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India vs Australia semi final match of Twenty20 world cup is now the most talked about topic in the cricket world. The match will be held at the Kingsmead, Durban on 22 September. Ahead of the India vs Australia match, fans are now hoping to experience a classic match. India and Australia both are now in good form. So, it is expected that the match will have sheer amount of suspense. The recent performance of both India and Australia is alluring and it is enough to make you believe that some good cricket will be played during the upcoming match. The players will be inspired to play well as this a good chance for them to enter into the final of Twenty20 world cup.

Indian players are now in their top form as they showed some remarkable performances in the last two matches. After losing the match against New Zealand, India came back with the match against England as India claimed an 18 run victory over England. Then in the third super eight match, India defeated South Africa in all three departments- batting, bowling and fielding. India looked really impressive against South Africa. Indian bowlers came up with impressive performance against South Africa while in batting, Indian batsmen could show sheer amount of composure after losing 3 wickets at 33 runs. So, to tell the truth, India defeated South Africa in every aspect of the match. I would like to mention two names who were impressive in the match. Rohit Sharma played a valiant innings of unbeaten 50 off 40 balls in which this right handed batsman hit seven boundaries and one over boundaries. He came to the wicket in a crucial situation when India were struggling in the bouncy wicket after losing 3 wickets at 33. However, Rohit Sharma impressed with his temperament. Pacer Rudra Pratap Singh came up with a fiery spell. Rudra Pratap Singh hit twice in his first over taking of two important wicket of Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith. He took four wickets conceding just 13 runs in four overs.

On the other hand, Australia showed a dominating performance against Sri Lanka. It is really hard to believe that this Australian team had to struggle against Pakistan. Actually, in Twenty20 format, performance of a champion team varies. So, Australia defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets. So, you can easily understand that Australian players are now in prime form.

India has come to play in Twenty20 world cup with the anticipation of lots of fans. As India suffered a disastrous performance in the last ICC world cup, India was expected to impress with their performance in Twenty20 world cup. Now, it seems that young Indian side is playing with sheer confidence. So, it is possible for them to achieve something bigger in this tournament. The next match against Australia will be vital for India. It will be very hard for this inexperienced side to win the match against experienced Australia.

Twenty20 cricket is always full of excitement. When India and Australia play against each other, the match gets much focus and players face mental pressure. Both teams are favorites in the tournament. Fans of both sides are expecting their players to have sheer dominance over the opponents.

India’s Batting Strength
Batting is always the main strength of India. Though Indian bowlers showed impressive performance against South Africa, batsmen have to lead in the match against Australia. India’s opening pair Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag must have to play a big part against Australia. Gambhir and Sehwag put up two impressive partnerships against New Zealand and England. Robin Utahppa looks impressive in one down and I think, he should be given the place to settle him down so that he can perform for a long time.

After the sublime innings of Rohit Sharma, it would be difficult for India to make the final line up against Australia if Yuvraj Singh gets fit before the match. Dhoni has said that Yuvraj Singh will play against Australia. So, if India wants to include both Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma then either Dinesh Karthik or medium pacer Joginder Sharma has to go out of the team. If Indian team management does not want to play with four bowlers then they Dinesh Karthik will have to go out of the final line up against Australia.

Yuvraj Singh has some good experiences against Australia and that is why, he can play a big role in the next match. The temperament showed by young Rohit Sharma against South Africa will also be expected against Australia. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will also have a big responsibility against Australia. Irfan Pathan can lead India’s lower order batting line up with his big hits.

India’s Bowling Strength
Indian bowling line up is always a problem for India. However, the way Indian bowlers performed against South Africa was remarkable. After a long time, Indian bowlers looked very impressive. Most important thing is that almost all the bowlers came up with superb performance. Specially, Rudra Pratap Singh was on fire against South Africa. Taking four wickets conceding only 13 runs from his four overs, Rudra Pratap Singh has proved that he has been improving gradually and getting matured day by day. Harbhajan Singh has been impressive from the first match of the tournament. Though Joginder Sharma was very expensive against England, he could come back with better performance in the last match against South Africa.

