India will face Australia in the second of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details of Australia’s Playing 11 against India for the second match of the series.
Australia Plays XI vs India – 2nd ODI, India Tour of Australia 2025:
Openers: Mitchell Marsh (c), Travis Head
The Kangaroos would like to achieve back-to-back wins in the ongoing ODI series against India and take an unassailable lead in the three-match series when the two teams clash in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval.
The captain and team management are said to be impressed with the professional manner in which the Australians went about things in the opening match.
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The home team would like to repeat the same performance in the next match, but for a much longer duration.
The Australians would open the match with Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head, both known for playing attacking cricket at the top of the order and would look to do the same in the next match.
That said, Travis Head was dismissed in an attempt to play offensively in the first ODI, so it would be interesting to see if he continues to play the same way in Adelaide.
Head’s opening partner and Australian captain Mitchell Marsh played a reasonable knock in the previous match after the team lost a few wickets early in pursuit of a below-par total, and would like to continue the good work.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Matthew Short, Josh Philippe (week), Matthew Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen
The opening duo will be followed by a middle order which will get a facelift after the retirement of a few senior players.
Although the middle order is relatively inexperienced, they have done a great job along with Josh Philippe and Matt Renshaw, ensuring that the reigning ODI World Cup winners do not collapse.
Besides Philippe and Renshaw, the team is also hoping that Owen and Connolly will get time in the middle.
However, it will be up to the top five hitters to score the majority of runs.
Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood
The host is reportedly delighted with his bowling performance in the first ODI and wants the bowlers to do more of the same in the second match of the three-match series.
As he does on most occasions, Starc will take the new ball for Australia and will be accompanied by Josh Hazlewood, who has been in good form of late and would like to keep him in the next match.
Starc and Hazlewood will be assisted by Nathan Ellis and fast bowling all-rounder Mitchell Owen, who will play a crucial role for Australia by batting at number six or seven, as well as bowling a few overs when needed.
If we talk about the spin bowling department, it will be handled by Matthew Kuhnemann, who received a lot of praise for his late innings bowling in the last match.
