Riding on Virat Kohli's brilliant 84-run knock, India defeated Australia by 4 wickets in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.

With this win, India entered the final awaiting the opponent based on the winner from the other semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa.

The Rohit Sharma-led side chased a target of 265 runs in 48.1 overs.

Besides Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (45), KL Rahul (42 not out) and Hardik Pandya (28) also played crucial roles in India's success.

Earlier, a disciplined bowling team helped India restrict Australia for 264.

After winning the toss, Australia opted to bat first.

Mohammed Shami was the pick of Indian bowlers with figures of 3 for 48 while Varun Chakravarthy and Ravindra Jadeja picked two apiece.

For the Australian side, Steve Smith was the top-scorer with 73 runs off 96 balls.

India are set to take on the winner of the South Africa vs New Zealand match in the final on Sunday.