India v/s Australia Match Updates, ICC World Twenty20: Fantastic Virat Kohli takes India to semifinal

India have pulled off a victory from a very difficult position. They needed 59 off the last five overs, but Kohli pulled it off in style with 19 and 16 off the 18th and 19th overs. And Dhoni finished it off as usual with 5 balls to spare. Now they face West Indies in the semifinal. Australia go home.

Another brilliant innings from Virat Kohli, he has pulled off another improbable victory for the team batting second. Kohli is really rising in the pantheon of Indian greats. Is he as good as Sachin Tendulkar? Well, he's better in run chases at least.

Woooow @imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! #IndvsAus

— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 27, 2016

Over 20

Dhoni on strike.

Ball 1: FOUR. Low full toss, Dhoni hammers it over the infield, through long on for four, and India have won.

Wow, wow, wow Virat! #DilSay #Bing #INDvsAUS

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 27, 2016

India 161/4 in 19.1 overs. India make it to the semifinal, thanks to another brilliant knock from Virat Kohli.

 

Over 19

Dhoni is cramping. Nathan Coulter-Nile to bowl the extremely crucial 19th over. If India can get more than 10, the game would be virtually in the bag.

Ball 1: Slower ball, Kohli goes for the pull, misses, ball goes under his bat.

Commit your crimes when Kohli is batting, coz even God is watching him sitting in Mumbai.

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) March 27, 2016

Ball 2: FOUR. FOUR. Full just outside off, cracked through vacant backward point, into the fence. He just knows it so well. He knows where the fielders are.

Ball 3: FOUR. Slower and length on the hips, Kohli swivels and places it past short fine leg for four.

Ball 4: FOUR. Down the track, Kohli goes over cover, just over cover for four.

Ball 5: Down the track, Kohli goes for glory, misses the pull, no run.

Ball 6: FOUR. Brilliant cover drive, the ball zips past a diving cover, and India have scored 16 of this over. Or Kohli has. 4 needed off 6 balls.

 

Over 18

FOUR. Slower back of the hand ball, Kohli pulls it for four to deep on the on side, he was ready for it.

FOUR. Yorker just outside off, Kohli opens the face of his bat and guides it for four through backward point. 8 off 2 balls.

SIX. Down the track, slower ball, Kohli reads it, lifts the ball over wide long on for six. Not perfect timing but over the fence.

Low full toss, hit to long on and they run two likes hares. 23 needed of 14 balls.

The greatest gladiator match in history.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

Full and slow on the legs, Kohli goes for the flick, misses, and India run one.

22 needed off 13 balls.

Ball 6: Dhoni hits a short ball to long on, doesn't go for the big shot. They set off quickly and Kohli hares back for two. A direct hit could have seen him run out, but there wasn't one. Great running though.

20 needed off 2 overs.

Over 17

Ball 1: Dot ball. Dhoni down the track and yorks himself.

Ball 2: Short and wide, Dhoni hits it straight to deep point for one.

Ball 3: Bouncer from Watson, Kohli hits it down into the ground and gets a single. 50 up for Kohli, from 39 balls. Yet another 50 in a chase.

Ball 4: Yorker, just a single, India need 44 off 20 balls.

Ball 5: Yorker on leg stump, big appeal and it crashes into Kohli's toe, but it was going way down leg. A single.

FOUR. Short outside off, Dhoni goes hard at it, the ball takes the edge and flies for four to third man.

India need 39 off 18 balls.

 

Over 16

Hazlewood.

FOUR. Kohli steps out to a short of a length ball and whips it with lovely use of his wrists, generating lots of power and piercing the gap between long on and deep midwicket

Ball 5: Quick two from Kohli and Dhoni, 10 off 5 balls so far.

Ball 5: Hit to deep square leg, brilliant running to come back for two. 47 needed off 24 balls.

 

Over 15

MS Dhoni walks in.

Shane Watson into his 3rd over.

Single off the second ball, India need 66 from 34.

Ball 4: FOUR. Short from Watson, Dhoni swivels and muscles it to deep square leg for four. Long leg cannot get to it. India reach 100.

Single off the last ball to Kohli, India 102/4 after 15 overs. 59 needed off 5 overs.

Over 14

James Faulkner is back.

Yep, Yuvraj stand there, and swing your bat. If it goes for a six, good, if you get out, better. #IndvsAus

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) March 27, 2016

Two runs off the first two balls. 70 needed off 40 balls.

