Scorecard - India vs Pakistan semifinal match

Finally India has won this much hyped contest and booked their place in World Cup finals against in-form Srilanka. India won the match by 29 runs and pakistani team getting all0out for 231 runs only.

CHEERS TO TEAM INDIA !! and BEST OF LUCK FOR THE FINALS!!

Match Full Scorecard:

India Innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Virender Sehwag	lbw b Wahab Riaz	38	25	9	0	152.00
Sachin Tendulkar	c S Afridi b S Ajmal	85	115	11	0	73.91
Gautam Gambhir	st K Akmal b M Hafeez	27	32	2	0	84.37
Virat Kohli	c U Akmal b W Riaz	9	21	0	0	42.85
Yuvraj Singh	b Wahab Riaz	0	1	0	0	0.00
MS Dhoni (C) (W)	lbw b Wahab Riaz	25	42	2	0	59.52
Suresh Raina	Not Out	36	38	3	0	92.31
Harbhajan Singh	st K Akmal b S Ajmal	12	15	2	0	80.00
Zaheer Khan	c K Akmal b W Riaz	9	10	1	0	90.00
Ashish Nehra	run out (Kamran Akmal)	1	2	0	0	50.00
Munaf Patel	Not Out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0,lb 8,w 8, nb 2)	18
Total	(9 wickets; 50.0 overs)	260	(5.20 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets (India):

1-48 (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)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Umar Gul	8	0	69	0	8.62	(nb 2 w 1)
Abdul Razzaq	2	0	14	0	7.00
Wahab Riaz	10	0	46	5	4.60	(w 4)
Saeed Ajmal	10	0	44	2	4.40	(w 2)
Shahid Afridi	10	0	45	0	4.50
Mohammad Hafeez	10	0	34	1	3.40

Pakistan Innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Kamran Akmal (W)	c Y Singh b Z Khan	19	21	3	0	90.48
Mohammad Hafeez	c MS Dhoni b Munaf Patel	43	59	7	0	72.88
Asad Shafiq	b Yuvraj Singh	30	39	2	0	76.92
Younus Khan	c S Raina b Y Singh	13	32	0	0	40.63
Misbah-ul-Haq	c V Kohli b Z Khan	56	76	5	1	73.68
Umar Akmal	b Harbhajan Singh	29	24	1	2	120.83
Abdul Razzaq	b Munaf Patel	3	9	0	0	33.33
Shahid Afridi (C)	c V Sehwag b H Singh	19	17	1	0	111.76
Wahab Riaz	c S Tendulkar b A Nehra	8	14	1	0	57.14
Umar Gul	lbw b Ashish Nehra	2	3	0	0	66.67
Saeed Ajmal	Not Out	1	5	0	0	20.00
Extras	(b 0,lb 0,w 8, nb 0)	8
Total	(All Out; 49.5 overs)	231	(4.63 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets (Pakistan) –
1-44 (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)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Zaheer Khan	9.5	0	58	2	5.90	(w 2)
Ashish Nehra	10	0	33	2	3.30	(w 1)
Munaf Patel	10	1	40	2	4.00	(w 1)
Harbhajan Singh	10	0	43	2	4.30
Yuvraj Singh	10	1	57	2	5.70

India in driver's seat PAK now 6 down

Harbhajan Singh took crucial wicket of Umar Akmal and turned the match into favour of India again.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 43 catch (Dhoni) bowling (Munaf Patel)
Asad Shafiq - 30 bowled (Yuvraj)
Younis Khan - 13 catch (Raina) bowl (Yuvraj)
Misbah-ul-haq - 12*
Umar Akmal - 29 bowled (Harbhajan)
Abdul Razzaq - 3 bowled (Munaf Patel)
Afridi - 1*


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 5-0-27-1
A Nehra - 7-0-22-0
Yuvraj - 8-1-39-2
Munaf - 9-1-33-2
Harbhajan - 8-0-33-1

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Pakistan 77/2 after 17 overs

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 43 catch (Dhoni) bowling (Munaf Patel)
Asad Shafiq - 13
Younis Khan - 2


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 6-1-26-1
Harbhajan - 4-0-18-0

PAK 72/2 after 16 overs

Munaf Patel strikes on his third ball and Hafeez has to go back to dressing room, Time for India to pounce back now by not allowing batsman to settle.

