MOHALI: It’s here. The most anticipated clash of World Cup 2011, where Pakistan take on the India in the second semi-final at Mohali.
First over
Umar Gul opens the bowling for Pakistan with Virender Sehwag on the batting end.
The stadium is packed to full capacity.
After the national anthems, the prime ministers of both countries go down to the pitch and meet with the players.
Nationals anthems of both countries play while the stadium stands in silence.
Teams make their way down to the pitch.
Toss: India has won the toss and has elected to bat.
Twitter trends for the match: #Mohali #cwc2011 #Pakistan #India #indiasvpak #semifianl
Ashish Nehra has replaced Ravichandran Ashwin in the linup for India.
Pakistan has not made any changes in their team.
Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal
India:
V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, G Gambhir, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, SK Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, MM Patel, A Nehra
Yesterday, Sri Lanka beat New Zealand and will face the winner of today’s match on April 2, 2011.
The cricket fever is running high on both sides of the border. With the premiers on both countries attending the showdown, security arrangements at Mohali have been tightened.
Pakistan has never beaten India in a World Cup match. Hearts are beating fast to see if this will be changed today.
Shahid Afridi’s men should use “music therapy” to calm their nerves before Pakistan face India in Wednesday’s high-pressure World Cup semi-final, former captain Javed Miandad suggests, Reuters reported.
