Virat Kohli sends India India into the World T20 Semi Final

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016
31st Match, India Vs Australia
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, 27th March 2016

Toss - Australia won the toss decided to bat first

 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

India Playing XI:  Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashish Nehra, Jasprit Bumrah

Australia Playing XI: Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood

Match Summary

Australia 1st Innings 160 for 6 in 20 overs

Aaron Finch 43

Glenn Maxwell 31

Usman Khawaja 26

Shane Watson 18

Hardik Pandya 36/2

Ashish Nehra 20/1

Ravichandran Ashwin 31/1

India 2nd Innings 161 for 4 in 20 overs

Virat Kohli 82*

Yuvraj Singh 21

MS Dhoni 18*

Shane Watson 23/2

Nathan Coulter-Nile 33/1

James Faulkner 35/1

India won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match - Virat Kohli

A Convincing victory for Australia their game with India will be a huge one

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016

26th Match, Group 2, Australia Vs Pakistan

PCA Staidum, Mohali, 25th March 2015

Toss - Australia won the toss elected to bat first

 Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

Australia Playing XI: Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Steven Smith (c), Shane Watson, Glenn Maxwell, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Josh Hazlewood

Pakistan Playing XI : Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Shahid Afridi (c), Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Sami, Mohammad Amir

Match Summary

Australia 1st Innings 193 for 4 in 20 overs

Steven Smith 61*

Shane Watson 44*

Glenn Maxwell 30

Usman Khawaja 21

Imad Wasim 31/2

Wahab Riaz 35/2

Pakistan 2nd Innings 172 for 8 in 20 overs

Khalid Latif 46

Shoaib Malik 40*

Umar Akmal 32

Sharjeel Khan 30

James Faulkner 27/5

Adam Zampa 32/2

Josh Hazlewood 26/1

Australia won by 21 runs

Man of the Match- James Faulkner

Australia Team World T20 Qualification scenarios

 

 GROUP 2

Australia (Points 2; NRR +0.108)

Australia came in as one of the favourites of the tournament but after two matches their old problems on turning tracks seems to have resurfaced. They have two sub-continent teams to play - India and Pakistan. They play both their games in Mohali which might assist their seamers.

Matches left:

vs Pakistan, Mohali, 25 March 2016

vs India, Mohali, 27 March 2016

Qualification scenarios:

- If they win both their matches they qualify.

- If they beat Pakistan and lose to India, they will get eliminated if India beat Bangladesh. Else they will end in a tie with India or both India and Bangladesh depending upon the result of New Zealand - Bangladesh game.

- If they lose to Pakistan and beat India, they will end in a two-way tie with Pakistan or three-way tie with Pakistan and India/ Bangladesh depending upon the results of India - Bangladesh and New Zealand - Bangladesh matches.

- If they lose both matches, they stand eliminated.

Usman Khawaja leads Australia got crucial win over Bangladesh

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016

22nd Match, Group 2, Australia Vs Bangladesh

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 21st March 2016

Toss - Australia won the toss elected to field first

 Umpires: Ian Gould, Richard Kettleborough
Third Umpire: Aleem Dar
Match Referee: Chris Broad

Australia Playing XI: Usman Khawaja, Shane Watson, Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), John Hastings, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa

Bangladesh Playing XI : Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Shuvagata Hom, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Saqlain Sajib, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman

Match Summary

Bangladesh 1st Innings 156 for 5 in 20 overs

Mahmudullah 49*

Shakib Al Hasan 33

Mohammad Mithun 23

Mushfiqur Rahim 15

Adam Zampa 23/3

Shane Watson 31/2

Australia 2nd Innings 157 for 7 in 18.3 overs

Usman Khawaja 58

Glenn Maxwell 26

Shane Watson 21

David Warner 17

Shakib Al Hasan 27/3

Mustafizur Rahman 30/2

Australia won by 3 wickets

Man of the Match - Adam Zampa

McClenghan leads New Zealand defeat Aussies by 8 runs

 

ICC World Twenty20 2016

18th Match, Group 2, Australia Vs New Zealand

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, 18th March 2016

Toss - New Zealand won the toss chose to bat first

 Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Nigel Llong
Third Umpire: Richard Illingworth
Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle

Australia Playing XI :  Usman Khawaja, Shane Watson, Steven Smith (c), David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, James Faulkner, Peter Nevill (wk), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Zampa

New Zealand Playing XI: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Corey Anderson, Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi (wk), Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ish Sodhi

Match Summary

New Zealand 1st Innings 142 for 8 in 20 overs

Martin Guptill 39

Grant Elliott 27

Kane Williamson 24

Colin Munro 23

Glenn Maxwell 18/2

James Faulkner 18/2

Australia 2nd Innings 134 for 9 in 20 overs

Usman Khawaja 38

Mitchell Marsh 24

Glenn Maxwell 22

Shane Watson 13

Mitchell McClenghan 17/3

Corey Anderson 29/2

Mitchell Santner 30/2

New Zealand won by 8 runs

Man of the Match - Mitchell McClenghan

Australia 2015 World Cup Champions

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Final, Australia Vs New Zealand

