Spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 3-32 to bowl India to a 44-run victory over Australia on Sunday, taking a 2-0 lead within the five-match sequence.
The highest three batters had scored half-centuries to propel India to 235-4, their highest rating in T20s in opposition to Australia.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal led the way in which at Thiruvananthapuram with 53 off 25 balls, whereas Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan scored 58 and 52, respectively.
With India put into bat, Jaiswal and Gaikwad made good use of the situations by including 77 off 35 balls for the primary wicket.
Jaiswal scored 50 off 24, smashing 9 fours and two sixes alongside the way in which. He was out, caught within the sixth over. His dismissal did not convey any respite for Australia as Kishan added 87 with Gaikwad for the second wicket on his solution to a 29-ball half-century.
It was his second successive fifty within the sequence.
Kishan hit three fours and 4 sixes, whereas Gaikwad struck three fours and two sixes.
India was properly positioned at 189-3, earlier than Rinku Singh smacked 31 not out off solely 9 balls, hitting 4 fours and two sixes.
In reply, Australia completed on 191-9 in 20 overs. Pacer Prasidh Krishna took 3-41 in 4 overs.
Marcus Stoinis top-scored for Australia with 45 off 25 balls, however could not take his facet anyplace close to the goal.
Australia’s chase by no means actually took off. Openers Steve Smith and Matthew Brief each contributed 19 runs, earlier than Bishnoi obtained the breakthrough by bowling Brief. He then despatched again Josh Inglis, the earlier recreation’s centurion was caught for under two.
One other large second got here when Glenn Maxwell holed out off Axar Patel for 12 runs. Prasidh Krishna picked the primary of his three wickets to ship again Smith, as Australia discovered itself 58-4 in 7.2 overs.
Stoinis and Tim David (37) added 81 for the fifth wicket earlier than David was out, caught off Bishnoi. An over later, Stoinis was additionally caught.
Wade hit an undefeated 23-ball 42 and added 36 for the tenth wicket with Tanveer Sangha (two not out).
The third T20 recreation is on Tuesday at Guwahati.