India vs Australia 2nd ODI highlights: Cooper Connolly, Matthew Short fifties power Australia to series victory

"Nice to beat India. It's always been a good battle against them. Two teams that adapt to the conditions really well. Mitch (Marsh) is relaxed, never emotional. We run our own show with the ball," Zampa said.

“(Josh) Hazlewood was unbelievable. Our bowling unit kept trying to pick wickets. It was awesome batting (from the youngsters), the future is bright for Australian cricket. We'll certainly enjoy the series win, won't celebrate too much tonight. India are a fantastic side, great experience,” Marsh said.

“We had just enough runs on the board. Never easy to defend those total when you drop a couple of catches. The first game, it (toss) was more crucial. Not much in this match as both teams played 50 overs. The wicket settled in nicely after 15-20 overs. (On Rohit) Never easy, coming back to play competitive cricket after a long time, I would say he missed out on a big knock,” said Gill.

That's it. Australia win the game with 22 balls to spare with Cooper Connolly remaining unbeaten on 59. Australia take the series 2-0. The final match of the series will be played in Sydney on Saturday.

OUTTT!!! Mohammed Siraj gets the better of Mitchell Starc with just five runs needed. Adam Zampa comes in the middle. AUS 260/8 (45.5)

OUTTT!!! The game is not yet over as Arshdeep Singh strikes with just 10 runs to chase. Xavier Bartlett tries to go over long on only to be caught by Shubman Gill. AUS 255/7 (44.3)

At 22 years and 62 days, Cooper Connolly becomes the youngest Australian to score an ODI fifty since Mark Cosgrove (21 years and 318 days) against Bangladesh in Fatullah in 2006.

OUTTT!!! Is that another twist in the game? Mitchell Owen goes for a big six, but the bat turns in his only for the ball take a top edge. Arshdeep Singh takes the catch off the bowling of Washington Sundar. AUS 246/6 (42.3)

The game is slowly slipping away from the Indian hands as Mitchell Owen once again smashed a couple of boundaries off Axar Patel. Cooper Connolly get ito action too with a slat six off Mohammed Siraj. The partnership between Connolly and Owen nears fifty. AUS 235/5 (41.2)

Clobbered! Mitchell Owen smashes Harshit Rana for two fours and a six in an over to reduce the equation for Australia. 200 comes up for Australia. AUS 204/5 (38)

OUTTTTTT!!!!! India keep the door open for a series-levelling win. Just when it looked that Australia would run away with a win, Harshit Rana bowls a short ball to Matthew Short, who holes out to Mohammed Siraj at the boundary. Mitchell Owen joins Copper Connolly. AUS 187/5 (36)

India desperately need the wicket of Matthew Short. The partnership between Short and Cooper Connolly crosses 50. Is the game slipping away from Indian hands?

OUTTTT!!! The spinners are doing the job for India. Alex Carey goes for a slog sweep but misses the line to be clean bowled. Washington Sundar is pumped up in celebration. AUS 132/4 (27)

OUTTT!! Finally, India have been able to break the partnership as Axar Patel strikes in his second over. Matt Renshaw dances down the track and goes for the big heave over extra cover. He is beaten the drift to see his stumps shatter. He walks back for run-a-ball 30. AUS 126-3 (25)

100 comes up for Australia in the 21st over. The partnership between Matthew Short and Matt Renshaw crossed over fifty runs. Australia need less than 16 runs to win. AUS 107/2 (21)

Matthew Short and Matt Renshaw are on a revival mode after the dismissal of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. The partnership for the third wicket is nearing 50 and India need to find a way to get back in the game. AUS 96/2 (19)

OUTTT!!!! Huge wicket for Australia as Travis Head falls to Harshit Rana again. The India pacer has troubled the Australia in IPL and continues to do so in international cricket as well. AUS 54/2 (12.2)

OUTTTT!!! That's a big wicket for India as Mitchell Marsh dances down the track only to get an outside edge to keeper KL Rahul. AUS 30/1 (7.2)

Mohammed Kaif doesn't want to chatter much about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

The pair of Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj have kept things tight inthe powerplay. India need to send both the batters back in the hut as early as possible. For the unknown, Marsh steered Australia to a win in the first ODI with a fifty. AUS 11/0 (5)

Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh walk out to bat for Australia. Mohammed Siraj will open the attack for India.

The 37-run stand between Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana for the ninth wicket turned crucial for India. Rana, especially was most brutal against Adam Zampa, smashing three fours in the latter's last over. India finish at 264/9 in 50 overs.

OUTTT!!! Adam Zampa takes his fourth of the day as Nitish Kumar Reddy is stumped for just 8. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh are in the middle with the former can slog a few balls. IND 226/8 (45)

Brilliant presence of mind from Mitchell Starc on the boundary. Axar Patel lofts Adam Zampa over long off. But as the ball was sailing over the top, Starc used his height to throw the ball in the air on his run, comes inside the ground and completed the catch cleanly. Axar goes out for 44. IND 225/7 (45)

Axar Patel has been India's find in the middle order in the past one year. Like in the previous match, the left-hander is once again proving crucial in the Indian middle order. IND 214/6 (42)

OUTTT!!! Washington Sundar flicks Xavier Bartlett only to be caught by Josh Hazlewood at the boundary line. India lose their sixth wicket. IND 213/6 (41.5)

