India vs Australia Highlights, World Cup 2023: Kohli, KL Rahul power IND to six wickets win

KL Rahul finishes it in style as he hits Pat Cummins for a six over the extra cover. India wrap the 200-run chase in 41.2 overs and win the contest by six wickets. Rahul returns unbeaten on 97(115).

India vs Australia Live Score: KL Rahul hits Glenn Maxwell for a six, follows it up with a boundary. Steps down in the third ball and hits it slightly wide but Maxwell manages to get his hands to save the ball.

13 runs come in the over. IND: 195/4 (41 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Hardik Pandya hits Josh Hazlewood for a six as India need just 18 runs in the final 10 overs.

Virat Kohli superb knock comes to an end as he falls for 85(116) against Josh Hazlewood. The bowler bangs it short and Kohli connects the pull but the ball goes straight at Marnus Labuschagne at mid-wicket.

Kohli was involved in a 165(215) run partnership with KL Rahul. IND: 168/4 (38 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Simple errors in the field and it seems like the body language of Australia has dropped and they have accepted the outcome. KL Rahul steps down against Zampa but doesn't get the desired connection, but shoddy fielding by Cameron Green at deep makes it three runs. IND: 167/3 (37 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: No boundaries in the over by Zampa but Kohli and KL Rahul keep rotating the strike as five runs come from it.

Josh Hazlewood [6.0-1-19-2] is back into the attack. KL Rahul goes for the aerial route as Hazlewood drops it at back of length but doesn't get a desired connection as he runs a double. The following delivery is beautifully played straight past the bowler on his followthrough and it beats the mid-on fielder and races away for a four. Eight runs come in the over. IND: 156/3 (36 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Another boundary comes from Kohli's bat as Starc bowls it full and wide, which is smashed by Kohli square of the wicket. Seven runs come from this over too as IND reach 146/3 in 34 overs.

India vs Australia Live Score: Zampa drops it slightly short and offers width as Kohli slaps the ball square of the wicket for a boundary. Seven runs come in the over. IND: 139-3 (33 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: While Maxwell continues from one end, Mitchell Starc is reintroduced from the other. He bowls it full against KL Rahul, which is beautifully driven through covers for a boundary. IND: 132/3 (32 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Pat Cummins keeps it tight from his end but it is wickets, which Australia needs.

India move to 120/3 in 30 overs and they now require more 80 from 20 overs, with seven wickets in hands.

India vs Australia Live Score: Kohli and KL Rahul bring up the 100-run partnership as Adam Zampa gives five runs in his over.

Rahul then brings up his half-century in the next over by Pat Cummins, takes 72 balls to reach the milestone.

Meanwhile, Cummins bowls a wayward delivery with the ball dropping in the adjoining pitch. The umpire signals it no, following which he bowls a wide.

The freehit is hit in between mid-wicket and long-on for a boundary. IND: 116/3 (28 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Pat Cummins bangs it short and Kohli perfectly times his pull. Could have easily been a four but superb effort by Cameron Green saves the ball from reaching the boundary ropes. Two runs come from it and with that Kohli also brings up his half-century. IND: 100/3 (26 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Hazlewood continues but from the end from which Mitchell Starc was bowling. He gives two singles, something which won't hurt India.

Zampa continues from the other end but so far no real threat generated by him as four runs come in it.

India reach 97/3 at the midway stage. Both Kohli and Rahul are batting in their 40s.

India vs Australia Live Score: As Adam Zampa was struggling from one end, Pat Cummins gets in Josh Hazlewood, so that the spinner could change ends.

Hazlewood gave five runs in his over, while Zampa's struggles continues, which is a bit of a surprise. The spinner gives three easy singles as India reach 90/3 in 22 overs.

India vs Australia Live Score: Another good over for India as Kohli and Rahul focus on strike rotation. Seven runs come in the over bowled by Adam Zampa. IND: 80/3 (20 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Adam Zampa is introduced in the attack and is hit for three boundaries by KL Rahul. The first two coming behind the stumps with KL Rahul cutting the ball on both instances. The third one is hit towards covers off a low full toss. IND: 69/3 (18 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Glenn Maxwell keeps things economical as three runs come in his over, which also help India cross 50.

Meanwhile, Mitchell Starc [3.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack. He too keep things under control as four runs come in his over. IND: 56/3 (17 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Kohli raises the decibel at Chepauk as he hits Cameron Green for consecutive fours. Green pitches the ball up, coming at Kohli's pads and the batter flicks it in between the mid-wicket and mid-on region. Both boundaries come in similar fashion. IND: 49/3 (15 overs)

India vs Australia Live Score: Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are doing the right thing by digging in and not taking unnecessary risks.

However, Australia have maintained the tempo as Cameron Green beats KL Rahul with a quick length delivery, almost taking the outside edge on its way.

Glenn Maxwell, who is bowling from the other end, gives three runs in his over. IND: 41/3 (14 overs)

Cummins bowling the 11th, fourth ball is full outside off and Rahul leans into the drive. Pierce the gap between backward point and point. India 32/3 in 10.4 overs

Rahul is on seven off 14, Kohli on 17 off 36. The conditions are as conducive to batting at the moment as how safe it would be to breath under water. The required rate is 4.32 and the current rate os 2.7 but India won't care about that one bit. Rahul and Kohli put up a mammoth partnership against Pakistan not too long ago and India would want something similar from them today.

India vs Australia Live Score, World Cup 2023: Is this the stroke of luck India needed? A simple catch has been put down and Virat Kohli, of all batters, has been given a second life. Third ball of the eighth by Hazlewood, it was short and seemed to hurry Kohli for pace as he went for the pull. Top edge pops up, Carey and Marsh going for it from oppoosite directions, Carey seems to pull out as Marsh is getting there first but the latter seems put off my the Australian wicketkeeper. He reaches there but his hands are anywhere but in the right position, it is spilled and Kohli survives. The entirety of the Chepauk stadium, and possibly the city, the state and the country it is located in, heaves a giant collective sigh of relief.

India vs Australia Live Score, World Cup 2023: That is imperious from Kohli. Full outside off from Hazlewood for the fifth ball of the sixth, Kohli steps out and smashes it past the bowler to the boundary.

Full outside off to end the fourth over by Hazlewood, Rahul leans into the drive and a boundary at last for India.

India vs Australia Live Score, World Cup 2023: You can breath easy for a few seconds, no wickets have fallen for a change in this over and some runs finally came off the bat. That happened with Kohli clipping the first ball to deep backward square leg and the batters running two after that. Kohli is on 3 off 7 at the end of that, Rahul on 0 off 1.