WC 2015: 10 highlights of India's performance

Bengaluru, March 28: Two-time and defending champions India lost to hosts Australia in the semifinal of the 2015 cricket World Cup. They won 11 matches in a row in the World Cup (2011 & 2015) before going down by 95 runs to former champions Australia.World Cup Special; Mauka, Mauka: Pak fans poke fun at India; Michael Clarke retires from ODIs

Here are 10 highlights of India's performance in the ICC World Cup 2015:

• Total matches played 8, won 7, lost 1
  
  
• Beat Pakistan by 76 runs in their first match of the tournament at Adelaide Oval on February 15
  
  
• Shikhar Dhawan was the highest run aggregator for the team (412 runs in 8 innings)
  
  
• Umesh Yadav was the highest wicket-taker for the team (18 wickets in 8 innings) Mohammad Shami took 17 wickets
  
  
• Besides Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma scored hundreds in this edition
  
  
• Shikhar Dhawan (against South Africa) and Rohit Sharma (against Bangladesh) scored the highest individual scores for India in this edition (137)
  
  
• Ravichandran Ashwin's 4 for 11 was the best figure by an Indian bowler in this edition (vs UAE)
  
  
• India registered their biggest victory against SA in this World Cup (by 130 runs)
  
  
• Till the semifinal, India bowled out each opponent they played (70 wickets in 7 matches)
  
  
• India were bowled out only once in the tournament and it was against Australia in the semifinal

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