The second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup being played between Australia vs India started this morning at the Sydney Cricket Ground at 09:00 AM IST.
Both Australia and India have not changed their winning eleven as they play this very crucial match which will pave them the way to the grand finale.
As per latest updates, Australia who is batting first have scored 124 runs with the loss of one wicket in 24 overs. Aaron Finch (66) and Steven Smith (47) are batting for Australia at the moment.
Earlier, Australian skipper Michael Clarke won the toss and elected to bat first in a flat Sydney Pitch. During the toss, Michael Clarke told that the boys are well prepared for this high octane clash.
He admitted that India is a fantastic team to lock horns, but the Australian team love to play at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Clarke added that his team will be trying to put a good score on the board, which will in turn increase the pressure on India while chasing.
Scorecard:
Australia 328/7 in 50 overs: Follow live cricket score here.
The match is being shown live in Star Sports 1. Sky Sports is telecasting the match in UK and Ireland. Australian Cricket lovers can watch the match in Fox Sports and Channel 9.
If you want to watch the live streaming, you can visit the official website of Star Sports here or HERE.
Watch Ten Sports live streaming here.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the cool Indian skipper too admitted that he would have chosen batting first if the toss was in his favor.
As per Dhoni, it was team game which helped them to make it big in the tournament, and he will stick on to the same team spirit and eleven while playing the semi final as well.
The curator in the Sydney Cricket Ground is quite confident about the batting friendly nature of the Sydney pitch. He is quite confident about the run flow which may happen in this ground, and in all probabilities, the match will cross the 600 runs mark.
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