Rohit Sharma scored 46* off 20 balls as India sealed a six-wicket victory over Australia in the second T20I in Nagpur which was cut to eight overs a side.

Sharma won the toss and chose to field first and was helped by key cameos by Dinesh Karthik, unbeaten two-ball 10, and Virat Kohli (11) as India hit 92-4 with four balls remaining in reply to Austalia’s 90-5.

Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 3-16 in his impressive two-over spell when most of the other bowlers looked ineffective against in-form Sharma.

Fast bowler Pat Cummins was the only other wicket-taker for the visitors and finished with 1-23.

Matthew Wade’s unbeaten 43 off 20 balls propelled Australia to a formidable 90-5 after a wet outfield in the rain-hit city delayed the start and shortened the game.

It was Wade’s second consecutive impressive innings in the series.

On Thursday, the Australian wicketkeeper hit a 21-ball 45 in the first match to help the visitors chase down a mammoth 209-run victory target.

Australia captain Aaron Finch on Friday hit 31 off 15 balls before an impressive spell by left-arm spinner Axar Patel put a brake on Australia’s scoring.

Patel finished with 2-13 and was the most impressive bowler for India.

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah who returned to the team on Friday took one wicket for 23 runs.

The three-match series, a warm-up for the T20 World Cup in Australia next month, concludes on Sunday in Hyderabad.

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