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MOHALI: ’s MS Dhoni, left, and run between the during their ICC World Twenty20 2016 match against Australia in Mohali, India, yesterday. — AP Kohli carries India to World T20 semis

MOHALI: Virat Kohli smashed a masterful 82 to guide India to next over to bring down India’s target to just four runs off the a six- win against Australia in their final World Twenty20 final six balls with Mahendra Singh Dhoni finishing it SCOREBOARD Super 10 game yesterday and set up a semi-final against West off with another four off Faulkner. Indies in Mumbai. Earlier, Australia’s Aaron Finch (43) and Usman Khawaja (26) MOHALI, India: Scoreboard of the Australia and India World Twenty20 match at the Punjab Cricket Association Kohli resurrected India with his unbeaten 51-ball knock from smashed the bowlers to all corners of the ground after Smith ground in Mohali yesterday. a seemingly tricky position as the hosts sprinted home in the decided to bat on a pitch that was used for the women’s game Australia: India: end with five balls to spare. between India and West Indies earlier yesterday. Usman Khawaja c Dhoni b Nehra 26 b Watson 12 “That performance certainly has to be in my top three but Left-handed Khawaja’s first six scoring shots were all bound- Aaron Finch c Dhawan b Pandya 43 probably it is top right now because I’m a bit emotional,” said aries, four of them coming against paceman Jasprit Bumrah in c Khawaja b Coulter-Nile 13 David Warner st Dhoni b Ashwin 6 Kohli. “A lot was riding on us playing at home and with the one over, with Australia racing past 50 before the completion Virat Kohli 82 c Dhoni b Singh 2 crowd you want to give them as much entertainment as possi- of the fourth over. c Nevill b Watson 10 Glenn Maxwell b Bumrah 31 ble.” India’s bowlers pulled Australia back from a blistering start Finch, Australia’s captain in the format before he was c Watson b Faulkner 21 Shane Watsonnot out 18 to restrict them to 160 for six wickets after Australia won the replaced by Smith shortly before the tournament, then Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 18 James Faulkner c Kohli b Pandya 10 toss and opted to bat. launched into India’s bowling mainstay Ravichandran Ashwin, Extras: (lb3, w2) 5 Peter Nevill not out 10 Hosts India, inaugural World T20 champions in 2007, and hitting the off-spinner for two consecutive sixes over long-on. Extras (lb2, w11, nb1) 14 Total: (4 wickets; 19.1 overs) 161 reigning 50-over title holders Australia had won two matches But some smart bowling from left-arm spinner Ravindra Total (6 wickets, 20 overs) 160 Did not bat: , , each, with their only loss coming against New Zealand in the Jadeja and part-timers Yuvraj Singh and Hardik Pandya, who Did not bat: Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Ravichandran Ashwin, , Jasprit Bumrah Super 10 stage. New Zealand face England in the other semi- picked up two wickets, in the middle overs halted Australia’s Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Dhawan), 2-37 (Sharma), 3-49 final. India needed 39 from the last three overs when Kohli progress as they struggled to hit the boundaries. Hazlewood (Raina), 4-94 (Singh) decided to show his class which has earned him accolades as Dangerman Glenn Maxwell (31) took his time at the crease Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Khawaja), 2-72 (Warner), 3-74 Bowling: Hazlewood 4-0-38-0, Coulter-Nile 4-0-33-1, one of the world’s best current batsmen. but got out just as he started opening his arms. Wicketkeeper (Smith), 4-100 (Finch), 5-130 (Maxwell), 6-145 He smashed James Faulkner, who took Australia’s best T20 Peter Nevill smashed Pandya for a four and a six off the last (Faulkner) Watson 4-0-23-2, Faulkner 3.1-0-35-1, Maxwell 2-0- figures during a five-wicket haul in the last match, for two fours two balls as Australia, yet to win the World T20 title, took 15 Bowling: Nehra 4-0-20-1, Bumrah 4-0-32-1, Ashwin, 18-0, Zampa 2-0-11-0. and a six as the left-arm paceman leaked 19 runs. runs in their final over to ensure India had to score more than 2-0-31-1, Jadeja 3-0-20-0, Singh 3-0-19-1, Pandya 4-0- Result: India win by six wickets. Kohli then hit Nathan Coulter-Nile for four boundaries in the eight runs an over in their chase. — Reuters 36-2 Raptors tie team mark with 49th win, beat Pelicans 115-91

