am BST 21st over: India 92-2 (Rohit 49, Shreyas 32) Mitch Owen is pulled out of the attack with Adam Zampa coming on if only to take pace off the ball. Rohit begins the over with a gentle cut for a single and ends if with a classy sweep to the deep square leg boundary. 6.13am BST 20th over: India 86-2 (Rohit 44, Shreyas 31) Bartlett bounces back for Australia with a tidy over. Shreyas scoops the last delivery for two runs at deep midwicket. 6.09am BST 19th over: India 83-2 (Rohit 43, Shreyas 29) Rohit unleashes with a pair of sixes! The first is sent over the deep square leg rope with a crunching hook at a half-tracker. The second is almost identical – not sure Mitch Owen has spent enough time with Rohit Sharma highlight reels, because that is not the place to bowl to him. Shreyas gets in on the action with a straight drive for four. India take 17 from the over and the partnership is out to 66 runs. 6.05am BST 18th over: India 66-2 (Rohit 30, Shreyas 25) Bartlett keeps Rohit waiting patiently but Shreyas isn’t hanging around. He smashes Bartlett high and long for four at long-on. Updated at 6.42am BST 6.01am BST 17th over: India 59-2 (Rohit 28, Shreyas 20) Mitch Owen comes into the attack for the first time today with a tidy over as India pick up three singles. But hearts are momentarily in the tourists’ mouths as Shreyas sets off for a quick single until Rohit – wisely – thinks better of it from the non-striker’s end. Updated at 6.02am BST 5.55am BST 16th over: India 56-2 (Rohit 26, Shreyas 19) Xavier Bartlett switches ends as Josh Hazlewood finally takes a break. Shreyas Iyer swings hard and cuts up and over point for a boundary and adds a couple more with a lofted drive. 5.51am BST 15th over: India 50-2 (Rohit 26, Shreyas 13) Starc toils away but unusually isn’t showing much to suggest he is troubling these batters. Shreyas picks up a single to third and another on the leg side, while Rohit adds to his score with one off the pads. 5.44am BST 14th over: India 46-2 (Rohit 25, Shreyas 11) Marsh keeps Hazlewood on for a seventh over in a call-back to an earlier era of ODIs when that was the norm for pace bowlers. Shreyas Iyer caresses a drive off the back foot to the boundary for probably the classiest shot so far today. Hazlewood has now gone for 22 runs as the players head to a well-deserved drinks break. 5.42am BST 13th over: India 41-2 (Rohit 25, Shreyas 6) The India pair are out to patiently rebuild the innings now. Four singles keep the scoreboard nudging along. 5.34am BST 12th over: India 37-2 (Rohit 23, Shreyas 4) Australia blow their second and final review with an appeal for caught behind. Rohit plays the ball away from his body and there is a noise. But it was the ball flicking a back pocket. Hazlewood cannons the ball into Rohit’s pads with plenty of movement off the seam. It looks to be bouncing over but it’s enough to suggest it’s a matter of when, not if, Hazlewood traps Rohit. The pacer has now sent down six overs on the trot though, so is probably due a break. 5.29am BST 11th over: India 33-2 (Rohit 20, Shreyas 3) Mitchell Starc back into the attack and the India batters are happy to take him on now. Shreyas lifts the ball over point for two before Starc finds his line. The players head for a quick refreshment. 5.22am BST 10th over: India 29-2 (Rohit 19, Shreyas 0) Rohit – finally – takes on Hazlewood. And he does it in style with a lofted drive over mid-off to the rope. A single to third man brings Shreyas Iyer on strike and he is nearly cut in half immediately as the seam carries the ball from outside off to bounce over middle and leg. 5.18am BST 9th over: India 24-2 (Rohit 14, Shreyas 0) A less threatening over from Bartlett among first signs that Rohit is settling in. The former skipper clips a single to the on side to remain on strike. 5.12am BST 8th over: India 22-2 (Rohit 13, Shreyas 0) Rohit finally gets runs off the bowling of Josh Hazlewood. But it could hardly have come in less convincing fashion. Rohit looks to clip a fuller ball outside off toward the on side, but gets a thick outside edge that sails to the boundary at third man. 5.08am BST WICKET! Kohli lbw b Bartlett 0 (India 17-2) Back-to-back ducks to Virat Kohli! Bartlett works away at his apparent weakness outside off as Australia put in three slips. But it’s a straight ball that does in the India great, as Kohli tries to clip the ball off his pads but misses everything. 