ICC World T20, India vs Australia Highlights: Virat Kohli's Brilliant 82 Steers India to Six-Wicket Win, Qualify For Semis
Virat Kohli's brilliant 82* helped India beat Australia by six wickets to qualify for the semi-finals. Relive all the moments of this match here.
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Virat Kohli powers India into World T20 Semifinal
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India Score 161/4 in 19.1 to beat Australia by 6 wickets
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Virat Kohli scores 82 not out
Chasing 161, India got off to a poor start but Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh shared a good 45-run stand. However, Kohli raised his game to another level when he blasted 82 and along with Dhoni, gave India a six-wicket win. India have qualified for the semi-finals with this win. Relive all the moments here. (SCORECARD | POINTS TABLE | FIXTURES | LIVE STREAMING | NEWS | VIDEOS)
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23:45 hrs IST: Australia will be gutted with this loss. It is a sad end to Shane Watson's international career. The Asian bloc will have a presence in this World Cup, thanks to India.
23:30 hrs IST: That brings us to an end of this match. India have qualified for the semi-finals. This is the line-up
March 30, 1st semi-final: New Zealand vs England: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
March 31, 2nd semi-final: India vs West Indies: Wankhede stadium, Mumbai
23:15 hrs IST: Here are the post match comments
MS Dhoni: I think it was a tough score. If you see their batting, first 6 overs they got close to 60 runs. After that we bowled well but still they got to 160. It was difficult to hit from the back of a length. There was not enough bounce to pull it away.
Steven Smith: That was a serious innings from Kohli under pressure. He just hit everything out of the middle and found the gaps.
Kohli (Man of the Match): This innings has to be in the Top 3. But I am a bit emotional, so I will put this on top. Against world-class Australia, a quarterfinal and at home.
22:58 hrs IST: India win, thanks to a brilliant 82 from Virat Kohli. India have qualified for the semi-finals and have dumped Australia out of the tournament. What a brilliant knock from Kohli. He is from a different planet when he is chasing.
22:49 hrs IST: Awesome batting from Kohli. He slams three consecutive fours to get the equation down. He slams another four to put the seal on a brilliant win.
22:40 hrs IST: Brilliant stuff from Kohli! He notches up his 15th fifty. The master of the run-chase is doing it again.
22:36 hrs IST: Hazlewood concedes 12 runs in his third over. India need 47 off 24 balls.
22:29 hrs IST: Dhoni gets going with a boundary. This is the zone that is tailor-made for him. India need 59 runs off 30 balls.
22:24 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj c Watson b Faulkner 21 (18) || Overs 14
Yuvraj gets flummoxed by the leg-cutter and he scoops it to cover, Watson runs back and dives to take a great catch. Enter MS Dhoni.
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22:19 hrs IST: Full toss from Zampa and Yuvraj hammers it into the stands at deep mid wicket. Next ball, the ball stays low and Yuvraj misses the pull shot, appeal for an LBW but that was pitching outside the line of leg stump.
22:14 hrs IST: Zampa concedes three runs. Kohli breaks the shackles by launching Maxwell over long off.
22:12 hrs IST: Appeal for a stumping! Yuvraj has lifted his leg up slightly and Nevill appealed for the stumping. However, the batsman got his foot down at the right time.
22:11 hrs IST: Australia are slipping up in the field. Warner concedes a couple due to a misfield at mid off. Adam Zampa into the attack.
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22:00 hrs IST: Oh dear, Yuvraj Singh is limping after he worked a short ball from Coulter-Nile to fine leg. He is in real pain and the physio is out there attending to him.
21:54 hrs IST: WICKET! Raina c Nevill b Watson 10 (7) || Overs 7.4.
Short ball and on leg stump, Raina is surprised by the extra bounce and he gloves it to the keeper.
21:51 hrs IST: In the air but safe! Raina reaches out to a full ball and he chips the drive past mid off for a boundary. Risky stroke.
21:46 hrs IST: WICKET! Rohit Sharma b Watson 12 (17) || Overs 5.5.
Rohit comes down the track and makes room, Watson rolls his fingers over the ball and it kicks up from the pitch, Rohit adjusts and tries to run this shortish ball to third man but misses it.
21:40 hrs IST: Kohli gets going with two magnificent fours off Hazlewood. He is looking in great touch.
21:36 hrs IST: WICKET! Dhawan c Khawaja b Coulter-Nile 13 (12) || Overs 3.5.
Short and rising ball on leg stump, Dhawan is hurried into the pull shot and he top edges it, Khawaja runs back at short fine leg and takes the catch.
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21:33 hrs IST: Rohit joins in the fun! Short ball from Coulter-Nile and the batsman dispatches the pull to deep mid wicket.
21:31 hrs IST: WHAM! Super shot from Dhawan. Hazlewood floats it on the pads and he flicks it over Maxwell at deep square leg for a big six.
