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ICC World T20, India vs Australia as it happened: Kohli masterclass powers India into semi-final

FP Archives • March 28, 2016, 00:14:35 IST
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Australia will look to dump hosts India out of the World Twenty20 tournament on Sunday in a do-or-die clash between cricket’s two biggest teams.

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ICC World T20, India vs Australia as it happened: Kohli masterclass powers India into semi-final
March 27, 2016, 23:08:59 (IST)
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Great knock by @imVkohli Reminded me of one of your many special innings buddy !!!!! https://t.co/3gDmKAJR0Z

— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 23:08:13 (IST)
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It’s a no-brainer! Virat Kohli is named the Man of the Match.
March 27, 2016, 23:06:38 (IST)
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March 27, 2016, 23:03:27 (IST)
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March 27, 2016, 23:00:27 (IST)
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Woooow @imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! #IndvsAus

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 22:59:47 (IST)
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Virat Kohli in successful run-chases in T20Is:
Inns-15
Runs-737
Avg-122.83
SR-131.13
50s-8#IndvsAus #WT20

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) March 27, 2016
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March 27, 2016, 22:59:21 (IST)
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Kohli was down on his knees when Dhoni hit the winning runs. Harbhajan then lifted him when he was going back to pavilion. 82 off 51 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes. What a classic innings.
March 27, 2016, 22:57:58 (IST)
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March 27, 2016, 22:56:56 (IST)
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That’s it! India win by 6 wickets. What a fantastic chase. What a fantastic innings from Kohli!

​Kohli showing all class. He is class! He places a yorker through backward point for four and then pulls one to long leg for anther and then hammers one over extra cover for another one. And then smashes another drives through extra cover to end the over with a four. With 4 needed off the last over, Dhoni does what he does best, finishes it off with a four over rmid on. India into the semi-final of World T20.

March 27, 2016, 22:50:34 (IST)
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Kohli now has 8 scores of 50+ against #AUS in 2016 across formats.
Only Desmond Haynes (14 in 1984) has more against them in an year.

— Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 22:50:09 (IST)
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Coulter-Nile back on.
March 27, 2016, 22:48:36 (IST)
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March 27, 2016, 22:48:18 (IST)
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Dhoni said 2, Kohli didn't even look back before turning for 2nd. Trust and understanding.

— rootofall3vil (@rootofall3vil) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 22:47:55 (IST)
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After 18 overs, India 141/4 ( Virat Kohli 66 , MS Dhoni 14)

Kohli in GOD mode now. He pulls one behind square leg for four, then places one through backward point off a very full delivery for consecutive fours and then lofts a slower one over long off for a six. 14 off the first three ball. He then flicks one wide of long on for a quick couple. A single and then a brilliantly run two makes it 19 runs off the over. 20 needed off 12 now.

March 27, 2016, 22:44:42 (IST)
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Faulkner is back….
March 27, 2016, 22:42:54 (IST)
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After 17 overs, India 122/4 ( Virat Kohli 50 , MS Dhoni 12)

It was turning out to be a brilliant over. Watson bowled yorker after yorker. But he bowled the last one a tad wide, on good length, Dhoni slashed hard but got an outside edge to third man for a streaky four. 8 runs off the over. 39 needed off 18.

March 27, 2016, 22:41:01 (IST)
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Seems like Faulkner has left the field. Reason is unknown.
March 27, 2016, 22:40:38 (IST)
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Kohli now has 2nd-most runs while chasing in T20Is, going past Guptill's 882 (in 31 inns). McCullum has most (1006 in 38 inns). Kohli in 19.

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 27, 2016
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March 27, 2016, 22:39:58 (IST)
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FIFTY for Kohli, off 39 balls! Another brilliant innings while chasing. Three fours and one six in that over. He needs to stay till the end now.
March 27, 2016, 22:38:56 (IST)
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Four doubles (2 runs) in the 16th over.

In all T20Is, only once there have been 5 doubles in an over.#IndvsAus #WT20

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 22:37:50 (IST)
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Watson into his last over.
March 27, 2016, 22:37:37 (IST)
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After 16 overs,India 114/4 ( Virat Kohli 49 , MS Dhoni 6)

Kohli turning it on now. He takes on the fielder for a risky second. Then again off the next ball and then hammers one over mid-wicket for four. Another brilliantly run couple off the next ball and then again behind square leg. 12 runs off the over. This is what India missed while Yuvraj was batting injured. 47 needed off 24 now.

March 27, 2016, 22:34:15 (IST)
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March 27, 2016, 22:33:52 (IST)
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After 15 overs,India 102/4 ( Virat Kohli 37 , MS Dhoni 6)

A crucial boundary in that over from Dhoni. At was just two runs off the first three balls until Dhoni pulled one behind square leg. 8 runs off the over. 59 needed off 30.

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March 27, 2016, 22:31:22 (IST)
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Watson back on.
March 27, 2016, 22:28:40 (IST)
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After 14 overs,India 94/4 ( Virat Kohli 35 , Dhoni 0 )

Another very good over for Australia. Faulkner gives away just 5 runs and gets the wicket of Yuvraj.

March 27, 2016, 22:27:48 (IST)
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OUT! Brilliant catch from Watson. Yuvraj departs. Yuvraj Singh c Watson b Faulkner 21 (18b 1×4 1×6) 

It’s that slower ball again. It holds onto the surface. Yuvraj has committed into his drive but done in by the slowness of the pitch. He ends up scooping it to extra cover where Watson pouches a diving catch. 

