Australia opted to bat on a dry SCG pitch in their seventh semi-final appearance; they had won the previous six AFP
India drew first blood, though, when Umesh Yadav dismissed David Warner for 12 in the fourth over. Getty Images
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Steven Smith produced another creditable display at No. 3, even as Aaron Finch looked scratchy Getty Images
The pair ground the Indian bowlers for 182 runs in 31 overs to put Australia in the ascendancy Getty Images
Smith coasted to 105 off 93 balls before he holed out to deep square leg off Umesh in the 35th over Getty Images
R Ashwin removed Glenn Maxwell for 23 off 14 balls as India fought back. They took three wickets for 16 runs to have Australia at 248 for 5 in the 43rd over Getty Images
But Shane Watson and James Faulkner crashed 36 in the 4.2 overs to keep Australia on course for 300 Getty Images
And Mitchell Johnson whacked 27 off nine balls to power Australia to 328, the highest World Cup semi-final score Getty Images
Josh Hazlewood could have dismissed Shikhar Dhawan for five in the fourth over of the chase had Brad Haddin not spilled a catch Getty Images
Dhawan added 40 more and the opening partnership grew to 76 before Hazlewood finally had his man with Glenn Maxwell making no mistake at deep cover Getty Images
Two overs later, Mitchell Johnson bounced out Virat Kohli for 1 off 13 balls Getty Images
India's woes were compounded when Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina followed soon after, leaving the team at 108 for 4 Associated Press
MS Dhoni and Ajinkya Rahane showed some stomach for a fight through a 70-run stand… Associated Press
….. but the asking rate continued to climb and Rahane was out nicking behind for 44, the first Indian wicket to fall in the batting Powerplay this World Cup Associated Press
Dhoni made a run-a-ball 65, but was also caught short by a direct hit, much like Ravindra Jadeja Getty Images
And it was only a matter of time before Australia bowled India out for 233, setting up a trans-Tasman finale Getty Images