7th over: India 17-2 (Rohit 8, Shreyas 0) VIRAT KOHLI GONE FOR HIS SECOND DUCK OF THE SERIES!#AUSvIND | #PlayoftheDay | @BKTtires pic.twitter.com/jqIdvMeX9T— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 23, 2025 Updated at 5.35am BST 5.05am BST WICKET! Gill c Marsh b Bartlett 9 (India 17-1) Shubman Gill is the first to go as the India skipper tries to lift the run-rate. He was hardly on strike with his nine runs coming from as many deliveries but is sent on his way after trying to smash Bartlett down the ground but only picking out Mitch Marsh at mid-off. 5.02am BST 6th over: India 14-0 (Rohit 8, Gill 6) Josh Hazlewood concedes his first runs of the game after 13 dot balls as Gill picks up three through cover. Rohit is still in all sorts against the Australia quick as a wild swing misses everything and Australia send a lbw appeal upstairs. The ball looks on track to take out middle stump but there is a subtle inside edge. Rohit survives… but only just. 4.57am BST 5th over: India 14-0 (Rohit 8, Gill 6) Xavier Bartlett takes the ball from Mitchell Starc and Shubman Gill is quick to pick up a single through square leg. Rohit adds a couple more to deep midwicket. A more comfortable over for India. 4.51am BST 4th over: India 11-0 (Rohit 6, Gill 5) A second maiden from Hazlewood to Rohit. The Australia pacer works away at his usual line and length outside off and Rohit has little interest in taking him on. Hazlewood crashes the ball into Rohit’s pads with the last delivery and a half-hearted appeal goes up. But that was close, and replays show it was only umpire’s call for height that would have saved Rohit. 4.47am BST 3rd over: India 11-0 (Rohit 6, Gill 5) Gill cuts directly to Mitch Owen at point and Rohit sets off from the non-striker’s end. With no movement from Gill, Rohit scampers back and dives for his crease as a direct hit takes out all three stumps. Rohit is narrowly over the crease but that is a wake up call. Gill finally gets the scoreboard ticking over with the first boundary of the innings through extra cover. A lovely stroke! A single to backward square puts Rohit on strike and he dispatches a fuller ball over square leg to the rope. 4.41am BST 2nd over: India 1-0 (Rohit 1, Gill 0) Josh Hazlewood begins with a maiden and no surprise that India are cautious against the metronomic Australian quick after he caused the top order so much trouble in Perth. Rohit leaves the second ball of the over and is fortunate to watch it bounce over middle and off – but that was close. 4.39am BST 1st over: India 1-0 (Rohit 1, Gill 0) Mitchell Starc takes some time to get his inswinger firing and Rohit is content to defend to the off side. The former India skipper eventually chases a wider ball but fails to make contact. A straight delivery allows Rohit to clip a single off his pads as Gill times his first ball with Starc finally getting movement in the air. 4.32am BST The players are in position at a sunny Adelaide Oval and Mitchell Starc has the nostrils flaring at the top of his mark. Here we go for the second ODI between Australia and India … Updated at 4.33am BST 4.29am BST Greg Boyle wins the race to drop in the first email of the afternoon. And he’s talking to the right person about wanting to see Cooper Connolly given more of a chance – with bat and ball – to impress. “I’d like to get a better look at Cooper Connolly. He’s a young bloke who is copping it a bit with a general perception that he’s lucky to be in the side. The selectors clearly think he’s got a bit of something about him. I hope for his sake he can have a big break through knock and show the cricketing public what he’s about.” 