Australia Vs India 2Nd Semi Final
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 26 March 2015
Australia won by 95 runs
Australia won by 95 runs. Steven Smith top-scored with 105 for Australia. Umesh Yadav took 4/72.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 26 March 2015
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 95 runs
- Player of the match
- Steven Smith
- Captains
- Michael Clarke (Australia), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- HDPK Dharmasena and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 328 for 7. Steven Smith top-scored with 105 off 93 balls, and Aaron Finch made 81. Umesh Yadav took 4 for 72 for India. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the second wicket between Aaron Finch and Steven Smith, 55% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 256 across 23 ODIs.
Chasing 329, India made 233 all out. MS Dhoni top-scored with 65 off 65 balls, and Shikhar Dhawan made 45. James Faulkner took 3 for 59 for Australia. The innings was built on a 76-run stand for the first wicket between Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma.
Australia won by 95 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 328 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Finch | c Shikhar Dhawan b Umesh Yadav | 81 | 116 |
| David Warner | c Virat Kohli b Umesh Yadav | 12 | 7 |
| Steven Smith | c Rohit Sharma b Umesh Yadav | 105 | 93 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Ajinkya Rahane b Ravichandran Ashwin | 23 | 14 |
| Shane Watson | c Ajinkya Rahane b Mohit Sharma | 28 | 30 |
| Michael Clarke | c Rohit Sharma b Mohit Sharma | 10 | 12 |
| James Faulkner | b Umesh Yadav | 21 | 12 |
| Brad Haddin | not out | 7 | 7 |
| Mitchell Johnson | not out | 27 | 9 |
Did not bat: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood
Extras 14 · Total 328 for 7
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Shami | 10 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 9 | 0 | 72 | 4 |
| Mohit Sharma | 10 | 0 | 75 | 2 |
| Virat Kohli | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (David Warner, 3.1 ov), 2-197 (Steven Smith, 34.1 ov), 3-232 (Glenn Maxwell, 37.3 ov), 4-233 (Aaron Finch, 38.2 ov), 5-248 (Michael Clarke, 42.1 ov), 6-284 (James Faulkner, 46.3 ov), 7-298 (Shane Watson, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Aaron Finch (1) and David Warner (12) | 15 | 19 |
| second | Aaron Finch (72) and Steven Smith (105) | 182 | 186 |
| third | Aaron Finch (7) and Glenn Maxwell (23) | 35 | 20 |
| fourth | Shane Watson (0) and Aaron Finch (1) | 1 | 5 |
| fifth | Michael Clarke (10) and Shane Watson (4) | 15 | 23 |
| sixth | Shane Watson (14) and James Faulkner (21) | 36 | 26 |
| seventh | Brad Haddin (4) and Shane Watson (10) | 14 | 8 |
| eighth | Brad Haddin (3) and Mitchell Johnson (27) | 30 | 13 |
INDIA: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Glenn Maxwell b Josh Hazlewood | 45 | 41 |
| Rohit Sharma | b Mitchell Johnson | 34 | 48 |
| Virat Kohli | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Johnson | 1 | 13 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Brad Haddin b Mitchell Starc | 44 | 68 |
| Suresh Raina | c Brad Haddin b James Faulkner | 7 | 11 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (Glenn Maxwell) | 65 | 65 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | run out (Steven Smith) | 16 | 17 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | b James Faulkner | 5 | 13 |
| Mohammed Shami | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Mohit Sharma | b James Faulkner | 0 | 1 |
| Umesh Yadav | b Mitchell Starc | 0 | 5 |
Extras 15 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Starc | 8.5 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Mitchell Johnson | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| James Faulkner | 9 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Shane Watson | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-76 (Shikhar Dhawan, 12.5 ov), 2-78 (Virat Kohli, 15.3 ov), 3-91 (Rohit Sharma, 17.6 ov), 4-108 (Suresh Raina, 22.6 ov), 5-178 (Ajinkya Rahane, 36.2 ov), 6-208 (Ravindra Jadeja, 41.5 ov), 7-231 (MS Dhoni, 44.3 ov), 8-232 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 45.4 ov), 9-232 (Mohit Sharma, 45.5 ov), 10-233 (Umesh Yadav, 46.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shikhar Dhawan (45) and Rohit Sharma (24) | 76 | 78 |
| second | Rohit Sharma (1) and Virat Kohli (1) | 2 | 16 |
| third | Rohit Sharma (9) and Ajinkya Rahane (4) | 13 | 15 |
| fourth | Suresh Raina (7) and Ajinkya Rahane (8) | 17 | 30 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (36) and Ajinkya Rahane (32) | 70 | 80 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (11) and Ravindra Jadeja (16) | 30 | 33 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (18) and Ravichandran Ashwin (4) | 23 | 16 |
| eighth | Ravichandran Ashwin (1) and Mohammed Shami (0) | 1 | 7 |
| ninth | Mohammed Shami (0) and Mohit Sharma (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Umesh Yadav (0) and Mohammed Shami (1) | 1 | 6 |
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