Younis Khan comes for bat, 2 Run from the over.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 43 catch (Dhoni) bowling (Munaf Patel)
Asad Shafiq - 8
Younis Khan - 2


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 6-1-26-1
Harbhajan - 3-0-13-0

15 overs gone PAK 70/1

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 43
Asad Shafiq - 8


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 5-1-24-0
Harbhajan - 3-0-13-0

PAK 63/1 after 14 overs

EXCELLENT maiden over by Munaf Patel too good for Shafiq to play
Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 41
Asad Shafiq - 3


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 5-1-24-0
Harbhajan - 2-0-6-0

Tidy over by Bhajji PAK 63/1 after 13 overs

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 41
Asad Shafiq - 3


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 4-0-24-0
Harbhajan - 2-0-6-0

PAK - 59/1 after 12 overs

harbhajan will continue next over.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 39
Asad Shafiq - 1


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 4-0-24-0
Harbhajan - 1-0-2-0

Pakistan 54/1 in 11 overs

Harbhajan Singh bowls a tidy over, just 2 runs coming.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 34
Asad Shafiq - 1


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 3-0-19-0
Harbhajan - 1-0-2-0

Pakistan 52/1 in 10 overs

Hafeez is looking dangerous by the way he is batting, full of confidence. Two boundaries coming in the over as Pakistan crosses 50 in 10 overs.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (Yuvraj) bowling (Zaheer Khan)
Hafeez- 33
Asad Shafiq -


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 3-0-19-0
Harbhajan -

kamran Akmal departs Pak - 44/1 after 9 overs

Asad Shafiq walks in next.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19 catch (yuvraj) bowling Zaheer
Hafeez- 25


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 3-0-17-1
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 2-0-11-0
Harbhajan -

8 overs gone Pakistan 43/0

Zaheer Khan comes back into attack.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19
Hafeez- 24


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 2-0-16-0
A Nehra - 4-0-16-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 2-0-11-0
Harbhajan -

Pakistan 38/0 in 7 overs

Good over for Pakistan 9 runs coming of it, 2 boundaries scored.

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 19
Hafeez- 19


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 2-0-16-0
A Nehra - 3-0-11-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 2-0-11-0
Harbhajan -

Pakistan 29/0 after 6 overs

Excellent 6th over by Nehra just 1 run off it
Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 15
Hafeez- 14


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 2-0-16-0
A Nehra - 3-0-11-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 1-0-2-0
Harbhajan -

Pak - 28/0 after 5 overs

Good first over by Munaf jus 2 runs of it.
Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 15
Hafeez- 13


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 2-0-16-0
A Nehra - 2-0-10-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf - 1-0-2-0
Harbhajan -

Pakistan 26/0 in 4 overs

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 13
Hafeez- 13


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 2-0-16-0
A Nehra - 2-0-10-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf -
Harbhajan -

Pakistan starts well 20 runs in 3 overs 20/0

Pakistan Innings-

Batting-
Kamran Akmal - 12
Hafeez- 8


Bowling
Zaheer Khan- 2-0-16-0
A Nehra - 1-0-4-0
Yuvraj -
Munaf -
Harbhajan -

Pakistan needs 261 runs to win and reach Finals

End of indian innings and we have a good match on, tune in for second innings also till then gear up with your eating stuff.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 36*
harbhajan - 12 st Akmal bowling Ajmal
Zaheer - 9 Run Out
munaf - 0*

Bowling-
Gul- 8 over 69 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 10 over - 46 runs - 5 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 10 over 44 runs - 2 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

Dhoni failed again and in the end it was left to Raina to add some useful runs. At one stage what looked like a score of over 320 when the Sehwag was on the rampage ended up on 260. Will that be enough? It looks like 20 runs short at least.

