a24112 o3645 wc399	Australia v India
	ICC World Cup 2014/15 (Semi-Final)
Venue	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 26th March 2015 (50-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Australia won by 95 runs
Umpires	HDPK Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), RA Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire	M Erasmus (South Africa)
Referee	RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve Umpire	RK Illingworth (England)
Player of the Match	SPD Smith
Articles	SF 2: Australia v India Review
	India thrashed by Australia to reach World Cup final
	When Defending Champions meet Overwhelming Favourites

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Australia innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
AJ Finch	c Dhawan b Yadav	81	116	160	7	1	67	69.83
DA Warner	c Kohli b Yadav	12	7	14	1	1	3	171.43
SPD Smith	c RG Sharma b Yadav	105	93	121	11	2	41	112.90
GJ Maxwell	c Rahane b Ashwin	23	14	17	3	1	6	164.29
SR Watson	c Rahane b M Sharma	28	30	51	2	1	17	93.33
*MJ Clarke	c RG Sharma b M Sharma	10	12	16	1	-	5	83.33
JP Faulkner	b Yadav	21	12	20	3	1	5	175.00
+BJ Haddin	not out	7	7	22	1	-	3	100.00
MG Johnson	not out	27	9	14	4	1	0	300.00
MA Starc	did not bat
JR Hazlewood	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 6 w)	14
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 221 minutes, 50 overs)	328
Fall of wickets:
1-15 (Warner, 3.1 ov), 2-197 (Smith, 34.1 ov), 3-232 (Maxwell, 37.3 ov), 4-233 (Finch, 38.2 ov), 5-248 (Clarke, 42.1 ov), 6-284 (Faulkner, 46.3 ov), 7-298 (Watson, 47.5 ov)

India bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Mohammed Shami	10	0	68	0	2	-	32	9	1	-	6.80
Yadav	9	0	72	4	4	-	30	11	2	13.50	8.00
M Sharma	10	0	75	2	-	-	24	8	2	30.00	7.50
Kohli	1	0	7	0	-	-	2	1	-	-	7.00
Jadeja	10	0	56	0	-	-	25	3	2	-	5.60
Ashwin	10	0	42	1	-	-	34	1	1	60.00	4.20

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India innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
RG Sharma	b Johnson	34	48	83	1	2	31	70.83
S Dhawan	c Maxwell b Hazlewood	45	41	57	6	1	23	109.76
V Kohli	c Haddin b Johnson	1	13	11	-	-	12	7.69
AM Rahane	c Haddin b Starc	44	68	87	2	-	36	64.71
SK Raina	c Haddin b Faulkner	7	11	20	1	-	7	63.64
*+MS Dhoni	run out (Maxwell)	65	65	94	3	2	22	100.00
RA Jadeja	run out (Smith)	16	17	23	2	-	7	94.12
R Ashwin	b Faulkner	5	13	19	-	-	8	38.46
Mohammed Shami	not out	1	1	11	-	-	0	100.00
M Sharma	b Faulkner	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
UT Yadav	b Starc	0	5	5	-	-	5	0.00
Extras	(8 lb, 2 nb, 5 w)	15
Total	(all out, 211 minutes, 46.5 overs)	233
Fall of wickets:
1-76 (Dhawan, 12.5 ov), 2-78 (Kohli, 15.3 ov), 3-91 (RG Sharma, 17.6 ov), 4-108 (Raina, 22.6 ov), 5-178 (Rahane, 36.2 ov), 6-208 (Jadeja, 41.5 ov), 7-231 (Dhoni, 44.3 ov), 8-232 (Ashwin, 45.4 ov), 9-232 (M Sharma, 45.5 ov), 10-233 (Yadav, 46.5 ov)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Starc	8.5	0	28	2	2	1	38	2	-	26.50	3.17
Hazlewood	10	1	41	1	-	-	36	4	-	60.00	4.10
Johnson	10	0	50	2	2	-	31	2	2	30.00	5.00
Faulkner	9	1	59	3	1	1	23	6	1	18.00	6.56
Maxwell	5	0	18	0	-	-	13	-	-	-	3.60
Watson	4	0	29	0	-	-	10	1	2	-	7.25

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Notes
--> Australia powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (56/1)
--> Australia powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 33 (167/1) to 37 (231/2)
--> India powerplay 1: overs 1 to 10 (55/0)
--> India powerplay 2 (chosen by the batting side): overs 36 (170/4) to 40 (196/5)
--> Australia innings: 50 in 9.4 overs
--> Australia innings: 100 in 18.6 overs
--> Australia innings: 150 in 28.4 overs
--> Australia innings: 200 in 34.2 overs
--> Australia innings: 250 in 42.5 overs
--> Australia innings: 300 in 48.2 overs
--> India innings: 50 in 9.5 overs
--> India innings: 100 in 21.3 overs
--> India innings: 150 in 31.6 overs
--> India innings: 200 in 40.4 overs
--> AM Rahane made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> SK Raina made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> M Sharma made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> UT Yadav made his last appearance in World Cup matches
--> AJ Finch 50 in 82 balls with 5 fours
--> DA Warner passed 2000 runs in ODI matches when he reached 10
--> SPD Smith 50 in 53 balls with 6 fours
--> SPD Smith passed his previous highest score of 95 in World Cup matches
--> SPD Smith made his first century in World Cup matches
--> SPD Smith 100 in 89 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes
--> SPD Smith passed his previous highest score of 104 in List A matches
--> SPD Smith passed his previous highest score of 104 in ODI matches
--> JP Faulkner passed his previous highest score of 16 in World Cup matches
--> BJ Haddin passed 6500 runs in List A matches when he reached 4
--> MG Johnson passed his previous highest score of 12 in World Cup matches
--> S Dhawan passed 2500 runs in ODI matches when he reached 38
--> MS Dhoni 50 in 55 balls with 3 fours and 1 six
--> MS Dhoni passed 500 runs in World Cup matches when he reached 58
--> MS Dhoni passed 10500 runs in List A matches when he reached 63
--> UT Yadav reached 100 wickets in List A matches when he dismissed DA Warner, his 1st wicket in the Australia innings
--> AJ Finch (17) and SPD Smith (35) added 50 in 54 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket
--> AJ Finch (42) and SPD Smith (53) added 100 in 114 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket
--> AJ Finch (59) and SPD Smith (86) added 150 in 170 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket
--> RG Sharma (19) and S Dhawan (32) added 50 in 60 balls for the India 1st wicket
--> AM Rahane (25) and MS Dhoni (26) added 50 in 61 balls for the India 5th wicket

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Over 22.4: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - RA Kettleborough, Batsman - AJ Finch (decision upheld)
Over 36.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batsman - AM Rahane (decision overturned)
AJ Finch (17) and SPD Smith (35) added 50 in 54 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket
AJ Finch (42) and SPD Smith (53) added 100 in 114 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket
AJ Finch (59) and SPD Smith (86) added 150 in 170 balls for the Australia 2nd wicket
RG Sharma (19) and S Dhawan (32) added 50 in 60 balls for the India 1st wicket
AM Rahane (25) and MS Dhoni (26) added 50 in 61 balls for the India 5th wicket