Australia faced India in a huge quarter-final clash in the Cricket World Cup on Thursday in Ahmedabad. Both sides were hoping to earn a tie against Pakistan in the semi-finals after the Greens thrashed the West Indies on Wednesday.
Australia batted first but struggled to make decent progress against India’s supposedly weak bowlers. Ricky Ponting played the starring role, hitting 104 as his side reached a competitive 260 – 6 in the 50 overs.
The reply was led, inevitably, by Sachin Tendulkar, who started well and made 53 before being caught behind. Gautham Gambhir also reached 50 but then was run out quite bizarrely.
The fall of those wickets left the game in the balance, but Yuvraj Singh (57 not out) and Suresh Raina hit vital knocks to take India to a five-wicket win, finishing 261 – 5.
England contest the last of the quarter-finals on Saturday, when they play the tricky Sri Lankans.
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