Kohli remained unbeaten till the end with a matchless 82 off 53 balls that contained 6 fours and four sixes but the winning hit, a scoop over the infield, was recorded by Ashwin in mounting edge-of-the seat tension.
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie opted to bat first after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in their first Super-12 match at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
The Australia-New Zealand match at the Sydney Cricket Ground, which will open the Men's T20 World Cup Super 12 round, on Friday was officially declared a sell-out by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The selector dropped nine players including wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey and bowler Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye
White confirmed that those Black Caps involved in the prematurely suspended IPL21 would be allowed to re-join their franchises
The McGrath Foundation and Movember will work closely with the T20 World Cup 2020 to inspire communities across the country.