OUTTT!!!! It's Adam Zampa once again. KL Rahul makes room for himself and went for the pull shot but missed the line completely to see his top of off stump broken. Washington Sundar joins Axar Patel in the middle. IND 174/5 36.2)

OUTTT!!!! Adam Zampa strikes on return. Just after the Australia was smashed for a four, Shreyas Iyer tried to hit the ball down the ground, gets a thick inside edge onto the stumps. Iyer goes back for 61. IND 161/4 (33)

OUTTT!!!! After an entertaining and confidence-boosting innings from Rohit Sharma, the opener holes out to Josh Hazlewood off Mitchell Starc. Rohit walks back for 73 off 97 deliveries. IND 136/ 3 (30)

Fifty for Rohit Sharma! Such a relief for the former Indian captain after having not played cricket for close to four months. 59th ODI fifty for Rohit. No celebration from the Hitman. IND 94/2 (22)

BANG, BANG from Rohit Sharma! Mitchell Owen comes into the attack and Rohit's classic pull shot is in full display, brings up the 50-run stand with Shreyas Iyer. Two balls later, Rohit once again takes the same route for two sixes in three balls. A four to end the over from Shreyas Iyer. IND 84/2 (19)

Australia are yet to introduce any spin in Adelaide so far. The pitch looks better for batting as the game progressed with the ball coming onto the bat nicely. Think, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli should have taken a little bit more time in the middle. Both Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are key for India in the middle. IND 66/2 (18)

After the dismissal of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, the Mumbai pair of Shreyas Iyer and Rohit Sharma have settled in the middle. They understood the conditions better. The partnership is 29 now. IND 48/2 (14.3)

OUTTT!!!! Virat Kohli is trapped in front for another duck. He missed the line while playing across. Kohli has a chat with Rohit Sharma and walks back. India in deep deep trouble. IND 17/2 (7)

OUTTT!!! Shubman Gill dances down the track to manufacture a shot down the ground. The ball hits the top of the bat only for Mitchell Marsh to complete the catch. Xavier Bartlett strikes. IND 17/1 (6.1)

Rohit Sharma survives once again. Rohit plays across the line and misses a Josh Hazlewood delivery as the ball hits straight on the pads. The umpire remains unmoved before Australia go upstairs. TV replays show, the ball got an inside edge. IND 17/0 (6)

Rohit Sharma survives!!!! Shubman Gill cuts a Mitchell Starc delievry only to be exceptionally fielded at point. Rohit, who had set for the run, was sent back by Gill as the ball hits the stumps. TV replays show Rohit's bat is just inside on time. Two more fours follow in the over from Gill and Rohit - one through the cover frm Gill while Rohit flicks off the pads towards deep square leg. IND 11/0 (3)

Rohit Sharma's single in the first over takes him past Sourav Ganguly for most ODI runs for India. Rohit now has 9147 as compared to Ganguly's 9146. Only Sachin Tendulkar (15310 runs) has scored more.

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill walk out to bat at Adelaide Oval. Mitchell Starc will open the bowling for Australia. Quite start for India. IND 1/0 (1)

Shubman Gill is India's top run-getter in ODIs in 2025 with 457 runs. On the other hand, Adam Zampa is Australia's highest wicket-taker in ODIs in 2025 with 12 scalps.

"We always expect a really nice cricket surface here, a nice pitch. Overnight, there were some UV lights over the pitch, which meant that they were trying to get a little bit of moisture out of the surface. Whoever bats first, there will be a little bit of grip from the seam with that new ball. Adelaide Oval always offers a good contest between bat and ball, and today will be no different either," Shane Watson and Parthiv Patel with the pitch report.

India's Shubman Gill and Australia's Mitchell Marsh walk out for the toss. Australia win the toss and opt to bowl first. Alex Carey, Adam Zampa and Xavier Bartlett come in for Josh Philippe, Matthew Kuhnemann and Nathan Ellis respectively for Australia.

There are reports that the tickets for this game have been sold out. With Virat Kohli likely to play his final ODI in Adelaide, expect a sea of blue at the stands. In fact, the Adelaide Oval has been a happy hunting ground for Kohli with three hundreds, including one in ODIs.

Just like the chatter around Kuldeep Yadav, yashasvi Jaiswal was caught having a long chat with BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir during training. Even Jaiswal spent most of his time on Wednesday bowling leg-spin.

India are unlikely to tinker with their playing XI. But there are chatter around Kuldeep Yadav's inclusion in the playing Xi. In case, he is included, one among Nitish Kumar Reddy or Washington Sundar will have to sit out.

Like in Perth, it rained ai Adelaide in the builup to the game. Such was the scenario that even UV lights were used to dry the pitch on matchday minus two. The good news is that there are no chances of rain in Adelaide today.

For the hosts, left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann, who did well in the first game, has been released. Leg-break bowler Adam Zampa, who missed the first game due to the birth of his child, has rejoined the side . Fit-again wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey, who was playing a Sheffield Shield game, has also joined the side for the final two games.

The toss for the 2nd ODI, which is being played at the Adelaide Oval, will take place at 8.30 AM IST.

The match will begin from 9 AM.

The India vs Australia 2nd ODI will be telecast live on Star Sports channels on Thursday from 9 AM IST on October 23. Live streaming of IND vs AUS will be available on JioStar app and website.

In the first game, which was reduced to 26 overs per side due to rain, India managed 136/9. Australia romped home with seven wickets to spare.