India defeated Pakistan in semi-final and reached in world-cup final.

Mohali :- Team India against Pakistan in the World Cup while retaining his unstoppable drive of the second semi-final tournament match in 29 runs to beat visiting team has entered the final third. Two due in April Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India last runner-up title battle fight with Sri Lanka.

Chasing a target of 261, Pakistan was never in the hunt as they lost wickets at regular intervals even as only Misbah-ul-Haq scored a half-century and they were eventually bowled out for 231 in 49.5 overs.

India vs Pakistan

ODI at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India, Wed 30 Mar 02:30 PM IST

  

India won the toss & elected to bat 

 

 

India won by 29 runs

Man of the match:

  Sachin Tendulkar

 

 

 

• Batting

  R

  B

  4s

  6s

  S/R

   

  INDIA: 260/9 (50) RR: 5.20

  1^st Innings

   

• Virender Sehwag

  lbw b Wahab Riaz

  38

  25

  9

  0

  152.00

  

  Age: 32

  5.5  OUT is the call! Riaz nails Sehwag! Excellent delivery, landing it on length and getting it to come back in a touch, 141.6 kph, Sehwag looks to play it off his back foot but misses as the ball skids on and hits him right in front! Riaz appeals and Umpire Taufel raises his finger! Sehwag immediately asks for a review but replays show the ball pitching on leg stump, hitting in line and further going on to hit middle stump! The finger goes up again and there is a pin drop silence in the crowd. But an entertaining knock from Sehwag. Also, replays show the ball staying a touch low as well. 700th wicket of the tournament!

  
  

• Sachin Tendulkar

  c Shahid Afridi b Saeed Ajmal

  85

  115

  11

  0

  73.91

  

  Age: 38

  36.6  OUT! Caught! At last, at long last, someone hold on to a catch given by the master! Boom Boom it is! Beautifully bowled, flighted outside off, 88.5 kph, Tendulkar looks to drive it through the covers but ends up hitting the ball straight to Afridi at cover who takes the catch! The Pakistani skipper immediately has his arms up in the air in celebration while Tendulkar is angry with himself. India have lost half their side!

  
  

• Gautam Gambhir

  st Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez

  27

  32

  2

  0

  84.38

  

  Age: 29

  
  

  18.5  OUT! Stumped! Hafeez gets Gambhir. There is some spin out there. Well flighted outside off, 95.6 kph, Gambhir comes down the track and looks to push it through the off side but is beaten in flight and misses the ball! Kamran does not miss and whips off the bails in a flash! Gambhir is late in even trying to get back. Second success for Pakistan!

  
  

• Virat Kohli

  c Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz

  9

  21

  0

  0

  42.86

  

  Age: 22

  25.2  OUT! Caught! Good length delivery on middle, 139.5 kph, Kohli looks to turn it to the leg side but gets a leading edge to Umar Akmal at point!

  
  

• Yuvraj Singh

  b Wahab Riaz

  0

  1

  0

  0

  0.00

  

  Age: 29

  25.3  OUT! Cleans him up! Well, well, well! Riaz gets Yuvraj! Fuller length delivery on middle, 146.4 kph, swinging away, Yuvraj misses it all ends up and his stumps are disturbed! Riaz on fire here!

  
  

• MS Dhoni

  lbw b Wahab Riaz

  25

  42

  2

  0

  59.52

  

  Age: 30

  41.4  OUT! LBW! The decision stays as it is! Back of a length delivery, Dhoi moves across trying to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. Riaz appeals and the finger goes up! Dhoni immediately wants it reviewed and replays show that the ball has landed on middle, hit the batsmen in line and going further on to hit the stumps! The crowd go silent again as the skipper departs. 6 down!

  
  

• Suresh Raina

  not out

  36

  39

  3

  0

  92.31

  

  Age: 24

  
  

• Harbhajan Singh

  st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal

  12

  15

  2

  0

  80.00

  

  Age: 31

  46.4  OUT! Stumped! And the trick works for Ajmal! Harbhajan's concentration is disturbed! Flighted outside off, 93.2 kph, Bhajji comes down the track and has a wild swing but misses and Kamran Akmal does the rest! Second wicket for Ajmal and the end of a useful partnership. Pakistan into the tail now! That was the doosra as well.