MS Dhoni strides out to the middle.

March 27, 2016, 22:25:37 (IST)
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Virat Kohli has completed 1500 T20I runs in 39 innings today - quickest to do so beating Chris Gayle (44 inns).#WT20 #IndvsAus

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 22:22:59 (IST)
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Faulkner back into the attack….
March 27, 2016, 22:22:36 (IST)
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Yuvraj to Zampa. #IndvsAus pic.twitter.com/kCzXFcshOC

— Praku (@pkarni) March 27, 2016
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March 27, 2016, 22:22:15 (IST)
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After 13 overs,India 89/3 ( Virat Kohli 32 , Yuvraj Singh 19)

Yuvraj finally gets going. Zampa offers him a full toss and he clobbers it over wide long on. A huge LBW appeal is turned down next ball as Yuvraj misses his pull. Replays show it had pitched outside leg.  9 runs off the over.

March 27, 2016, 22:19:14 (IST)
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Kohli has become the first batsman to score more 400 runs while chasing in #WT20#IndvsAus

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016, 22:18:48 (IST)
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After 12 overs,India 80/3 ( Virat Kohli 30 , Yuvraj Singh 13)

Kohli finally releases some pressure as he lofts one over long off, he didn’t get it off the middle but still it sailed over the fielder. 12 runs off the over. Including a well-run two. 81 needed off 48 now.

March 27, 2016, 22:16:33 (IST)
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Maxwell continues….
March 27, 2016, 22:16:22 (IST)
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After 11 overs,India 68/3 ( Virat Kohli 20 , Yuvraj Singh 11)

Zampa has started off well. He bowls a googly first up, beats Yuvraj all ends up. Neville waits and waits and waits and then clips the bails off. In that time, Yuvraj has lifted hid back foot and brought it back down. He got his timing wrong and did a reverse Dhoni. Zampa bowled disciplined lines. Just 3 runs off the over.

March 27, 2016, 22:13:36 (IST)
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Adam Zampa into the attack now. Crucial phase……
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March 27, 2016, 22:13:08 (IST)
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After 10 overs,India 65/3 ( Virat Kohli 19 , Yuvraj Singh 9)

India are playing cautiously here. Looking for just singles. Yuvraj’s injury not helping the cause as they missed out on two extra runs in that over. 6 runs off the Maxwell over.

March 27, 2016, 22:08:43 (IST)
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Glenn Maxwell into the attack….
March 27, 2016, 22:07:26 (IST)
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Yuvraj is getting his ankle taped by the physio.
March 27, 2016, 22:06:17 (IST)
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"Looks in real trouble here" Yuvraj looks to have twisted his ankle. #WT20 #INDvAUS #9WWOS pic.twitter.com/dN3NwN1bu8

— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) March 27, 2016

Mohali, India:  Australia will look to dump hosts India out of the World Twenty20 tournament on Sunday in a do-or-die clash between cricket’s two biggest teams.

A narrow win by India over Bangladesh, followed by Australia’s 21-run triumph against Pakistan, has effectively reduced Sunday’s group encounter into a knockout, with the winner making it to the semi-finals. “We’ve got a massive game coming up against India, whoever wins that goes through,” said Australian paceman James Faulkner after Friday’s win against Pakistan. “It was on our shoulders to turn the ship around and start winning. “We have won two in a row, now we need to win another three to win the World Cup,” said the bowler, who enjoyed a five-wicket haul against Pakistan, the first Australian to do so in T20 cricket. [caption id=“attachment_2698112” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]India take on Australia in do or die match. Solaris Images India take on Australia in do or die match. Solaris Images[/caption] Australia are the reigning 50-over world champions and the number one Test side, but have failed to win the World T20 in five previous attempts. If they do manage to win the trophy this time around, it would be a fitting tribute to all-rounder Shane Watson, who is set to quit international cricket at the end of the tournament. Watson was part of Australia’s World Cup triumphs in 2007 and 2015 and also starred during the team’s winning campaigns in the Champions Trophy finals of 2006 and 2009. The Aussies have won two games in this T20 edition while going down to New Zealand, who have already qualified for the semis with three wins from as many matches. India were also handed a thrashing by the Black Caps, who are sitting on top of Group 2 and are clearly one of the better-looking sides in the tournament. ‘Stay in the moment’ The home side, which won the inaugural World T20 edition in 2007, bounced back to defeat arch-rivals Pakistan before pulling off a nerve-wracking one-run win against Bangladesh. The Indians will be praying for a full game Sunday because a washout would throw the hosts out of the tournament, since Australia enjoy a better run rate. India’s star batsman Virat Kohli admitted the players would have to raise their game against the Aussies and not let themselves be overwhelmed. “I think the only thing that we can do in this situation is to stay in the moment and not get carried away by the bigger picture,” Kohli said Saturday at a pre-match press conference. “Sometimes we forget to do what exactly we need to do on a particular delivery, which could be a game-changing event,” he said. “This format requires you to be top of your focus and concentration for 120 balls while you are batting and in the field. “If we play to our potential, we have the ability to go all the way.” Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami, Pawan Negi, Ashish Nehra, Hardik Pandya, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh. Australia: Steven Smith (captain), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, John Hastings, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Peter Nevill, Andrew Tye, Shane Watson, Adam Zampa   AFP

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