In a high-voltage clash, billed as the final before the final, India square off against hosts Australia in the second semi-final of World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India, after losing the toss and bowling first, removed David Warner early but fifties from Steve Smith and Aaron Finch have carried them on strongly from there on in Sydney. Catch all the live cricket score and updates from the match here.

India vs Australia Live Blog and Updates:

3.57 (IST): WICKET! Rahane gone! India 178/5 in 36.3 overs.

15:31 (IST): TRIVIA! MS Dhoni has the highest average in successful run chases. Can he do it today?

15:16 (IST): All on Dhoni and Raina to at least put up a fight. India 130/4 in 28 overs.

15:02 (IST): WICKET! James Faulkner joins the party. Bowls a short balls, Suresh Raina looks to play it down to third man but gets a thick outside edge to keeper. Brad Haddin takes a brilliant diving catch.

14:32 (IST): Virat Kohli is out. India loosing control on the game.

14:25 (IST): WICKET – Shikhar falls for 45. Hazlewood the bowler, Maxwell takes the catch. India 76/1 in 12.5 WICKET – Virat Kohli perishes while trying to pull Mitchell Johnson. Haddin takes an easy catch. India 78/2

14:22 (IST): Virat Kohli comes out to bat. India 77/1 after 15 overs

14:19 (IST): Amazing Stat! Virat Kohli has 13 hundreds in successful chases.

14:13 (IST): WICKET – Shikhar falls for 45. Hazlewood the bowler, Maxwell takes the catch. India 76/1 in 12.5

13:42 (IST): STAT! 15 Instances of India chasing down a 300+ score. No other team has done it more than 8 times. However, India have never done it in a World Cup.

13:35 (IST): DROPPED! Shikhar Dhawan gets a life. He edges Josh Hazlewood and Brad Haddin makes a mess of it.

How costly will it be? LIVE: http://t.co/uIoq3MTnIT #cwc15 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/fMA5hZfbzV

— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 26, 2015

13:32 (IST): Australian pacers have given nothing away.

13:16 (IST): With two slips in place, Mitchell Starc starts proceedings. Can Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan provide a solid start as India chase a record 329.

12:45 (IST): Well bowled… India Target – 329!

First Time 300+ Scored in World Cup Semi Finals.. First Time 300+ Will be Chased in World Cup Semi Finals.. #IndvsAus — Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 26, 2015

Commentary :Not a great over that from Shami. 14 runs came off it with Johnson smashing him for a hat-trick of fours. Ends a disappointing day with figures of 10-0-68-0.

320 on a final still very difficult to get but a whole lot better than 350-360 which seemed on. — Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 26, 2015

Umesh Yadav is the only Indian bowler to take a 4-wicket haul in a WC knockout. He has done it twice (both in 2015). #UmeshYadav #CWC15 — Bishen Jeswant (@bishen_jeswant) March 26, 2015

12:30 (IST): WATSON GONE! Caught at the deep.. 298/7 in 47.5 overs. 28 off 30 balls.

Highest score against India in this CWC. -_- — Sampath (@SAMPATH_B24) March 26, 2015

12:20 (IST): Gone! Umesh now accounts for Faulkner. 284/6 in 46.3 overs. He looked very, very dangerous. 21 off 12. Commentary : 6 1 0 0 0 1 – Watson could only manage one run off Jadeja’s last 4 deliveries. India could not have asked for better! 279/5 in 46 overs. 12:15 (IST): SIX! Faulkner slog sweeps Jaddu over midwicket. 279/5 (46 Overs) 12:10 (IST): Back to back boundaries for Faulkner now.. 11 runs from 4 balls of Shami’s over so far. 270/5 in 44.4 overs. 12:05 (IST): Only 19 runs off last 6 overs! 12:02 (IST): WICKET! After Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma joins the party. Michael Clarke pulls but straight to Rohit Sharma at short mid wicket. 12:00 (IST): Wicket, Clarke gone! 248/5

#IndvsAus SIDE BLOG: Finally, the one person India wanted to see makes an appearance http://t.co/UGS9lcj2qi pic.twitter.com/J3cauGEq8X — The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) March 26, 2015

11:48 (IST): Smith departs, but Australia set for a huge total at the SCG 236/4

11:43 (IST): WICKET! Umesh Yadav gets his third wicket and his second one with a short ball. Aaron Finch mistimes pull which is taken be Shikhar Dhawan at short mid wicket.

11:38 (IST): WICKET! R Ashwin gets the danger-man Glenn Maxwell for 23. The Aussie goes for a slog sweep, but straight to Ajinkya Rahane at backward square leg.

11:23 (IST): Glenn Maxwell has been promoted ahead of captain Michael Clarke to make the most out of the batting PP.

11.18(IST): Wicket, Smith (105, 93b, 11×4, 2×6) gone

11:12 (IST): CENTURY! Steve Smith scores his fourth ODI hundred in style. Hammers Shami for a six and four to reach the landmark off 89 balls.

11:08 (IST): Mohammed Shami is back into the attack as India eye breakthrough. Australia have take the batting Powerplay (33-37 overs).

11.05 (IST): Dhoni keeps bowling Ashwin in the hope of a wicket, but a wicket comes not. India are also making mistakes in the field as Rohit lets a ball go and concedes two runs when there was none. Australia 167/1 in 32 overs.

11:03 (IST): STAT! Steven Smith becomes the second Australian to reach 50 in four consecutive World Cup innings after David Boon (1987-1992).

10.58 (IST): Ashwin bowls a tidy over, gives away just two runs, Australia 155/1 in 30 overs.

10:47 (IST): FIFTY! Aaron Finch scores his seventh ODI half-century off 82 balls. The partnership between Finch and Steve Smith has now reached 128 runs.