India and Australia Match

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After two wash-outs India and Australia battled in a must-win game for the hosts, which they won by 6 wickets courtesy swashbuckling centuries by Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. Follow all the highlights here: (Match Scorecard | Text Commentary | Match pics)

FACTOID: Virat Kohli has now made 11 hundreds while chasing in ODIs. India won on all 11 occasions. Only Sachin Tendulkar (14) has more centuries in successful run chases. Sanath Jayasuriya and Saeed Anwar have 9 each.

Quotes from the presentation

George Bailey after loss: "We can always do things differently. We fought our way back. But when batsmen are batting like that, not much you can do."

MS Dhoni after the win: "We need to sit and see where is the game going with 350 not being safe. It's getting difficult for the bowlers. Australia were attacking with reverse swing but Kohli made it look easy and took pressure off me. Bangalore (the venue for next game) is another batting beauty. I don't know what will happen there."

Virat Kohli after the match: "I told Shikhar to bat through and decided to take a few chances. Once he got out, I took over and it was important to finish the game. Plan was to play out Mitchell Johnson, we knew he was going for wickets. I always plan my game. It will be good game in Bengaluru."

Rohit Sharma after the match: "It was a little difficult wicket to bat on, but we were positive in mind. Me and Shikhar gel well together, both on and off the field. He was hitting it very well so I played second fiddle."

21:20 (IST) Dhoni the ultimate finisher, does it again for India. After hitting a four on the second ball, Dhoni drills it towards extra cover, who parries it and Dhoni takes two runs to finish things off. India (351/4 in 49.3 overs) snatch romp to a 6-wicket win. Kohli is unbeaten on 115 from 66 balls. Dhoni 25* off 23 balls.

21:11 (IST) Virat Kohli smashes his 17th ODI century, in just 61 balls, the third fastest by an Indian. India 331/4, need 20 runs from 12 balls.

21:05 (IST) Mitchell Johnson bowls out with figures of 10-0-72-2. India 316, need 35 from 18 balls.

20:54 (IST) Kohli flicks Shane Watson for four past fine-leg as India's 300 is up. India 300/4 after 44 overs, need 51 from 36 balls.

20:45 (IST) WICKETS: Mitchell Johnson gets rid of Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh in space of four balls. First, Raina goes for a half-hook and is given out caught behind, then Yuvraj Singh is castled for zero as Johnson gets one to nip back in. India 291/4, need 60 more from 42 balls.

20:31 (IST) Kohli smashes three consecutive fours off Mitchell Johnson. India 282/2, need 69 from 54 balls.

20:21 (IST) FACTOID: Virat Kohli becomes the first batsman to hit five or more consecutive 50s twice in ODIs.

20:16 (IST) Virat Kohli reaches his fifty, his 27th in ODIs, off just 31 balls. India 255/2 after 38 overs, chasing 351. Kohli has already hit 8 fours and a six.

20:10 (IST) WICKET! Shikhar Dhawan is gone, after reaching his fourth ODI ton. James Faulkner cleaned him up as Dhawan made 100 off 102 balls. India  234/2 after 36 overs, chasing 351.

19:55 (IST) Kohli looks in terrific form as he flicks Faulkner past long-leg for four. India 218/1 after 34, need 133 from 16 overs.

19:45 (IST) SIX! Virat Kohli at it again! Continues his brilliant form from Jaipur. Kohli slog sweeps Doherty for a huge six over deep mid wicket and he is already 29 off 18 balls. India 209/1 after 33 overs, chasing 351. Batting powerplay now being taken - 34th to 38th over.

19:36 (IST) WICKET! Rohit Sharma tries to go for the big hit but mistimes it, only for James Faulkner to come and take the catch. Finch's experiment works for the Aussies. India 179/1 after 30 overs, chasing 351.

19:32 (IST) SIXs! Rohit Sharma goes after Glenn Maxwell and hammers him for back-to-back sixes. India 177/0 after 29 overs, chasing 351.

19:28 (IST) SIX! Rohit Sharma slog sweeps part-timer Aaron Finch for a huge six.

19:20 (IST) Fifty for Rohit Sharma, his 19th in ODIs, comes in 72 balls. This innings now getting similar to the chase in Jaipur. India 148/0 after 26 overs, chasing 351.

19:11 (IST) Brilliant batting by Rohit and Dhawan, using the pace of Mitchell Johnson on this occasion. First, Rohit deliberately slices him fine past third man, then Dhawan just runs a short of length ball past fine third man fence. Next ball, Dhawan drilled Johnson past extra cover. India 134/0 after 23 overs, chasing 351.

19:00 (IST) Rohit and Dhawan now reach a 100-run stand, their fifth in ODIs. India 100/0 after 19 overs.

18:50 (IST) Shikhar Dhawan reaches fifty and in some style, finds the smallest of gaps through point and backward point and gets four. Dhawan reaches his 5th ODI fifty and second vs Australia. India 98/0 after 18 overs, chasing 351.

18:37 (IST) Meanwhile, Shahid Afridi has struck in his 1st over and South Africa are six down at Sharjah. Follow all the live scores and updateshere.

18:32 (IST) Another instance of a catch being taken on a free hit, Maxwell pouches Rohit Sharma who tries to clear point off Shane Watson. India 72/0 after 12.4 overs.

18:25 (IST) Dhawan finally gets a four on the off side, courtesy a late cut past vacant third man area. India 64/0 after 11 overs and Xavier Doherty will bowl now.

18:21 (IST) Good over for India as Rohit Sharma hits Clint McKay for two fours and Dhawan too, finds a boundary towards fine-leg. 14 off the over and India are 56/0 after 10 overs.

18:16 (IST) Dropped! Glenn Maxwell drops Shikhar Dhawan at backward-point off Faulkner. India 42/0 after 9 overs.

18:09 (IST) The Aussies have done homework Dhawan. Bailey has kept a deep cover for the left-hander from the start of the innings. The result - no fours for Dhawan on off side after 8 overs. India 39/0 (8 overs, chasing 351.

18:00 (IST) Dhawan gave McKay the charge but missed the ball, only to get hit in 'the box'. That could hurt. However, after a brief medical attention and little bit of stretching, he's up and away to face the next ball. India 31/0 after 6 overs.

17:56 (IST) Rohit Sharma makes room and thrashes Johnson for four over mid-off. India 26/0 after 5 overs, chasing 351.

17:53 (IST) Clint McKay has been difficult to get away. Just 5 of his first two overs.

17:50 (IST) Meanwhile, catch all the updates and scores from the 1st ODI in Sharjah between Pakistan and South Africa here. Saeed Ajmal is on fire as he gets rid of Graeme Smith and Faf du Plessis in quick succession.

17:44 (IST) After hitting Johnson for four past mid-wicket, Dhawan squeezes out a yorker for three runs past forward square leg. India 16/0 (2.3 overs) vs Australia 350/6.

17:35 (IST) Mitchell Johnson bowls this one at 152.3 kmph but it's called wide. India 5/0 after 1 over. Clint McKay to operate with the other new ball.

17:30 (IST) Nice start for India in the chase, Rohit Sharma crunches Mitchell Johnson for four through the covers on the very first ball of the chase. India 4/0 after 0.4 overs vs Australia 350/6.