Melbourne Cricket Ground, 29th March 2015

Toss - New Zealand, decided to bat first

Match Officials

Umpires - K Dharmasena, R Kettleborough

TV Umpire - M Erasmus

Match Referee - R Madugalle

Scorecard

New Zealand 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Martin Guptill	b Maxwell	15	34	1	1	44.1
Brendon McCullum (c)	b M Starc	0	3	0	0	0.0
Kane Williamson	c & b Johnson	12	33	1	0	36.4
Ross Taylor	c Haddin b Faulkner	40	72	2	0	55.6
Grant Elliott	c Haddin b Faulkner	83	82	7	1	101.2
Corey Anderson	b Faulkner	0	2	0	0	0.0
Luke Ronchi (wk)	c Clarke b M Starc	0	4	0	0	0.0
Daniel Vettori	b Johnson	9	21	1	0	42.9
Tim Southee	run out (Maxwell)	11	11	0	1	100.0
Matt Henry	c M Starc b Johnson	0	7	0	0	0.0
Trent Boult	not out	0	1	0	0	0.0
Extras		13	(b - 0 w - 6, nb - 0, lb - 7)
Total		183	(45 Overs, 10 Wickets)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ER
Mitchell Starc	8	0	20	2	2.5
Josh Hazlewood	8	2	30	0	3.8
Mitchell Johnson	9	0	30	3	3.3
Glenn Maxwell	7	0	37	1	5.3
James Faulkner	9	1	36	3	4.0
Shane Watson	4	0	23	0	5.8

Australia Innings - 186/3 (33.1 overs)

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
David Warner	c Elliott b M Henry	45	46	7	0	97.8
Aaron Finch	c & b T Boult	0	5	0	0	0.0
Steven Smith	not out	56	71	3	0	78.9
Michael Clarke (c)	b M Henry	74	72	10	1	102.8
Shane Watson	not out	2	5	0	0	40.0
Extras		9	(b - 0 w - 6, nb - 0, lb - 3)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ER
Tim Southee	8	0	65	0	8.1
Trent Boult	10	0	40	1	4.0
Daniel Vettori	5	0	25	0	5.0
Matt Henry	9.1	0	46	2	5.0
Corey Anderson	1	0	7	0	7.0

Australia won by 7 wickets with 101 balls left

Man of the Match -  James Faulkner
Man of the Series - Mitchell Starc

Australia beat India entered into ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

2nd Semi Final, Australia Vs India

Sydney Cricket Ground, 26th March 2015

Toss - Australia, elected to bat first

Match Officials

Umpires - K Dharmasena, R Kettleborough

TV Umpire - M Erasmus

Match Referee - R Madugalle

Scorecard

Australia Innings - 328/7 in 50 overs

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Finch	c Dhawan b Umesh	81	116	7	1	69.8
David Warner	c Kohli b Umesh	12	7	1	1	171.4
Steven Smith	c Rohit b Umesh	105	93	11	2	112.9
Glenn Maxwell	c A Rahane b Ashwin	23	14	3	1	164.3
Shane Watson	c A Rahane b Mohit Sharma	28	30	2	1	93.3
Michael Clarke (c)	c Rohit b Mohit Sharma	10	12	1	0	83.3
James Faulkner	b Umesh	21	12	3	1	175.0
Brad Haddin (wk)	not out	7	7	1	0	100.0
Mitchell Johnson	not out	27	9	4	1	300.0
Extras		14	(b - 1 w - 6, nb - 0, lb - 7)
Total		328	(50 Overs, 7 Wickets)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ER
Mohammed Shami	10	0	68	0	6.8
Umesh Yadav	9	0	72	4	8.0
Mohit Sharma	10	0	75	2	7.5
Virat Kohli	1	0	7	0	7.0
Ravindra Jadeja	10	0	56	0	5.6
Ravichandran Ashwin	10	0	42	1	4.2

India Innings 233/10

Batting		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rohit Sharma	b Johnson	34	48	1	2	70.8
Shikhar Dhawan	c Maxwell b J Hazlewood	45	41	6	1	109.8
Virat Kohli	c Haddin b Johnson	1	13	0	0	7.7
Ajinkya Rahane	c Haddin b M Starc	44	68	2	0	64.7
Suresh Raina	c Haddin b Faulkner	7	11	1	0	63.6
MS Dhoni	run out (Maxwell)	65	65	3	2	100.0
Ravindra Jadeja	run out (S Smith)	16	17	2	0	94.1
Ravichandran Ashwin	b Faulkner	5	13	0	0	38.5
Mohammed Shami	not out	1	1	0	0	100.0
Mohit Sharma	b Faulkner	0	1	0	0	0.0
Umesh Yadav	b M Starc	0	5	0	0	0.0
Extras		15	(b - 0 w - 5, nb - 2, lb - 8)
Total		233	(46.5 Overs, 10 Wickets)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ER
Mitchell Starc	8.5	0	28	2	3.2
Josh Hazlewood	10	1	41	1	4.1
Mitchell Johnson	10	0	50	2	5.0
James Faulkner	9	1	59	3	6.6
Glenn Maxwell	5	0	18	0	3.6
Shane Watson	4	0	29	0	7.2

Australia Won by 95 runs

Man of the Match - Steven Smith