India have one foot in the door to the next round after a convincing 5 wicket win against Australia in Indore.
Indian skipper Kohli won the toss and batted first. They certainly had the better of conditions as Kohli made a brilliant 103 but was ably supported by Jadeja (66) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (64*). Mitchell Johnston stuck at his task and finished with 4 for 84.
Australia then slumped to 160 all out after being 95 for 2. Left arm chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav was brilliant taking 8 for 37 as he bamboozled the Australian order.
Kohli enforced the follow on hoping for a quick win, but Australia batted much better in their 2nd innings. Shaun Marsh hit 90 and Michael Clarke 70 as the Aussies took cautiously built a lead of their own. They were finally dismissed for 391 and lost their last 5 wickets for 12 runs as Kuldeep Yadav took 4-91 and Ravichandran Ashwin took 3-88.
India needed just over 180 to win and Kohli must have been nervous as they fell to 41-2. Kohli held the innings together however, hitting 65 and along with 35 from Rahane, India got over the line for the loss of just 5 wickets.
A good win for India who now top the group. They are off to Lords next to face an England team who must win.
India 2010s: S Dhawan; CA Pujara; V Kohli [c]; AM Rahane; PA Patel [w]; RA Jadeja; R Ashwin; Mohammed Shami; Bhuvneshwar Kumar; UT Yadav; K Yadav
Australia 2010s: PSP Handscomb; PJ Hughes; MJ Clarke [c]; SE Marsh; AC Voges; MS Wade [w]; MG Johnson; RJ Harris; PM Siddle; SNJ O'Keefe; DE Bollinger
India 2010s 1st Innings 369-10 (106 Ov)
V Kohli 103, RA Jadeja 66, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 64*, MG Johnson 4-84, PM Siddle 2-60, SNJ O'Keefe 2-72
Australia 2010s 1st Innings 160-10 (63.4 Ov)
MJ Clarke 53, PJ Hughes 36, K Yadav 8-37
Australia 2010s 2nd Innings 391-10 (151 Ov)
SE Marsh 90, MJ Clarke 70, PSP Handscomb 67, K Yadav 4-91, R Ashwin 3-88
India 2010s 2nd Innings 183-5 (51.1 Ov)
V Kohli 65, AM Rahane 35, SNJ O'Keefe 3-45, PM Siddle 2-47
India 2010s win by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Kuldeep Yadav
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