http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 vs. India: Stats and Trivia – ICC World Cup 2011
The Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, will witness a classic encounter, as Australia take on India in the second quarter-final of the ICC World Cup 2011 today. The Australian cricket coach, Tim Nielsen regards the game as a mini-final and anticipated a
good show of skills from his side. The knock-out stage means a ‘do or die’ situation for both teams, as India is taking this crucial contest as the ultimate game of the mega event.
The venue has an excellent One Day International wicket on which there is movement for the fast bowler, turn for spinners and even runs for batsman. The first ever ODI at the Sardar Patel Stadium was also played between Australia and India on October 5,
1984. With an outstanding drainage system, the venue has a capacity of 54,000. In February 2010, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 put up a total of 365 in an ODI against India, the highest score by any team at the venue.
Australia and India have met each other in 104 ODIs. Out of these, Australia has won 61, as India has only 35 victories to their credit. Importantly, Australia has succeeded in nine out of 15 ODIs on Indian soil, played in the last five years.
While playing in India, the Aussies lead the head-to-head contests by 23-17. Furthermore, both teams have locked their horns with each other on nine occasions in the mega event, where Australia succeeded seven times. The Australian winning ratio in the World
Cup tournaments is 75 per cent, as they have won 55 out of their 75 matches while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 has managed to win just 36 out of their 64 games.
Sachin Tendulkar has scored over 3000 runs against the Australians with help of nine centuries, as the Aussies highest run-scorer against India is Ricky Ponting, who has 2045 runs to his credit with five hundreds. Ponting and Tendulkar also hold the record
of being top scorers in the mega events, where the Indian master blaster sits at the top.
Australia’s highest ODI total of 359 against India came in the final of the ICC World Cup 2003. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419, the Aussie bowling spearhead, has picked up 34 wickets in his 16 World Cup matches and he needs three more wickets to reach his 350 ODI dismissals.
Shane http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 keeps a strike rate of over 100 under his belt in the World Cup matches, but is yet to make his first century in the biggest cricketing competition.
The little master, Tendulkar is just 5 runs short of his 18000 ODI runs, the most by any batsmen in the history of cricket. If Tendulkar manages to make a century, it will be his 100th hundred in international cricket.
The Indian Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 has been showing a
phenomenal all-round performance so far in the tournament and needs just 27 runs to complete his 8000 runs in ODIs.
There is no chance of any mistake for both sides, as the winner is moving forward to the semi-final and the loser goes home. The Aussies are geared up to make a hat-trick of winning World Cups, as India is looking for a repeat of the performance they showed
in 1983. The game promises to be a real treat, as talented and explosive players on both sides fight it out in this crucial game to get one step closer to the coveted trophy.
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