Yashasvi Jaiswal went on carnage, hitting a 24-ball fifty against Australia in the second T20I of the series. He slammed 9 fours and 2 sixes, with his runs coming at a strike-rate of 212.00.
The southpaw was dismissed after scoring 53 runs off 25 balls. He had a miserable outing in the opening game.
India were 101/1 in 10 overs at the time of writing.
Australia captain Matthew Wade opted to bowl after winning the coin toss in the second T20 against India on Sunday.
India won the first game in Visakhapatnam by two wickets to lead the five-match series 1-0.
Australia made two changes with World Cup winners Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa included after resting in the previous game, which was played just four days Australia beat India in the Cricket World Cup final.
Pacer Jason Behrendorff and batting all-rounder Aaron Hardie have been left out.
India has fielded an unchanged side from the previous game.
The weather in Thiruvananthapuram threatened this second T20 but cleared up ahead of Sunday’s game. The pitch should be favourable for batsmen, with the side chasing under lights drawing an advantage.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna
Australia: Steven Smith, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (captain), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Tanveer Sangha
