Summary

  • Australia win by 95 runs to reach final

  • Faulkner 3-59, Starc 2-28, Johnson 2-50

  • Dhoni top-scored for India with 65

  • Smith 105 & Finch 81 for Australia

  • Australia face NZ in Melbourne on Sunday

  1. Postpublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    India would have bitten your hand off to be chasing 329 when Australia were cruising at 197-1 in the 35th over. They did peg the co-hosts back with regular wickets after that, but it will have to be a record-breaking run chase - no team has ever chased over 300 in a World Cup knockout game. But would you dare bet against India? Game very much on.

    India players celebrate taking a wicketImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 07:16 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Australia played very well and those last three or four over have put them in a formidable position. They will have to bowl well, but I'd rather be in the Australian dressing-room."

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  3. End-of-innings scorecardpublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Australia 328-7 (50 overs)

    Batsmen: Haddin 7 from 7 balls, Johnson 27 from nine balls (4x4 and 1x6)

    Last over: 2-1-1-4-6-1

    Fall of wickets: 15-1 (Warner 12), 197-2 (Smith 105), 232-3 (Maxwell 23), 233-4 (Finch 81), 248-5 (Clarke 10), 284-6 (Faulkner 21), 298-7 (Watson 28)

    Bowling figures: Shami 10-0-68-0, Yadav 9-0-72-4, Mohit Sharma 10-0-75-2, Kohli 1-0-7-0, Jadeja 10-0-56-0, Ashwin 10-0-42-1

    Australia won toss

    Scorecard

  4. Postpublished at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Gerard Whateley
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It's a formidable chase, but it's not nearly as many as it looked like it might be."

  5. Aus 328-7published at 07:14 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    He can only chop a single off the last ball, but Johnson has given Australia a bit of impetus at the end of that innings. He certainly has something to bowl at.

  6. Sixpublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    He's seeing it like a football here - Johnson waits for a slower ball and pummels it over mid-wicket for six. He has 26 from eight balls.

    Mitchell JohnsonImage source, Getty Images
  7. Aus 321-7published at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    To add to India's misery, Johnson lofts a four over mid-off. Two balls to go.

  8. Postpublished at 07:13 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Gerard Whateley
    BBC Test Match Special

    "Kohli is signalling that he lost it. He had three grasps at it, he almost got it under control, and it still wriggled out."

  9. Dropped catchpublished at 07:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Three men on the legside fence, Haddin obligingly hoists it to Virat Kohli at deep mid-wicket but is dropped by the India vice-captain who has three attempts but puts it down. Uh-oh.

  10. Postpublished at 07:12 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Andrew Samson
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "Only one team has chased 300 successfully in any ODI at the SCG: Australia made 334-8 v England in 2011. No team has chased 300 in a World Cup knockout game."

  11. Aus 316-7published at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Sharma or Yadav to bowl? Despite Yadav's four wickets, it's Sharma. He restricts Johnson to a two and a single at the start of the over. Four balls left, Haddin on strike.

  12. Postpublished at 07:10 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "That was a poorly executed over, in terms of the disciplines and skills which are required."

  13. Aus 313-7published at 07:09 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Third man comes up - and Johnson obligingly swipes it over his head for four to maintain his strike rate of 400 from his first three balls. A careful single to cover means he'll be on strike for the last over. I'd say India would settle for anything under 320...

    Mitchell JohnsonImage source, Getty Images
  14. Postpublished at 07:08 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Vikas Pandey
    BBC Monitoring

    "Just took another walk outside the BBC office in Delhi and the anxious faces are now looking happy. Almost every single person here believes that India can chase any score less than 350. I was offered some sweets as well. Too early to celebrate?"

  15. Aus 308-7published at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Johnson heaves his first ball for four over mid-on, that was right in the slot for the big left-hander. Another big whack, this time wide of mid-off, brings him four more despite the fielder's despairing dive.

    Australia fans celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 07:06 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Australia have got 300 on the board and they've got 10 balls to go but it still feels only around a par score. But in a World Cup semi-final, give me 300 runs on the board every time."

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  17. Aus 300-7published at 07:04 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Shami to bowl - though there's a brief delay while India work out they need another man up in the circle. Haddin toe-ends it straight to mid-off - dot ball. A more fluent strike to the same fielder and they go for a quick single, Johnson dawdles but the throw is wide. 300 up - for the first time in a World Cup semi-final.

  18. Aus 299-7 (Haddin 5*, Johnson 0*)published at 07:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Mitchell Johnson, the dark destroyer who was giving England nightmares on this ground just over a year ago, is the new batsman, but Haddin ensures he keeps the strike with a single.

  19. Postpublished at 07:02 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Watson picked the slower ball out of the back of the hand, but he didn't quite get underneath it enough. But he's played quite nicely - he's just grabbed the momentum back Australia's way."

  20. WICKETpublished at 07:00 Greenwich Mean Time 26 March 2015

    But going for another big hit, Australia lose another wicket as Watson picks out the man at deep square leg.

    Scorecard

    Mohit Sharma (right) of India celebrates dismissing Shane Watson of Australia with team mate Ravichandran AshwinImage source, Getty Images