Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia: India, riding high on Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82, beat Australia by six wickets to seal ICC World T20 semis berth in Mohali on Sunday. Chasing 161, India got off to a shaky start but Virat and Yuvraj Singh steadied the ship in the middle overs before the former, with MS Dhoni, powered India over the line. (PHOTOS: Click here for top frames from the match) (STATS || POINTS TABLE || FIXTURES)
As it happened!
2255 hrs IST: MS Dhoni finishes with a four! India win and it was Virat Kohli’s 51 ball 82 that lead India. Spot in the semi-finals
2253 hrs IST: India need 4 off 6 balls
2252 hrs IST: Virat Kohli is just magnificent! He has sent the last ball to the covers boundary. Easy as you like
2252 hrs IST: India need 8 runs off the 7 balls. MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli at the crease
2251 hrs IST: Virat Kohli has done that again. Four again
2250 hrs IST: Consecutive fours again for Kohli
2246 hrs IST: India take 19 off the 18th over. Need 20 off the last two
2243 hrs IST: Virat Kohli mistimes but it still travels to long-off boundary for a six
2242 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries for Virat Kohli. One through the square-leg and the other past point
2240 hrs IST: MS Dhoni gets an outside edge and India get four runs. Last three overs reamain and they need 39 off them
2237 hrs IST: Virat Kohli has hit a 39-ball fifty. But he doesn’t celebrate. He knows the job is not done
2235 hrs IST: Virat Kohli takes 12 runs off the 16th over and India now need 47 off 24 balls
2230 hrs IST: 15 overs done and India need 59 off the last 30 balls with six wickets in hand
2229 hrs IST: MS Dhoni pulls one and it beats the fine-leg fielder for a four
2226 hrs IST: MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli at the crease for India
2226 hrs IST: India need 67 runs off 36 balls
2222 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj Singh checks his shot at the last moment and lobs it to cover. Shane Watson takes a superb diving catch
2218 hrs IST: Full-toss off Adam Zampa to Yuvraj Singh, who dispatches it for a SIX
2216 hrs IST: India reach 80/3 after 12 overs. Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli steady India. Need 81 off the last 48 balls
2215 hrs IST: And then he takes a two. Yuvraj Singh putting in the effort
2215 hrs IST: Virat Kohli takes on Maxwell and sends it over long-off. Mistimed but still a six
2208 hrs IST: SIX coming from Maxwell’s first, India 65/3 at the half-way mark. Need another 96 from the last ten overs, seven wickets in hand
2206 hrs IST: Spin! Glenn Maxwell into the attack now
2200 hrs IST: Yuvraj is not comfortable in the middle. On the ground again and is getting his ankle strapped. India 59/3 after nine overs
2157 hrs IST: Yuvraj is on the ground. Seems like he has pulled a muscle while turning the short delivery away for a single
2153 hrs IST: Yuvraj Singh is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single. FIFTY up for India in the eighth over of the innings. Australia reached there as early as their fourth over
2150 hrs IST: WICKET! Short, Raina goes for the pull but manages a glove to Nevill behind the stumps. India 49/3
2145 hrs IST: Suresh Raina is the new man in. India need a steady stand now. 37/2 at the end of powerplay
Terrible by @ImRo45 !! Anyway can anyone send me videos of @imVkohli as a teenager batting #unreal best timer of a cricket ball I hv seen— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) 27 March 2016
2142 hrs IST: WICKET! Watson cleans up Rohit Sharma, who was struggling in the middle. India 37/2 in the sixth over
2140 hrs IST: Shane Watson into the attack now. He has this habit of breaking partnerships and picking wickets. Australia would want him to play a similar role today
One through mid-wicket, one past point. @imVkohli looking good. So far!— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 27 March 2016
2139 hrs IST: FOUR! This time on the other side of the wicket, but similar result for Kohli. Consecutive boundaries
2138 hrs IST: FOUR! Hazlewood strays on Kohli’s pads and the right-hander flicks it to the ropes for a boundary. Off the mark in style
2135 hrs IST: Virat Kohli joins Rohit Sharma in the middle
2134 hrs IST: WICKET! Dhawan miscues the pull and is out caught. Coulter-Nile gives Australia early success
2132 hrs IST: Goes with a similar shot, but fails to get hold of it on this occasion
2131 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and Rohit pulls it away to the ropes
2129 hrs IST: SIX! Dhawan picks one in style off his pads and hits it all the way for a maximum
2122 hrs IST: Nathan Coulter-Nile to share the new ball with Hazlewood. India 7/0 after the first over
2120 hrs IST: FOUR! Dhawan creams one through covers, and he’s away with a boundary
2115 hrs IST: Australia in a huddle. India openers make their way out. Rohit and Dhawan would like to get some runs under their belt today
