India misplaced the second T20I of the five-match collection towards Australia on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) on Friday (October 31). Australia are 1-0 forward within the five-match collection now and they’re additionally on the cusp of toppling India from the highest spot within the ICC rankings.
Staff India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, went right down to Australia within the second T20I performed in the present day on the Melbourne Cricket Floor. The hosts chased down the goal of 126 runs with 4 wickets and 40 deliveries in hand to take a 1-0 lead within the five-match collection. After this loss, India at the moment are in peril of dropping their prime spot within the ICC T20I rankings.
They’re presently the primary crew within the shortest format with 271 ranking factors, whereas Australia have narrowed the hole in second place to solely two factors after the win on the MCG on Friday (October 31). They boast of 269 ranking factors and have each likelihood of toppling India to grow to be the No.1 crew within the rankings.
What does Staff India have to do to retain No.1 spot in rankings?
Staff India must win two out of their subsequent three T20Is to retain their primary rating within the shortest format of the sport. In that case, they’ll have 272 ranking factors, 4 greater than Australia on the finish of the collection. If Australia win the subsequent T20I, they’ll leap to the highest spot, however their ranking would be the identical as India’s. In the event that they win two out of the subsequent three T20Is, then Australia can have 272 ranking factors, three greater than India’s who will come right down to 269 factors.
In the meantime, the third T20I between India and Australia might be performed on Sunday (November 2) on the Bellerive Oval in Hobart the place the guests are enjoying for the primary time within the format.
Squads
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma
Australia: Mitchell Marsh(c), Travis Head, Josh Inglis(w), Tim David, Matthew Brief, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha, Josh Philippe
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