Ball 3: Slower ball, Virat charges down, goes for the shot down the ground, big inside edge, past the stumps and keeper. Short fine leg stops the ball and India get one.

Ball 4: Short, pulled well into the deep on the on side, but Yuvraj can run only a single.

OUT! Yuvraj Singh is gone. Slower shortish delivery outside off, Yuvraj tries to hit over the covers, stops his shot for some reason, Watson runs back and still has to take a terrific catch tumbling forwards. India 94/4, Yuvraj out for 21.

This may very well be the last time we saw Yuvraj bat for India.

Over 13

SIX. Yuvraj was revving up the last ball, but had to defend it in the end, but this time Zampa bowls a meaty full toss and Yuvraj hits over deep midwicket for six.

Ball 4: Big appeal for LBW, Yuvraj tries to pull a fuller one, it smashes into his back pad as he misses, but it had pitched outside leg stump.

India 89/3 after 13 overs, 72 needed off 7 overs.

Over 12

93 needed off 9 balls.

SIX. Down the track comes Kohli, something had to happen. Beaten in flight, Kohli just goes down the ground, bat turns in his hand, he gets a top edge but the ball still goes for six.

Ball 3: Yuvraj comes back for a quick second, and Steve Smith's hand hits the stumps and gives the impression that Yuvraj is run out. But Smith doesn't appeal and replays show why.

India 80/3 after 12 overs.

Need to step on the accelerator guys.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

Over 11

Ball 1: Adam Zampa comes on. Beats Yuvraj with a flatter one and the keeper flicks off the bails.

Appeal, third umpire is called on. It seems Nevill didn't take off the bails on the first move, or else Yuvraj's leg was in the air.

3 runs off 5 balls of this over so far.

After 11 overs, India 68/3.

 

Over 10

Glenn Maxwell comes into the attack. This may be a tactic to make Yuvraj go for the big shots, given his condition.

Ball 2: Yuvraj runs hard for one.

He had strapping put on his leg before this over commenced.

Ball 4: Hit into the deep again, and once again Yuvraj cannot come back for two.

Ball 5: Yuvraj hits a length ball to deep midwicket for one.

Ball 6: Kohli hits between midwicket and long on and they run two. A misfield at wide long, Kohli wants the third but Yuvraj won't oblige.

India 65/3 after 10 overs.

 

Over 9

FOUR. Yuvraj plays back to a good length ball, gets the edge and the ball flies to the third man for four.

Ball 2: On the hips, tucked away for one to fine leg, and Yuvraj is cramping big time. It seems to have happened on the very first step he took after the shot. 

He's down and now the physio is out tending to Yuvraj.

Yuvraj probably rolled his ankle when his back leg came down and landed as he jumped to flick the delivery.

Ball 3: Wide ball.

Ball 3: Driven into the deep, the second was on but Yuvraj Singh won't be coming back. He's limping. 

Ball 4: Short to Yuvraj, rises into his chest and Yuvraj has to jump once more to defend it. 

Ball 5: Single to deep square leg. Yuvraj is really struggling to run.

Ball 6: Single to deep midwicket, India 59/3 after 9 overs.

Over 8

Low full toss, Raina hits it into the deep and India run a very quick two.

OUT! Slower bouncer on leg stump, Raina is sucked into the pull, he gets a glove on it and Raina has been dismissed. India 49/3.

The last time #Raina produced a very high impact performance in #T20I was against #AUS when he scored an unbeaten 49 runs off 25 balls.

— Impact Index Cricket (@Impact_Index) March 27, 2016

Yuvraj Singh comes in.

Ball 5: He walks towards the bowler, and flicks him to square leg for one.

After 8 overs, India are 50/2. Shane Watson has figures of 2-0-8-2.

Over 7

James Faulkner comes into the attack. India already need 9 per over to win.

FOUR. How did that go for four. It was a half volley, wide of off stump, slower ball, Raina chips it in the air loosely, but its over the infield and speeds to the boundary.

Single off the last ball, 8 of the over, India 45/2 after 7.

A 9th failure in 13 innings against #AUS, for #Rohit Sharma. #T20I #WT20 #INDvAUS https://t.co/okq1a2KQWK

— Impact Index Cricket (@Impact_Index) March 27, 2016

Over 6

Shane Watson comes into the attack. He can slow down the pace to induce false strokes. Is this his last game or his third last for Australia?

Ball 4: On the pads, Rohit hits it straight to short midwicket.

