Second T20I washed out, India must win at Sydney

melbourne, November 23 

The second T20I between India and Australia was called off following persistent rain here today. Put into bat, Australia overcame a poor start to reach 132/7 in 19 overs when rain forced the players off the field at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Ben McDermott made an unbeaten 32 off 30 balls before scurrying off the ground with batting partner Andrew Tye. The umpires first considered a 19-overs-a-side game before setting India a revised target of 90 from 11 overs. However, with the rain returning, the match was called off. The final T20I will be played in Sydney on Sunday.

Australia fined 

Australia have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I against India in Brisbane. Skipper Aaron Finch has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee, while his players have received 10 per cent fines. — Agencies

BRIEF SCORES

Australia: 132/7 (B McDermott 32*; Bhuvneshwar  Kumar 2/20, Khaleel Ahmed 2/39) vs India