2015 ICC Cricket World Cup SF 2 Australia Vs India @SCG Thursday March 26,2015

This will be the first ever meeting between India and Australia in a World Cup semi-final.

Australia have never lost a World Cup semi-final. They tied one game against South Africa in 1999 and have won five in 1975, 1987, 1996, 2003 and 2007

India's 11-game World Cup winning run Year Opponent Venue Result 2011 West Indies (Pool B) Chennai, India Won by 80 runs 2011 Australia (Quarter-final) Ahmedabad, India Won by five wickets 2011 Pakistan (Semi-final) Punjab, India Won by 29 runs 2011 Sri Lanka (Final) Mumbai, India Won by six wickets 2015 Pakistan (Pool B) Adelaide, Australia Won by 76 runs 2015 South Africa (Pool B) Melbourne, Australia Won by 130 runs 2015 UAE (Pool B) Perth, Australia Won by nine wickets 2015 West Indies (Pool B) Perth, Australia Won by four wickets 2015 Ireland (Pool B) Hamilton, New Zealand Won by eight wickets 2015 Zimbabwe (Pool B) Auckland, New Zealand Won by six wickets 2015 Bangladesh (Quarter-final) Melbourne, Australia Won by 109 runs India's batting is one powerful unit tailor-made to tame bowlers in ODIs, the focus would be on the top three - Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The three have 967 runs (103 fours and 16 sixes) between them   Indian pace troika  expected to put pressure on Australian Batting With 17 wickets from the tournament so far, Mohammed Shami has established himself as one of the best. Combined with Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma as the first change, Shami can help India be ruthless against Australia Indians play spin well. Aussies don't. There lies one wide gap that separates the two cricket teams. When Ravichandran Ashwin combines with the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina, it is not just economical overs that follow but wickets too - resulting from the pressure

The two sides head for their 11th World Cup meeting in Sydney, take a look at the previous 10 India vs Australia World Cup Match Results The two teams have faced 10 times with Australia having the upper hand with a 7-3 advantage     Sr. No. World Cup Winning Side Venue Man of the Match 1. Jun 13, 1983 Australia by 162 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Trevor Chappell (AUS), 110 2. Jun 20, 1983 India by 118 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Roger Binny (IND), 21 & 4/29 3. Oct 9, 1987 Australia by 1 run M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Geoff Marsh (AUS), 110 4. Oct 22, 1987 India  by 56 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Mohammad Azharuddin (IND), 54* & 3/19 5. Mar 1, 1992 Australia  by 1 run Brisbane Cricket Ground Dean Jones (AUS), 90 6. Feb 27, 1996 Australia  by 16 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Mark Waugh (AUS), 126 & 1/44 7. Jun 4, 1999 Australia  by 77 runs The Oval, London Glenn McGrath (AUS), 3/34 8. Feb 15, 2003 Australia  by 9 wickets SuperSport Park, Centurion Jason Gillespie (AUS), 3/13 9. Mar 23, 2003 Australia  by 125 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Ricky Ponting (AUS), 140* 10. Mar 24, 2011 India  by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Yuvraj Singh (IND), 2/44 & 57*   Defending Champions India's Title Defence Ends in Heartbreak,Australia Enters Final Australia won the toss and chose to bat first

Squads

Team India   Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma.

Team Australia

Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood

The pitch at SCG traditionally is the most spin friendly in Australia and is expected to remain same for this game. South African spinning duo of Imran Tahir and JP Duminy scalped match-winning combine of seven wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for mere 133 in first quarterfinal. However in matches preceding the South Africa vs Sri Lanka it was bat that dominated scenes at SCG, with hosts Australia putting up 376 for nine against Sri Lanka and Proteas amassing 408 for five against depleted West Indies bowling attack.