A collapse after being in the box seat has put India in a dicey situation in this crucial semi-final. It happened against England, then against South Africa and now. But one has to give full credit to Riaz for bringing his side back into the game with a terrific spell. He sent back Kohli and Yuvraj off consecutive balls and that set India back. Sachin Tendulkar perhaps played the patchiest innings of his ODI life - having been dropped 4 times and surviving a couple of close calls. All the 4 catches were easy ones too. Pakistan finally sent him back via a catch by Afridi.

250 up for India 256/7 in 49 overs

Good powerplay for India this time :)
Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 33
harbhajan - 12 st Akmal bowling Ajmal
Zaheer - 9

Bowling-
Gul- 8 over 69 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 9 over - 42 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 10 over 44 runs - 2 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India 246/7 after 48 overs

Umar Gul to bowl next over.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 25
harbhajan - 12 st Akmal bowling Ajmal
Zaheer - 7

Bowling-
Gul- 7 over 59 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 9 over - 42 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 10 over 44 runs - 2 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

Harbhajan goes India 238/7 after 47 overs

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 23
harbhajan - 12 st Akmal bowling Ajmal
Zaheer - 1

Bowling-
Gul- 7 over 59 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 8 over - 35 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 10 over 44 runs - 2 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

Good over for India 235/6 after 46

Expensive over by Gul , 3 boundaries coming of it.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 23
harbhajan - 12

Bowling-
Gul- 7 over 59 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 8 over - 35 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 9 over 41 runs - 1 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India 221/6 after 45 overs

A boundary after 15 overs and much needed from the blade of Harbhajan Singh.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 14
harbhajan - 8

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 8 over - 35 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 9 over 41 runs - 1 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

44 overs gone India 213/6

couple of wide deliveries helps India. India takes batting powerplay 45-49 over

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 12
harbhajan - 4

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 8 over - 35 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 8 over 33 runs - 1 wicket
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India in trouble as Dhoni vanishes 207/6 after 43 overs

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 25 lbw RIAZ
Raina - 11
harbhajan - 1

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 7 over - 29 runs - 4 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 6 over 28 runs
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India 200 up at 40 over mark

200 comes up for India in the over CHEERS

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 22
Raina - 8

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 6 over 28 runs
Afridi - 10 over 45 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India 195/5 in 39 overs

Nice over again by Ajmal.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 20
Raina - 5

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 6 over 28 runs
Afridi - 9 over 40 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India 189/5 after 38 overs

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85 catch Afridi, bowling Ajmal
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 18
Raina - 1

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 5 over 22 runs
Afridi - 9 over 40 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

India 187/5 after 37 overs- Sachin departs

Just 2 runs of the over. + wicket of Sachin

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 85
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 17

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 5 over 22 runs
Afridi - 8 over 38 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

36 overs gone and India 185/4

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 84
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 16

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 8 over 38 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

35 overs gone India 182/4

Hafeez finishes a wonderful spell 10-0-34-1, Sachin gets another lifeline on last ball.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 82
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 15

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 7 over 36 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 10 over - 34 runs - 1 wicket

34 overs completed India 176/4

Back after the drinks break, Dhoni and sachin are doing their best to bring Indian innings in cruise mode. Tendulkar missed a free hit in the over :(

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 77
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 15

Bowling-
Gul- 6 over 45 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 7 over 36 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 9 over - 29 runs - 1 wicket

End of over 33 India 173/4

Excellent over by Hafeez just 2 runs from it.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 76
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 14

Bowling-
Gul- 5 over 42 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 7 over 36 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 9 over - 29 runs - 1 wicket

End of over 32 India 171/4

nice comeback by Gul after hammering in first spell.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 75
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 13

