India to take on Aussies in Greenfield Stadium today

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The second match of the five-match Twenty20 series between India and Australia will be played at the Greenfield Stadium in Kariyavattom today. India had defeated Australia by two wickets in the first match played in Visakhapatnam.

Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the Indian team which consists of mostly youngsters. The Aussie team, led by wicketkeeper Mathew Wade, includes Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, and Adam Zampa, who were part of the squad that won the ODI World Cup last week. Both the teams reached the Greenfield Stadium yesterday and underwent training.

This is the sixth international match to be held at Karyavattom. Earlier, three Twenty20 matches and two ODIs were held here.