Summary

  • India into final with four-wicket win - report

  • Kohli top-scores with 84 in the chase

  • Rohit's side will face SA or NZ in Sunday's final in Dubai

  • Australia 264 all out - Smith hits busy 73; Carey adds 61

India victory secured after Rahul hits six to reach final

Live Reporting

by Ffion Wynne, Elizabeth Botcherby, Esha Nayar & Maisie Gallen

  1. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Whenever Australia seem to be putting some pressure on, someone manages to get a breakthrough. India always fight back.

  2. Here's how India broke the important partnership between Smith and Marnus Labuschagne a few overs ago.

    Labuschage trapped lbw by Jadeja

  3. Aus 146-4

    Alex Carey is the new batter, joining Steve Smith on 60.

    Kuldeep Yadav rips one past Smith's outside edge to conclude another testing over.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Inglis c Kohli b Jadeja 11 (Aus 144-4)

    Inglis caught by Kohli in the covers

    Ah, soft.

    Josh Inglis is furious with himself and understandably, because he's thrown it away. An innocuous delivery from Jadeja is just chipped straight to Virat Kohli at cover.

    Inglis looks to the sky and shakes his head in frustration as he trudges off.

  5. 6 runs

    Aus 141-3

    Smith smashes straight six

    Shot!

    Steve Smith with a glorious lofted drive down the ground for six.

  6. 50 runs

    50 for Steve Smith

    Aus 133-3

    Thanks, Elizabeth.

    Steve Smith is helping Australia to a decent platform here. He pulls a rare loose delivery from Chakravarthy for four, before driving a couple to bring up his half-century from 68 balls.

  7. Aus 125-3

    Australia continue to rotate the strike nicely, jogging five easy singles.

    And with that, it's time for Ffion Wynne to guide you through the remainder of Australia's innings.

  8. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist in Dubai

    I was about to say I am surprised Alex Carey hasn't come to bat here to get a bit of right-hand, left-hand action in for Australia but he has the worst average v spin in ODIs since the start of 2023 of all of their top order.

    Steve Smith has the second best after Travis Head.

  9. Aus 120-3

    Varun Chakravarthy comes back into the attack and chaos ensues.

    He's getting the ball to turn back in to the batters, beating Inglis' bat first ball. Australia's batters scramble a trio of singles before a poor delivery is given the treatment by Steve Smith, driving for four.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Marnus Labuschagne was playing more freely out of the two. Australia have done so well this innings to put the pressure on but just a lapse in focus, that's absolutely salmon.

  11. Aus 113-3

    Marnus Labuschagne looks absolutely furious on the sidelines.

    Meanwhile, new batter Josh Inglis and Steve Smith rotate the strike for three runs. Inglis is off the mark.

  12. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ravindra Jadeja has another breakthrough for India. They built the pressure and now they'll reap the rewards.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Labuschagne lbw b Jadeja 29 (Aus 110-3)

    Labuschage trapped lbw by Jadeja

    Oops. Labuschagne starts the over with a four but two balls later, he's on his way after being trapped lbw.

    He thinks long and hard about the review but soon sets off for the changing rooms. The replay shows it would've been umpire's call.

  14. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Terrific shot from Marnus Labuschagne. Dismissive and effective.

  15. Aus 110-2

    Skittish? What do I know?

    Marnus Labuschagne gets hold of the first delivery of Ravindra Jadeja's fifth over and sweeps him for four.

  16. Ben Jones
    CricViz analyst

    LabuschagneGetty Images

    Australia are doing a better job of rotating the Indian spinners than New Zealand managed on Sunday. So far, Australia have faced just 72 dot balls - that's the lowest for this stage of any Indian bowling innings in the competition so far.

  17. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Steve Smith is starting to look a bit twitchy out there.

  18. Aus 106-2

    A messy over from Australia, with Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith both fortunate to still be in the middle.

    One ball after being dropped, Smith goes for a bizarre ramp. Australia are looking a little skittish.

  19. dropped catch

    Smith dropped on 36

    Aus 106-2

    Shami drops sharp chance off Smith

    Steve Smith smashes the ball straight back to Mohammed Shami but the bowler, who earlier dropped Travis Head on 0, misses out on another caught and bowled.

    The ball crashes into the base of his left hand and ricochets straight back out again. That'll be sore in the morning.

  20. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Australia are trying to pout some pressure back on Mohammed Shami.