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)
LIVE SCORE India 39/0 in 9 Overs
