Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second ODI of the series at Adelaide Oval. Marsh made a few changes to the team combination. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa replaced left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann. Alex Carey came back into the side in place of Josh Philippe whereas Nathan Ellis made way for Xavier Bartlett.
"We are gonna bowl first. It was really pleasing (win in the 1st ODI). A lot of positives from last year. One of the better pitchers in the country this year. Everyone loves coming to play here. We always get amazing crowds, and hopefully both teams put on a great show for the big crowd today. Any time you get a chance to win a series in game two, it's an awesome opportunity. We've got a lot of young guys, so I look forward to it. Carey comes in for Philippe. Xavier Bartlett comes in for Ellis," Marsh said after winning the toss.
Interestingly, Gill did not make any change to the side. Kuldeep Yadav faced the snub again as the team management persisted with Harshit Rana.
"We would have bowled first as well. Happy to bat first. Never easy when it rains. Hopefully no stoppages today. We are going with the same team," Gill said at the coin toss.
India vs Australia 2nd ODI Playing XI:
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Australia Playing XI: Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (c), Matt Short, Matt Renshaw, Alex Carey (wk), Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India vs Australia head-to-head in Adelaide
India and Australia have faced each other six times in ODI clashes at Adelaide Oval. India have won two out of six times. However, in last two games, India have emerged victoriously.