  
  

• Zaheer Khan

  c Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz

  9

  10

  1

  0

  90.00

  

  Age: 32

  
  

  49.2  OUT! Caught behind! Maiden ODI five-for! Full and wide outside off again, 138.1 kph, Zaheer goes for a wild slog again, makes contact this time but only to get a thick outside edge to the keeper! Kamran appeals as Zaheer does not move and Umpire Taufel raises his finger! Riaz kisses the ground and thanks the almighty.

  
  

• Ashish Nehra

  run out (Kamran Akmal)

  1

  2

  0

  0

  50.00

  Age: 32

  49.5  OUT! Nehra is run-out! Full outside off, 138.7 kph, Nehra swings and misses, Raina calls him through, Kamran calmly throws it to the bowler who runs back and takes the bails off at the non-striker's end!

  
  

• Munaf Patel

  not out

  0

  0

  0

  0

  0.00

  

  Age: 28

  
  
• Extras (b 0, lb 8, w 8, nb 2)

  18
• Total Score:

  260/9

  (50 Over)

  RR:

  5.2

• Fall of Wickets:

  1-48 (Virender Sehwag, 5.5 Over) 2-116 (Gautam Gambhir, 18.5 Over) 3-141 (Virat Kohli, 25.2 Over) 4-141 (Yuvraj Singh, 25.3 Over) 5-187 (Sachin Tendulkar, 37 Over) 6-205 (MS Dhoni, 41.4 Over) 7-236 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.4 Over) 8-256 (Zaheer Khan, 49.2 Over) 9-258 (Ashish Nehra, 49.5 Over)

  Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	Eco
  Umar Gul	8	0	69	0	2	1	8.62
  Abdul Razzaq	2	0	14	0	0	0	7
  Wahab Riaz	10	0	46	5	0	4	4.6
  Saeed Ajmal	10	0	44	2	0	2	4.4
  Shahid Afridi	10	0	45	0	0	0	4.5
  Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	34	1	0	0	3.4

 

 

 

 

PAKISTAN: 231/10 (49.5) RR: 4.63

2^nd Innings

 

 

• Batting

  R

  B

  4s

  6s

  S/R

• Kamran Akmal

  c Yuvraj Singh b Zaheer Khan

  19

  21

  3

  0

  90.48

  

  Age: 29

  8.6  OUT! Straight to point! Kamran throws it away! The recent increase in the dot balls was frustrating Kamran, gets a full and wide delivery outside off, 125.5 kph, goes after it but hits it straight to Yuvraj at point! Zaheer is pumped up as the crowd roar! Pressure beginning to show on Pakistan! One down!

  
  

• Mohammad Hafeez

  c MS Dhoni b Munaf Patel

  43

  59

  7

  0

  72.88

  

  Age: 30

  15.3  OUT! Caught behind! Poor shot selection. Full and well outside off, 125.7 kph, Hafeez gets across and attempts the paddle scoop but only manages to get a top edge to the keeper! The crowd come alive again as Munaf gives Hafeez a send-off! A massive wicket this, the contest is now open! No planning behind that shot, fine leg was back! Another start wasted by Hafeez. That is the widest ball Munaf has bowled tonight! Second success for India!

  
  

• Asad Shafiq

  b Yuvraj Singh

  30

  39

  2

  0

  76.92

  

  Age: 25

  23.5  OUT! Bowled! Yuvraj gets the break-through! Arm ball outside off, 75.3 kph, Shafiq goes for the cut but the ball skids through his defenses and crashes into middle stump! The volume of the crowd is turned up again as Yuvraj is pumped up! Pakistan have a mountain to climb now, number 3 gone for them.

  
  

• Younus Khan

  c Suresh Raina b Yuvraj Singh

  13

  32

  0

  0

  40.63

  

  Age: 33

  25.4  OUT! Caught! Yuvraj gets his second! Well flighted outside off, 93.2 kph, Younus looks to drive the ball away from his body over cover but he is too far from the ball and ends up chipping it to cover where Raina jumps in the air and takes it smartly! Yuvraj is pumped up and this could well mark the road for India to Mumbai! Fourth victim for the bowling side!

