Yuvraj Singh’s all-round luminosity helped India kick Australia by 5 wickets as great as book a semi-final berth during a Motera track upon Thursday.
The decorated Singh emerged with dual wickets as great as scored an dominant 57 off 65 balls to send a fortifying champions packing.
India subsequent plays Pakistan in a semi-finals during Mohali upon Mar 30.
Opting to bat, Australia roving upon skipper Ricky Ponting’s 30th ODI ton posted 6-260 in their 50 overs. India, in reply, chased down a aim with fourteen balls to spare.
Chasing 261, Indian openers — Virender Sehwag as great as Sachin Tendulkar — proposed a run-chase aggressively opposite a fatal Australian gait attack.
Shane Watson, who unsuccessful to stir with a bat, supposing Australia with a initial latest thing picking a wicket of risk male Sehwag upon fifteen as India were struggling during 1-44.
Tendulkar reached an additional miracle as he went past a 18,000-run symbol in ODIs, yet a fable unsuccessful to lift upon a great work as great as was discharged by pacer Shaun Tait upon 53 off 68 balls.
Gautam Gambhir (50) as great as Virat Kohli (24) churned counsel with charge to repudiate any serve success to Australia as great as keep their chances afloat. In a process, they got a mount of 49 runs for a third wicket.
David Hussey came to Australia’s rescue by promulgation Kohli behind to a pavilion as great as after couple of overs a miscommunication in between Yuvraj as great as Gambhir led to a tumble of a latter’s wicket.
Skipper MS Dhoni (7) additionally unsuccessful to lengthen his stay during a centre as great as fell plant to Brett Lee’s pace.
With 3 discerning wickets, Australia looked to have a quip in to a game, yet Yuvraj as great as Suresh Raina (34 off twenty-eight balls) gave no possibility to their opponents stitching an dominant 74-run partnership for a sixth wicket to beam India home.
Earlier, openers Watson as great as Brad Haddin played a latest round great as great as supposing their side with a decent start.
However, a twin unsuccessful to measure openly as a latest round was being common by Ravichandran Ashwin as great as Zaheer Khan, who bowled a parsimonious line as great as didn’t give any room to fool around large shots.
Haddin as great as Watson managed to a shape metal a 40-run partnership for a initial wicket prior to Ashwin struck upon a final round of a tenth over.
Watson attempted to brush an Ashwin smoothness yet longed for a line utterly as great as mislaid his off stump. The opener done twenty-five off 38 balls together with 5 boundaries.
With Watson’s departure, things were seeking great for India prior to Haddin took seamer Munaf Patel to charge in his initial over.
Patel was strike for 3 bounds as Australia managed to amass thirty runs from a bowling powerplay.
Haddin as great as Ponting constructed a 70-run mount for a second wicket to have Australia cruising during 1-110.
The dangerous partnership was in a future damaged by Yuvraj, who had Haddin held by Suresh Raina during extra-cover. Haddin done 53 from 62 balls with 6 fours as great as a single six.
Yuvraj claimed an additional wicket in a 31st over when Michael Clarke (8) perplexing to transparent a ropes finished up giving a elementary locate to Zaheer Khan during long-on.
Looking for an additional wicket, Dhoni threw a round to spearhead Zaheer, who thankful by promulgation Michael Hussey (3) behind to a pavilion.
With wickets acrobatics during a single end, Ponting anchored himself in a centre as great as played realistically to measure his sixth opposite India.
The skipper, though, mislaid his concentration after channel a three-figure symbol as great as perished personification a lax shot. His 118-ball innings enclosed 7 fours as great as a single six.
In a end, David, promoted to a side for Steve Smith, played a cameo hit of 38 off twenty-six balls to assistance Australia get past a 250-run mark.
For India, Ashwin, Yuvraj as great as Zaheer claimed dual wickets each.
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