The World T20 hosts looked dead and buried until the magician that is Virat Kohli came to the crease and struck a superb 82 not out that defied the tricky flat-track batting conditions.
Here Sport360 takes in the best of the reaction from Twitter. You can share your thoughts too using #360Fans.
Woooow @imVkohli ...special it was... Great win, fighting all the way! #IndvsAus
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 27, 2016
What a match #IndvsAus India qualifies for semifinals #WorldT20 @imVkohli definitely among the #WT20SuperHeroes
— URVASHI RAUTELA (@URautelaForever) March 28, 2016
All players playing cricket with cricket ball
— Virat Kohli (@umeshchand319) March 28, 2016
But@imVkohli playing cricket with Football??#ind#IndvsAus #WT20 pic.twitter.com/MaXkls88hB
Sandstorm from sachin at Sharjah,and the hailstorm in Mohali from @imVkohli should be written in the same paragraph. #chasemaster
— Ashwin Ravichandran (@ashwinravi99) March 28, 2016
#WT20: 'Emotional' Virat Kohli rates match-winning knock against #Aus his T20I best https://t.co/2NgFgg9fH1 pic.twitter.com/Swwnj9Scn3
— FirstpostSports (@FirstpostSports) March 28, 2016
There's been a lot of positive talk about @imVkohli & rightly so, this guy is a player of a generation. #WT20 #DifferentClass
— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) March 28, 2016
Want to know what it's like to walk-off the pitch in front of 40,000 #IND fans?
— ICC (@ICC) March 28, 2016
Get closer to @imVkohli here #WT20https://t.co/hKSCF642Q9
Congrats to India on a very good win, bad luck to the Aussie boys. Looked like a class performance from @imVkohli #T20WorldCup
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) March 27, 2016
When I picked Virat as a U-19 player @imVkohli for RCB @RCBTweets I didn't realise I was picking the best batsman in the World. Congrats.
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) March 27, 2016
Great performance by India and a great innings by @imVkohli
— Saqlain Mushtaq (@Saqlain_Mushtaq) March 27, 2016
That magnificent innings continues @imVkohli's great record against @CricketAus in T20s. #SSNHQ pic.twitter.com/KvAnC87xT7
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) March 27, 2016
@imVkohli What an absolute pleasure to witness that tonight. INCREDIBLE. Can't wait to finally be on the same team @RCBTweets. #waytoogood
— Shane Watson (@ShaneRWatson33) March 27, 2016
Well what can I say ! There are players who r in form and there is @imVkohli who wins you games again and again ! Hats of you beauty
— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 27, 2016
As good as you will see. Well played Virat Kohli #genius #WT20 #INDvAUS
— Matt Prior (@MattPrior13) March 27, 2016
Cricket legends continue to lavish praise on @imVkohli! #WT20 pic.twitter.com/dBFCelKa58
— ICC (@ICC) March 27, 2016
