- Indian fans go silent in Mohali. Dhoni caught LBW off a Wahab delivery. MSD went for the review. But Simon Taufel's decision stood.
- Headlines Today's Rahul Kanwal tweeted - Rock of Gibraltar falls. Pakistan finally take a catch. With respect, Sachin didn't deserve to get 100 after being dropped 6 times.
- Tendulkar departs after scoring 85 in 115 balls. Afridi took the catch off Hafeez.
- Tendulkar dropped for the fourth time. This time by Umar off Hafeez at 81. India 182/4 after 35 overs.
- Headlines Today's Karthikeya Sharma says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has left for the Raj Bhawan for a break while Yousuf Raza Gilani has returned to Taj hotel. Both the PMs are expected to be back after 5.30 pm.
- Rahul Kanwal tweeted - Pakistani fans rediscover their voices. Time for Indians to go silent. Punjab puttar got a strong ovation, but occasion got to him.
- Rahul Kanwal tweeted - Pakistani politicians in Mohali fast losing hope. Saying India running away with match. Mushahid Hussain unhappy with missed chances.
- Rahul Kanwal tweeted - Bumped into the Foreign Secretary. Seems happy with the way things are going so far. Says PMs sitting together and talking all through.
- Koel Purie tweeted - Help! We can't crumble now. No, no, no.
- Hundreds of fans unable to get tickets have found giant screens outside the stadium and are enjoying the match over mugs of beer.
- Nothing scandalous or juicy yet..other than a few mad women wearing juicy track pants in this heat! Sachin pilot here and looking quite thrilled with the game! Hopefully next update will be more interesting!, says a TV journalist.
- Oops! Local boy Yuvraj comes and goes for a duck. Wahab dislodges his stumps.
- Headlines Today's Gaurav Sawant on Twitter - Careful Sachin! God comes to God's rescue for the third time. Tension mounting. Not a match for the faint hearted.
- Vivek Oberoi on Twitter: Heart attack! .. dropped again. Thank you Pakistan. Win Mohali.
- Sachin brings up his 95th ODI fifty off a four from Afridi.
- See what I mean when I say Sachin is God? Back from the dead, twice. Jesus, only once. - Somebody on Twitter.
- Now Younis drops Sachin off Afridi again. Is it the little master's day today?
- Headlines Today's Rahul Kanwal tweeted - Sachin is playing like a cat with nine lives. Stadium now bursting at the seams. No space to place a toe.
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi declares half day after India won the toss. It is not official, but no action will be taken if anybody wants to go home to see the match.
- Twists of fate. India has never defeated Pakistan in Mohali and Pakistan has never defeated India in World Cup encounters.
- Misbah drops Sachin on a sitter off Afridi. Sachin was on 28.
- This World Cup's highest wicket taker and Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi comes into the attack.
- Sachin gets another life. Third umpire rules not out in stumping.
- Close call for Sachin. Crowd celebrates as umpire review denies LBW call off Ajmal.
- Advani wishes Dhoni and his team and expresses hope that India will meet Sri Lanka in final.
- Headlines Today's Gaurav Sawant tweeted - SMS chatter: Pak wins toss. Elects to BET first.
- No lunch meet between PM Manmohan Singh and Yusuf Raza Gilani. Premiers skip lunch.
- The 50 comes up for India in the 7th over as Gambhir joins Sachin in the middle.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says Sehwag out leg before to Wahab Riaz after an explosive start. He smashed 38 off 25 balls, with nine hits to the fence. India 48 for 1 after 5.5 overs.
- Headlines Today's Saurabh Shukla says on and off field the great Indo-Pak bonhomie. Hope this stays as the two PMs cheer Sehwag's fours.
- We just landed in Chandigarh, security is crazy and excitement pulsating! They have added many flights in the middle of the night to bring people back so will come back late night after winning, says a Headlines Today journalist.
