Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard 

Scorecard Summary of Australia vs India in 2nd ODI of the 2025 Series | A thrilling contest between two cricketing giants. 23 October 2025: Australia won by 2 wickets (with 22 balls remaining) to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series, Chasing 265 played at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Chosen to bat, despite some stiff resistance from India; Australia had the upper hand in winning runs after winning the toss.

Match Details 

Australian Men’s Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard 

India Innings – 264/9 (50 Overs) 

India recovered well after an early collapse thanks to solid innings from Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer. However, regular wickets prevented them from reaching the 280-plus total they were aiming for.

India got off to a poor start when Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli fell within the first seven overs. Doing it all with a stable 50 before valuable partnerships with Shreyas Iyer to build the innings. Axar Patel scored an aggressive knock when required during the middle overs and Harshit Rana, batting at No 10, hit a valuable unbeaten 24 to take India past 260 runs.

Australia Bowling 

Best Bowlers

• Adam Zampa – 4 wickets
• Xavier Bartlett – 3 wickets
• Mitchell Starc – 2 wickets

Zampa controlled the middle overs brilliantly while Bartlett removed India’s top-order, including Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill.

Australia Innings – 265/8 (46.2 Overs)

Australia chased the target confidently despite losing wickets at regular intervals. Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly produced match-winning inning

Australia fell early to the loss of skipper Mitchell Marsh but Matthew Short produced probably one of the best innings in his very young ODI career. Australia had to navigate through some tricky times, but an unflappable Cooper Connolly sealed the deal with an undefeated 61. 36 off 26 from Mitchell Owen proved to be key as well in the chase.

India Bowling 

Best Bowlers

• Arshdeep Singh – 2 wickets
• Harshit Rana – 2 wickets
• Washington Sundar – 2 wickets

India fought back during the middle overs but could not stop Australia’s lower-order from completing the chase.

Fall of Wickets 

Australia 

Top Performers 

Best Batters 

Best Bowlers 

Match Summary 

India appeared set for a challenging total after Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer rebuilt the innings following early wickets. However, Adam Zampa’s four-wicket spell restricted India to 264/9, a score that looked slightly below par on the Adelaide surface.

Australia’s chase was anchored by Matthew Short’s 74 before Cooper Connolly finished the job with an unbeaten 61. Despite India’s bowlers creating pressure by taking eight wickets, Australia crossed the finish line with 22 balls remaining to seal a memorable victory.

Key Match Statistics

• Winner: Australia
• Winning Margin: 2 wickets
• Player of the Match: Adam Zampa 4 wickets
• Top Score: Matthew Short – 74
• Best Bowling: Adam Zampa 4/60
• Top Partnership (India): Rohit Sharma & Shreyas Iyer
• Highest Partnership (Australia) – Matthew Short & Cooper Connolly
• Series result: Australia leads the three-match ODI series 2-0.

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Conclusion

Scorecard from the second ODI between Australia men’s cricket team and India national cricket team. India also had some good performances from Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel while Australia hit back through others like Matthew Short, coupled with Cooper Connolly and Adam Zampa. Australia’s win by two wickets sealed the ODI series for the hosts and is another reminder of why encounters between these two giants remain among the most riveting in world cricket.

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