India has doe it, Yuvraj has done it again as he guided co-host in the
Semi-Finals of the
2011 CWC, with a convincing
5 wickets with
14 balls remaining over defending champions
Australia on Thursday, 24th March, 2011 at Ahmedabad.
India now set semi-final clash with arch rivals Pakistan in the 1st SF on Tuesday, 29th March at Mohali.
Australi aafter winning the toss got a good start by Watson 25 and Haddin 52 runs and were at good position with 110-1 in 22 overs but soon reduced to 150-4. But captain Ricky Ponting hit a timely century with 118 balls 104 runs and set a competitive total of 260/6 as David Hussey contributed 26 balls 38 runs. Yuvraj, Ashwin and Zaheer took 2 wickets each.
India also got a good start as Tendulkar and Gambhir hit half centuries but at one stage they were looking like collapsing but in-form Yuvraj Singh again guided a comfortable but tensed 5 wicket win, put unbeaten 74 runs with Raina who made 28 balls 34 runs.
Match Summary:Australia - 260/6 in 50 overs (Ponting 104, Haddin 52, Yuvraj 2-44, Ashwin 2-52)
India - 261/5 in 47.4 overs (Tendulkar 53, Gambhir 50, Yuvraj 57*)
Toss - Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
Man of the Match - Yuvraj Singh (India)
Result - India won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)