Thursday, March 24, 2011

2nd Quarter-Final India vs Australia (Ahmedabad) 24th March

ICC World Cup 2011 – 24th March

44th Match – 2nd Quarter-Final     (day/night    50-over match)

Played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad,

India won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining);

Australia won the toss and decided on batting first;

Scoreboard:

Australia            260/6    (50 over)

Australia Innings50 over maximumRB4s6sS/R
SR Watsonb Ashwin25385065.78
BJ Haddin†c Raina b Yuvraj Singh53626185.48
RT Ponting*c Khan b Ashwin1041187188.13
MJ Clarkec Khan b Yuvraj Singh8190042.10
MEK Husseyb Khan390033.33
CL Whitec & b Khan12220054.54
DJ Husseynot out382631146.15
MG Johnsonnot out6600100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 9)11
Total (6 wickets; 50 over) 260 (5.20 runs per over)
Did not bat:

B Lee, JJ Krejza, SW Tait

Fall of wickets:

1-40 (Watson, 9.6 over), 2-110 (Haddin, 22.5 over), 3-140 (Clarke, 30.4 over), 4-150 (MEK Hussey, 33.3 over), 5-190 (White, 41.2 over), 6-245 (Ponting, 48.3 over)

Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ.
R Ashwin
10
0
52
2
5.20
(1w)
Z Khan
10
0
53
2
5.30
Harbhajan Singh
10
0
50
0
5.00
(4w)
MM Patel
7
0
44
0
6.28
Yuvraj Singh
10
0
44
2
4.40
SR Tendulkar
2
0
9
0
4.50
V Kohli
1
0
6
0
6.00


India                261/5    (47.4 over)    (won by 5 wickets)

India Innings(target: 261 runs from 50 over)RB4s6sS/R
V Sehwagc MEK Hussey b Watson15222068.18
SR Tendulkarc †Haddin b Tait53687077.94
G Gambhirrun out (White/DJ Hussey)50642078.12
V Kohlic Clarke b DJ Hussey24331072.72
Yuvraj Singhnot out57658087.69
MS Dhoni*†c Clarke b Lee781087.50
SK Rainanot out342821121.42
Extras(lb 3, w 16, nb 2)21
Total (5 wickets; 47.4 over) 261 (5.47 runs per over)
Did not bat:

R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, MM Patel

Fall of wickets:

1-44 (Sehwag, 8.1 over), 2-94 (Tendulkar, 18.1 over), 3-143 (Kohli, 28.3 over), 4-168 (Gambhir, 33.2 over), 5-187 (Dhoni, 37.3 over)

Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ.
B Lee
8.4
1
45
1
5.19
(3w)
SW Tait
7
0
52
1
7.42
(2nb, 6w)
MG Johnson
8
0
41
0
5.12
(2w)
SR Watson
7
0
37
1
5.28
(1w)
JJ Krejza
9
0
45
0
5.00
MJ Clarke
3
0
19
0
6.33
DJ Hussey
5
0
19
1
3.80


Player of the match:    Yuvraj Singh (India)

Umpires:        M Erasmus (South Africa) and IJ Gould (England)

TV umpire:        RA Kettleborough (England)

Yuvraj Singh is euphoric after hitting a boundary, India vs Australia, 2nd quarter-final, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Ahmedabad, March 24, 2011
Sub-continent team, this time is India, crushed Australia and booked a place at Mohali for nerve thrilling Semi-Final with their archery rival Pakistan on 30th March. A stand-out hundred of Ricky Ponting astonished whereas Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir notched up enchanting fifties but Yuvraj Singh propelled India to another great encounter at Mohali. Spare contemplation for the Australian skipper, possibly playing his last World Cup match and to Australia, who were last eliminated before the finals of a World Cup way back in 1992.
Ricky Ponting got his last century of World Cup tournaments in 118 balls, India vs Australia, 2nd quarter-final, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Ahmedabad, March 24, 2011The pitch was dry in Ahmedabad, India hinged on their spinning tactics, and Australia were driven by Brad Haddin, who oscillated between vital nudges and intended risks, and the contest hung in balance at the half-way mark. Australia had the advantage but Haddin's dismissal in the 23rd over, brought India back into the game. Australian Captain, Ponting, who was under critics regarding his form, probably clinched his last century of World Cup tournaments but his blistering hundred went into hollow when Yuvraj spanked Shaun Tait for a stunning four over backward point in the final ball of the 39th over, the next over expensive-one proved to be the game-breaker as Brett Lee was conceded 14 runs and no Aussies bowler could succeed in the breaking of an unbeaten partnership between Yuvraj and Raina, Yuvraj snatched a famous win from defending champions Australia.

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