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2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal

Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani interacting with the players before the match.
Event	2011 Cricket World Cup
India Pakistan 260/9 231 50 overs 49.5 overs
Date	30 March 2011
Venue	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Player of the match	Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
Umpires	Ian Gould (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)

The 2nd semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup was played between India and Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on 30 March 2011. India won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 260 runs in their allotted 50 overs while losing 9 wickets. Pakistan, after starting well, fell short; they were all out for 231 runs in 49.5 overs. Thus, India won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, while Pakistan was eliminated from the tournament. Subsequently India defeated Sri Lanka in the final and won the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

Rivalry background

India and Pakistan have been rivals in various fields since the Partition of India in 1947. Since then the countries have fought three wars against each other. Since the first international cricket match between the two countries in 1952, political or diplomatic tensions frequently influenced their cricket relations, including the suspension of cricket tours. Once it became clear that the two teams would play each other in the 2nd semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup a great deal of hype was generated; the match was even equated to war.

Match details

Match officials

Source:

• On-field umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
• TV umpire: Billy Bowden (NZ)
• Reserve umpire: Rod Tucker (Aus)
• Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

Summary

The match was played on 30 March 2011 at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali in India. There were fears that rain would curtail or postpone the match until the Meteorological Department issued assurances that the period of the match would be rain-free. India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first. India made 260 runs in their 50 overs, losing 9 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar top scored with 85 runs and was declared the man of the match. Pakistan on the other hand, though getting off to a good start failed to maintain consistency and were restricted to just 231 runs while being bowled out in 49.5 overs. India won the match and confirmed their place in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final.

India  260/9 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 231 (49.5 overs)
Sachin Tendulkar 85 (115) Wahab Riaz 5/46 (10 overs)		Misbah-ul-Haq 56 (76) Ashish Nehra 2/33 (10 overs)

• India won the toss and elected to bat

Scorecard

1st innings

Indian Batting
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Virender Sehwag	lbw b Riaz	38	25	9	0	152.00
Sachin Tendulkar	c Afridi b Ajmal	85	115	11	0	73.91
Gautam Gambhir	st †K Akmal b Hafeez	27	32	2	0	84.38
Virat Kohli	c U Akmal b Riaz	9	21	0	0	42.86
Yuvraj Singh	b Riaz	0	1	0	0	0.00
MS Dhoni *†	lbw b Riaz	25	42	2	0	59.52
Suresh Raina	not out	36	39	3	0	92.31
Harbhajan Singh	st †K Akmal b Ajmal	12	15	2	0	80.00
Zaheer Khan	c †K Akmal b Riaz	9	10	1	0	90.00
Ashish Nehra	run out (Riaz/†K Akmal)	1	2	0	0	50.00
Munaf Patel	not out	0	0	0	0	N/A
Extras	(lb 8, nb 2, w 8)	18
Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	260

Fall of wickets: 1/48 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2/116 (Gambhir, 18.5 ov), 3/141 (Kohli, 25.2 ov), 4/141 (Yuvraj, 25.3 ov), 5/187 (Tendulkar, 36.6 ov), 6/205 (Dhoni, 41.4 ov), 7/236 (Harbhajan, 46.4 ov), 8/256 (Zaheer, 49.2 ov), 9/258 (Nehra, 49.5 ov)

Pakistani Bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Umar Gul	8	0	69	0	8.63	1	2
Abdul Razzaq	2	0	14	0	7.00	1	0
Wahab Riaz	10	0	46	5	4.60	4	0
Saeed Ajmal	10	0	44	2	4.40	2	0
Shahid Afridi	10	0	45	0	4.50	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	34	1	3.40	0	0

2nd innings

Pakistani Batting
Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Strike rate
Kamran Akmal †	c Yuvraj b Zaheer	19	21	3	0	90.48
Mohammad Hafeez	c †Dhoni b Munaf	43	59	7	0	72.88
Asad Shafiq	b Yuvraj	30	39	2	0	76.92
Younis Khan	c Raina b Nehra	13	32	0	0	40.63
Misbah-ul-Haq	c Kohli b Zaheer	56	76	5	1	73.68
Umar Akmal	b Harbhajan	29	24	1	2	120.83
Abdul Razzaq	b Munaf	3	9	0	0	33.33
Shahid Afridi *	c Sehwag b Harbhajan	19	17	1	0	111.76
Wahab Riaz	c Tendulkar b Nehra	8	14	1	0	57.14
Umar Gul	lbw Nehra	2	3	0	0	66.67
Saeed Ajmal	not out	1	5	0	0	20.00
Extras	(w 8)	8
Total	(49.5 overs)	231

Fall of wickets: 1/44 (K Akmal, 8.6 ov), 2/70 (Hafeez, 15.3 ov), 3/103 (Shafiq, 23.5 ov), 4/106 (Younis, 25.4 ov), 5/142 (U Akmal, 33.1 ov), 6/150 (Razzaq, 36.2 ov), 7/184 (Afridi, 41.5 ov), 8/199 (Riaz, 44.5 ov), 9/208 (Gul, 46.1 ov), 10/231 (Misbah, 49.5 ov)

Indian Bowling
Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Wides	NBs
Zaheer Khan	9.5	0	58	2	5.89	2	0
Ashish Nehra	10	0	33	2	3.30	1	0
Munaf Patel	10	1	40	2	4.00	1	0
Harbhajan Singh	10	0	43	2	4.30	0	0
Yuvraj Singh	10	1	57	2	5.70	0	0

Buildup and aftermath

The match was played in front of a huge crowd. This included Victory Venkatesh, Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta, Vivek Oberoi and many other celebrities and diplomats from both nations. Cricket diplomacy was used to strengthen the relationships between the two nations after the deterioration caused by the 2008 Mumbai attacks: Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh invited his Pakistani counterpart, Yousuf Raza Gilani, to watch the match with him at Mohali; Gilani accepted.

After the victory, revelry erupted throughout India and fans across the country celebrated through the night. In Pakistan, the loss was met with violence and agitation by several fans. In Pakistan it was reported that three people, including a Pakistani actor, died of shock after Pakistan lost the match. The match drew high television ratings – in India it had an estimated 11.74% TV rating for the whole match, although its audience was beaten by the India v Sri Lanka final with 135 million viewers.

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