ICC World Cup 2015: India vs Australia, 2nd Semi-final: Stats of the match
Australia defeated India by a massive 95-run margin in the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup, at Sydney, today to book a final clash with co-hosts New Zealand at the MCG on March 29.Batting first, the Aussies, riding on a fine century from Steven Smith, posted 328/7 on the board. In reply, India were all out for 233 runs in the 47th over. Here are some of the important number numbers from the match:
#1 Dhoni - only 3rd player to score 6000 ODI runs as captain
MS Dhoni, who has captained India in 178 ODIs, has become only the third player to score 6,000 ODI runs as captain. Leading the list is former Australian captain Ricky Ponting with 8,497 runs from 230 matches. While it is difficult to see Dhoni going past Ponting, the 33-year-old only needs to score 274 more runs to topple former New Zealand great Stephen Fleming from second spot.
Here is the list of top 5 players with most runs as ODI captain:
| Player | Country | Innings | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 220 | 8497 | 42.91 |
| Stephen Fleming | New Zealand | 208 | 6295 | 32.78 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 153 | 6022 | 56.81 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka | 183 | 5608 | 37.63 |
| Graeme Smith | South Africa | 148 | 5416 | 38.96 |