India, leading the five-match series 1-0, will look to press on the advantage when it takes on Australia in the second T20I here at the Greenfield International Stadium on Sunday.
With a young team for the ongoing series, the Men in Blue will be quietly confident after their performance in the first match in Visakhapatnam, which had quite a few positives. Chasing a big total, the team had the game in control for most of it despite a last-over stutter when it lost three wickets in as many balls.
While the experienced Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan led the way with half-centuries, Rinku Singh’s calm and composed unbeaten 22 towards the end was equally impressive. His 40-run partnership with skipper Suryakumar for the fifth wicket helped India reach a winning position by the 18th over. The left-hander — playing his third innings in international cricket and the first against a top team like Australia — found the boundaries when the team needed them.
