It is a big day in Sydney. India and Australia are facing off in the ICC World Cup 2015 semi-final at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The winner goes to play New Zealand in the final at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 29. Catch all the updates, live, from the match.
Live Ball-by-Ball Scorecard; All you need to know about this match; World Cup Special
India, the defending champions are unbeaten, winning 7 in a row. Australia have lost one game, to New Zealand by 1 wicket, till now. The hosts have never been beaten in a World Cup semi-final and India have a chance to change that today.
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Live updates (All times in IST)
11.20 AM: Finch-Smith partnership ends at 182 off 31 overs. Glenn Maxwell joins Finch
11.18 AM: WICKET – Umesh comes back and gets Smith (105) with a bouncer. End of a fine knock. Australia 197/2 in 34.1. And it is drinks break at SCG
11.16 AM: Both batsmen toying with Indian bowling now. Two big overs (14 and 16) of batting powerplay. 197/1 in 34 overs
11.10 AM: 100 for Smith, off 89 balls. Big match, big knock. All summer, Smith tormented Indian bowlers and now again. 14 runs of the opening batting powerplay over. 181/1 in 34
11.09 AM: 4 and a 6 from Smith off Shami. Smith is on 96 now
11.07 AM: BATTING POWERPLAY taken. 33 to 37 overs. 167/1
11.05 AM: Australia 167/1 in 32 overs. Smith 86, Finch 62
11.03 AM: Ashwin continues. He is into his 8th over. Australia 161/1 in 31
10.58 AM: After 30 overs, Australia 155/1. Double this score for 50 overs. 310 or more?
10.55 AM: Nothing much happening for India. Smith and Finch picking runs. AUS 153/1 in 29
10.50 AM: Coming into this match, Indian had bowled out all their opposition in all 7 games (70 wickets). Today, they have been thwarted by Finch and Smith so far
10.46 AM: FIFTY for Finch off 82 balls. A 50 after low scores in 5 matches. AUS 143/1 in 27
10.41 AM: HALFWAY – Australia 132/1 in 25 overs. Smith hit a SIX off Jadeja
10.38 AM: After 24 overs, Australia 124/1
10.33 AM: DRS against Finch (43) for an LBW off Jadeja. Umpire’s call. Impact just outside off. India lose the review. It was Jadeja who wanted Dhoni to use DRS. The captain was not convinced though. Aus 116/1 in 22.4
10.30 AM: Not a good statistic for an Indian fan
10.26 AM: After 20 overs, Australia 105/1. They were 56/1 in 10
10.23 AM: FIFTY for Steve Smith, off 53 balls. AUS 100/1 in 19 overs. This is 4th consecutive half century for Smith
10.22 AM: Change of ends for Jadeja. Will he succeed?
10.20 AM: AUS 98/1 in 18
10.18 AM: Ashwin into the attack, replacing Jadeja (2-0-13-0)
10.09 AM: DRINKS BREAK – Australia 89/1 in 16 overs. The hosts will be happy to have rebuilt after the early loss of Warner
10.06 AM: 15 overs completed. Australia 82/1
10.02 AM: Australia 77/1 in 14 overs. Finch and Smith in control at the moment. India desperately looking to break this partnership
10.00 AM: Time for spin. Ravindra Jadeja comes on. Kohli stopped after just 1 over (1-0-7-0)
9.59 AM: End of 13 overs – Australia 71/1
9.56 AM: Short ball not working for India. Easy pickings for Australian batsmen so far
9.55 AM: 50-run partnership between Finch and Smith
9.53 AM: FOUR – Easy ball from Kohli, short and pulled away to the boundary by Smith. AUS 64/1 in 12
9.52 AM: SURPRISE – Dhoni has given the ball to Kohli to bowl
9.50 AM: First bowling change for India. Mohit Sharma replaces Shami (5-0-16-0). Aus 57/1 in 11
9.49 AM: 16 runs came from the 10th over (4 boundaries). That made Australia’s score look better in the opening 45 minutes of play. The hosts will be happy with the progress
9.46 AM: Back to back boundaries for Finch off Umesh in the 10th over. Smith also collects successive FOURS off the bowler in same over. Big over this for Australia. 56/1 in 10 overs (end of mandatory powerplay)
9.39 AM: Indian bowlers have kept things tight. Australian batsmen finding it tough to score freely. AUS 40/1 in 9
9.35 AM: Umesh generating good pace here. 147.1 kmph – one of his deliveries in the 8th over. Aus 38/1 in 8
9.27 AM: After 6 overs, Australia 32/1
9.22 AM: FOUR – Finch gets his first boundary, straight down the ground, off Shami. Aus 31/1 in 5
9.19 AM: Steve Smith is the new man in. He is off the mark with a double and hits a FOUR off Umesh. Aus 21/1 in 4
9.14 AM: WICKET – Warner goes for 12, caught by Kohli. Umesh strikes. Aus 15/1 in 3.1 overs
9.12 AM: Excellent bowling from Shami. Aus 15/0 in 3 overs
9.08 AM: SIX – Warner pulls Yadav over the mid-wicket boundary. Australia 14/0 in 2 overs
9.05 AM: Umesh Yadav to bowl 2nd over. FOUR – 1st ball punched down the ground by Warner
9.03 AM: If India don’t get early wickets, expect a score between 350 and 400, says Warne. Australia 2/0 in 1 over
9.00 AM (Local 2.30 PM): All set for the action. David Warner and Aaron Finch the openers. Mohammed Shami bowls the first ball to Finch. Bit of swing, no run
8.58 AM: All participating nations’ flags are on display at SCG before the match begins. Photo by BG Mahesh
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