Ind vs Pak: Riaz puts Pak on top, India 6 down

Saeed Ajmal had Sachin Tendulkar caught by Shahid Afridi in the covers to place India at 187/5 in 37 overs in their World Cup semifinal clash at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

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Tendulkar was dropped four times before Afridi grabbed the catch. Tendulkar scored 85 runs off 115 balls with the help of 11 fours.

Wahab Riaz dismissed Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh off successive balls to place India at 141/4 in 25.3 overs.

Riaz first had Virat caught by Umar Akmal at backward point and on the next delivery, clean bowled the in-from Yuvraj with a superb reverse swinging yorker.

Tendulkar made Pakistan pay by hitting his 95th ODI half-century.

Tendulkar was first dropped by Misbah-ul-Haq at mid-wicket when he was on 27 and a few overs later Younis Khan dropped a simple catch at mid-off when Tendulkar was at 45. The unlucky bowler at both times was Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi.

India lost their second wicket when Mohammad Hafeez had Gautam Gambhir stumped by Kamran Akmal.

Sachin Tendulkar and Gambhir brought up the Indian 100 in the 16th over.

Tendulkar took India to 73/1 in 10 overs after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag.

Tendulkar survived two close calls in Saeed Ajmal's second over. On the fourth delivery, the ball hit Tendulkar on the pads, the Pakistani players appealed and umpire Ian Gould raised his finger. Tendulkar opted for the review and the replays showed that the ball was going down the leg side. The decision was overturned.

On the next delivery, Tendulkar missed the doosra while playing a front foot shot and Kamran Akmal took off the bails in a flash. Square leg umpire Simon Taufel went for the third umpire and the replays showed that Tendulkar had brought his right foot down in the crease just in time.

Wahab Riaz trapped Sehwag plumb in front of the wicket after India got off to a fiery start.

Sehwag hit 9 fours in his 25-ball 38 and his onslaught started when he hit five fours off Umar Gul's second over as India got off to a flying start.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat as India made one change to the side that beat Australia in the quarterfinals, bringing in pacer Ashish Nehra in place of spinner R Ashwin.

Pakistan have made no change to the team that beat the West Indies in the quarterfinals, deciding against including mercurial pacer Shoaib Akhtar despite widespread speculation before the match.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal+, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.

Umpires: Simon Taufel and Ian Gould (both on-field), Billy Bowden (third umpire), Rod Tucker (fourth umpire). Ranjan Madugalle (match referee).

Ind vs Pak: Bihar MLAs get half-day session

Ahead of the World Cup semi-final clash between India and Pakistan at Mohali, the speaker of the Bihar assembly has announced that the Wednesday's session will start at 9.00am and end at 1.00pm.

Earlier, some legislators had sought an early adjournment of the House on Wednesday to allow them to watch the match.

Cutting across party lines, several MLAs made the unprecedented demand requesting to limit the proceedings of the day during the ongoing Budget session. They were mounting pressure on the speaker to adjourn the assembly during the match period.

The House session continues till around 5 pm everyday which means the MLAs would have to miss most of the first innings of the all-important match.

Batting for an early adjournment of the House on the day, JD(U) MLA Ajay Pratap said, "India-Pakistan matches are always exciting and interesting. We are asking for a half day so that we too can enjoy the match."

However, the state government was not amused at the idea of the House functioning for half a day. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi said MLAs who were keen to watch the match had the option of staying away from the assembly.

"Those who want to watch the match can stay absent. As it is, all legislators are never in attendance for the session," Modi argued.

ICC Cricket World Cup - Ind vs Pak -- Highlights

- 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.

India vs Pakistan live: Sachin Tendulkar misses ton

Shahid Afridi dismissed master blaster Sachin Tendulkar to reduce India 187/5. Sachin Tendulkar scored 85 runs.

India vs Pakistan: Live commentary
Earlier, Wahab Riaz provided double blow to India by dismissing Kohli and Yuvraj (0) in one over.

After fiery start, India lost opener Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.

Wahab Riaz provided first breakthrough to Pakistan when he dismissed dangerous Sehwag. Sehwag scored 38 runs of 25 deliveries.
India received second jolt when Mohammad Hafeez got rid off Gambhir for 27 runs.

Earlier, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the crucial toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second semifinal of Cricket World Cup 2011.

