India vs Australia 2nd T20I: Batters have no answers for Josh Hazlewood, IND thumped in Melbourne – Action in Images

India's batting unit was blown apart by the Australian bowlers, and the 126-run chase was completed with 40 deliveries to spare at the MCG.

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India might have entered the match with more confidence after their brief showing in Canberra, but Josh Hazlewood dismantled the top order batting with a sensational spell. He took 3 wickets as India lost 4 in the powerplay, and could only limp their way to 125 all-out. (AFP)

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Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy also picked up two wickets a piece, but Kuldeep in particular did face some aggression from the Aussie batters. However, a bright spot in their ability to take wickets while being attacked. (AFP)

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Harshit Rana was pushed up to number seven in an interesting move, ahead of Shivam Dube. Showing impressive technique, he scored 35(33) to give Abhishek some support. (AFP)

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Indian batters will need to go back to the drawing board and see exactly what went wrong, led by Suryakumar Yadav, who had another bad outing despite looking in good touch in Canberra. (AP)

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Mitchell Marsh ensured there were no hiccups for his team, getting set before exploding with some big sixes off pace and spin alike. His 46(26) opening made it a formality. (AFP)

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Abhishek Sharma was the lone bright spot with the bat, looking excellent in his innings of 68(37). However, for most of his innings, Abhishek was starved of the strike, and ultimately couldn't have as much of an impact as he would have liked despite staying in almost to the end. (AFP)

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Jasprit Bumrah with a couple of late consolation wickets, but signs were good. After a brief break, his speeds were back near the 140s, and he looked sharp. A pinpoint yorker to remove Matt Short will give him confidence. (AFP)

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Hazlewood started as he meant to go on, beating Shubman Gill on the inside edge, then the outside edge, before hitting him firmly on the helmet with a sharp bouncer, all in the first three balls of the match. He would later snap up SKY and Tilak Varma in the same over. (AP)