Bowling-
Gul- 5 over 42 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 7 over 36 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 8 over - 27 runs - 1 wicket

31 overs gone India 170/4

Umal Gul comes back into attack would bowl 32nd over

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 75
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 12

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 7 over 36 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 8 over - 27 runs - 1 wicket

Boundary after a long time - India 168/4 after 30 overs

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 75
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 11

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 7 over 36 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 7 over - 25 runs - 1 wicket

1 run from over India 161/4 after 29

 That was excellent stuff from hafeez only 1 run coming from the over. Afridi comes back into attack.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 68
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 11

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 7 over - 25 runs - 1 wicket

India 160/4 after 28 overs

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 67
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 11

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 6 over - 24 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 6 over - 24 runs - 1 wicket

India 150/4 in 27 overs

150 comes up for India in 27 overs with 4 wickets down.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 61
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 8

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 5 over - 17 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 6 over - 24 runs - 1 wicket

Virat Kohli, Yuvraj departs as India 146/4 - over 26

Double blow for team India first Kohli and now in form batsman Yuvraj singh out for a first ball duck, Pakistan has come back nicely in game.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 60
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9 catched by Umar Akmal bowling RIAZ
YuvRaj Singh - 0 bowled RIAZ
MS Dhoni - 4

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 5 over - 17 runs - 3 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 5 over - 19 runs - 1 wicket

half way down the for first innings India 141/2

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 60
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 9

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 4 over - 13 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 5 over - 19 runs - 1 wicket

24 overs gone India 136/2

Sensible batting by Indians

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 58
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 6

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 4 over - 14 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 4 over - 14 runs - 1 wicket

23 overs gone India133/2

 Good over by Hafeez only 3 runs coming of it. Wahab Riaz will bowl next over

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 57
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 4

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 4 over - 14 runs - 1 wicket

22 gone India 130/2 10 runs from over

Boundary in this over came after a long time. Good over for India with 10 runs coming of it.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 56
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 2

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 6 over 29 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 3 over - 11 runs - 1 wicket

21 overs gone India 120/2

Runrate has come under 6 now for india.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 47
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 1

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 5 over 19 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 3 over - 11 runs - 1 wicket

Over 20 ends india 119/2

Good over by Afridi again only 3 runs coming of it.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 46
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli - 1

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 5 over 19 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 2 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket

With end of over 19 India 116/2 Gambhir out

Gambhir is OUT!!
Stumped as crowd goes silent, The partener ship is broken and we have new batsman Virat Kohli in Middle.

Gauti - 27 runs in 32 balls

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 45
Gambhir - 27 stump Kamran, bowl Hafeez
Virat Kohli

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 4 over 16 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 2 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket

Over 18 ends - 4 runs from over 114/1

4 runs coming of this over in a boundary.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 43
Gambhir - 27

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 4 over 16 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 1 over 8 runs

End of over 17 India 110/1

With 8 runs coming of the over and partener ship building between these two batsman, India is backing themselves on strong batting foundation now.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 39
Gambhir - 26

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 3 over 12 runs
Mohammad Hafeez - 1 over 8 runs

Over 16 ends India 102/1

India is maintaining rr of over 6 runs per over and are at 102/1 after 16 overs.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 38
Gambhir - 19

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 3 over 12 runs

Over 15 ends India 99/1

end of over 15 India just shy of 100 score 99/1

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 37
Gambhir - 18

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 4 over 20 runs
Afridi - 2 over 9 runs

Over 14 ends Sachin survives a drop chance 90/1

Looks like luck is today with Sachin tendulkar as he survives a simple drop by Misbah.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 29
Gambhir - 16

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 3 over 11 runs
Afridi - 2 over 9 runs

India 84/1 after 13 overs

India going along nicely with sensible play from gauti and Sachin.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 27
Gambhir - 12

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 3 over 11 runs
Afridi - 1 over 3 runs

End of over 12 India 79/1

The runrate is now slowing down and coming to run a ball levels. Afridi finishes his first over.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 26
Gambhir - 8

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 2 over 6 runs
Afridi - 1 over 3 runs

India 76/1 after 11 overs

Pakistan takes bowling powerplay. Tendulkar surviving a LBW decision in review and a stumping chance. Saeed Ajmal bowls a nice over.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 24
Gambhir - 7

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 2 over 6 runs

It's 73/1 after 10 overs for India

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 23
Gambhir - 6

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Wahab Riaz - 3 over - 10 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 1 over 3 runs

India 68/1 after over 9

Saeed Ajmal comes to bowl, things have slowed down a bit, India is still going strongly.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 23
Gambhir - 5

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Riaz - 2 over - 9 runs - 1 wicket
Saeed Ajmal - 1 over 3 runs

End of over 8 for India score - 65/1

looks like Tendulkar has taken charge from where Sehwag left but he is playing much sensible as he should and he always is playing from last 20 years.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 23
Gambhir - 2

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Riaz - 2 over - 9 runs - 1 wicket

50 up for team india - end of over 7 - 57/1

So the dangerous looking Sehwag is back to the pavilion and Gambhir is out there in middle with Sachin tendulkar. The foundation is laid and other batsman have to capitalize, looks like 300 is on cards, though it's too early to say that.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 15
Gambhir - 2

Bowling-
Gul- 4 over 41 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Riaz - 1 over - 1 run - 1 wicket

End of over 6 , India 1 down now Sehwag out 49/1

Loks like the day belongs to Viru, who is murdering Pakistani bowlers like street bowlers, Gul being in front in line of fire. Sehwag out LBW.

Batting-
Sehwag- 38 bowled Riaz
Tendulkar- 8
Gambhir - 1

Bowling-
Gul- 3 over 33 runs
Razzaq- 2 overs 14 runs
Riaz - 1 over - 1 run - 1 wicket

Over 5 ends India 47/0

Gul baowled first three balls nicely but fourth ball again went to the boundary, Sehwag on fire. Two fours coming in this over

Batting-
Sehwag - 38
Tendulkar - 8

Bowling-
Gul - 3 overs - 33 runs

End of over 4 India 39/0 -Sehwag on Rampage, Sachin joins the party

Sehwag 30
Tendulkar 8

and it'a again Gul for the next over CHEERS

End of over 3 India - 27/0

The over belonged to Sehwag, Gul is now in pressure and might not get next over.

India 27/0 end of over 3

Sehwag - 25
Tendulkar - 1

over 2 - India 6/0

Tendulkar -1
Sehwag - 5

Razzaq 1-2 runs

Live commentary over by over over 1 ends

India 4/0
Sehwag - 4

Gul 1 over 4 runs

Toss - India wins elects to bat

India wins the toss - elects to bat Nehra in Ashwin out, Akhtar not in playing 11 for pakistan

End of era for Australia cricket

Ricky Ponting doesn't think Australia bowing out of the World Cup marks the end of an era, but it's impossible to come to any other conclusion. For more than a decade, Australia have owned all sorts of silverware, Cricket Australia's headquarters in Melbourne more a trophy cabinet than an office. Now, the last of those major prizes is finding a new home after 12 years in Australian hands.

Canada v/s Zimbabwe world Cup match highlights

Minnows Zimbabwe defeated Canada comprehensively in their group A clash. Zimbabwe won the match by 175 runs and T Taibu remained player of the match.

