INDIA RULE AUSSIES TO REACH FINAL

ROHIT SHARMA admitted his team is full of confidence as India booked their place in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy with a four-wicket victory over Australia.

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KL Rahul finished things off with a six to send India through to their third international limited overs final in three years, with 11 balls to spare. They will face the winner of today's South Africa v New Zealand clash.

Captain Steve Smith and Alex Carey passed 50 but failed to convert those scores into triple figures as India took wickets at regular intervals to limit Australia to 264 all out.

The Aussies picked up two wickets inside the powerplay to throw the contest in the balance.

But Virat Kohli proved to be the glue that held the innings together with his 84 runs. Rahul hit the winning runs to fend off a late fightback.