After Rahul retires due to injury during a tour game, Rohit bats at four and goes out cheaply.

When the game started today, Rohit was placed in the middle order on the teamsheet, which sparked rumors that he would bat lower in the order.

After weather caused the first day's play to be lost, the two teams agreed to shorten the competition to 50 overs each side. However, a rainstorm during the first innings further restricted the match to 46 overs.

Even when the rest of the Australia PM's XI squad collapsed around him, teenager Sam Konstas scored a spectacular century off just 90 balls, setting the Indians a target of 241.

Rohit bats four, Rahul retires injured

KL As in the first Test in Perth, Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stepped out to start the innings. Before Jaiswal was removed, the pair amassed 75 for the first wicket, which put Shubman Gill in at three in the 17th over.

Rahul missed a pull shot a few overs earlier after being struck in the hip flexor by a short ball that skidded on, and he departed injured after the end of the 18th over. After being hit, the opener appeared to be in some agony, but he batted steadily until retiring with an injury. Rather than being a major injury concern, it appeared to be a preventative move meant to give the other batters in the squad additional playing time.

Then, in his first match since the third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai, Rohit came out at number four. However, he was dismissed for three off eleven deliveries after slipping while attempting a cover drive after edging an outswinging ball.

At the time of writing, Virat Kohli was nowhere to be seen, while Nitish Kumar Reddy emerged at number five. The Indians needed another 128 runs in 22 overs to reach 113-2 at the end of 24 overs.