An imperious essay from stylish left-hander Yuvraj Singh helped India score a memorable 15-run victory over Australia and set up a title clash with Pakistan in the ICC Twenty20 World Championship
The big-hitting batsman clobbered the ball at will, much to the delight of a packed house waving hundreds of Indian flags. Yuvraj has been stroking the ball better than anyone else in this championship and it was no wonder that he was instrumental in helping India put up a challenging 189-run target for one-day world champions Australia.
Opener Mathew Hayden (62) and Andrew Symonds (43) kept the Indians on their toes with fighting knocks but India managed to strike crucial blows and also slipped in some vital dot balls as Australia fell short in the dying overs to finish with 173-7.
In the event, they were left to get 22 off the last over from Joginder Sharma, who had not been impressive till then but managed to pitch the ball up well enough to block out the chances of big hits and also bag a couple of wickets in the process.
Yuvraj was declared as Man of the Match for his terrific 70 of 30 balls.