India will play Sri lanka in World Cup Final !

India were looking for 320+ initially but they had to satisfy with 260 as they started to loose wickets one after another in quick succession.

Sehwag manage to get 21 from Pakistans most reliable pace bowler Gul who was too expensive in this match (for the first time in the tournement). Sehwag's thundering 38 (of 32) batting was ended by Wahab Riaz by getting him trapped in front of the wicket. Then the run rate started to come down sharply as non of the other batmens were able to score at least run a bowl.

Yuvaraj went for duck in the first bowl he face of Wahab Riaz soon after Kohli got out. India were struggling at one stage to get atleast 250 but Raina and their lower order bowlers managed to lift the score to 260/9.




Wahab Riaz took 5 wickets while Ajmal 2 wickets with one for Hafeez. Sachin Tendulkar manage to get 85 having being dropped by pakistan fielders in several occassions though.  

It was a gettable total for Pakistan on a wicket which was flat. They went with a good run rate initially with 70 for 1 but Nehra and his bowling colleagues built the pressure and made it difficult to score freely for pakistan players which brought the downfall of their run chase.

Misbah Up Haq (56) played a one man show to rescue his team, though he played almost till the end, but his scoring rate wa slow... Ultimately Pakistan were bowled out for 231 with 29 run victory for India making them to the Final on Saturday at Mumbai with Sri lankan Lions !

Score Card (Pls click read more)



India innings (50 overs maximum)RMB4s6sSR
View dismissalV Sehwaglbw b Wahab Riaz38322590152.00
View dismissalSR Tendulkarc Shahid Afridi b Saeed Ajmal8516011511073.91
View dismissalG Gambhirst †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez2755322084.37
View dismissalV Kohlic Umar Akmal b Wahab Riaz920210042.85
View dismissalYuvraj Singhb Wahab Riaz011000.00
View dismissalMS Dhoni*†lbw b Wahab Riaz2564422059.52
SK Rainanot out3669393092.30
View dismissalHarbhajan Singhst †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal1228152080.00
View dismissalZ Khanc †Kamran Akmal b Wahab Riaz914101090.00
View dismissalA Nehrarun out (Wahab Riaz/†Kamran Akmal)1120050.00
MM Patelnot out01000-
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)
BowlingOMRWEcon
Umar Gul806908.62(2nb, 1w)
Abdul Razzaq201407.00
View wicketsWahab Riaz1004654.60(4w)
View wicketsSaeed Ajmal1004424.40(2w)
Shahid Afridi1004504.50
View wicketMohammad Hafeez1003413.40
Pakistan innings (target: 261 runs from 50 overs)RMB4s6sSR
View dismissalKamran Akmalc Yuvraj Singh b Khan1940213090.47
View dismissalMohammad Hafeezc †Dhoni b Patel4366597072.88
View dismissalAsad Shafiqb Yuvraj Singh3061392076.92
View dismissalYounis Khanc Raina b Yuvraj Singh1344320040.62
View dismissalMisbah-ul-Haqc Kohli b Khan56134765173.68
View dismissalUmar Akmalb Harbhajan Singh29352412120.83
View dismissalAbdul Razzaqb Patel31290033.33
View dismissalShahid Afridi*c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh19251710111.76
View dismissalWahab Riazc Tendulkar b Nehra816141057.14
View dismissalUmar Gullbw b Nehra2930066.66
Saeed Ajmalnot out11850020.00
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)
BowlingOMRWEcon
View wicketsZ Khan9.505825.89(2w)
View wicketsA Nehra1003323.30(1w)
View wicketsMM Patel1014024.00(1w)
View wicketsHarbhajan Singh1004324.30
View wicketsYuvraj Singh1015725.70
Match details
Toss India, who chose to bat
Series India advanced
Player of the match SR Tendulkar (India)
Umpires IJ Gould (England) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire RJ Tucker (Australia)

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