LIVE SCORE India 178/5 in 36.2 Overs: See the ball not the bowler. See the runs to get not the asking rate. Sounds good? Australia think they have a DRS review and take one against Rahane who was beaten outside the off stump by Starc. And it is OUT! Rahane has fallen!!! What a soft dismissal! BATTING: MS Dhoni 35 (37)
OUT! Ajinkya Rahane c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc 44 (68),
LIVE SCORE India 177/4 in 36 Overs: India have taken the batting powerplay. Dhoni finds the gap very late in the over, on the fifth ball to hit past point for a boundary. India still keeping their hopes alive. Seven runs added off Faulkner. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 44 (67), MS Dhoni 35 (37)
LIVE SCORE India 170/4 in 35 Overs: India need one of these to go berserk now as the asking rate is continuing to rise. Couple of nervous faces in the dressing room and rightly so. Both Dhoni and Rahane know they have to launch an attack now, singles and doubles will not be enough. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 43 (65), MS Dhoni 29 (33)
LIVE SCORE India 165/4 in 34 Overs: Watson into the attack. FOUR! Rahane dances down the track and smashes Watson over his head. Much needed boundary for India. DOT! Played straight back to Watson. DOT! Rahane steps out again, swing and a miss. TWO! Run delicately down to third man. ONE! Short delivery, top edged, one bounce to the fielder to fine leg. ONE down to covers to finish. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 40 (62), MS Dhoni 27 (30)
LIVE SCORE India 157/4 in 33 Overs: Johnson comes back to attack and he is not very accurate with his line and length. Lucky for Rahane as he swings hard, gets an edge and the ball flies past Michael Clarke at first slip. Much-needed boundary for India. They need many, many more. Time for drinks. India now need 10 runs an over to win. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 33 (57), MS Dhoni 26 (29)
LIVE SCORE India 150/4 in 32 Overs: Rahane is not able to find gaps and runs as he is middling the ball well but not able to get runs. He pulls one short off Watson and the ball falls way short of the deep square leg fielder. 150 up for India in 32 overs. They need another 179 runs to win from 19 overs. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 28 (54), MS Dhoni 25 (26)
LIVE SCORE India 148/4 in 31 Overs: Dhoni tries to break the shackles with a four down the ground off Hazlewood. The remainder of the over is again a quiet one with the batsmen dealing in singles. Dhoni swings and swings hard, gets a four over the first slip. 10 runs scored from the over. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 27 (49), MS Dhoni 24 (25)
LIVE SCORE India 138/4 in 30 Overs: Shane Watson comes into the attack. India must start scoring quick runs now because there is no point delaying stuff and then collapsing. Rahane collects two runs off the final ball. India now need 191 runs from 20 overs. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 26 (46), MS Dhoni 15 (22)
LIVE SCORE India 133/4 in 29 Overs: Hazlewood has been very efficient now with 20 runs in seven overs. Looks like Clarke will bowl him out here, piling more pressure on India. Dhoni hits the first ball in the air, falls safely ahead of the third man. Three runs off the first five balls. Last ball is a dot. The run rate is past nine an over now. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 23 (44), MS Dhoni 14 (18)
LIVE SCORE India 130/4 in 28 Overs: Boundaries have dried up as Indian batsmen are only dealing in singles and doubles at the moment. The asking rate is touching nine and India will need to pick up their scoring rate. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 23 (43), MS Dhoni 11 (13)
LIVE SCORE India 125/4 in 27 Overs: Not something expected from Dhoni as he pulls one short from Faulkner and the ball drops short of the fielder in the deep on the leg side. Nervous moment for whole of India. Lucky for Dhoni once again as an outside edge flies past the first slip. . BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 22 (41), MS Dhoni 7 (9)
LIVE SCORE India 121/4 in 26 Overs: Slowly but steadily India will have to find their feet back. Dhoni and Rahane do well to add six more to the total. Overs are not the key, innings can be accelerated towards the end. Preserving wickets is the key. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 20 (37), MS Dhoni 5 (7)
LIVE SCORE India 115/4 in 25 Overs: Faulkner is bowling decently with the runs completely drying up for India and their middle-order collapsing. From 76 for one they have stumbled to this and the entire onus is on Rahane and Dhoni. Five runs take in that over. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 17 (34), MS Dhoni 2 (4)
LIVE SCORE India 110/4 in 24 Overs: Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks out to bat, in possibly what could be his final innings in World Cup cricket. India are in dire straits, need 219 runs at about 8.5 runs an over with six wickets in hand. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 13 (30), MS Dhoni 1 (2)
