Australia vs India, 2nd ODI, India tour of Australia, 2025

India’s must-win game to level the series  

Betting Odds

MATCH PREVIEW     

World Champions Australia will be confident heading into the second game of the three-match series against India. The hosts have taken an early lead in the series with a 7-wicket win. It was a dominating show from the Aussies, where they put the Indians on the mat with early wickets. They will start this game with higher odds. The Indians must come out of the big loss. Their batting lineup looked rusty in the last game. It will be a tough challenge for the Indians, and we expect them to fight hard in this game to make it interesting.  

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Mitchell Marsh and his men started as favorites on cricket betting sites before the start of the series, and they justified all that with a comprehensive win in the first game. The bowling attack delivered a strong performance that set up the win in the last game, with the batsmen playing a complementary role. The side will look to stick to the basics and perform well to win this game.  

Mitchell Marsh led from the front with the bat in the last game, and he must deliver a strong start with Travis Head. Matthew Short, Josh Philippe, and Matt Renshaw form a strong middle order, and they will look to build partnerships. The team expects a quick run in the lower middle order from Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, and Mitchell Starc.  

Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc struck early blows in the last game, and the team expects a fiery spell from the pair with the new ball. Nathan Ellis will look to keep up the pressure on the batters in the middle overs with Mitchell Owen. Matthew Kuhnemann and Matthew Short complete a strong bowling attack for the team.  

Expected Starting XI for Australia     

Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head, Matthew Short, Josh Philippe (wk), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood 

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Shubman Gill and his men will be under pressure in this game. It was a no-show from the batting line-up in a rain-curtailed game, with the skipper himself struggling with the bat. The side will start with lower odds on cricket betting apps. Gill must lead from the front and get the best out of this batting lineup to win the game and level the series.  

Rohit Sharma and Shubham Gill struggled against the new ball in the last game. The team expects a confident start from the pair. Virat Kohli’s eight-ball duck earned him many brickbats, and he must show his class and add runs in the middle order with Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. The team expects quick runs in the death overs from Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Nitish Reddy.  

The bowlers didn’t have much to play with in the last game. Mohammad Siraj and Arshdeep Singh must strike early in the game to put the Australians under pressure. Harshit Rana and Axar Patel have a tough task in the middle overs and must do well. Nitish Kumar Reddy and Washington Sundar must do well in the supporting roles.  

Expected Starting XI for India     

Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh 

TOSS: To Bowl First      

In the last five games at this venue, the side batting first has defended the score successfully only once. The conditions are tough for batters at the start and improve as the game progresses. The team winning the toss in this game won't hesitate to bowl first.   

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS      

There will be cloudy skies over Adelaide. Batting isn't easy on this wicket under overcast conditions, and batters must focus on building their innings instead of going for big hitting. The side batting first would look to score over 300 runs to have an advantage in this game.    

OUR PREDICTION      

The Indians didn’t match up to the challenge the Aussies threw at them in the last game. The batting lineup struggled, and the team expects a better performance from the top and middle order to put up a challenge. The Australians dominated in the last game and have won five of the last seven games at this venue. Based on the current form, the Australians will start as favorites.  

Our prediction is for Australia to win