2011 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final

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Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani interacting with the Indian Cricket Team at the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011.jpg
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
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
260/9231
50 overs49.5 overs
Date30 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. [1] Subsequently India defeated Sri Lanka in the final and won the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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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. [2]

Match details

Match officials

Source: [3]

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. [4] 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.

30 March 2011
14:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
260/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  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 by 29 runs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat

Scorecard

1st innings
Flag of India.svg  Indian Batting
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Virender Sehwag lbw b Riaz382590152.00
Sachin Tendulkar c Afridi b Ajmal8511511073.91
Gautam Gambhir st †K Akmal b Hafeez27322084.38
Virat Kohli c U Akmal b Riaz9210042.86
Yuvraj Singh b Riaz01000.00
MS Dhoni *†lbw b Riaz25422059.52
Suresh Raina not out36393092.31
Harbhajan Singh st †K Akmal b Ajmal12152080.00
Zaheer Khan c †K Akmal b Riaz9101090.00
Ashish Nehra run out (Riaz/†K Akmal)120050.00
Munaf Patel not out0000N/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)

Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistani Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Umar Gul 806908.6312
Abdul Razzaq 201407.0010
Wahab Riaz 1004654.6040
Saeed Ajmal 1004424.4020
Shahid Afridi 1004504.5000
Mohammad Hafeez 1003413.4000
2nd innings
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistani Batting
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Kamran Akmal †c Yuvraj b Zaheer19213090.48
Mohammad Hafeez c †Dhoni b Munaf43597072.88
Asad Shafiq b Yuvraj30392076.92
Younis Khan c Raina b Nehra13320040.63
Misbah-ul-Haq c Kohli b Zaheer56765173.68
Umar Akmal b Harbhajan292412120.83
Abdul Razzaq b Munaf390033.33
Shahid Afridi *c Sehwag b Harbhajan191710111.76
Wahab Riaz c Tendulkar b Nehra8141057.14
Umar Gul lbw Nehra230066.67
Saeed Ajmal not out150020.00
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)

Flag of India.svg  Indian Bowling
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Zaheer Khan 9.505825.8920
Ashish Nehra 1003323.3010
Munaf Patel 1014024.0010
Harbhajan Singh 1004324.3000
Yuvraj Singh 1015725.7000

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. [5] [6] [7] 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. [8] [9]

After the victory, revelry erupted throughout India and fans across the country celebrated through the night. [10] [11] In Pakistan, the loss was met with violence and agitation by several fans. [12] [13] In Pakistan it was reported that three people, including a Pakistani actor, died of shock after Pakistan lost the match. [14] [15] The match drew high television ratings – in India it had an estimated 11.74% TV rating for the whole match, [16] [17] although its audience was beaten by the India v Sri Lanka final with 135 million viewers. [18]

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