Australia vs. India, 2nd ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

Australia hold a 1-0 lead heading into the second match of the one-day international series against India.

The hosts won a high-scoring opener at the Western Australia Cricket Ground (WACA) in Perth on Jan. 12, with captain Steve Smith and George Bailey both hitting centuries in a five-wicket triumph.

India were unable to defend a total of 309 for three that was built around Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 171. The opener hit seven sixes and 13 fours in his 163-ball knock.

Now the teams move on to the Brisbane Cricket Ground, better known as the Gabba, in Brisbane for a day-nighter on Friday.

Date: Friday, Jan. 15, 2016

Time: 1:20 p.m. local (3:20 a.m. GMT)

Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane

Live Stream and TV Info: Channel Nine (Australia), Sky Sport (New Zealand), Super Sport (South Africa), Star Sports (India), Sky Sports (UK)

Weather: According to AccuWeather.com, there is the possibility of the fixture being interrupted. While temperatures will be in the early 30-degree Celsius range in the afternoon, the evening sees a 58 percent chance of rain. 

Overview

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Bat dominated ball in the first one-dayer, as the game at Perth saw the teams combine for 319 runs for just eight wickets.

A flat pitch certainly made it a tough baptism for Scott Boland and Joel Paris, Australia’s two debutant bowlers at the WACA. The pair failed to pick up a wicket between them as they combined to leak 127 runs from their 18 overs.

Boland’s 10-over return of none for 74 meant he picked up the unwanted honour of recording the worst figures by an Australian on debut in the format.

The Victorian admitted afterwards it had been a steep learning curve, per Tom Decent of the Sydney Morning Herald: "You can see the margin for error is just so much smaller. Even [in] the Big Bash you come up against some really good players and internationals, but bowling to [Virat] Kohli and Sharma on a wicket like that, the margin for error is tiny."

Both Boland and Paris, a left-armer given his chance in the absence of the injured Mitchell Starc, will hope to get a second opportunity at the Gabba.

However, the hosts will definitely make at least two changes to their XI.

While the squad travelled to Brisbane, Mitchell Marsh remained in Perth. The all-rounder has been rested by team management for the second ODI, so John Hastings has been drafted into the squad.

Usman Khawaja has also been called up for the second and third matches, replacing fellow batsman David Warner, who has gone on paternity leave ahead of the birth of his second child, per ESPN Cricinfo.

Either Khawaja or Shaun Marsh—who was selected in the original squad—will partner Aaron Finch at the top of the batting order in Warner's absence.

India, meanwhile, could at least take some positives out of the defeat in the opening ODI.

Sharma's stunning innings saw him post the highest score by a visiting batsman against Australia in Australia, and the fifth-biggest by any batsman in the country, according to Bharath Seervi of ESPN Cricinfo.

Virat Kohli weighed in with 91, but the tourists didn't quite capitalise on their opportunity to put a seriously big score on the board. Their final total was good, yet it still wasn't enough in the final reckoning.

They did have Australia 21 for two early in the run chase, with debutant Barinder Sran picking up the wickets of Finch and Warner. The left-arm paceman also dismissed skipper Smith for 149, although the game was in the bag for Australia by then.

While Sran impressed with three for 56, the visitors' frontline spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja suffered at the hands of Smith and Bailey. Their 18 overs went for 129, although Ashwin did pick up the wickets of Bailey and Glenn Maxwell.

India do at least have some solid foundations to build on, but a defeat in Brisbane—where they have only won four times in 15 attempts—would leave them with a huge mountain to climb in the series.

Key players

Australia

Bailey's hat was a big deal during the first innings of the opening one-dayer. His gold floppy headwear now has two Twitter accounts, but the batsman overshadowed his attire with an excellent ton.

Right-hander Bailey made the most of an early reprieve (he could have been out for a first-ball duck if India had use of the Decision Review System, which is not available during the series) to hit 112 from 120 deliveries.

He likes facing India, averaging 85 against them in nine games. He has also made two of his three ODI centuries against them.

India 

Ashwin is a key component of India's one-day side, but Australia is a tough location to bowl spin. He now has a bowling average of 76 on Australian soil in the 50-over format, more than double his career mark of 31.31. 

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni expressed his disappointment in the performance of his slow bowlers in Perth, per Sidharth Monga of ESPN Cricinfo.

Ashwin is now under pressure to perform in Brisbane, even if conditions are unlikely to be in his favour.

Squads

Australia

Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith (capt), Shaun Marsh, George Bailey, Glenn Maxwell, John Hastings, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Kane Richardson, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Joel Paris.

India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Barinder Sran.