India inflict second T20 defeat on one-day champions Australia

India secured a comfortable 41-run victory over Australia in the second T20 clash in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

The two teams had faced off in the ODI World Cup final only one week ago when Australia had ran out impressive winners against the hosts by six-wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium.

A much-changed Baggy Green squad barely had time to finish celebrating when they were thrust into a T20 series against the same team.

On Thursday, India produced a record chase in the opening clash to win by two wickets.

Three days later, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan hit quick fifties as India posted a mammoth 235-4 Sunday against the Australians.

Jaiswal smashed a 25-ball 53 and fellow left-hander Kishan hit 52 off 32 deliveries after Australia invited the hosts to bat first in Thiruvananthapuram where evening dew is expected to play a part.

Jaiswal's fellow opener Ruturaj Gaikwad contributed with a measured 58 and Rinku Singh, a left-handed batsman, smashed an unbeaten nine-ball 31 to add to the Indian total.

Australia, needing 236 to level the series, never looked like they would chase it down with no batter reaching his half-century.

The tourists fell to 58-4 with Steve Smith (19), previous-match centurion Josh Inglis (two) and Glenn Maxwell (12) back in the dug-out.

Another high-scoring game, and another win for India