Kohli's stellar run-out, brilliant catch ruin Aussies

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Two pieces of sublime fielding by Virat Kohli lifted India to a six-run triumph implicit Australia successful a T20 World Cup warm-up crippled connected Monday.

After India posted 7-186 at the Gabba, Australia's pursuit was stalled erstwhile Kohli produced a nonstop deed to tally retired Tim David successful the 19th over. Fielding astatine mid-wicket, Kohli swooped erstwhile David attempted to snare a daring single, throwing down the stumps with a rocketing arm.

The erstwhile Indian skipper again rocked Australia's pursuit erstwhile helium took a superb drawback astatine long-on. Pat Cummins produced a saccharine dependable arsenic helium struck the shot toward the boundary, but Kohli jumped, flung his close limb supra his caput and clung connected for a one-handed stunner.

The Australians were 7-180 with 3 balls remaining aft Kohli's magnificent drawback removed Cummins, earlier the Indians captured different 3 wickets successful consecutive balls to wrapper up victory.

One affirmative for Australia contempt the nonaccomplishment was a sound of 76 runs from 54 balls by skipper Aaron Finch.

The seasoned opener, hopeless for runs amid a fearfulness patch, piled up 7 fours and 3 sixes.

While Monday's crippled successful beforehand of an bare stadium was not considered an authoritative T20 and, astatine stages, appeared to beryllium a lucifer simulation, Finch made his highest people successful immoderate format since January.

Finch scores large successful World Cup warm-up

"I'm beauteous happy," Finch said.

"It was bully to get a fewer successful the middle.

"It would person been bully to get america implicit the line, but you can't triumph a World Cup successful a signifier game."

Mitchell Marsh opened with Finch and carved retired an awesome innings of his own, thumping 35 from 18, including 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Australia volition conscionable New Zealand astatine the SCG connected Saturday successful its archetypal quality of the World Cup, portion India is acceptable to face Pakistan astatine the MCG connected Sunday.

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