India vs Australia, 2nd T20I at Nagpur, IND v AUS, Sep 23 2022 - Match Result

The series is level at 1-1. Game three is on Sunday in Hyderabad. Should be a good conclusion. Stay tuned for Hemant's match report and Sid's analysis. I hope you can join us again on Sunday. Until then, it's good night.

11.15pm Presentation

Rohit Sharma is player of the match for his 46 not out from 20 balls: "I was quite surprised as well. I didn't expect it to go quite as well as that. For the last 8-9 months I have been playing like that so it didn't change much. But when you are playing a game like that you can't plan too much. You just have to play the situation and use conditions to your advantage. I felt when we were bowling the bowlers had something to bowl to. We used the conditions pretty well. But then at the back end dew started coming in. That is where we want guys to learn how tough it is. It was good to see Bumrah on the park. Slowly and steadily he is coming back into his rhythm. As a team we are not going to analyse it too much. Axar has fitted in the role well. He can bowl in any phase of the game. He brings a lot to the game."

Aaron Finch: "You probably plan for 5 over games and add a little bit on to it. When you are doing all your planning for World Cups you always have them in the back of your mind. We just got out executed a little bit towards the back end. Rohit was brilliant. And the two overs Axar bowled was probably the difference in the game. Wade is such a calm customer at the back end of the innings. He did a wonderful job for us. We got close."

11.02pm India win with four balls to spare. Rohit Sharma was outstanding and DK finishes it off. An unusual 8-over game but it provided the patient Nagpur crowd with some entertainment after riding out the long delay. India always had that chase under control even despite Adam Zampa's outstanding spell. Rohit was in complete control. Dinesh Karthik: "I thought Josh Hazlewood would bowl but I came up with my plan for Sams. It's all about executing on the day. I always pride myself on finishing it off. Two people shone today. Rohit with the bat and Axar with the ball. From a series standpoint it is great to go from Hyderabad 1-1."

Mohammad Pivwan: "@alex, thoughts on hazlewood not being called on for the last over? Personally think abbott best option, bowls a great yorker. Rohit took Hazlewood off a length with ease earlier in innings...." Australia have concerns about Hazlewood's death ability. Cummins too. Without Starc it is a big hole in their side. They tried Green in game one and Sams in this one. 9 runs wasn't much to defend to be fair. Abbott has a lot of experience in the BBL but not all of it is good.

Azweer : "Rohit scored exactly the 50 percentage of the target. Purely a captain's knock."

Afeef: "To be fair, Sams defended 9 off the last over in this year's IPL bowling to Miller and Tewatia" He did. But the odds are against the bowler with only 9 required.

Sams to finish. Hazlewood, the No.1 T20I bowler, only bowls one over. Sams around the wicket

DK in. Rohit on strike as they crossed

Cummins on. He has a long chat with Finch

KipEetSimpul: "Fascinating that spinners seem to play an even more important role when the game abbreviated further, especially on a two-paced pitch. Counterintuitive to many (including 'expert' commentators)"

Sean Abbott

Ball tracking had SKY's lbw smashing middle halfway up

Hardik at No.5. Hat-trick ball. There's a fielder straight behind the umpire at the sightscreen as well as long off and long on