21:29 hrs IST: Steady start for India. They have moved to 9/0 after two overs. Still a decent pitch to bat on.
21:25 hrs IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile is into the attack. He will have some experience of the conditions.
21:24 hrs IST: Decent start for India. Seven runs off the first over. This is a good batting pitch.
21:22 hrs IST: The Indian Women's team are still at the ground and they are cheering the Men on. They had lost to the West Indies earlier by three runs, which put them out of the tournament.
21:20 hrs IST: WHAM! Brilliant start for Dhawan. He gets going with a boundary. India will need to capitalise during the new ball period.
21:19 hrs IST: Out come the Indian openers. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have not been in good form and they will be aiming for a turnaround. Josh Hazlewood to open the bowling.
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21:02 hrs IST: Peter Nevill smashes a four and a six and Australia end on 160/6. This is a decent total but the Indian batting is strong.
20:55 hrs IST: WICKET! Faulkner c Kohli b Pandya 10 (10) || Overs 19.1.
Low full toss and Faulkner toe-ends the lofted shot to long on, Kohli takes the catch.
20:53 hrs IST: Super fielding from India and Australia fail to get to a boundary. Australia are 145/5 (19 overs).
20:51 hrs IST: Poor start for Bumrah in the 19th over. He starts off with a four. Australia need to go past 160 if they are to challenge India.
20:47 hrs IST: Bumrah and Nehra are pulling things back at the death. Australia are unable to find the boundaries.
20:43 hrs IST: WICKET! Maxwell b Bumrah 31 (28) || Overs 16.3.
The off-cutter from Bumrah, Maxwell aims to slog it to Chandigarh but he misses it, the ball crashes into the stumps.
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20:39 hrs IST: Gets even better. Maxwell blasts a big six. That is the vintage Big Show! Australia 129/4 after 16 overs.
20:37 hrs IST: Australia are getting choked by India. Jadeja is bowling a good line and length. Maxwell breaks the shackles by slogging a sweep to long leg.
20:32 hrs IST: Maxwell is struggling to get going here. Watson gets off the mark with a boundary.
20:27 hrs IST: WICKET! Aaron Finch c Dhawan b Pandya 43 (34) || Overs 13.
Another short ball from Pandya and Finch miscues the pull shot, he holes out to Dhawan at deep mid wicket.
20:24 hrs IST: Maxwell survives a close run-out as he was coming back for the second. Kohli puts in the throw to Pandya but the batsman was too quick.
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20:23 hrs IST: The ball is not coming on to the bat. A total of 150-160 could be a good score. However, with this power-packed India line-up, one does not know what is a good score.
20:20 hrs IST: Good fielding from Suresh Raina. Maxwell launches a straight drive down the ground but he has not timed it well. Raina runs to his right and palms it away to save the boundary.
20:16 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya is into the attack. Glenn Maxwell and Finch have a tall task on their hands.
20:12 hrs IST: WICKET! Steven Smith c Dhoni b Yuvraj 2 (6) || Overs 10.1.
First delivery from Yuvraj and he strikes. Flatter delivery outside off, Smith wafts at it and Dhoni appeals, umpire Marais Erasmus gives it out, Smith is not happy and he shakes his head as he walks off, Snicko shows no edge.
20:06 hrs IST: Steven Smith is in. He played a magnificent knock against Pakistan at this venue. Can he repeat his performance?
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20:04 hrs IST: WICKET! David Warner st Dhoni b Ashwin 6 (9) || Overs 7.4.
Drift, spin and gone! The fatal three-card trick! Ashwin lures Warner out with a flighted delivery and the ball spins away, he gets beaten and it is an easy stumping for Dhoni.
20:00 hrs IST: Good start for Jadeja. He concedes just five runs in his first over. However, Australia must ensure that they do not crumble in the middle overs.
19:55 hrs IST: Two full balls from Bumrah and Finch fails to dispatch the drive past cover. Good comeback from Bumrah. He concedes just four runs in his second over after giving away 17 runs in his first.
19:51 hrs IST: Good over from Nehra. Just two runs conceded in the fifth over. Australia are 55/1 after 5 overs.
19:49 hrs IST: WICKET! Usman Khawaja c Dhoni b Nehra 26 (16) || Overs 4.2.
Full ball outside off and it swings away slightly, Khawaja aims to launch the straight drive but gets a thick outside edge to the keeper.
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19:47 hrs IST: Ashwin concedes 22 runs in his first over. Looks like MS Dhoni will have to revert back to Plan B.
19:44 hrs IST: Spin or pace, does not matter. Finch latches on to a flighted delivery and he launches Ashwin into the stands over long on. He follows up next ball with another six to long on. Pandya tries to catch it but it just goes over him.
19:43 hrs IST: Ashwin is into the attack. This is the period where India will be aiming to pull things back.
