AUSTRALIA v INDIA : INDIA WON

AUSTRALIA v INDIA 2nd Quarter Final, Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera

AUSTRALIA
PlayerMatchesAge
Callum Ferguson 28 26y 122d
Cameron White 85 27y 217d
Michael Clarke 194 29y 355d
Michael Hussey 154 35y 300d
Ricky Ponting 358 36y 94d
Brett Lee 198 34y 135d
Jason Krejza 7 28y 68d
John Hastings 7 25y 139d
Mitchell Johnson 95 29y 141d
Shaun Tait 34 28y 29d
David Hussey 33 33y 251d
Shane Watson 129 29y 279d
Steven Smith 21 21y 294d
Brad Haddin 82 33y 151d
Tim Paine 25 26y 105d

INDIA
PlayerMatchesAge
Gautam Gambhir 111 29y 160d
Sachin Tendulkar 450 37y 333d
Suresh Raina 112 24y 116d
Virat Kohli 51 22y 138d
Virender Sehwag 233 32y 154d
Ashish Nehra 119 31y 328d
Harbhajan Singh 223 30y 263d
Munaf Patel 59 27y 254d
Piyush Chawla 25 22y 89d
Ravichandran Ashwin 8 24y 187d
Sreesanth 52 28y 45d
Zaheer Khan 188 32y 167d
Yusuf Pathan 51 28y 126d
Yuvraj Singh 271 29y 101d
MS Dhoni 183 29y 259d




Raina and Yuvraj, AUSTRALIA v INDIA, cricket world cup 2011


Indian captain MS Dhoni said when he got out 70 odd runs were needed and he thought that if Raina and Yuvraj stayed there they would scale it down. Added that they conceded 10 runs more in the field but also told that they fielded the best today and praised Yuvraj for his batting, bowling and fielding. Said there will be pressure on India when they play against Pakistan, it's a tough job and they have to do well.  A disappointed Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said they competed hard and 260 was a reasonable total but the bowling was not up to the mark. Further said that they sniffed a chance but Raina and Yuvraj played well and finished it off. Added that it is disappointing to be bailing out now and wished India luck for the rest of the tournament.





Raina and Yuvraj, AUSTRALIA v INDIA, cricket world cup 2011


 The target is a challenging one and the Men in Blue have to apply themselves against the fearsome trio of Lee-Tait-Johnson. India certainly have the arsenal to scale down the target but Australia will also try their level best to stop them from doing so. Should be an intriguing chase. Do join us back in a few minutes' time! 

Raina and Yuvraj, AUSTRALIA v INDIA, cricket world cup 2011
 Well both the sides will be pretty satisfied with their efforts. Australia got off to a good start, courtesy Haddin and Watson, but the star of the evening was the Australian skipper Ricky Ponting with a magnificent century, stroking 104 and held the middle-order together. The innings struggled a bit with a couple of quick wickets but a 26-ball 38 cameo from David Hussey provided the much needed impetus and was instrumental in helping the score cross the 250-run mark. The Indian bowling was superb as they never allowed the opposition to score briskly by keeping the run rate in check. Zaheer Khan was at his usual best with the old ball and Yuvraj and Ashwin also contributed with a couple of wickets.