10 greatest Indian victories against Australia

Over the years, India and Australia have been involved in may titanic battles that have seen players from both teams bring out their best. The latest chapter to their history was added on Sunday night, when Virat Kohli produced a chasing masterclass to help India qualify for the final.

Here's a look at a few other great encounters between the two teams over the years:

1.India vs Australia, Ahmedabad 2011

It was the World Cup quarterfinal clash between India and Australia at the Sardar Vallbahi Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Ricky Ponting won the toss and opted to bat and played a captain’s knock of 104 and along with Brad Haddin’s 53 helped their side get to 260 or 6 in 50 overs.

The Indian openers gave the side a good start and fifties from Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir helped the hosts stay on course. But a couple of quick wickets towards the middle meant the Aussies stayed in the hunt and at 187 for 5 with MS Dhoni gone, the match was in the balance.

However, that's when Yuvraj Singh, in the company of Suresh Raina raised their game, putting on 74 runs to complete a famous win and book a spot in the semifinals.

2.India vs Australia, Durban 2007

Coming on the back of two inspiring victories against South Africa and England, India went into the 2007 World T20 semifinal against Australia, brimming with confidence. That confidence could be seen in their play even when the openers were dismissed for low scores with 60 runs on the board as Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh smashed the Australian bowling to all corners of the Kingsmead to leave them running for cover.

Uthappa was run out for 34 but Yuvraj carried on, powering his way to a 30-ball 70 to take the Men in Blue to an imposing 188 for 5 in 20 overs.

The Australian openers gave their side a good start and Matthew Hayden looked good to get them close. However, once he fell for 62, the others couldn't continue to keep up to the rate and they eventually fell short by 15 runs, paving the way for the Indians to enter into the final.

3.India vs Australia, Sharjah 1998

When Sachin Tendulkar played a scintillating innings of 143 against Australia to get India into the final of the Coca-Cola Trophy, one thought that he may have brought his best out a bit earlier than one would've liked. But a few days later, the Little Master showed that his best was indeed yet to come when he smashed 134 off 131 balls to help India chase down Australia’s target of 273 in 48.3 overs.

18 years after that game that also had the famous sandstorm, it still gets talked about of the best innings played by the maestro during his 24-year long career.

4.India vs Australia, Brisbane 2008

After having defeated the hosts convincingly in Sydney in 2008, India arrived in Brisbane full of confidence and looking to seal the best of 3 finals of the CB series 2-0. MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first and led by yet another excellent innings of 91 from Sachin Tendulkar and a few cameos from the test, India reached a respectable 258 for 9 in their 50 overs.

Australia were rocked early thanks to a fine opening burst by Praveen Kumar, who reduced the hosts to 32 for 3 before Matthew Hayden and Andrew Symonds put on 91 to bring the game on an even keel. But twin strikes of both batsmen in quick succession meant that the hosts had to rebuild once again and India ensured that they kept striking regularly to not allow them to build any momentum and despite a feisty 63 by James Hopes, they fell short of the mark by 9 runs to hand the Indians a famous win.

5.India vs Australia, Mohali 2016

It was a must-win encounter, the winner of which would progress through to the semifinals of the 2016 ICC World T20. Australia won the toss and after a blazing start found it hard to sustain the momentum, thanks to some excellent bowling by the Indians. The opening 6 overs produced 59 runs , but the final 14 overs produced only 100 as Australia finished with 160 for 6 in their 20 overs.

As had ben the case throughout the tournament, India got off to a poor start and were soon reduced to 49 for 3. Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh then stitched together a stand of 45 runs before the latter was dismissed for 21. It seemed India would fall short when they needed 39 runs in 3 overs, but Kohli accelerated right at the nick of time, blasting 19 runs off the 18th over bowled by James Faulkner before belting four fours off Nathan Coulter-Nile to stage a fantastic win for the hosts.

6.India vs Australia, Chelmsford 1983

After losing earlier in the competition, India and Australia squared off once again with stakes much higher than before at the 1983 World Cup in Chelmsford. Electing to bat first, Yashpal Sharma and Roger Binny made vital contributions to help India reach 247 all out in 55.5 overs.

Chasing the target, none of the Australian batsman could get going as Binny starred with the ball as well and they were eventually bundled out for 129 as India remained alive in the tournament.

7.India vs Australia, Bengaluru 2013

After India had levelled the series 2-2 in Nagpur, both teams arrived in Bengaluru looking to clinch the series and Rohit Sharma decided that it was time for him to step up and deliver. And deliver he did. The right-hander blazed away to his maiden double-hundred, making 209 off 158 balls, with 12 fours and 16 sixes to help India post 383 for 6 in 50 overs.

After it looked at one point that Australia would lose by a big margin, James Faulkner started his own show on the night, hitting sixes at will and in the process smashing the fastest century by an Australian in ODIs. But he couldn't sufficient support at the other end and they folded up for 326 to hand India a 57-run win.

8.India vs Australia, Jaipur 2013

After winning the opening ODI in Pune, it was Australia who came to Jaipur for the second ODI with increased confidence. That was evident when they smashed the Indian bowlers to all corners of the Sawai Man Singh stadium to post 359 for 5 in their 50 overs.

India needed a good start and they got just that, with Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma putting on 176 runs for the 1st wicket Virat Kohli came to the middle and displayed an array of strokes, smashing the Indian record for the fastest hundred by an Indian in ODIs and putting on 184 for the second wicket to help the hosts register their highest chase of their ODI history.

9.India vs Australia, Nairobi 2000

India took on Australia in the quarterfinal of the 2000 ICC Knockout trophy in Nairobi. Opting to bat first, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar got the team off to a good start , but both went soon and Rahul Dravid followed suit as well, as they fell from 66 for 0 to 90 for 3.

But that's when 18-year-old Yuvraj Singh walked in and in a show of very little nerves against some top quality bowling, led the counter-attack for his side. He eventually go out for an 80-ball 84, helping India reach 265 for 9 in their 50 overs.

Australia required someone to get a big score but unfortunately, couldn't get that big score that they needed,losing by 20 runs to bow out of the tournament.

10.India vs Australia, Bangalore 1996

Electing to bat first, Australia made a below-par 215 , thanks largely to Mark Taylor’s 105. India got off to a wobbly start in their chase of the target, being reduced to 47 for 4, before Sachin Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja stitched together a key stand of 69 runs to restore parity. But once Jadeja fell for 27, India suffered yet another mini collapse and at 164 for 8, it looked as though it was all over.

However, that's when Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble, two local boys, started to display their batting abilities and put on 52 runs for the ninth wicket to help India win by two wickets.