Every thing is set for much sought after World Cup Cricket 2011 Semi – Final clash between India and Pakistan. Arch-rivals of World Cricket get ready for the Semi Final match on 30th March 2011 at Mohali Cricket Stadium, Punjab (India). Mohali pitch is known for its bouncy nature. It will turn slower while the game progress and likely to favour spinners towards the end. Both India and Pakistan teams are most likely to play with the 11 players they have played in Quarter Finals against West Indies and Australia respectively. Toss is going to play very crucial in Mohali match as the pitch may favour batsmen initially. The toss winning team shall go for batting first as both teams may not like to chase the high voltage match. India has never lost the World Cup match against Pakistan till the date. History of World Cup matches between India and Pakistan and top batsmen and bowlers is given below:
Probable Teams for WC Semi – Finals 2011 between India Vs Pakistan:
1. Indian Team: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain / Wicket Keeper), Suresh Raina, Aswin Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Harbhan Singh and Munaf Patel.
2. Pakistan Team: Kamran Akmal (Wicket Keeper), Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi (Captain), Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz and Saeed Ajmal.
World Cup Cricket history between India Vs Pakistan (Top 5 Batsmen):
1. Sachin Tendulkar – 228 Runs
2. Saeed Anwar – 185 Runs
3. M Azharuddin – 118 Runs
4. Aamir Sohail – 117 Runs
5. Rahul Dravid – 105 Runs
World Cup Cricket history between India Vs Pakistan (Top 5 Bowlers):
1. V Prasad- 8 Wickets
2. J Srinath – 7 Wickets
3. A Kumble – 5 Wickets
4. M Ahmed- 5 Wickets
5. Waqar Younis – 4 Wickets
There are plenty of recources on internet which give live stream of video footage, live match updates, score cards and ball to ball analysis and commentaries. There are exclusive World Cup Cricket 2011 websites for fine coverage of the entire matches. You can also get latest video clips on Youtube as well. Following are some website which offer live streaming of India – Pakistan Semi Final match 2011:
1. cricket.yahoo.com
2. www.cricketworldcup2011.co.in
3. www.espncricinfo.com / cricinfo.com
For live updates and ball to ball analysis of India – Pak Semi Final 2011:
1. www.cricinfo.com
2. www.rediff.com
3. www.yahoo.com
I would like to give vote to pakistan and pakistan will win the match.
both Pakistan and India cricket teams r most favourite teams,
who will win the semi final?
lets the time to decide this mystry.
india is a great bowling team but needs to practice more in fielding stream
Bowling and fielding in the last two games was par excellence. If the trend continues, Indian team can win the cup easily. Consistency does matter on 2nd April 2011.