LIVE SCORE India 108/4 in 23 Overs: Indians bring up their 100 run mark but they have perhaps lost couple of key batsmen. Maxwell continues as India add four runs off him. What! Raina tries to run one down the third man but gets an edge and Haddin takes a fine catch! India in deep trouble! BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 12 (26),
OUT! Suresh Raina c Brad Haddin b James Faulkner 7 (11)
LIVE SCORE India 102/3 in 22 Overs: Faulkner has been brought back into the attack. Raina takes a single on the second ball and the third is again a dot from Rahane. Raina opens up, picks a poor delivery to slam it towards midwicket for a boundary. . BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 11 (24), Suresh Raina 2 (7)
LIVE SCORE India 98/3 in 21 Overs: Starc continues. Half-hearted appeal for caught behind on a short ball that Rahane tried to pull. Raina defends but Starc throws one back to the batsman. The ball hits on the pads and Starc appeals to the umpire that Raina was blocking. And here we are! The famous Australian sledging has begun. Starc has a mouthful for Raina after bowling a short ball. Rahane talks to Raina, perhaps asking him to keep calm. Starc looses concentration. Bowls a wide. Final delivery is a dot. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 9 (20), Suresh Raina 0 (5)
LIVE SCORE India 95/3 in 20 Overs: Bit of a let up for India as Glenn Maxwell is into the attack. Rahane takes a single on the fourth ball. The last thing India would want is to lose a wicket to Maxwell. Asking rate is just inching towards eight an over. Inside edge off the final delivery but Raina is safe. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 8 (17), Suresh Raina 0 (2)
LIVE SCORE India 94/3 in 19 Overs: Look who is here! Mitchell Starc as Clarke now wants to keep striking! Rahane does well to keep the bouncers down. Rahane then pushes one down the ground for two runs. India need 235 more runs to win from 31 overs with seven wickets in hand. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 7 (13), Suresh Raina 0 (0)
LIVE SCORE India 91/3 in 18 Overs: Johnson is operating with a short leg in place. Rahane does well to keep two bouncers down and Rohit then takes a single on the third delivery. Both Rahane and Rohit have huge responsibility to keep India afloat. Rohit gets full marks to give it back to Johnson, swinging the bat real hard to hit a six over midwicket. But then! Johnson cleans up ROHIT! OUT! The right hander gets an inside edge and the ball clips the bails. BATTING: Ajinkya Rahane 4 (7)
OUT! Rohit Sharma b Mitchell Johnson 34 (48)
LIVE SCORE India 82/2 in 17 Overs: Australia have pulled back things in control s they were always expected to. Hazlewood has done an excellent job so far in the second spell to keep the Indians quiet. India now need 247 runs to win from 33 overs. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 27 (45), Ajinkya Rahane 2 (4)
LIVE SCORE India 80/2 in 16 Overs: Ajinkya Rahane gets a nasty bouncer which he does well to keep it down. India add two runs but lose their key batsman. Will there be a hero for India in this match? BATTING: Rohit Sharma 26 (42), Ajinkya Rahane 1 (1)
LIVE SCORE India 78/2 in 15.3 Overs: BIG WICKET!!! Kohli tries to pull but gets a leading edge, and Brad Haddin is not going to miss these dollies. Big blow to India and their confidence! Mitchell Johnson has a wicket and that too of Virat Kohli! BATTING: Rohit Sharma 24 (38),
OUT! Virat Kohli c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson 1 (13)
WATCH: Virat Kohli falls for one run
LIVE SCORE India 77/1 in 15 Overs: Kohli tries to poke one delivery outside off and is beaten by Hazlewood on the second ball. The run rate will surely go down with a wicket falling and new batsman taking his time to get the eye in. He is watchful against Hazlewood. Maiden over from the bowler. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 24 (38), Virat Kohli 1 (12)
LIVE SCORE India 77/1 in 14 Overs: Kohli is watchful as he needs to get a big one here in this crunch match. Johnson keeps the line tight and the Indian batsman is able to take a single only on the last ball. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 24 (38), Virat Kohli 1 (6)
LIVE SCORE India 76/1 in 13 Overs: Australia have finally made the breakthrough but India have to ensure that they keep scoring runs and also do not lose their way. Virat Kohli has walked out to bat amid huge cheer as well as boos. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 24 (38), Virat Kohli 0 (0)
LIVE SCORE India 73/1 in 12.5 Overs: Desperate Clarke brings back Hazlewood who starts with a delivery on the leg stump, not a wide as the ball brushes the pads. Rohit mishits a short ball on midwicket region in the air to collect two runs. OH dear! Dhawan has fallen! He dances down the wicket to hit on the off side but finds Glenn Maxwell in the deep! Australia finally get a wicket! BATTING: Rohit Sharma 24 (37),
OUT! Shikhar Dhawan c Glenn Maxwell b Josh Hazlewood 45 (41)
