Peter Handscomb was picked ahead of regular wicket-keeper Alex Carey in the first T20I against India at Visakhapatnam, giving a boost to his hopes of making Australia's World Cup squad.
Here are the records which are up for grabs during the 2nd T20I to be played on February 27
While the atmosphere in Vizag was nail-biting, death over specialist Jasprit Bumrah opens up on how he planned to bowl the six deliveries against Australia.
Maxwell rued that he could have finished the game and said he still has a lot of work to do to secure a ticket to the World Cup.
MS Dhoni managed 29 off 37 balls in India's below-par 126 for 7 on a track where the ball was not coming onto the bat.
KL Rahul returned to the Indian side with a 36-ball 50 but the middle-order and Umesh Yadav failed to grab their chances as India went down by 3 wickets in the first T20I against Australia at Vizag.
KL Rahul scored a 36-ball 50 in the first T20I against Australia at Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Rahul made an impressive half-century on his comeback but Pant was needlessly run-out during India's three-wicket defeat against Australia in the first T20 International.
For the Aussies, the star with the ball was Nathan Coulter-Nile as he picked up 3 wickets but the other bowlers were economical as well.
With 14 required off the last over, Umesh was hit for a boundary each by Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins, who had identical scores of 7 not out as they reached the target of 127 off the last ball of the match.
With 14 required off the last over, Umesh was hit for a boundary each by Jhye Richardson and Pat Cummins.
The explosive batsman reached the feat in the 1st T20I against Australia in Visakhapatnam as he has now become the only player to score 500+ runs against a single opposition.
The right-handed leggie impressed heavily in the 2017/18 season of the IPL for the Mumbai Indians which now sees him don the blue jersey of India.
In a last ball thrilling finish, Australia managed to get the upper hand as they defeated India by 3 wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Virat Kohli looked in fluent touch in the nets and was clobbering the ball as he got ready to take the field in Visakhapatnam for the first T20I against Australia.
India will look to extend their dominance over Australia after beating the Baggy Greens in Test and ODI series Down Under.
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Shankar has showed that he is a capable batsman, having scored 45 off 64 deliveries in a match-winning 98-run stand with Ambati Rayudu after the top-order collapse in the final ODI in New Zealand.
While Kuldeep has been rested for the two-match T20 series but Australia will be facing Chahal and left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya.
The Aussies are fresh from playing in the Big Bash League where top-order batsman D'Arcy Short bagged the player of the tournament award and became the first player to score 600-plus runs.
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