India's chances of qualifying for the Champions Trophy semi-final suffered a fatal blow after their crucial Group A match against Australia was called off due to heavy rains at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Monday. Australia were 234 for four in 42.3 overs when the match was called off as it began to rain heavily accompanied by lightning.It all now boils down to Wednesday, where Australia should lose to Pakistan and India beat West Indies. A win for Australia would knockout India.Teams:Australia: Ricky Ponting (c), Shane Watson, Tim Paine, Mike Hussey, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, James Hopes, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Nathan Hauritz, Peter Siddle.India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar.
News On AIR | September 29, 2009 5:18 PM
India-Australia match called off due to rain