India maintained their winning streak in the World Cup against bitter Rivals as they beat Pakistan in the high profile 2nd Semi-Final, by 29 runs in a thriller on Wednesday, 30th March, at Mohali to reach in the dream Final at home against Sri Lanka on Saturday, 2nd April, 2011.
India got a great start by openers Sehwag 38 and Tendulkar put 48 runs in 6 overs and they were on top with 116-1 in 19 overs but Wahab took 2 wickets in 2 balls to push them on back foot. India some how managed 260/9 in 50 overs thanks to Tendulkar's 85 runs and Raina's unbeaten 36 runs. Wahab Riaz bowled brilliantly with 5 wickets haul.
Pakistan got a decent start with 44 runs with Hafeez hit 43 runs but regular wickets will never allowed to come on top as all the 5 bowlers Zaheer, Nehra, Munaf, Harbhajan and Yuvraj bolwed brilliantly and took 2 wickets each. Misbah tried hard with 56 runs but didn't get any support from others.
Match Summary:
India - 260/9 in 50 overs (Tendulkar 85, Sehwag 38, Wahab 5-46)
Pakistan - 231 all out in 49.5 overs (Misbah 56, Hafeez 43, Nehra 2-33, Muna 2-40)
Toss - India won the toss and elected to bat first.
Man of the Match - Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Result - India won by 29 runs
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