AUSTRALIA v INDIA 2nd Quarter Final, Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, Motera
AUSTRALIA | ||
| Player | Matches | Age |
| 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 | ||
| Player | Matches | Age |
| 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 |
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| 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.
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| 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!
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| 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.
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