OUT! Rohit Sharma is gone. Slower length ball from Watson, it lost pace after pitching. Rohit Sharma was down the track, Watson had seen him coming. Rohit tried to change his shot midway but it was too late. Ball flicks the top of middle stump. India 37/2.

India 37/2 after 6 overs. Suresh Raina is the new batsman.

 

Over 5

Kohli on strike for the first time.

Ball 2: He defends outside off stump.

FOUR. Beautiful shot. Not a bad ball at all, slightly full on off stump, a fluent on drive through midwicket for four.

FOUR. Wide of off stump, Kohli turns his wrists and plays it away from the point fielder, and for four. Third man couldn't come round fast enough.

Ball 5: Quick single off the 5th ball.

If India rates its batsmen, should back them to get it. #Whatsyourspin

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 27, 2016

India 34/1 after 5 overs.

Over 4

FOUR. Rank short delivery from Coulter-Nile. Rohit pulls it, picture perfect for four to deep midwicket.

Ball 2: Similar ball, he tries it again, ball isn't timed well and they only get a single.

Ball 3: Change of pace from Coulter-Nile, length ball and deceives Dhawan, he pulls early and it hits him in the stomach.

OUT! Dhawan is gone. Bouncer from Coulter-Nile, Dhawan goes for a big pull, gets a top edge, the ball flies high and is taken by short fine leg. Good catch. India 23/1.

Dhawan giving catch practice to Australians. Such a nice guy! #IndvsAus

— Nachiketh (@RiotExpress) March 27, 2016

 Single off the first ball for Kohli, India 24/1 after 4 overs.

Over 3

SIX. Dhawan gets a length ball from Hazlewood right in the middle of the bat, through the line and over the on side for six. Warner on the boundary was a spectator.

Ball 3: Now a single to third man.

India 18/0 after 3 overs.

Over 2

Coulter-Nile will share the new ball.

Ball 4: Short ball, pulled away but straight to deep square leg. Just one off this over so far.

Ball 5: Single to Dhawan, India move to 9.

Ball 6: Beautiful drive from Rohit but finds point. India 9/0 after 2 overs.

Over 1

The Indian women's team have come out to watch the men play, just like the men watched the women's team earlier.

Ball 1: Rohit flicks it away to deep midwicket for one.

Harsha Bhogle talking in support of the Indian team. Too much pressure put by Amitabh Bachchan it seems.  https://t.co/z8otGanwXy

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

FOUR. Full just outside off, and driven through the covers for four. The crowd erupts. Dhawan is off.

Ball 3: Punch down the ground, stopped at mid on with a good dive.

Ball 4: Tap and run, single to the off side. India 6 off 4 balls.

Ball 5: No run.

Ball 6: Run down for one. 7/0 after 1 over.

 

Australia have finished on a decent score of 160. However, India have pulled it back wonderfully - Australia were 54/0 after 4 overs. This will be a reasonably tough ask for India on a slowing pitch, but they have given themselves a chance by pulling Australia back after 200 seemed certain in the early going. 

Over 20

OUT! Pandya gets a wicket in the last over. Very full, Faulkner goes for a big shot down the ground, gets the top edge, and holes out at long on. Australia 145/6.

Brilliant comeback. Over to Batman Kohli and Superman Dhoni.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

Ball 2: Wide and length and Watson misses. Looked very similar to the last ball of the Bangladesh innings which got Mustafizur run out.

Ball 3: Half volley outside off, Watson drives, huge edge flies for four to third man. 

Ball 4: Low full toss, hit to long off for one, 150 up for Australia.

FOUR. Peter Nevill has played a very intelligent shot. This is slow outside off, Nevill moves towards the off side early, then plays a scoop over the keeper for four.

Ball 6: SIX. Full and Peter Nevill hits it for six over wide long on. Last over goes for 15 runs, Australia finish on 160/6 after 20 overs.

Over 19

FOUR. Slower short ball outside off from Bumrah, hit past gully for four.

Ball 2: Very full on middle and leg, only a single to long on.

Ball 4: Low full toss, Faulkner hits it down the ground but can't place it well, out to Kohli at deep mid on for one.

Ball 5: Another mishit to deep midwicket for one. Watson was shaping for a big slog.

Ball 6: Low full toss, crashed to cover, Rohit Sharma dives to make a very good stop. Australia 145/5 after 19 overs.

Over 18

Ashish Nehra is back for his last over.

The score predictor says 172. Seems a little tough the way things are going. I would say Australia are heading towards 160.

Ball 4: Slower ball from Nehra, fullish on middle but Faulkner wasn't expecting that and ended up defending it off the front foot.

