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India will face Australia in the second T20I of the ongoing five-match series on Friday (October 31) in Melbourne. After the series opener at Manuka Oval in Canberra got washed out due to rain, both the teams would like to come up with a big show at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the ongoing bilateral series. In the series opener, world No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma failed to do much with the bat and got out early, but the likes of Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav impressed with their batting. Abhishek, who won the Player Of The Tournament award last month in the Asia Cup, would also like to score big runs in Melbourne along with other players. In the series opener, India left Arshdeep Singh out of the playing XI despite him being the team’s highest wicket-taker in the T20I format of the game. It will be interesting to see if he features in the second T20I or continues to warm the bench. Here’s a look at India’s record in T20I matches played so far at Melbourne Cricket Ground: Result summary: 4 wins, 1 defeat and 1 no result. Highest total: 186/5 in 20 overs against Zimbabwe on November 6, 2022. Lowest total: 74/10 in 17.3 overs against Australia on February 1, 2008. Biggest win (by runs): India beat Zimbabwe by 71 runs on November 6, 2022. Biggest win (by wickets): India beat Australia by 8 wickets on February 3, 2012. Most runs: 198 runs in five matches by Virat Kohli. Highest score: 82 not out from 53 balls by Virat Kohli against Pakistan on October 23, 2022. Batting average: Virat Kohli (99.00) Highest strike rate (minimum 25 balls): Suryakumar Yadav (217.14). Most 50s: 2 half-centuries by Virat Kohli. Most ducks: 1 duck each, by S. Sreesanth and Virender Sehwag. Most sixes: 5 maximums by Virat Kohli. Most wickets: 6 wickets in three matches by Hardik Pandya. Best bowling figures: 3 for 22 in four overs by Ravichandran Ashwin against Zimbabwe on November 6, 2022. Most dismissals: 6 (3 catches and 3 stumpings) by MS Dhoni in three matches. Most catches: 3 each by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav. Highest partnership: 113 runs for the 5th wicket with Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli against Pakistan on October 23, 2022. Most matches: 6 T20Is by Rohit Sharma. Most matches as captain: 3 T20Is by MS Dhoni. Most wins as captain: 2 wins each for MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma. India last played a T20I match at Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 6, 2022, against Zimbabwe during the 2022 T20 World Cup and won that fixture by 71 runs.