NEW ORLEANS: DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points rebounds for Detroit but the Pistons couldn’t recover Timberwolves. Hayward had just two points on 1-of-6 and Patrick Patterson had 16 as the Toronto Raptors from a poor first quarter. Atlanta never trailed and led shooting in the first three quarters. But he shot 6 of 9 ended a two-game losing streak, beating the New by as many as 20 in the fourth. Jeff Teague had 12 in the fourth and Derrick Favors chipped in with 19 Orleans Pelicans 115-91 on Saturday to tie a franchise points and 12 assists and Kent Bazemore added 17 points and five rebounds to get the Jazz a much- record with their 49th victory of the season. Toronto points for Atlanta. needed victory as they make a push for the playoffs. was never pushed by the Pelicans, who were down to The Jazz (36-37) entered tied with Dallas for eighth in just nine players on the active roster because of NETS 120, PACERS 110 the Western Conference and have won seven of their injuries. The Raptors shot 53 percent from the floor Brook Lopez scored 23 points and Bojan last nine. Ricky Rubio scored 23 points on 9-of-12 and the defense was nearly as good, holding New Bogdanovic added 18 as the Brooklyn Nets beat the shooting for the Timberwolves, who missed a chance Orleans to just 43 percent shooting. Norman Powell Indiana Pacers. Sergey Karasev scored a career-high for their first three-game winning streak since Nov. scored 15 points and Luis Scola 12 for the Raptors, 17 points for the Nets, who took a 104-102 lead on 27. The Wolves shot 38 percent and fell to 2 -12 on the who set the franchise mark for wins last season. With Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer with 5:41 remaining in the second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans’ top five scorers on the bench due to game. Lopez then scored nine consecutive points for injury, Alonzo Gee led the Pelicans with 18 points. Brooklyn before Bogdanovic nailed a contested 3- THUNDER 111, SPURS 92 pointer to put Brooklyn ahead 116-110 with 39 sec- Kevin Durant scored 31 points and Russell CAVALIERS 107, KNICKS 93 onds remaining. Paul George then missed a 3-pointer Westbrook added 29 to help the Thunder defeat the LeBron James had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 with 25 seconds remaining, sealing the win for short-handed San Antonio Spurs. Enes Kanter had 20 assists for his third triple-double of the season while Brooklyn. George finished with 27 points for the points and 10 rebounds and Serge Ibaka added 15 Kevin Love added 28 points and 12 rebounds as the Pacers. points and eight rebounds for Oklahoma City, which Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks. James won its seventh straight. It wasn’t the late-season recorded his 42nd career triple-double and moved MAGIC 111, BULLS 89 showdown that was anticipated when the schedule within three points of Dominique Wilkins for 12th Orlando journeyman center Dewayne Dedmon first came out - the Spurs rested Kawhi Leonard, place on the NBA’s scoring list. Even with Kyrie Irving scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed 13 LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and resting, the Cavaliers easily bounced back from a loss rebounds while Jason Smith added 14 off the bench Tony Parker. David West and Jonathon Simmons each in Brooklyn on Thursday, shutting the Knicks down in as the Magic dealt the Chicago Bulls a blow to their scored 17 points for the Spurs. the first half and pulling away when the lead got fading playoff hopes. Elfrid Payton scored 15 points down to 10 in the fourth quarter. Carmelo Anthony and had 10 assists and Evan Fournier added 12 points HORNETS 115, BUCKS 91 scored 28 points after a brutal start for the Knicks, for the Magic, who ended a six-game losing streak. Nicolas Batum scored 23 of his 25 points in the who were coming off a home-and-home sweep of The Bulls (36-36), fighting to climb back into the first half as the Charlotte Hornets used a 3-point bar- Chicago. Kristaps Porzingis had 19. eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern rage to rout the Milwaukee Bucks 115-91. Marvin Conference, dropped their third straight game. Taj Williams added 21 points and Kemba Walker had 18 HAWKS 112, PISTONS 95 Gibson, who dominated in the paint, led the Bulls for the Hornets, who won three of four games in the Paul Millsap had 23 points and nine rebounds as with 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting. season series. Charlotte connected on 16 of 29 3- the Atlanta Hawks ended the Detroit Pistons’ five- pointers against Milwaukee in this one, a 55 percent game winning streak. The Hawks have won 13 of their JAZZ 93, TIMBERWOLVES 84 clip. John Henson had 19 points and Jabari Parker 15 NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Pelicans guard Toney Douglas (16) goes to the bas- last 16 and moved a game ahead of Miami atop the Gordon Hayward scored 16 of his 18 points in the for the Bucks, who have lost five straight and six of Southeast Division. Tobias Harris scored 21 points, fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz finished a five-game seven. Milwaukee made just four of 16 (25 percent) ket against Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas (17) in the first half of an and Andre Drummond had 19 points and 17 road trip with victory over the Minnesota from 3-point range. — AP NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Saturday. — AP