4.28am BST ICYMI overnight: Australia’s all-conquering women’s team continued on their merry way at the Cricket World Cup, this time with a commanding victory over England. Raf Nicholson reports – through gritted teeth – on the game. Ever get the feeling of deja vu? In Indore on Wednesday, Australia took up where they had left off at the MCG in January: Alana King bowled unplayable balls, Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner piled on the runs, and one side left the other for dust. It is the World Cup instead of the Ashes, but the result – a six-wicket win for Australia, with 57 balls to spare – was horribly familiar. Related: Australia bring back bad memories for England at Women’s World Cup 4.25am BST Virat Kohli – and perhaps Rohit Sharma – is thought to be on his last tour of Australia and can turn to fond memories of previous visits to Adelaide Oval. The India star famously hit twin centuries in a Test at the iconic venue in 2014, though might be more concerned with getting off the mark today after a duck in the ODI series opener. The 36-year-old has had a love-hate relationship at times with fans on these shores, but surely shirt colours won’t matter today for what is expected to be his last international innings in Adelaide. Dan Gallan looks at the players – like Kohli – who appeal to opposition fans as much as their own. Kohli’s numbers in Australia speak for themselves. Against the Aussies in one-day internationals he has piled up 2,451 runs in 51 matches at an average north of 53. In Tests he’s tallied 2,232 runs at 43.76 in 30 outings. His nine hundreds are the most he registered against any opposition and his twin-ton display in Adelaide in 2014 stands as one of the greatest individual performances in the country. Like a true blue Aussie he leaned into the fight and gave as good as he got. Related: The Spin | The Shane Warne effect: why some cricketers are loved by fans of their fiercest rivals 4.14am BST India XI Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj. Kuldeep Yadav remains a surprise omission and Shubman is hopeful of a better showing with the bat than India produced in Perth. Looks like a pretty good surface. We would have bowled first as well. It’s never easy when the rain coming in and out [in Perth], starting and stopping, but hopefully the weather looks good today and we’ll have no stoppage. Batting first you know hopefully we get plenty of runs on the board. We’re going with the same team. Here is the #TeamIndia XI for the 2️⃣nd #AUSvIND ODI 👍Updates ▶ https://t.co/aB0YqSCClq pic.twitter.com/IYWFmKJ5Wy— BCCI (@BCCI) October 23, 2025 Updated at 4.14am BST 4.11am BST Australia XI Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. Alex Carey returns behind the stumps with Josh Philippe unlucky to make way after a strong perhaps with the gloves and with the bat in Perth. Xavier Bartlett gets his opportunity at the expense of Nathan Ellis. Adam Zampa is in for Matthew Kuhnemann. The Australia skipper is all smiles after his powerful knock and victory in the series opener. I think everyone loves to play here. We always get amazing crowds and hopefully both teams can put on a great show for what’s expected to be a big crowd today. Updated at 4.11am BST 4.05am BST Toss Australia captain Mitch Marsh wins the toss for the second time in the series and once again elects to field. The sun is shining and the pitch looks like a tasty one for the batters, but India captain Shubman Gill admits he would have preferred to bowl this afternoon. Updated at 4.17am BST 3.55am BST Preamble Hello and welcome to live coverage of the second one-day international between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval. With this a short and sharp three-match ODI series, the hosts are just one win away from securing victory after easing through the first meeting on Sunday. The summer of cricket got off to a damp start in Perth with the ODI interrupted multiple times by rain but the forecast is much more promising today in Adelaide and both sides should be allocated the full 50 overs. India were unlikely to see out their overs in Perth even before the game was reduced to 26 overs, with their top order unable to handle the pace and bounce of Josh Hazlewood (2/20), Mitchell Starc (1/22) and Nathan Ellis (1/29). KL Rahul (38) and Axar Patel (31) lifted the tourists to a competitive total but India – and perhaps even Australia – fans will be hoping that Virat Kohli can have more impact on his farewell tour after being caught for a rare ODI duck in Perth. Australia captain Mitchell Marsh (46no) and the impressive Josh Philippe (37) made light work of the chase as the hosts won by seven wickets. First ball will be at 2pm local time in Adelaide / 2.30pm AEDT / 9am IDT. The toss and team news will be coming up shortly. Meanwhile, let us know your thoughts and predictions – shoot me an email or find me @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let’s get into it!