Shanthakumaran Sreesanth can also be vital for the Australian batsmen in the next match. Though he conceded some extra runs, he has the ability to take wicket. Irfan Pathan played seems to get back his form as he ahs been performance in the tournament consistently. Besides excellent performance, Indian bowlers were not disciplined as they produced 15 wide balls. Especially Sreesanth was seen struggling to keep the ball in right area as he conceded 6 runs for wide balls. So, Indian bowlers should think about it with greater importance. So, Indian bowlers must have to play important role against Australia. Now, Indian bowlers have to continue their success in the next match.

India’s Fielding Strength
India also impressed with their fielding. In the match against South Africa, India’s tremendous fielding performance guided India to land safely. To many, Rohit Sharma’s diving run out to Justin Kemp was the turning point of the match. Moreover, Dinesh Karthik’s diving catch of Graeme Smith was a superb effort by Dinesh Karthik in the second sleep. Though it is true that India is not a good fielding side, their fielding performance in Twenty20 world cup so far has been impressive. So, it is an advantage for India ahead of the match against Australia. Actually the current squad is comparatively young. That is why, their fielding has been superb in this competition. So, I think, India needs to continue their tremendous fielding in the next match as well. With the inclusion of Yuvraj Singh will increase their fielding ability.

India’s ground fielding, catching, chasing for the ball, collecting the ball and throwing have been impressive in the last match. As a keeper Dinesh Karthik looked impressive as well. What India needs is to continue their success in the next match as well. If India can bring out some important break through then it will be special for India. So, India should continue their fielding performance against Australia.

India’s 15 Men Twenty 20 Squad
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Yuvraj Singh (VC), Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Yusuf Pathan, Joginder Sharma, Rudra Pratap Singh, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Piyush Chawla, Ajit Agarkar, S Sreesanth

My Best 11 for India against Australia
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Yuvraj Singh (VC), Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Rudra Pratap Singh, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth

Australia’s Batting Strength
Australia has some impressive hard hitters who can take away the match single handedly and that is why, Australia will have better chance against India. Two opening batsmen are now in top form. In the last match against Sri Lanka, Adam Gilchrist and Mathew Hayden put on a 102 run opening partnership guiding Australia to a 10 wicket victory over Sri Lanka.

In one down Captain Ricky Ponting could be vital for India. However, as Ponting is now out of team because of his strained hamstring. So, Australia will miss their regular captain in this important match. Andrew Symonds is another hard hitter who can attack any bowling line up in his day. Michael Hussey and Brad Hodge are also important for Australia and in the middle order they can play with responsibility. Michael Clarke came at seventh position. So, you can understand their batting deepness.

So, Indian bowlers have to show accuracy while bowling against Australia. They have to be up to the mark keeping their line and length. Australian batsmen will definitely try to dominate from the very beginning. So, India has to have different strategy so that they can stop Australian batsmen from making big hits.

Australia’s Bowling Strength
This is most probably the less strong side of Australia. However, they have some potential bowlers like Stuart Clark. Though Australia’s bowling performance against Pakistan was not up to the mark, they came back against Sri Lanka. Stuart Clark taking four wickets, Brett Lee and Nathan Bracken with two wickets each hardly gave any chance to the Sri Lankan batsmen to show any resistance. Actually, Stuart Clark is playing well consistently. I think, Indian batsmen should face Stuart Clark carefully. Hat trick man Brett Lee can also be dangerous for Indian batsmen.

So, India’s young batsmen should keep their temperament. They should face the Australian bowlers with talent. I think, India should hold their wicket in the beginning so that they can go for all out attack at the later in their innings. This plan worked well against England. So, I think, Indian batsmen should have specific plan against Australian bowers.

Australia’s Fielding
Fielding of Australia is, no doubt, best in the world. This is one of the biggest advantages of Australia against any team in the world. Captain Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, Michael Clarke etc. all are good at fielding. The whole Australian squad is impressive in the field. Their ground fielding, catching, throwing are something special compared to other participating teams in Twenty20 world cup.