Dhoni has made one change in the side. Spinner R Ashwin paved the way for pacer Ashish Nehra. Dhoni feels that Pakistan side is good against spinners.
On the other hand, Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi said that toss will not affect the result of tie. He said that there are no changes in the Pakistan side. The same team, which played against West Indies will play today.
Afridi said that this is biggest encounter of his career.
Teams:
Ind: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra
Pak: Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal

Ind vs Pak: PCA stadium all geared up for crunch tie

Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) is all geared up to host the high-profile Indo-Pak World Cup semifinal clash on Wednesday, PCA secretary MP Pandove said on Tuesday.

"It's a great opportunity and a great honour to be hosting such a high-profile match, in which Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan besides other dignitaries will be present," MP Pandove, also BCCI treasurer, said.

He said there was always pressure in hosting such a mega match, but added they were happy to play host to the two neighbouring countries.

On the VVIPs coming here, Pandove said that "UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, ICC president and Union Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ejaz Bhat among others, are watching the match."

Pandove said that Bangladesh Cricket Board secretary Mehbubullah Anam, Cricket Sri Lanka secretary Nishant Ranatunga and several former cricketers will be present. Chairman of Indian Selection Committee Kris Shrikkanth reached on Tuesday.

Pandove advised the fans coming to watch the match to reach the stadium well in time and be seated by 12 pm in view of the movement of the top dignitaries.

India vs Pakistan Semi Final Match Live, Ind vs Pak Live Cricket Streaming, Score 171/4

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If the rain in Mohali continues and the Mohali weather doesn’t change until today, the match will be postponed to the reserve day, that is March 31st. Even if the conditings remain same on that day, the winner would be decided in a one over per side elimination (OOPSE) method if there is any chance of play, which would be heartbreak for Indian fans as Pakistan would move into finals for finishing top in their group table.

India Pakistan Semi Final Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)

Teams (Squads):

India squad
MS Dhoni*†, V Sehwag, R Ashwin, PP Chawla, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, V Kohli, A Nehra, MM Patel, YK Pathan, SK Raina, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

Pakistan squad
Shahid Afridi*, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Asad Shafiq, Junaid Khan, Kamran Akmal†, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Akmal†, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan

India Pakistan 2nd Semi Final Match details:
Toss: India won the Toss to bat
Umpires IJ Gould and SJA Taufel
TV umpire BF Bowden
Match referee RS Madugalle
Reserve umpire RJ Tucker

India vs Pakistan: Yuvraj urges fan to sing national anthem loudly in ICC Cricket World Cup

India's star batsman Yuvraj Singh has requested the countrymen to inspire the home team by singing the national anthem loudly before their high-profile World Cup semi-final clash Pakistan at the PCA stadium here today.

"Request all people in the stadium to inspire us by singing national anthem loudly," Yuvraj tweeted.

"Jai Hind, Good night," Yuvraj signing off. India will take on Pakistan in the second semi-final of the World Cup in the PCA stadium, which will also be attended by Prime Ministers of both the countries.

PAKISTAN VS INDIA: WASIM AKRAM FEELS YUVRAJ SINGH’S WICKET WOULD BE CRUCIAL FOR THE MEN IN GREEN ICC Cricket World Cup

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram suggested Shahid Afridi and his bowlers to get rid of in-form India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh as early as possible during their ICC World Cup 2011 semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday if they hope to reach the tournament final in Mumbai on 2 April.

“Shahid Afridi and team will have to bowl intelligently to him (Yuvraj),” said the legendary pacer while talking to a cricket website. “They will have to stop his run-flow and that's the only way I think Yuvraj can be stopped.”

Akram said that the stylish Punjab batsman has shown great attitude in the World Cup so far and is eager to play long innings. He further added that Yuvraj has converted good starts to fifties and a century which he felt could be disastrous for Pakistan if they did not dismiss him early.

The 29-year-old Chandigarh player has so far earned four Man of the Match awards and has compiled a tally of 341 runs at a astounding average of 113.66 besides claiming 11 scalps at a bowling average of 24.63.

The former Pakistan great also hailed the Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his judicious and smart captaincy and admired his horses-for-courses strategy.

India’s bowling attack has apparently been their weak link in the showpiece event so far. However, Wasim Akram warned Pakistan batsmen not to take Indian attack lightly. He said that the Zaheer Khan-led bowling brigade of co-hosts is doing pretty well. The best thing about Indian attack, according to the former Pakistan seamer, was their variety.

Akram singled out India’s spearhead pacer, Zaheer Khan for praise. He said that Khan has been bowling well over the past two years but his length has been perfect in the ongoing World Cup.

When asked about the pressure of crowd on the teams, Akram reckoned India would be more under pressure since they are the hosts.

“India will be the team under pressure, not Pakistan. The media in India is big and strong. The pressure created by them is simply mind-boggling and then there are a billion people with massive expectations,” said the legendary pacer.