Australia vs India One Day match in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup quarterfinal, which MS Dhoni and Co. had won on their home ground, will be remembered with nostalgia by Indian supporters among the many One Day Internationals that have made a lasting impression in recent memory.
In the pantheon of cricket clashes, few matches have been as electrifying and unforgettable as the 2011 World Cup encounter between Australia and India.
This clash of titans brought together two powerhouses of the sport, igniting a fire on the pitch that would be remembered for years to come.
With both teams boasting superstar players and a fierce competitive spirit, expectations were sky-high. The tension was palpable as these cricketing giants locked horns, each vying for the coveted World Cup title.
The match showcased jaw-dropping displays of skill, strategy, and resilience, captivating fans around the globe.
From Sachin Tendulkar’s masterful century to Yuvraj Singh’s remarkable all-round performance, the game had fans on the edge of their seats.
While the match ultimately ended with India emerging victorious, the battle between these cricketing powerhouses will forever be etched in the annals of cricket history.
Join us as we relive the thrills, the highs, and the lows of this epic clash between Australia and India in the 2011 World Cup.
Any India-Australia one-day match is always a much-anticipated contest between two fierce rivals who will stop at nothing to win in the end, according to neutral cricket fans.
In the last ten or so years, India has emerged victorious in white-ball cricket against Australia, following the Kangaroos’ dominance of the 50-over format against the Indian cricket team for the majority of the 2000s.
There was an incredible build-up to this highly anticipated World Cup match between Australia and India. On the grandest stage of the ICC, hosts India, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, sought to snap a 28-year title drought.
They would have to defeat the reigning World Cup winners, Australia, who had won the competition three times in a row, in order to achieve that. The venue was Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, and March 24, 2011, was a date that every Indian fan marked on their calendar. India had never faced off against Australia in the World Cup knockout stages before this match.
Conversely, the Australian cricket team, captained by Ricky Ponting, had a goal of extending their winning streak in the quadrennial competition, which dates back to 1999.
The Australians had utterly dominated the Indians in the previous nine India-Australia One Day Cup matches, winning seven and losing just two. There was never a more tense quarterfinal of the 2011 World Cup.
Brad Haddin and Shane Watson gave them a solid start after Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first on a dry pitch. Before Watson was removed by Ravichandran Ashwin, they had shared a partnership for 40 runs on the first wicket. After captain Ponting and Haddin partnered for 70 runs in the middle overs, Yuvraj Singh took two vital wickets to reduce Australia to 140/3. Australia managed to post a competitive total of 260/6 despite veteran Indian pacer Zaheer Khan taking two more wickets to put the visitors on the back foot. This was made possible by Ricky Ponting’s outstanding century (104).
India also got off to a great start, led by openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar, who combined for 44 runs in the first eight overs before Watson removed Sehwag in the ninth over. Then, to put India in a strong position, 53-year-old Tendulkar and 50-year-old Gambhir sewed together a handy 50-run partnership.
But just when it appeared that India was on the right track, the visitors made a comeback, taking important wickets from MS Dhoni, Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Gambhir, leaving India struggling at 187/5.
However, India’s 2011 World Cup squad was not short of match-winners, as Yuvraj Singh (57) and Suresh Raina (34), despite the team’s unexpected batting collapse, stitched a match-winning 74-run stand for the sixth wicket to send India to an intriguing semi-final match against Pakistan.
Yuvraj Singh, the Indian talisman, was declared the player of the match because of his crucial two ball breakthroughs and his match-winning fifty-score.
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