So, Australian players will be inspired to show impressive fiddling performance as they are going to face India in semi final match. Australia must try their best to enter into the final of Twenty20 world cup.

Australia’s 15 Men Twenty 20 Squad
Ricky Ponting (c), Adam Gilchrist (vc), Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin (wk), Ben Hilfenhaus, Brad Hogg, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Symonds, Shaun Tait

My Best 11 for Australia against India
Adam Gilchrist, Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hodge, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Andrew Symonds, Shane Watson

The players who can dominate in India vs Australia match

Adam Gilchrist
This wicket keeper batsman is now the acting captain of Australian team. Australia needs a good start in the semi final match against India. Adam Gilchrist can play a big part scoring some quick runs with some big hits. So, Adam Gilchrist can be very vital for the Indian bowlers. His experience will also help Australia against India. Adam Gilchrist will try to dominate over Indian bowlers from the very beginning.

Mathew Hayden
Mathew Hayden has got lots of success against India in the past. He will definitely try to play a smashing innings in the next match against India. Mathew Hayden played a valiant innings in the last match against Sri Lanka. So, he is now in good form and he has the ability to destroy any bowling line up. So, Mathew Hayden can take away the match from India.

Andrew Symonds
He is another big man who can dominate over Indian bowlers. Andrew Symonds has fame for his hard hitting batting style. He can also be very vital with his off spin bowling. Symonds has the ability to change the situation within few overs with hard hitting batting. So, Australia will expect something impressive from this all rounder.

Stuart Clark
Stuart Clark has the ability to bowl in any situation. He has taken four wickets in the last match against Sri Lanka. He will try to continue his success against India as well. At this moment he is the most consistent bowler in Australian team. So, Indian batsmen may have to struggle against Stuart Clark.

Brett Lee
I think, you do not need any introduction for Brett Lee. This speed star has recently made a world record in Twenty20 world cup becoming the first hat trick man in Twenty20 cricket. So, he will definitely try to repeat his success against India. Brett Lee has earlier got many successes against India previously. So, Indian batsmen have to face Brett Lee carefully.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni
One of the biggest hard hitters in the world at this moment, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is famous for his typical big hits. In the last two matches, Dhoni played well. However, it is also true that his could not show so much dominance in this world cup yet. Indian fans want to see more and more big hits from Dhoni.

Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh proved his class once again in Twenty20 world cup against England hitting six over boundaries in an over. In the way of hitting six 6s, Yuvraj made another record scoring the fastest fifty in Twenty20 cricket. He completed his fifty facing just 12 balls. Yuvraj missed the last match against South Africa because of his injury. However, he will play against Australia.

Rohit Sharma
This young but talented batsman impressed with his valiant half century against South Africa. Later, he played a big role in India’s victory making Justin Kemp run out. Rohit Sharma can be vital for Australia as he can bat according to the situation. So, India expects another valiant innings from this middle order batsman.

Virender Sehwag
He is playing very well. Though he could not do well against South Africa, he scored some tremendous innings in Twenty20 world cup. India needs to have a good start form Virender Sehwag. His hard hitting ability can give a huge boost to the Indian innings. So, he should come up with an excellent innings in the next match.

Rudra Pratap Singh
His excellent bowling performance guided India to defeat South Africa in the last match. Rudra Pratap Singh took four wicket conceding just 13 runs in four overs. Rudra Pratap Singh is capable of bowling from both over the wicket and round the wicket. So, he can bowl against right and left hard batsmen with equal impact. He can swing the ball from both sides. So, Rudra Pratap Singh can be vital for Australia.

Online Live Score
I know that many of you are now eagerly waiting to watch the India vs Australia match. However, it is also true that many of you will not be able to stick to your television because of your professional and person work. So, thinking of those fans, today I could arrange some of links of websites where you can get the online live scores of the match. The website links are given below: