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'Will treat Australia as just another opposition' - Shastri

India's team director Ravi Shastri talks about India's bowling performance in the World Cup, their preparations for the semi-final on Thursday, and what kind of pitch to expect in Sydney

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'Smith ready for No. 3 challenges' - Clarke

Michael Clarke discusses Australia's overall performance in the semi-final game against India at the SCG, and Steven Smith's growth and role in the side

Dhawan joins elite league

4

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

Good chasers, but not

15

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.

A Pressure Chase

0

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

Smith does his part

10

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

Opening Woes

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)

Form-less Finch

64

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.

Umesh 'Big Game' Yadav

1

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.

History with Australia

5-0

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

A Lull

4

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

Ashwin Wins Today

2

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