On this day: Yuvraj Singh ended Australia’s hopes in 2011 World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India


NEW DELHI: It was on March 24, 2011, when India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh‘s heroics ended Australia’s hopes of winning a fourth consecutive World Cup title.
In the match, India defeated Australia by five wickets to reach the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
This was India’s first Cricket World Cup win over Australia in 24 years. Before this game, Australia had defeated India five consecutive times in the ODI World Cup.

In the quarter-final of the showpiece event the defending champions, Australia put on 260 runs on board in their allotted 50 overs.
Chasing 261, India had a decent start as openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar put on 44 runs for the first wicket. However, Sehwag (15) got out in the ninth over.
Tendulkar along with Gautam Gambhir stitched together a fifty-run stand. Both Tendulkar and Gambhir played cautiously and hit half-centuries before getting out.
In the chase, India kept losing wickets at regular intervals. However, Yuvraj and Suresh Raina’s 74-run stand ensured that India won the match with 14 balls remaining.
Yuvraj played an unbeaten knock of 57 runs from 65 balls. He smashed eight fours, including the winning boundary.
The 2011 World Cup was memorable for Yuvraj as he was named the Player of the Tournament. In the World Cup, Yuvraj scored 362 runs and took 15 wickets. MS Dhoni-led India had won the World Cup after a span of 28 years.





Source link

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Releated

Some Tokyo-bound athletes may have apprehensions about getting vaccinated: Sports minister Kiren Rijiju | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Confirming that all Tokyo-bound Indian athletes will be vaccinated for the coronavirus before leaving for the Summer Games, union sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday revealed that some of the country’s athletes may have their “own apprehensions” about getting the Covid jabs. Wrestler Bajrang Punia was among the first Tokyo-bound Indian athletes to […]

%d bloggers like this: