India v Pakistan Cricket World Cup full Highlights Video, Match Report, Scorecard

ICC World Cup 2011, 2nd Semi-Final, India (IND)v Pakistan (PAK) Played at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, Mar 30, 2011 - day/night (50-over match) full Highlights Video, Match Report and Scores.
India secured a place in Saturday’s World Cup final with a high pressure but ultimately comfortable 29-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in Mohali.

India v Pakistan Cricket World Cup Match Report
Tendulkar, Raina and Munaf celebrate after win.
Touted in the build-up as a battle between the visitors’ bowling weaponry and India’s batting power, it was instead Pakistan’s frail middle-order which succumbed to the home side’s attack, falling to 231 all out after Wahab Riaz’s five-wicket haul had limited India to 260 for nine.

Man-of-the-match Sachin Tendulkar was dropped four times before top-scoring for India who booked themselves a date with Sri Lanka in Saturday’s World Cup final in Mumbai.

After winning the toss MS Dhoni’s side looked set for 300-plus on a pitch with an average first-innings score of 253, but Riaz struck regular blows for Pakistan with the home team’s middle order once again failing to make the most of a solid platform.

Tendulkar compiled a chance-laden 85 to set up the Indian innings, having been put down four times and survived both an lbw and stumping review in the 11th over of the innings. Although he didn’t go on to register his 100th century in international cricket in the highly-charged clash, his reprieves ultimately proved crucial to the final result.

Shoaib Akhtar and Sachin Tendulkar look-alikes.
He and Virender Sehwag got off to their traditionally brisk start at the top of the innings, with Sehwag butchering 21 from an Umar Gul over as India galloped to 55 without loss inside six overs.

Although Sehwag was then trapped lbw by Riaz for 38 from just 25 balls, Gautam Gambhir put on a 68-run partnership with Tendulkar to keep Pakistan on the back foot.

Gambhir was out stumped off the bowling of Mohammad Hafeez for 27, before Riaz returned to change the course of the innings as he removed Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh with consecutive deliveries as India wobbled on 141 for four.

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi at India v Pakistan Cricket Match.
Captain MS Dhoni survived the hat-trick ball and then stabilised the innings with an authoritative 25, but it was Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 36 which held the lower order together in the dying stages of the innings.

Riaz, who extracted prodigious swing in each of his spells, was easily the pick of the Pakistani bowlers with his 5 for 46 in 10 overs, while Gul had a day to forget with his eight overs costing 69 runs.

Saeed Ajmal meanwhile claimed a tidy 2 for 44 in his 10-over allotment with Pakistan’s decision to leave out Shoaib Akhtar well justified.

In response Pakistan made a positive start to their run-chase with Kamran Akmal(19) looking promising before driving Zaheer Khan straight to point.

Aamir Khan & his wife Kiran Rao at IND v PAK  Match.
Fellow opener Mohammad Hafeez (43) was well set when he played a forgettable scoop shot, edging through to Dhoni, and Asad Shafiq’s 30-run resistance came to an end when his stumps were re-arranged by Yuvraj.

At 103 for three the game was still a contest with the onus lying very much with Pakistan’s middle order. Younis Khan (13), however, was unable to deliver, as he chipped straight to Suresh Raina to put his side under even more pressure.

Preity Zinta and Neeta Ambani are watching match.
The precocious talent of Umar Akmal briefly lifted Pakistan’s hopes with two sixes and a four, but when he was bowled by Harbhajan for 29, the writing was on the wall. The dangerous pair of Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi were both unable to make an impact down the order and Misbah-ul-Haq was left fighting a lone battle with just the tail-enders for company.

The 36-year old fired his labourious innings to life with five fours and a six taking him to 56, but with the task of 30-runs required off the final over Misbah became the last man out as Pakistan were bowled out with just ball left of the full 50-overs.

While the Pakistani batsmen were victims of their own poor shot selection, the Indian attack to their credit were disciplined and completed an allround display with each bowler on show claiming two wickets. Ashish Nehra, who returned to the side in place of Ravichandran Ashwin, was the pick with 2 for 33 with Dhoni requiring just five bowling options. The home side were equally impressive in the field and now head to Mumbai for the World Cup final on Saturday.

India v Pakistan Cricket World Cup Scores

India won by 29 runs

India innings (50 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
V Sehwag lbw b Wahab Riaz 38 32 25 9 0 152.00
SR Tendulkar c Shahid Afridi b Saeed Ajmal 85 160 115 11 0 73.91
G Gambhir st †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez 27 55 32 2 0 84.37
V Kohli c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz 9 20 21 0 0 42.85
Yuvraj Singh b Wahab Riaz 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
MS Dhoni lbw b Wahab Riaz 25 64 42 2 0 59.52
SK Raina not out 36 69 39 3 0 92.30
Harbhajan Singh st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 12 28 15 2 0 80.00
Z Khan c †Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz 9 14 10 1 0 90.00
A Nehra run out (Wahab Riaz/†Kamran Akmal) 1 1 2 0 0 50.00
MM Patel not out 0 1 0 0 0 -
Extras (lb 8, w 8, nb 2) 18
Total (9 wickets; 50 overs; 231 mins) 260 (5.20 runs per over)


Fall of wickets1-48 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2-116 (Gambhir, 18.5 ov), 3-141 (Kohli, 25.2 ov), 4-141 (Yuvraj Singh, 25.3 ov), 5-187 (Tendulkar, 36.6 ov), 6-205 (Dhoni, 41.4 ov), 7-236 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.4 ov), 8-256 (Khan, 49.2 ov), 9-258 (Nehra, 49.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Umar Gul 8 0 69 0 8.62 (2nb, 1w)
Abdul Razzaq 2 0 14 0 7.00
Wahab Riaz 10 0 46 5 4.60 (4w)
Saeed Ajmal 10 0 44 2 4.40 (2w)
Shahid Afridi 10 0 45 0 4.50
Mohammad Hafeez 10 0 34 1 3.40
Pakistan innings (target: 261 runs from 50 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
Kamran Akmal c Yuvraj Singh b Khan 19 40 21 3 0 90.47
Mohammad Hafeez c †Dhoni b Patel 43 66 59 7 0 72.88
Asad Shafiq b Yuvraj Singh 30 61 39 2 0 76.92
Younis Khan c Raina b Yuvraj Singh 13 44 32 0 0 40.62
Misbah-ul-Haq c Kohli b Khan 56 134 76 5 1 73.68
Umar Akmal b Harbhajan Singh 29 35 24 1 2 120.83
Abdul Razzaq b Patel 3 12 9 0 0 33.33
Shahid Afridi c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh 19 25 17 1 0 111.76
Wahab Riaz c Tendulkar b Nehra 8 16 14 1 0 57.14
Umar Gul lbw b Nehra 2 9 3 0 0 66.66
Saeed Ajmal not out 1 18 5 0 0 20.00
Extras (w 8) 8
Total (all out; 49.5 overs; 239 mins) 231 (4.63 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-44 (Kamran Akmal, 8.6 ov), 2-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 15.3 ov), 3-103 (Asad Shafiq, 23.5 ov), 4-106 (Younis Khan, 25.4 ov), 5-142 (Umar Akmal, 33.1 ov), 6-150 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.2 ov), 7-184 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 ov), 8-199 (Wahab Riaz, 44.5 ov), 9-208 (Umar Gul, 46.1 ov), 10-231 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 49.5 ov)

Bowling O M R W Econ
Z Khan 9.5 0 58 2 5.89 (2w)
A Nehra 10 0 33 2 3.30 (1w)
MM Patel 10 1 40 2 4.00 (1w)
Harbhajan Singh 10 0 43 2 4.30
Yuvraj Singh 10 1 57 2 5.70
Toss India, who chose to bat
Series India advanced
Player of the matchSR Tendulkar (India)

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