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World T20: Australia post competitive total against India

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34 deliveries

Cricket fans cheering during World Cup T20 match between India vs Australia at PCA Cricket Stadium in Mohali
Cricket fans cheering during World Cup T20 match between India vs Australia at PCA Cricket Stadium in Mohali
IANS Mohali
Last Updated : Mar 27 2016 | 9:38 PM IST

Australia posted a competitive total of 160/6 in their crucial World Twenty20 encounter against India at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here on Sunday.

Sunday's match, the last in Group 2, is a virtual quarter-final as the winners will go through to the semi-finals. Both India and Australia have two wins from three matches, although the men from Down Under have a better net run rate.

New Zealand have already qualified for the semi-finals from Group 2, while England and West Indies have qualified for the last-four stage from Group 1.

Opener Aaron Finch was the highest scorer for Australia with 43 runs off 34 deliveries, hitting three boundaries and a couple sixes during his innings. Glenn Maxwell also batted with 31 off 28 balls.

For India, all-rounder Hardik Pandya (2/36) copped some initial punishment before bagging a couple of crucial wickets while Yuvraj Singh (1/19), Ashish Nehra (1/20), Ravichandran Ashwin (1/31) and Jasprit (1/32) also bagged a wicket each.

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First Published: Mar 27 2016 | 9:10 PM IST

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