da betway： A look-back at memorable Australia-India encounters in World Cups

da luck： Deivarayan Muthu25-Mar-2015 1992, Brisbane: Five years later, India again found themselves at the wrong end of a nail-biting World Cup finish with Steve Waugh performing the final rites. Mohammad Azaharuddin neutralised Jones’ 108-ball 90, but his fall triggered a collapse. With 13 required off the final over, Kiran More put away two full tosses to the fine-leg boundary, before being bowled by Tom Moody. Manoj Prabhakhar squirted a single but was run out, leaving India needing a four off the final ball. Javagal Srinath’s almighty swing launched the ball over midwicket where Waugh dropped the catch but managed to recover and fire a throw to acting keeper David Boon; Venkatapathy Raju was caught short on the third.•Getty Images2003, Centurion: A collective bowling effort helped Australia boss India on their way to a nine-wicket victory. Opting to bat, India crashed to 125 all out, their lowest completed-innings total in World Cups, with only four of their batsmen reaching double-figures. Australia made light work of the target and closed out the game inside 23 overs. India pulled themselves together after the loss and strung together eight wins in a row, until they ran into the mighty Aussies again.•Reuters2003 final, Johannesburg: That eight-win run came to a shuddering halt in the final. After having won the toss India, rather surprisingly, chose to bowl and proved to be fodder for Australia. Building on a typically fast start from Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting demonstrated a masterclass with Damien Martyn, who braved a broken finger, to propel Australia to a mammoth 359. Though Virender Sehwag managed 82 off 81, India got nowhere in the chase.•Getty Images 2011 quarter-final, Ahmedabad: Yuvraj Singh’s victory cry and Ricky Ponting’s despair summed up the quarter-final clash in 2011. Even as the Indian bowlers kept things tight, Ponting stepped up and made 104 to help Australia post a challenging 260. Contrasting fifties from Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir set up the chase, but with 74 needed off 75 it was still anybody’s game. Yuvraj put in one of the performances of the tournament with 57 off 65 balls, as India ousted defending champions Australia. Yuvraj found an able ally in Suresh Raina, who was ice-cool under pressure, vindicating his inclusion ahead of Yusuf Pathan.•AFP