India defeated Australia on Thursday by 5 wickets to set a semifinal against Pakistan in Mohali. Ponding’s 104 took Aussies to 260 runs against India in the crucial quarter final match at Ahmedabad but India, holding their nerves, chased down the target at the loss of 5 wickets in 47.4 overs. Triple fifties by Tendulkar (53), Gambhir (50) and Yuvraj (57*) took India to the semifinal. Lee, Tait, Watson and David Hussey picked one wicket each. Earlier, Australia won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second quarter final of the ICC World Cup played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. Haddin and Watson started well, scoring 53 and 25 runs respectively. Indian spinners did allow any Australian batsman to play strokes freely. Captain Ricky Ponting came into much-needed form and made a maiden century in the ICC World Cup 2011, fifth in all world cups and 30th in One Day Internationals. Clarke, Hussey and White could not stay longer at the crease. But, David Hussey and Ponting’s partnership propelled the Aussies to close at a defendable total of 261 runs. David Hussey scored 38 vital runs for his team at the end of the innings. Ashwin, Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh picked 2 wickets each. India will play against Pakistan in the semifinal on March 30 in Mohali.
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