Match Coverage

The big losers at this World Cup
Step forward Mustafa Kamal and Anuskha Sharma
Groovy tunes and a sunset at the SCG
A sublime knock from Steven Smith, soaking in a sunset in the SCG members' pavilion and groovy music made the semi-final clash between Australia and India a memorable one
Australia arrives at its own party
Australian fans turned up in droves for their team's SCG semi-final, dispelling pre-match fears that they would be drowned in a noisy sea of blue t-shirts and tricolour flags
Dhoni concedes India done in by pressure of chase
MS Dhoni said failing to capitalise on their early momentum in the chase and the lack of depth in their batting order contributed to India's semi-final exit at the World Cup
Smith ton steers Australia to the final

Dhawan joins elite league

Number of Indian batsmen who have made 400+ runs in a single World Cup - Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid and Dhawan.

Instances of India chasing down a 300+ score. No other team has done it more than 8 times. However India have never done it in a WC.

Number of times a 300+ target has been achieved by the chasing team in a World Cup knockout match.

Number of 50+ scores for Steven Smith in ODIs. Australia have a 100% win record when he does this.

25.7

Avg. opening stand for Australia this WC. The only top-8 teams who have been worse this World Cup are SA (16.3) and WI (14.9)

Runs scored by Aaron Finch in his last five innings this World Cup. He has a top score of 24 and an average of 12.8 in this period.

Number of Indian bowlers who have taken a four-wicket haul in World Cup knockouts; Umesh is the only one. He has done it twice.

5-0

Australia's win-loss record in World Cup semi-finals. However, they have never previously played India in a semi-final.

Wickets lost by Australia between the 34th and 44th overs of their innings. They only scored 61 runs in this period.

Number of times Ashwin has dismissed Maxwell in 7 ODIs innings. Maxwell has scored 77 runs off 55 balls against Ashwin.