LIVE SCORE India 73/0 in 12 Overs: Faulkner continues as Dhawan slams a four straight down the ground to hit a four off the first ball. The second delivery is way down the leg side, wide. The nest delivery is in the zone and Dhawan slams it down the ground for another four! India on a roll here! The fourth delivery is short and hit to third man for a single. Australia clueless, where the first wicket will come from? Dhawan has now scored 400+ runs in this World Cup. 13 runs from the over. India now need 256 runs to win from 38 overs. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 21 (33), Shikhar Dhawan 45 (40)
LIVE SCORE India 60/0 in 11 Overs: Would you believe this? One big over and Clarke has men guarding the boundaries! Johnson continues as India are now roaring with a strong start. Another good over for India as they add five runs off it. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 20 (32), Shikhar Dhawan 34 (35)
LIVE SCORE India 55/0 in 10 Overs: Hazlewood has also been taken off the attack and James Faulkner starts off with a big no ball. Dhawan rams the third ball through covers for four! What a shot!!! Dhawan is on fire! The next delivery is again a four through covers and then a massive six over midwicket. 50 up for India!!! BATTING: Rohit Sharma 19 (30), Shikhar Dhawan 32 (31)
LIVE SCORE India 39/0 in 9 Overs: Johnson comes around the wicket and Dhawan punches the first ball through covers for two runs. What a shot! Dhawan gets room on the third ball and he punches for a four! Johnson can rethink his strategy now. Six runs from the over. India now need 290 runs to win from 41 overs. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 18 (28), Shikhar Dhawan 18 (26)
LIVE SCORE India 33/0 in 8 Overs: Dhawan pulls one for a single to the third man off Hazlewood, as the Indian openers look to pick up the scoring rate after seeing off the initial overs. Good strategy I say. Wickets still remain the key and India now need to convert this strong start into a big partnership. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 18 (28), Shikhar Dhawan 12 (20)
LIVE SCORE India 30/0 in 7 Overs: TAKE THAT, JOHNSON! Rohit slams one miles above the fine leg fielder for a massive six to welcome Mitchell Johnson! What a strike that was! Johnson keeps it tight in the remaining four balls of the over. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 17 (25), Shikhar Dhawan 10 (17)
LIVE SCORE India 24/0 in 6 Overs: Bit of a tussle between Dhawan and Hazlewood as Rohit called for a single and both the bowler and Indian left-hander ran together in the same direction. Hazlewood pushed Dhawan with his shoulders. The final ball is pushed through covers by Dhawan as they add two more runs. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 11 (19), Shikhar Dhawan 10 (17)
LIVE SCORE India 20/0 in 5 Overs: Indian batsmen are opening up now. Rohit hits between mid on and short midwicket to collect three runs off Starc’s third ball. Loud appeal for a leg before as a yorker rams directly on Dhawan’s pads. Looks like it was going down the leg. Australia opt against the DRS review. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 11 (17), Shikhar Dhawan 7 (12)
LIVE SCORE India 15/0 in 4 Overs: Dhawan breaks the shackles as he pulls one towards midwicket for a four off Hazlewood. DROPPED! Dhawan charges down and gets an edge, and you cannot believe that it is Brad Haddin of all people who has SPILLED the catch! Dhawan gets a mandatory lifeline that he has been getting throughout this World Cup. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 8 (15), Shikhar Dhawan 6 (9)
LIVE SCORE India 9/0 in 3 Overs: That was close! Dhawan gets an in-swinging delivery and there is an inside edge that hits on the pads. Dhawan walks down on a delivery that was drifted down the leg side. Full toss to Rohit and he hits it straight to the third man fielder. Key for India is to not lose wickets early on. The runs will come once the initial pressure is off their shoulders. Dhawan does well do defend a couple of deliveries confidently. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 7 (12), Shikhar Dhawan 1 (6)
LIVE SCORE India 7/0 in 2 Overs: Josh Hazlewood to bowl the second over as David Warner saves a certain four at point. Shikhar Dhawan takes a single and then Rohit sees off the next two balls. Lucky for Rohit!!! He tries to pull a short delivery but does no connect well, the ball falls safely behind Haddin. BATTING: Rohit Sharma 6 (11), Shikhar Dhawan 1 (1)
LIVE SCORE India 4/0 in 1 Over: Mitchell Starc beats Rohit Sharma first ball as India start their run-chase. India need to pay Starc the respect they had for Dale Steyn, as the Aussie seamer will be itching to go past Trent Boult as the leading wicket-taker. An outside edge! Shane Watson is not sure whether he took the catch cleanly or not, TV replays show the ball hit the ground as Watson took the catch. NOT OUT! Rohit needs to be careful here. He has been on and off in this World Cup. The fifth ball is in the zone, and Rohit hits it for four past point. EDGE AGAIN! Falls short to Clarke in the second slip! BATTING: Rohit Sharma 4 (6), Shikhar Dhawan 0 (0)
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India 178/5 in 36.2 Overs: Rahane departs as pressure piles up on India
