INDIA v AUSTRALIA at the ROSE BOWL, SOUTHAMPTON (AUTOPLAYED)
Conditions: Overcast, Mild and good chance of rain.
Pitch: Green. Very bowler friendly conditions.
Teams:
Australia
M Hayden
A Gilchrist (wk)
R Ponting (capt)
D Martyn
A Symonds
I Harvey
C White
A Bichel
J Gillespie
B Lee
G McGrath
India
S Tendulkar
V Sehwag
S Ganguly (capt)
V Laxman
R Dravid (wk)
Y singh
A Agarkar
I Pathan
H Singh
Z Khan
L Balaji
The Toss: Saurav Ganguly won the toss and elected to field first.
Result: Australia beat India by 25 runs (D/L method)
Due to rain interruptions the match was reduced to a 28 overs a side match.
Australia 195-4 (28 Overs)
M. Hayden 43(41)
A. Gilchrist 42(45)
I. Harvey 28*(15)
Z. Khan 3/35
India 170-7 (28 Overs)
S. Ganguly 34(38)
V. Laxman 30(30)
G. McGrath 2/30
J. Gillespie 2/30
I. Harvey 2/32
Man of the Match: Ian Harvey
Austraia - 5 points, India - 1 point
With this win, Australia have already qualified for the final at Lords. England and India will battle it out it out for the other spot. However England just need 2 points from their remaining two games to reach the finals.