On the other hand, the last time the Indian sub-continent neighbors met in a major world tournament, the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh last year, India came out on top by eight wickets in a match that, of course, was limited to just 20 overs. Then in 2012, Bangladesh playing at home in Dhaka, again scored a narrow upset of India in the Asia Cup, edging out another five wicket win, but this time with 49.2 overs of the allotted 50 gone
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AFP"It is going to be a very exciting match for us because we feel very proud and very good in ourselves," he added.The Indian players are just as excited ahead of the Melbourne Cricket Ground match after brushing off a lackluster test and one-day series in Australia this summer to set up a strong platform for their World Cup defense."We have done well in batting, bowling and fielding, so now we have three games to go," India batsman Suresh Raina said. A crowd of more than 85,000 packed Australia's biggest cricket ground when India met South Africa in the pool stage."It feels really good to be playing at the MCG, it is a huge stadium and it's full of Indian fans," Rainer said
Their batting now looks settled, with Ahmed Shehzad and Sarfraz steady at the top, and Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail, and the man who binds it all together, Misbah-ul-Haq, providing a powerful middle order
Visiting teams against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in ODIs Of the top eight teams, India have the worst record against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground. The match was stopped for some time and when play resumed, the crowd again threw bottles at the fielders; Clive Lloyd, the match referee, handed the victory to Sri Lanka
Facing a packed Adelaide crowd, the form window goes out and there will be an extra spring in the players step for this fixture, as we have seen in the past. With 59 sixes in the 2012 season of the IPL, Chris Gayle of Royal Challengers Bangalore holds the record for scoring the most number of sixes in a single season
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