WC 2015: Australia take 6-5 lead over India in toss record

Sydney, March 25: India will take on Australia in the second semifinal of the ICC World Cup 2015 at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Thursday. This will be the 11th World Cup match between the two sides since 1983 when they had first met. Australia have a 7-3 advantage over India so far, including the win in the final of the 2003 edition.

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However, when it comes to the toss, both teams have won it five times each in the World Cup before the latest match. The Australians won the toss in the semifinal to take a 6-5 lead. Here is a list of the toss results in India-Australia matches in the World Cup:

• 1983: Kim Hughes (Australia) won the toss and elected to bat [Aus won]
  
• 1983: Kapil Dev (India) won the toss and elected to bat [India won]
  
• 1987: Kapil Dev (India) won the toss and elected to field [Aus won]
  
• 1987: Allan Border (Aus) won the toss and elected to field [India won]
  
• 1992: Allan Border (Aus) won the toss and elected to bat [Aus won]
  
• 1996: Mark Taylor (Aus) won the toss and elected to bat [Aus won]
  
• 1999: Mohammad Azharuddin (India) won the toss and elected to field [Aus won]
  
• 2003: Sourav Ganguly (India) won the toss and elected to bat [Aus won]
  
• 2003: Sourav Ganguly (India) won the toss and elected to field [Aus won]
  
• 2011: Ricky Ponting (Aus) won the toss and elected to bat [India won]
• 2015: Michael Clarke (Aus) won the toss and elected to bat [Aus won]
  

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