  
  

• Misbah-ul-Haq

  c Virat Kohli b Zaheer Khan

  56

  76

  5

  1

  73.68

  

  Age: 37

  
  

  49.5  OUT! Caught! Victory for India! Fuller length delivery outside off, Misbah looks to whack this out of the park but only succeeds in hitting it straight up in the air and Kohli at long-on takes a calm and cool catch near the ropes! India win by 29 runs and enter their third World Cup final!

• Umar Akmal

  b Harbhajan Singh

  29

  24

  1

  2

  120.83

  

  Age: 21

  
  

  33.1  OUT! Knocks him over! Gets him first ball after drinks! The arm ball, landed on middle, 82.6 kph, Umar looks to defend but is beaten for pace, the ball skids through, stays low as well and goes through his defenses and crashes into the off stump! Another Singh gets a wicket! This swings the pendulum again! Pakistan have lost half their side!

  
  

• Abdul Razzaq

  b Munaf Patel

  3

  9

  0

  0

  33.33

  

  Age: 31

  
  

  36.2  OUT! Right through! Terrific bowling from Munaf! A well disguised leg-cutter outside off, 116.4 kph, on good length, Razzaq simply hangs his bat to that, trying to open the face and run the ball down to third man but ends up missing it! The ball just holds up a touch and pegs the off stump back! Razzaq just stands there, watching the area where the ball landed while Munaf....he is looking possessed out there.....a scream of joy, a pump of fist and finally a smile. Pakistan sink further...6 down!

  
  

• Shahid Afridi

  c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh

  19

  17

  1

  0

  111.76

  

  Age: 31

  
  

  41.5  OUT! Caught! Bhajji gets BOOM BOOM! Full toss outside off, the pressure was telling on Afridi, he tries to deposit it out of the ground, but can only manage to hit it straight up in the air and Sehwag at extra cover takes the catch! Harbhajan roars and so does the whole of India! Into the tail now!

  
  

• Wahab Riaz

  c Sachin Tendulkar b Ashish Nehra

  8

  14

  1

  0

  57.14

  

  Age: 26

  
  

  44.5  OUT! Caught! Full outside off, 127.5 kph, Riaz swings and finally gets bat to ball, but unfortunately for him, the ball goes straight up in the air of the top edge and Tendulkar at cover settles under it! India are closing this game on Pakistan. 8 down now, just 10 and jack remaining.

  
  

• Umar Gul

  lbw b Ashish Nehra

  2

  3

  0

  0

  66.67

  

  Age: 27

  
  

  46.1  OUT! LBW! Full toss on leg, 130.5 kph, Gul tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. Nehra appeals and Umpire Taufel raises his finger! Gul asks for a review and replays show that he is hit hit just on and around leg stump, meaning the Umpire's call will stay! Pakistan down to the last pair.

  
  

• Saeed Ajmal

  not out

  1

  5

  0

  0

  20.00

  

  Age: 33

  
  

  
  
• Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 8, nb 0)

  8
• Total Score:

  231/10

  (49.5 Over)

  RR:

  4.63

• Fall of Wickets:

  1-44 (Kamran Akmal, 9 Over) 2-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 15.3 Over) 3-103 (Asad Shafiq, 23.5 Over) 4-106 (Younus Khan, 25.4 Over) 5-142 (Umar Akmal, 33.1 Over) 6-150 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.2 Over) 7-184 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 Over) 8-199 (Wahab Riaz, 44.5 Over) 9-208 (Umar Gul, 46.1 Over) 10-231 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 49.5 Over)

  Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	WD	Eco
  Zaheer Khan	9.5	0	58	2	0	2	5.89
  Ashish Nehra	10	0	33	2	0	1	3.3
  Munaf Patel	10	1	40	2	0	1	4
  Harbhajan Singh	10	0	43	2	0	0	4.3
  Yuvraj Singh	10	1	57	2	0	0	5.7