Following are match highlights:

Zimbabwe innings
* Over 0.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - BRM Taylor (Struck down)
* Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 44 runs, 2 wickets)
* Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 29 runs, 0 wicket)
* Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (65 balls), Extras 2
* Zimbabwe innings: 1x5 ball over (11th over, bowled by Khurram Chohan, called by Umpire BNJ Oxenford)
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (T Taibu 36, CR Ervine 13, Ex 1)
* T Taibu: 50 off 45 balls (8 x 4)
* Drinks: Zimbabwe - 81/2 in 17.0 overs (T Taibu 55, CR Ervine 20)
* Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 2
* 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 105 balls (T Taibu 64, CR Ervine 39, Ex 1)
* Over 21.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - T Taibu (Upheld)
* CR Ervine: 50 off 55 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 25.1 overs (151 balls), Extras 2
* 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 133 balls (T Taibu 82, CR Ervine 67, Ex 1)
* Drinks: Zimbabwe - 193/4 in 32.4 overs (T Taibu 97)
* Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 33.3 overs (201 balls), Extras 2
* Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 43.4 overs (262 balls), Extras 2
* Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 42 runs, 2 wickets)
* Over 48.4: Review by Canada (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - CB Mpofu (Struck down)
* Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 298/9 in 50.0 overs (RW Price 10, CB Mpofu 3)

Canada innings
* Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 14 runs, 3 wickets)
* Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 21 runs, 0 wicket)
* Over 12.2: Review by Canada (Batting), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - R Gunasekera (Upheld)
* Drinks: Canada - 45/3 in 18.0 overs (R Gunasekera 21, AS Hansra 19)
* Over 18.4: Review by Zimbabwe (Bowling), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - R Gunasekera (Struck down)
* Canada: 50 runs in 20.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 5
* Over 34.3: Review by Canada (Batting), Umpire - Asad Rauf, Batsman - Khurram Chohan (Struck down)
* Canada: 100 runs in 35.5 overs (215 balls), Extras 8
* Drinks: Canada - 106/8 in 37.0 overs (ZE Surkari 21, HS Baidwan 3)

West Indies crush netherlands in group B encounter

The unpredictable nature of West indies Cricket Team continued as it crushed Netherlands by a margin of 215 runs in their world cup clash. KAJ Roach from west-indies starred by taking hat-trick in this match.

Following are the highlights of the match:

* West Indies innings
* Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 0 wicket)
* West Indies: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 5
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (DS Smith 39, CH Gayle 6, Ex 5)
* Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
* DS Smith: 50 off 45 balls (9 x 4)
* West Indies: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 8
* 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 97 balls (DS Smith 53, CH Gayle 39, Ex 8)
* Drinks: West Indies - 100/1 in 16.3 overs (CH Gayle 39)
* CH Gayle: 50 off 63 balls (7 x 4)
* West Indies: 150 runs in 28.1 overs (169 balls), Extras 10
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (CH Gayle 31, DM Bravo 18, Ex 2)
* Powerplay 3: Overs 36.1 - 41.0 (Batting side - 56 runs, 1 wicket)
* Drinks: West Indies - 196/3 in 36.2 overs (RR Sarwan 18)
* West Indies: 200 runs in 37.2 overs (225 balls), Extras 16
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (RR Sarwan 21, KA Pollard 30, Ex 2)
* West Indies: 250 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 17
* KA Pollard: 50 off 23 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
* West Indies: 300 runs in 46.2 overs (279 balls), Extras 21
* Over 49.4: Review by West Indies (Batting), Umpire - AM Saheba, Batsman - DC Thomas (Struck down)
* Innings Break: West Indies - 330/8 in 50.0 overs (NO Miller 11, SJ Benn 3)

* Netherlands innings
* Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 4 wickets)
* Over 8.1: Review by Netherlands (Batting), Umpire - AM Saheba, Batsman - RN ten Doeschate (Struck down)
* Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 15 runs, 1 wicket)
* Over 10.2: Review by West Indies (Bowling), Umpire - AM Saheba, Batsman - TN de Grooth (Upheld)
* Netherlands: 50 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 1
* Drinks: Netherlands - 56/6 in 18.2 overs (TLW Cooper 21)
* Netherlands: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (173 balls), Extras 2
* 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (TLW Cooper 28, Mudassar Bukhari 23, Ex 0)
* TLW Cooper: 50 off 67 balls (9 x 4)