Australia vs India T20 cricket LIVE updates: World’s best 20/20 sides collide at MCG from 7.15pm; results, scores, weather updates, Ben Austin tribute
Australia vs India T20 LIVE: India lose early wickets against Aussie bowlers; MCG crowd pays silent tribute to Ben Austin
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Updated October 31, 2025 — 7.49pmfirst published at 6.00pm
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MCG turns silent for Ben
The MCG crowd went silent in tribute to Ferntree Gully teenager Ben Austin who tragically died after an accident while training in the cricket nets on Tuesday.
Players from both sides, umpires and representatives from Ferntree Gully, Mulgrave and Eildon Park cricket clubs all stood on the MCG to honour the teenage cricketer.
The Australian cricket side pays tribute to Ben Austin during a moment of silence at the MCG tonight.Credit: Getty Images
It’s a tragedy that resonates around the cricket world as players from all over can put themselves in the place of his parents and loved ones.
The silence was peerless. Fitting for the young man.
Both teams are wearing black armbands in his honour.
7.49pm
WICKET: Hazlewood has three wickets as Varma goes
Varma has tried to smash Hazlewood for six but the ball jumped up on his and skied into the Melbourne night.
Inglis followed it around the circle and took the catch.
Hazlewood has 3-5 from 2.5overs.
India are 4-32 from 4.5 overs.
7.47pm
WICKET: Hazlewood gets Yadav
The Indian top-order is in tatters and Josh Hazlewood is a big part of the reason why.
He has hit the seam hard and drew and edge from Yadav straight to keeper Josh Inglis.
The previous ball, Inglis dropped a sharp chance off Yadav’s gloves but he eventually got his man.
Hazlewood has 2-5 from 2.3 overs.
Tilak Varma is in now. He is the most dangerous batter in the line up.
India 3-32 from 4.3 overs.
7.40pm
WICKET: Samson is out
Nathan Ellis has a wicket in his first over after trapping Samson on his crease and hitting his pad right in front of middle stump.
Ellis was very confident, Samson reviewed but it was clearly out.
India are 2-23 from 3.3 overs.
7.33pm
WICKET: Gil is out
It was only a matter of time for Gil who has looked far from his best tonight.
He tried to hit out against Hazlewood and all he did was loft the ball to Mitch Marsh who took an easy catch.
Sanju Samson is now in for India.
India are 1-20 in the third over.
7.32pm
Sharma finds the boundary – twice
Sharma is such an explosive batter.
He cracked a boundary and then lofted a shot deep towards extra cover and it sailed over for six.
Xavier Bartlett was very tight early but Sharma took to him to end the over.
India are 0-19 halfway through the third over.
7.22pm
Gil hit in helmet but is OK
Now Gil has been hit in the front of the helmet.
It almost hit the Indian badge, it was so straight.
Indian fans praise Shubman Gil.Credit: Getty Images
Gil has removed his helmet and is being quickly assessed by the media team.
He’s had a rough start missing the first and second balls and then being hit by a short ball.
Gil has a new helmet and he looks to be playing on.
India are 0-0 from 0.3 overs.
7.19pm
Saved by the bounce
Gil has been saved by the review as it found the ball would have bounced over the stumps.
“It looked adjacent [out],” Shastri says on Fox Cricket.
But Gil survives.
India are 0-0.
7.18pm
Gil is out first ball but he’s asked for a review
Hazlewood looks to have trapped Gil lbw.
He was given out but has asked for a review.
Hazlewood thinks he has the wicket.
7.17pm
Sharma, Gil open batting
It’s no surprise to see Shubman Gil and Abhishek Sharma to open the batting for India.
Josh Hazlewood has the ball for Australia for the first over.
It’s go time at the MCG, which is still filling up as fans make a late dash to the ground and their seats.
It’s “electrifying at ground level” says Ravi Shastri on commentary.
7.10pm
MCG turns silent for Ben
The MCG crowd went silent in tribute to Ferntree Gully teenager Ben Austin who tragically died after an accident while training in the cricket nets on Tuesday.
Players from both sides, umpires and representatives from Ferntree Gully, Mulgrave and Eildon Park cricket clubs all stood on the MCG to honour the teenage cricketer.
The Australian cricket side pays tribute to Ben Austin during a moment of silence at the MCG tonight.Credit: Getty Images
It’s a tragedy that resonates around the cricket world as players from all over can put themselves in the place of his parents and loved ones.
The silence was peerless. Fitting for the young man.
Both teams are wearing black armbands in his honour.
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