Come on! Let us make Watson's last international match special.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

 

Single off the last ball, Australia 136/5, terrific last over from Nehra, just 4 off it. 

Over 17

Score prediction: Australia

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) March 27, 2016

OUT! Maxwell goes for a big swing to a length ball, misses the ball and it flicks off stump on the way to the keeper. Maxwell is gone just when he looked like he was beginning to take the bowling apart. Australia 130/5.

It was the slower delivery from Bumrah.

Australia 132/5 after 17 overs.

Over 16

Ravindra Jadeja is back, and produces an edge from Watson off the first ball that flies to the off side.

Ball 3: Maxwell draws out and smashes it hard down the ground, the ball hits the bowler's stumps, and Jadeja appeals as if he has got a hand on that, but he hadn't.

FOUR. Maxwell gets four off a sweep shot. The ball was the wrong line, leg stump and moving away. Maxwell swings it to long leg for four.

SIX. Full toss, Maxwell plays a reverse sweep for six over deep cover! What a brilliant shot!

Australia get 14 off the over, 129/4 after 16.

Over 15

Pandya into his third over.

This Is Shane Watson's Last Cricket Match. He's Going To Retire Today. ;)#IndvsAus #AUSvIND #DilSay

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) March 27, 2016

FOUR. Short from Pandya again and Watson pulls off the front foot for four, beats three fielders deep on the on side.

Ball 6: Pitched up, Maxwell tries to go over long off, no timing or elevation, and it lands in front of Rohit Sharma at long on.

11 off the over, Australia 115/4 after 15.

Over 14

Yuvraj into his third over.

Wide first ball.

Australia have scored 46 runs off the last 9 overs and lost four wickets. They were 54 after 4 overs.

Score prediction? I'm going with 160. Of course hoping for way less! #WT20 #IndvsAus #INDvAUS

— Papa CJ (@PapaCJ) March 27, 2016

Ball 2: Maxwell sweeps to deep square leg and runs two hard. These are long boundaries in Mohali.

Maxwell is starting to get a little frustrated. He has 16 off 19 balls and is not hitting boundaries at the moment.

Ball 6: Yorker to Watson off the first ball he faces, he barely digs it out. Just 4 off the over, Australia 104/4 after 14.

 

Over 13

Slower ball, Finch who hasn't got the strike for a while goes for a pull and the ball passes under his bat, over the stumps to Dhoni.

Ball 3: Misfield from Virat Kohli at deep midwicket. A good throw wasn't good enough to prevent the single.

Ball 4: Another slower ball from Pandya, short and way outside off, Finch goes for a big slog and misses.

Pitch beginning to play some tricks. Flying start gives Aus advantage still but India hv come back well. Riveting! #DilSay #Bing #INDvsAUS

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) March 27, 2016

FOUR. This time its short and normal paced. Finch gets the toe end of the bat onto it but it still speeds for four to deep square leg.

OUT! Short again, Finch tries to hit this one over deep midwicket for six. However, toe end of the bat again, and Dhawan takes it in the deep.

Australia 100/4 after 13 overs.

 

Over 12

Yuvraj continues. 

Ball 3: Length ball, Maxwell draws out and goes straight, great fielding from Raina on the fence, the bounce was high but Raina relayed it to the fielder at long on before crossing the boundary.

Ball 6: Single to deep point off a reverse sweep. Australia 92/3 after 13 overs.

Over 11

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack.

Slower short ball outside off, Maxwell goes for the upper cut and the ball barely misses the edge.

What a ball! Short of a length, Maxwell sets himself for the cut, and then the ball stays horribly low. Hits Maxwell in the gut. He looks shocked. There is an appeal but it was going over the stumps.

Ball 5: That stays low again but Maxwell is ready this time, flicks it to deep square leg for one.

Ball 6: Single to long off, 4 off the over, Australia 85/3.

 

Over 10

OUT! The match has turned. Yuvraj Singh has struck with the first ball he has bowled. Steve Smith is shaking his head, he is livid with the decision.

Smith went for the cut, apparently got an edge and Dhoni took the catch. Big appeal, given out, Smith probably thought he didn't edge it. They check for the no ball but Yuvraj's foot is okay. Smith is so furious there is liable to a fine for dissent here.

No ball and a single. Free hit coming up.

YOGRAJ SINGH RIGHT NOW pic.twitter.com/JS4SquqhZh

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) March 27, 2016

Free hit ball, Maxwell tries to hit the ball into next week and misses. More brawn than brain there.

