IND vs AUS 2nd T20I: Mitchell Marsh wins toss; Australia opt to bowl first

In the second T20I match against Team India Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh has won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Melbourne Cricket Ground MCGThe Men in Blue have decided to go with the unchanged team for the Melbourne clash On the other hand the Aussies have made one change where Josh Philippe makes way for Matthew ShortIt will be interesting to see who takes the edge in the fivematch T20I series between India and Australia The first clash unfortunatelyy ended with no result due to persistent rainAdditionally in the previous clash the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav seemed to have found himself among runs but was unable to fully showcase his skills as the match was abandonedThe visitors will also heavily rely on their opening duo of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill to provide them with a strong startThe series will also be a test for Sanju Samson to prove his worth in Indias shortest format teamAfter winning the toss Marsh is hopeful that the pitch doesnt change for the 40 overs He also feels that the pacer may get some help in the early phase of the matchWersquoll bowl first A few reasons mdash this is a historic venue the atmosphere is electric and we expect a great contest The pitch looks solid and shouldnrsquot change much over the 40 overs There might be a bit of help early for the seamers From the last game there wasnrsquot much to take away with the rain interruption but wersquore looking forward to this one Wersquove made one change mdash Matthew Short comes in for Josh Philippe he saidFor the Indian skipper the toss made no difference as he stated that the side was looking to bat firstNot really itrsquos fine as long as we get to do what we want We were looking to bat first anyway The surface looks good and wersquove seen the numbers mdash teams batting first have won slightly more so happy with that Thatrsquos the brand of cricket we want to play Everyone knows their role and is executing it really well Abhishek sets the tone with Shubman at the top and I look to carry it through in the middle Shubman is excellent at rotating strike and finding boundaries batting with him always makes things easier No changes for us mdash same playing XI said the 35yearold cricketerIND vs AUS 2nd T20I Confirmed playing XIIndias confirmed playing XI Abhishek Sharma Shubman Gill Suryakumar Yadav C Tilak Varma Sanju Samson Shivam Dube Axar Patel Harshit Rana Kuldeep Yadav Varun Chakaravarthy Jasprit BumrahAustralias confirmed playing XIMitchell Marsh C Travis Head Josh Inglis Tim David Mitchell Owen Marcus Stoinis Matthew Short Xavier Bartlett Nathan Ellis Matthew Kuhnemann