19:41 hrs IST: Finch gets going with a boundary off Nehra. However, Khawaja is dealing in boundaries. He has hit six in his knock of 24.
19:38 hrs IST: Khawaja is punishing Bumrah. The last ball of the second over is run down to third man for the fourth boundary. 17 runs in the over. Australia 21/0 after 2 overs.
19:36 hrs IST: A hat-trick of boundaries from Khawaja. Bumrah comes round the wicket and bowls another short ball, the batsman clubs the pull to long leg.
19:35 hrs IST: CRACK! Two consecutive boundaries for Khawaja off Bumrah. Both times the bowler bowls it a bit short and the left-hander cracks the pull shot to deep mid wicket.
19:34 hrs IST: Close chance! Jasprit Bumrah bowls a full ball on off stump and Finch taps it to mid on, he sets off for a quick single where Hardik Pandya misses with the shy at the bowler's end, Finch would have made it though
19:33 hrs IST: Brilliant comeback from Nehra after conceding a boundary first ball. He beats Khawaja for the third time in the over with a delivery that curves away late. Khawaja once again had a feel for the ball but it just beat the outside edge. Australia 4/0 in the first over.
19:32 hrs IST: Another good ball. Nehra bowls it a tad fuller and the ball nips away late, Khawaja has a feel for it and gets beaten.
19:31 hrs IST: Great start for Australia. Nehra bowls a short ball and Khawaja pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary to get off the mark. However, the bowler has his revenge next ball. A back of a length delivery swings away and Khawaja wafts at it to get beaten.
19:30 hrs IST: Ashish Nehra to open the batting. Aaron Finch will be on strike. The PCA stadium is jam-packed. Full house in Mohali. One slip in place.
19:27 hrs IST: The national anthems are done. Out come Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja. India will be overwhelming favorites for this match. Even Indian and Australian experts think so.
19:22 hrs IST: Australia will be aiming to change their poor form against India. They have lost five consecutive matches against them while they have never won a Twenty20 International against India in India.
19:13 hrs IST: A look at the statistics. Australia and India have played four matches in the World T20 and both have a 2-2 head-to-head record. In 2007, India batted first and won by 15 runs. In 2010, Australia batted first and won by 49 runs in Barbados. In 2012, Australia chased down India's 140 to win by nine wickets in Colombo while India thrashed them by 73 runs in Dhaka in 2014.
19:06 hrs IST: Here are the playing XIs. Both teams are unchanged from their previous games.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia (Playing XI): Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith(c), Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill(w), Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood
19:00 hrs IST: Australia have won the toss and have chosen to bat in Mohali. Both teams are unchanged. MS Dhoni said that he wanted to bat first as the pitch could become slower.
18:50 hrs IST: Meanwhile, earlier in the day in Mohali, India's Women lost by three runs to West Indies in a tense encounter. The result has put them out of the World Cup while West Indies have qualified. Will the Men's team provide happiness to the fans?
18:47 hrs IST: Both teams have match winners in the side. Steven Smith, Shane Watson, David Warner and Usman Khawaja are renowned hitters while for India, the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni can take the game away in an instant.
18:40 hrs IST: Australia will have to break a big jinx heading into this match. They have never won a Twenty20 International against India in India. However, there is a twist in the tale in Mohali. They have won three ODIs against India at this venue.
18:37 hrs IST: Make no mistake about it, this match is massive. India are the overwhelming favorites heading into the match. They have won five continuous matches against Australia. Overall, they have an 8-4 head-to-head record against Australia, which is their best.
18:30 hrs IST: Welcome to the blockbuster match between India and Australia from Mohali. The equation is simple: A loss for either India or Australia puts them out of the tournament. A win will take them to the semi-finals against West Indies in Mumbai.
The statistics may almost wholly make India the favourites against Australia in Mohali on Sunday night but both teams are aware of the ruthless nature of T20 cricket where the complexion of a match can change in a space of three balls.
India are three games away from World T20 history. No team has won the championship on home soil and India started the tournament as the No. 1 team in the world.
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Australia, the world champions in the 50-over format, have never won the ICC World T20 but skipper Steve Smith's team has improved with every game.
Every do-or-die match brings its own tension and the 34-year-old Shane Watson, who will retire at the end of the World T20, has seen enough in his 14-year-old international career to learn the virtue of calmness.
"It certainly gets you up for the game. Knockout games certainly you've got to be just as calm as you possibly can. I suppose that's what I've learnt over my whole career," Watson said ahead of the match.
Sparks may fly again in Sunday's mouth-watering contest between inaugural T20 champions India and Australia.
"I've always said that I sort of thrive on those situations," Virat Kohli told reporters on Friday. "But you just can't go in with that sort of mindset only. You need to be versatile..."
Kohli has been in great form against the Australians. But it will be the collective effort of the team that will matter at the end and fielding will be the differentiator for sure.