7 runs and a wicket off the Yuvraj over, Australia 81/3 at the half way stage.

 

Over 9

Ravidra Jadeja comes back.

1 off 5 balls so far.

Great over, just a single from it, Australia 74/2 after 9 overs.

Australia scored 54 off the first 4 overs. They have managed 20 off the last 5 for the loss of two wickets.

Over 8

Ashwin comes back for his second over after conceding 22 in the first. But he immediately bowls another wide.

FOUR. Ball turns from leg stump, ends ip pn middle, Finch rocks back and drives it for four, beats deep point.

OUT. David Warner is stumped. He fails to read the delivery, comes way out of his crease, Dhoni just flicks off the bails calmly as Warner misses. Australia 72/2. The ball turned sharply after pitching and Warner seemed to have predetermined the shot.

Single off the last ball, Australia 73/2 after 8 overs.

Over 7

The wicket is not turning and spitting like the other ones India have played on. Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack.

Ball 1: Jadeja is driven to long off for a single.

India's recent record against Australia is very good. 5-0. But will it count for much? #WhatsyourSpin @thankyoucricket

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 27, 2016

Jadeja is bowling a tight line and length. On off stump and a good length that they batsman cannot get under without conviction.

Australia 64/1 after 7 overs.

Over 6

Notice how a wicket fell as soon as Sunny G is out of commentary.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

Bumrah is back.

Ball 2: Crisp cover drive from Finch for no run. This wicket is pretty easy for batsmen, except the odd ball keeping low.

Ball 3: Fullish outside off, Finch creams it but straight to mid off.

Ball 4: Good length, tucks up Finch, he gets an inside edge which flies to third man for one.

Four off the over, Australia 59/1 after 6 overs.

 

Over 5

OUT. Khawaja is gone. Nehra finally gets his man. Fuller than length outside off, Khawaja tries to smash it down the ground, gets the outside edge and Dhoni takes it. Australia lose their first wicket for 54. 54/1.

Khawaja made 26 in 16 balls. What a start.

David Warner comes in. This could gets bad very quickly for India if he gets going.

Just one run and a wicket off 5 balls of the over.

Great over, just 1 off it, Australia 55/1.

Over 4

Zaheer khan ki yaad aa gayi. [2003]

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) March 27, 2016

R Ashwin comes into the attack.

SIX. Length ball from R Ashwin, Finch gives room and takes two steps forward, and six over long on.

SIX. He does it again, the ball is fuller, Finch didn't time it as well as the last one but just managed to get it over the leaping long off.

FOUR WIDES. The field was changed for Ashwin to bowl on leg stump. Carrom ball goes awry, way outside leg stump, no one can stop it, not even the diving fielder coming out from short fine leg.

WIDE. Another wide.

Ball 6: Single off the last ball, 22 runs off the Ashwin over, Australia 53/0.

 

Over 3

FOUR. Short and wide from Nehra and smashed for four through point by Finch. 

FOUR. Another boundary by Usman Khawaja. 6 for him now.

Single off the last ball, 10 off the over. Australia 31/0.

Over 2

Finch takes a quick single off the first ball from Bumrah

​FOUR. Length offered on the off stump off the second ball, Khawaja lifts it over the on side for four. 

FOUR. He goes again, gets it just over wide mid on for four.

FOUR. Three in a row. Slightly fuller, but still a length ball. Khawaja pulls it compulsively through square leg for four. He coaxed that ball to the fence. 

FOUR. Short outside off, Khawaja opens the face of the bat and flicks it between short third man and gully for four.

17 off the over, Australia 21/0 after 2 overs.

Over 1

Nehra to Khawaja.

Ball 1: FOUR. Short, just outside off, there to be hit and Khawaja pulls it easily past a diving short midwicket for four.

Ball 2: Wide of off stump, swings away, Khawaja tries to cut without foot movement, and misses.

Ball 3: Similar delivery, little closer to off stump, and similar shot and result.

Ball 4: Short, hit straight to Jadeja at point.

Ball 5: Another drive and another miss. The ball bounced lower than what Khawaja thought it would. On the second bounce to Dhoni.

Ball 6: This was a great ball, now he pitches on off and moves it away sharply, Khwaja plays half forward without conviction and is beaten.

in T20WC 2016 - R\o conceded by India 6.71 (bowling)
PP (1-6): 6.00
middle (7-15): 6.37
death ov (16-20): 8.21#IndvsAus #DimagSay#Bing

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 27, 2016