India vs Australia highlights, T20 WC warm-up: Shami's final-over heroics guide Rohit and Co. to 6-run win over hosts

“We need to improve at the death. We need to change lengths and tactics. Sometimes hitting the deck is a good option. Overall, it was a good game. It was a good pitch and their batting put pressure on us. Bowling Shami at the death was always the plan and you saw what he did,” Rohit said after the match.

A warm-up classic! Speed merchant Shami has scalped back-to-back wickets to help Team India register a brilliant win over Australia. Two brilliant yorkers to wrap up the contest for India. India win by 6 runs!

After a brilliant run-out, Kohli has plucked a blinder of a catch. Cummins c Kohli b Shami 7. On the next ball, Agar is run out. So 2 in 2 for Team India!

Mohammed Shami has been roped in to bowl the final over. Shami, who was warming the bench for long during the warm-up match has been tasked to defend 11 runs in the final over. Can Shami guide India to a memorable win? 

A captain's knock has come to an end as Harshal cleans up Finch in the 19th over. Finch b Harshal Patel 79(54). On the next ball, Kohli came up with a fantastic throw to dismiss Tim David. Two in two for India! Tim David run out (Kohli) 5(2). Australia need 11 runs in the final over. 

Stoinis' bid to attack death-over specialist Arshdeep has backfired. The Australian batter mistimed his shot and Arshdeep is rewarded for bowling to his field. Stoinis c Kohli b Arshdeep Singh 7(7). Only two overs to go now! Australia need 16 runs in 12 balls.

What a knock Finch has played so far for the hosts! The Australian skipper is unbeaten on 71 off 50 balls. Ashwin has conceded 10 runs in the 17th over. Only three more overs to go!

Karthik is safe as houses and Maxwell's cameo comes to an end. Big wicket for India as Big Show departs! Maxwell c Karthik b Bhuvneshwar 23(16). Marcus Stoinis has joined skipper Finch. AUS 148-3 after 16 overs.

Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has leaked 10 runs in the 15th over. Maxwell has scored 23 off 15 balls. AUS 144-2 after 15 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is now back into the attack. India need a wicket!

A morale-boosting knock for the Australian skipper ahead of the Super 12 phase. Finch has played a crucial knock for the hosts against India. AUS 134-2 after 14 overs. 

Maxwell has smashed his ex-RCB teammate for 12 runs. Chahal has leaked 15 runs in the 13th over. The Australian power-hitter completed a hat-trick of fours on the final ball of the over. AUS 117-2 after 13 overs.

Hardik Pandya has leaked 5 runs in the 12th over. Finch is closing on his half-century. Maxwell, who joined Finch after Smith's departure, is also off the mark. AUS 102-2 after 12 overs. Chahal to bowl the next over.

Smith departs as Chahal might have bagged the jackpot wicket for India. The former Australian skipper went for an outrageous shot but he was cleaned up by Chahal. Smith b Chahal 11(12). Glenn Maxwell has joined Finch at the crease.

Ashwin keeps things tight and concedes just three runs in his over, but Harshal Patel is welcomed with a six by Finch in the following over.

Steve Smith too joins the party and hits Patel for the second maximum in the over. 

AUS reach 94/1 after 10 overs.

Hardik recovers well and beats Aaron Finch with his length and pace. However, the kind of form the Australian skipper has showed, he manages to hit a boundary in the over. Seven runs come off it as AUS reach 76/1 after 8 overs.

R Ashwin recovers well and concedes just five runs in his second over. AUS reach 69/1 after 7 overs.

Mitch Marsh welcomes Bhuvneshwar Kumar with a four and monstrous six. However, the ball hits back in the same over and dismisses him for 35(18).

Steve Smith is the new batter in. AUS: 64/1 (6 overs) 

Ashwin misses his line and bowls it down the leg stump, which races away for a four. 

He then bangs it short and Finch whacks him over covers for another boundary. He concedes another four, this time the shot was down the ground but in the same region. 

14 runs come off the over as AUS edge past 50 in 5 overs. 

Harshal Patel too is hit for a six and a four as 11 runs come off his over. AUS: 38/0 (4 overs)

Hardik Pandya comes to bowl the third over and Finch welcomes him with a four. He then passes the strike to Mitchell Marsh in the following delivery. 

Marsh starts with an edge and races away for a four. He then gets another leading edge, which sails over the wicketkeeper for a six. 

18 runs come off the over as AUS reach 27/0 after 3 overs.

Speed merchant Arshdeep Singh had only leaked a single run in his over before Marsh smashed a boundary on the final ball. A decent start by the Indian bowlers so far. AUS 9-0 after 2 overs. Next up is Hardik Pandya!

Mitchell Marsh opens Australia's account with a boundary on the fourth ball of the 1st over. A tidy first over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the senior pacer leaks only 4 runs. AUS 4-0 after 1 over. Arshdeep Singh to bowl the next one.

Suryakumar reaches his 50 off 32 balls and departs in the next ball. It was juicy full toss but hits the bottom of his bat as Richardson takes a dolly off his own bowling. 

Ashwin, the new batter in, starts off with a six over the third man region and departs in the next ball. 

IND post 186/7 in 20 overs.

Starc checks on Suryakumar Yadav as a bouncer goes and hit the batter on the helmet. The doctor rush in but everything looks fine. 

IND reach 175/5 after 19th over.

Suryakumar Yadav hits Pat Cummins for a four and a six as 14 runs come off the over. IND reach 171/5 after 18 overs.