- Headlines Today's Saurabh Shukla says showmen diplomacy. Both PMs demonstrate great camaraderie in the middle of the field. Good body language.
- Umar Gul goes expensive in 3rd over. Concedes five fours to Sehwag and a no ball.
- Rahul Bose, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon, Anil Thadani, Ritesh Sidhwani, Vivek Oberoi, Gautam Singhania and Subodh Gupta at stadium to watch match, says designer Manav Gangwani.
- Daler Mehndi, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Abhishek Bachchan, Siddharth Mallya, Vijay Mallya, Arbaaz Khan and Fardeen Khan at stadium to watch match, says designer Manav Gangwani.
- Players of both teams wearing red ribbons on their shirt as a show of support for people suffering with AIDS.
- Sachin, Sehwag start against Pakistan. Umar Gul opens bowling.
- National anthems over. Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Aamir Khan sing along with Team India and spectators.
- Here's more for the cricket lovers. A specially minted coin was used during the toss that will be auctioned by the ICC post the match.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says India bring in Ashish Nehra for R Ashwin, after looking at the grass on the track. A big gamble? No Shoaib Akhtar.
- India win toss and elect to bat against Pakistan.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says PCA Stadium at Mohali almost full. No surprises there. Still, 28,000 aren't that many, considering the match.
- According to team sources, Ashish Nehra may replace Munaf Patel in the playing 11.
- Pak pacer Shoaib Akhtar will not play against India, the team management decides owing to his fitness concerns.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says Why is there so much grass, even if it is dead? Hopefully, toss won't be a factor.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says Teams have arrived. All eyes on Akhtar. Will he play on a track that has a fair amount of grass?
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Mohali along with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi from Delhi.
- Indian and Pakistani teams leave for the stadium from their hotels.
- Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raja Gilani has reached Chandigarh.
- Sourav Ganguly, Sanjay Manjrekar, Rameez Raja entering via gate no 1. Arun Jaitley arrives with family.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says ICC playing conditions state that in case of a no-result even on the reserve day, Pakistan will go through to final as they topped their group and India had come in second in Group B.
- Right now there are more cops than fans. Building up fast. Everyone is cursing PM's presence.
- Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raza says even if Pakistan lose today, they will go back as heroes. Shahid Afridi needs to perform well with the bat.
- MTV India tweeted - With both Veena Malik & Poonam Pandey at the India-Pakistan match, there are going to be lots of legs before wickets.
- Mail Today's Ajit Vijaykumar says from Mohali - Clear sky after heavy rain last night. Strangely, wicket has a fair amount of grass.
- Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot to receive Pak delegation headed by PM Yusuf Raza Gilani at Chandigarh airport.
- With the satta bazaar heating up, Delhi Police sources say the betting stakes could be as high as Rs 500-600 crore for this match.
- A host of Airbuses, Bombardiers and Hawkers are expected top hover over the Mohali awaiting landing permission.
- With at least six special flights operated by commercial airlines and about 50 private aircrafts expected to land during the day, Chandigarh airport might even match the busiest airports like Delhi and Mumbai by Wednesday afternoon.
- All roads other than those leading to Mohali are empty. Roads to the stadium are clogged as India take on Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final clash at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday, March 30, 2011.
- Taj hotel under 3tier security blanket as Pakistan PM Yusuf Raza Gilani and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are expected to check in here only. Pak team already staying here.
- Mukesh and Anil Ambani, Sharad Pawar, Vijay Mallya, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sunil Shetty, Anil Agarwal and the Hindujas are said to be watching the match.
- Heavy rains and thunderstorm had lashed Mohali on Tuesday night on the eve of the blockbuster World Cup semifinal clash.
- The ICC revokes the media ban for Mohali's match. The move comes after the intervention of the Information and Broadcasting ministry.
- Sources say Indian coach Gary Kirsten has ensured that the Men in Blue don't get to read the morning newspapers and neither do they watch the 24x7 coverage of the upcoming encounter on news channels.