Australia scored 328/7 in 50 Overs

Fall of Wickets

David Warner 12(7 Balls with 4x1 and 6x1) - 15/1(3.1 Over) Steve Smith   105(     93 Balls with 4x11 and 6x2) -197/2(34.1 Over) -4th ODI Ton Steven Smith becomes the second Australian to reach 50 in four consecutive World Cup innings after David Boon (1987-1992) Glenn Maxwell     23(14 Balls with 4x3 and 6x1) - 232/3(37.3 Over) Aaron Finch          81(116 Balls with 4x7 and 6x1) - 233/4(38.3 Over) Michael Clarke     10(12 Balls with 4x1) - 248/5(42.1 Over) James Faulkner     21(12 Balls with 4x3 and 6x1) - 284/6(46.3 Over) Shane Watson       28(30 Balls with 4x2 and 6x1) - 298/7(47.5 Over) Brad Haddin          07*(7 Balls with  4x1) Mitchell Johnson    27*(9 Balls with 4x4 and 6x1) Wicket Takers(India) Umesh Yadav       4/72(9 Overs) Mohit Sharma       2/75(10 Overs) R Ashwin              1/42(10 Overs)
Steven Smith and Aaron Finch ensured Australia posted a very competitive 328 for 7, but India's bowlers fought back well to keep their hopes alive in the semi-final at the SCG Steve Smith is the first Australian to score a 100 in a WC SF and the 5th man overall, after Graham Gooch, Saeed Anwar, Sourav Ganguly and Mahela Jayawardene The dismissal of Glenn Maxwell was the 500th catch in this World Cup. It is the first time there have been 500 catches in a World Cup. The previous most was 449 in 2003 India will need the highest successful chase of this World Cup in order to progress to the final against New Zealand, after Mitchell Johnson crunched a late 27 not out off 9 balls, as Australia took 78 off the last seven overs India Scored 233/10 in 46.5 Overs Shikhar Dhawn              45(41 Balls with 4x6 and 6x1) - 76/1 Virat Kohli                     01(13 Balls)                            -78/2 Rohit Sharma                34(48 Balls with 4x1 and 6x2)      -91/3 Suresh Raina                 07(11 Balls with 4x1)                -108/4 Ajinkya Rahane             44(68 Balls with 4x2)                -178/5 Ravindra Jadeja         16(17 Balls with 4x2)                -208/6 M S Dhoni             65(65 Balls with 4x3 and 6x2)  -231/7 R Ashwin           05(13 Balls)                              -232/8 Mohit Sharma 00(1 Ball)                                 -232/9 Umesh Yadav 00(5 Balls)                            -233/10 Mohammed Shami  01*(1 Ball) Wicket Takers(Australia) James Faulkner         3/59(9 Overs) Mitchell Johnson        2/50(10 Overs) Mitchell Starc            2/28(8.5 Overs) Josh Hazlewood       1/41(10 Overs)
Match Result -Australia won by 95 Runs MOM - Steve Smith for his 105 Runs Shikhar Dhawan became only the fourth Indian to score over 400 runs in a single World Cup. He finished with 449 runs.Before Dhawan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid were the only Indian batsmen to achieve that feat. While Ganguly and Dravid rode on their brilliant form in the 1999 World Cup in England, Tendulkar did it as many as three times -- in 1996, 2003 and 2011 Only one team has chased 300+ successfully in any ODI at the SCG: Australia made 334-8 v England in 2011. No team has chased 300 in a World Cup knockout game India, who failed to win any of the 10 matches on their tour of Australia that preceded the World Cup, were made to bowl first on a Sydney pitch that was full of runs. Even then, Australia failed to fully capitalise on the second-wicket stand of 182 between Smith and Finch, as Michael Clarke's men were stunted by the off-breaks of Ravichandran Ashwin and a curious collective failure against back-of-a-length bowling
For India, the defence of the trophy they won on home soil four years ago and a run of 16 consecutive wins in major one-day tournaments - the World Cup and Champions Trophy - is over.