#India vs #Australia
#SCG
26th Mar 2015
There are nerves, tension and you can sense both teams are feeling each other in the mandatory powerplay (overs 1 to 10). It was India that started with better sense of purpose bowling with pace, swing and great lines pushing the Aussies back. #UmeshYadav surprised #DavidWarner with a short bouncer that looped to mid-wicket where #ViratKohli taking a simple catch.
#StevenSmith walked in as if he restarted from the summer series vs India. Confidently playing his shots and steadying the innings. #AaronFinch is still not looking settled but has weathered the initial storm.
4 Boundaries by Smith in Yadav's one over has gotten the Aussies going well.
They have picked up the pace now and seem to be upping the run rate.
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82 for 1, 15 overs
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#India vs #Australia
#SCG
26th Mar 2015
In a cracker of a semifinal at the SCG, Australia have won the toss and elected to bat first.
Tosses have been funny in key games of this world cup. Teams that have won the toss, have generally elected to bat but havent gone on to win their games. So, it could just be a good toss to lose for India! Time will tell.
Both teams look all set to go!
Let the game begin...
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#India vs #Australia
#SCG
26th Mar 2015
If the first semifinal was battle between two nervous teams looking to get into a world cup final, this second one promises to be a bull fight between two seasoned world champs (Australia - 4 times champs while India - 2 times the winners). This is going to be massive!
Australia, playing in home conditions would be confident going into this one especially with their pace battery and strong batting lineup. India, on the other hand, have turned the corner quite remarkably after a tough summer in Australia. They have a sense of invincibility about them now.
No team will give or take an inch in this one. Their battles over the last few years have been fiery to an extent of being "ugly" at times. No love lost between opposing players. Most games these summer have been marred by these aggression between the two teams. That has slightly dampened the high quality cricket these teams have produced over these games.
So, who will win at the halo'd #SCG?
The rampaging Indians who have demolished all oppositions that have come their way till date or the might Aussies with its pace attack? Can spin be the decisive factor? If it is, then India will be the happier side big time and may edge ahead of the Aussies.
Will it be the Trans-Tasman rivalry in the final at the #MCG on Sunday or will NZ need to face the defending champions?
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
#GrantElliott couldn't have chosen a better day to demonstrate why he was picked up in the New Zealand squad for #CWC15. At 36, he was already on the wane when a surprise call up to the Kiwi squad had raised everyone's eyebrows and questions. Well ... all those questions were answered today.
When he walked in to bat NZ had just lost #MartinGuptill to a needless runout and SA sniffed half a chance to stage a comeback. Shortly after, #RossTaylor edged one behind off #JPDuminy to put further pressure on the Kiwi middle order. frankly they werent tested enough in the competition thus far. This was different though. World Cup semi final, a highly pumped SA super bowling attack made life very tough out there.
#CoreyAnderson joined him and together they set out task to rebuild the innings and buidl solid platfrom for a late dash at the target. They did it beautifully mixing caution with aggression to keep within touching distance. Their century partnership laid a solid foundation for the Kiwis to move ahead in the game.
As things got tense, Anderson holed out to square leg, #LukeRonchi holed out to midwicket, Elliott runout was missed, his skier was spilled on the deep square leg fence... thats it .. he may have felt. This was his day and he made most of it.
In the end, with 5 in 2 balls, he planted #DaleSteyn over the long on boundary to complete an exhilarating, thrilling and ever-so-close win. New Zealand qualified for the finals (for the first time in 10 attempts) where they await either India or Australia (2nd Semifinal, SCG on 26th Mar 2015)
Extraordinary scenes of jubilation and sorrow.
SA gutted, NZ overjoyed ..
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SA: 281 for 5, 43 overs
NZ: 299 for 6, 42.5 overs (target revised to 297 - D/L system)
Man of the Match: #GrantElliott
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
A couple of quick wickets has pushed this game on the edge.
#CoreyAnderson's skied one from Morkel where #FafDuPlessis hung onto a steepler of a chance.
#LukeRonchi then pulled one down mid wicket's throat to make things very interesting.
#GrantElliot, the mainstay of the NZ batting almost ran himself out but for a miss from the wicketkeeper to collect the ball.
Wow, this is a cliff hanger!
A game worthy of being a World Cup Semifinal...
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NZ: 24 runs to win in 14 balls
274 for 6
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
The match on a knife's edge, both teams looking for the one opportunity to push forward and it comes South Africa's way.
What are #GrantElliot and #CoreyAnderson doing?
Have they not seen they horrendous Guptill-Taylor mixup?
And they try to repeat that and almost succeed!
Well, they failed in that attempt helped by SA skipper #ABdeVilliers.
A straight forward throw from David Miller with Anderson miles out his crease.
AB covered the stumps well, but in a rush of blood broke the stumps with his hands, ball on the ground. He could have also picked up the stump and ball in one hand but his momentum carried him forward and enabled to Anderson to jog back into his crease (he had given up...)
What an opportunity missed!
Will they get another one?
Its getting closer and tighter..
At the moment, its New Zealand's game to win or lose.
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NA 219 for 4, 34 overs
Need another 79 runs from 54 balls
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
How do you define self destruction?
Watch this piece from #MartinGuptill and #RossTaylor running between wickets.
Yes, No, No, Yes, Go .... OUT ..... Martin Guptill run out by over 2 metres!
Shoddy running and big miscommunication leads to an easy wicket for South Africa. Just when both of them had steadied the ship and looking to steady platform for the final push, this happened.
Ross Taylor, pushed this to point, called for a run, stopped. Then Guptill called and stopped. Finally, they decided to go for the run but too late. #HashimAmla swooped on the ball and passed onto #deKock who whipped the bails with Guptill miles out.
Amazing reactions
- Ross Taylor distraught at the other end and under immense pressure to take his team through.
- Tahir ecstatic
- SA team swoop into a huddle and they are back big time in this game!
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NZ: 148 for 3, 21 overs
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#NewZealand vs #SouthAfrica
#Auckland
24th Mar 2015
Inspite of losing #BrendonMcCullum and #KaneWilliamson in quick succession, the #Kiwis are ahead in this semifinal match vs South Africa.
McCullum's stunning 59 from 26 balls set the tone for the runchase.
But #MorneMorkel struck twice to dismiss both the skipper and his deputy to pull things back.
Double centurion from previous game #MartinGuptill and #RossTaylor are at the crease and steadying things for New Zealand.
A fascinating mid and end game in the offing.
Don't go anywhere!
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NZ: (Chasing a revised D/L target of 298) 102 for 2 in 12 overs.
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