Super Eight Group 2: Australian Assault Leaves India Shocked

9th ranked Australian team assaulted India in the Super Eight match thrashing them by 9 wickets with 31 balls to spare.

T20 World Cup 2012: Schedule and Results

Match Facts

    With 7 Player of the match award in 33 matches, Watson equalled the record of Shahid Afridi (53 matches).
    133-run opening wicket partnership between Watson and Warner is an Australian record for any wicket, and the joint 5th highest in T20 history.
    31-ball defeat is India’s 2nd worst in T20.
    Australia leads India 4-3 in T20.
    Shane Watson won his 3rd consecutive Player of the Match award.

India innings (20 overs maximum)

    Gambhir run out 17 runs 12 balls 3 4s
    Irfan Pathan c White b Watson 31 runs 30 balls 2 4s 1 six
    Kohli c Christian b Cummins 15 runs 13 balls 2 4s
    Yuvraj Singh c Maxwell b Watson 8 runs 10 balls 1 four
    Rohit Sharma b Starc 1 run 2 balls
    Raina c Maxwell b Watson 26 runs 19 balls 4 4s
    Dhoni c Bailey b Cummins 15 runs 21 balls 2 4s
    Ashwin not out 16 runs 12 balls 1 four 1 six
    Harbhajan Singh not out 1 run 1 six
    Extras (b 2, lb 2, w 6) 10
    Total (20 overs) 140/7

Fall of wickets

    1-21 (Gambhir, 2.6 ov), 2-56 (Kohli, 7.2 ov), 3-70 (Yuvraj Singh, 10.1 ov), 4-74 (Pathan, 10.6 ov), 5-74 (Sharma, 11.1 ov), 6-104 (Dhoni, 15.6 ov), 7-137 (Raina, 19.3 ov)

Bowling

    Maxwell 2 ov 11/0
    Starc 4 ov 27/1
    Cummins 4 ov 16/2
    Watson 4 ov 34/3
    Christian 2 ov 19/0
    Hogg 4 ov 29/0

Australia innings (target: 141 runs from 20 overs)

    Watson c Manoj Tiwary b Yuvraj Singh 72 runs 42 balls 2 4s 7 6s
    Warner not out 63 runs 41 balls 7 4s 3 6s
    Maxwell not out 4 runs 6 balls
    Extras (w 2) 2
    Total (14.5 overs) 141/1

Fall of wickets

    1-133 (Watson, 13.3 ov)

Bowling

    Ashwin 3.5 ov 32/0
    Zaheer Khan 3 ov 18/0
    Harbhajan Singh 2 ov 20/0
    Chawla 1 ov 14/0
    Irfan Pathan 1 ov 19/0
    Kohli 1 ov 10/0
    Yuvraj Singh 2 ov 16/1
    Rohit Sharma 1 ov 12/0

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