2058 hrs IST: SIX! Nevill ends the innings in style – with a hit over the fence. Australia touch the 160-run mark. India would now need 161 to win this game
2056 hrs IST: FOUR! Nevill uses the depth of the crease, gets across his stumps and scoops it over short fine for a boundary
2054 hrs IST: FOUR! Outside edge and it races to the ropes. Much needed boundary for Australia. No matter how they come, they won’t mind the runs at this stage
2052 hrs IST: WICKET! Faulkner mistimes the Pandya delivery to Kohli, who makes no mistake in the deep. 145/6
2051 hrs IST: Bumrah concedes nine from the 19th – his last. Conceded an early boundary but did well to go for only singles in last five deliveries. Australia 145/5
2047 hrs IST: Nehra concedes just four from his fourth. Australia 136/5 after 18
2046 hrs IST: Ashish Nehra to bowl a crucial 18th over. He bowled a fine opening spell, important he finishes well here
This is the kinda of pitch that’s ideal for #Ind some turn but not too much. Good pitch to bat but not too flat. #DimagSay #IndvsAus #Bing— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 27 March 2016
2042 hrs IST: Three to play, Australia 132/5. Watson and Faulkner in the middle for the Aussies
2038 hrs IST: WICKET! Clever change of pace by Bumrah and he cleans up the dangerous Maxwell. Australia 130/5
Big, big wicket that of Maxwell. He would have taken the game away from Ind. Superb delivery from Bumrah to get rid of a real danger man.— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 27 March 2016
2037 hrs IST: SIX! Switch-hit from Maxwell and it goes all the way. Australia end the over well. 129/4 after 16
2036 hrs IST: FOUR! Jadeja drifts on Maxwell’s pads and the right-hander sweeps it fine for a boundary
2034 hrs IST: Time for the last five overs now. Australia need some fireworks to end well here
2031 hrs IST: Pandya is yet to pitch a delivery up in his three-over spell so far. Sticking to the short-ball strategy
2029 hrs IST: Short from Pandya and Watson pulls it away in fine fashion to get off the mark with a boundary
2024 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya goes short again and Finch miscues the pull to Dhawan in the deep. Australia four down now
2023 hrs IST: FOUR! Pandya pitches one short and Finch smashes it to the ropes. Brings up the 100 for Australia and moves into the 40s
2020 hrs IST: Boundaries drying up for Australia. They are 93/3 after 12 overs
2019 hrs IST: Yuvraj, after picking a wicket in his first over, returns for the second
That Raina stop has to be the cricketing equivalent of a running forehand winner @IExpressSports #IndvsAus— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) 27 March 2016
2018 hrs IST: Pandya bowls a tight over. Surprised Maxwell there with a couple of short deliveries
2014 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya with the ball now
2013 hrs IST: Australia, after a flying start, lose their way and are 81/3 at the half-way mark
2010 hrs IST: Glenn Maxwell is the new man in. Australia in desperate need of as steady stand here
2007 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj Singh into the attack and he strikes with the first ball of his over. Half-tracker and Smith could only edge it to Dhoni behind the stumps. Australia 74/3
2004 hrs IST: Skipper Steve Smith is the new man in. He loves to bat against India, doesn’t he?
2002 hrs IST: WICKET! Ashwin beats Warner with turn. The left-hander out stumped for six, Australia 72/2
AshWIN, you beauty. Spin…bounce and more importantly, the deception in the air. Brilliant. #DimagSay #Bing #IndvAus— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 27 March 2016
2000 hrs IST: Ashwin returns after a poor first over. India would want their best bowler to deliver in the big game today
1959 hrs IST: Jadeja concedes just five from his first. No signs of turn so far. Australia 64/1 after seven
1957 hrs IST: Powerplay over, Dhoni turns to spin. Jadeja into the attack now
1955 hrs IST: A couple of tight overs by India in the second half and Australia end the powerplay at 59/1
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) 27 March 2016
1950 hrs IST: Nehra bowls a top over. Concedes only two, and picks the big wicket of Khawaja. After 5, Australia 55/1
1949 hrs IST: David Warner is the new man in. Crowd getting behind the hosts now
1947 hrs IST: WICKET! Outside edge and Dhoni does the rest behind the stumps to get rid of Khawaja. Nehra gives India the all-important breakthrough. 54/1
1945 hrs IST: FIFTY up for Australia in the fourth over. Just the kind of start they would have hoped for after electing to bat first
Phew…reminding me of the beginning of the 2003 final vs #Aus. Hopefully we’ll get a different result this time. #Bing #DilSay #IndvsAus— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) 27 March 2016
1943 hrs IST: SIX! He goes after Ashwin again and just clears Pandya in the deep. Consecutive sixes for the opener
1942 hrs IST: SIX! Finch charges down the track and hits it for a maximu
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