India vs Australia: A lookback at their World Cup tussles

India and Australia face each other in the second semifinal of the 2015 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket ground (SCG) on Thursday. It promises to be a mouth-watering encounter between the two sides as the winner will head to Melbourne to take on New Zealand in the finals.Both the teams have met on 10 occasions in the World Cup, with the first match between them taking place at Nottingham in World Cup 1983. The Aussies clearly have the upper hand against the Men in Blue in the World Cup tournaments, as they have won 7 times while India only 3.Here’s a look back at the fascinating games between the four-time World champions and the defending champions.

#1 India vs Australia Trent Bridge 13 June 1983

India and Australia squared off against each another for the first time in a World Cup in 1983 at Trent Bridge. Australian captain Kim Hughes won the toss and elected to bat first. Led by a 131-ball 110 by Trevor Chappell and a 73-ball 66 by Graham Yallop, the Aussies posted a competitive total of 320 for 9 in 60 overs. Kapil Dev was the pick of the bowlers for the Indians taking 5 for 43 in 12 overs.

In reply, none of the Indian top-order batsmen could play the big innings that was required for them to get close to the opposition’s total and were eventually bundled out for 158 in 37.5 overs. Kapil Dev was once again the main contributor with the bat as well with 40 runs off 27 balls. Ken MacLeay was the chief destroyer for the Australians, picking up figures of 6 for 39 in 11.5 overs as India succumbed to a 162-run loss.