India v Pakistan - World Cup 2011 - 2nd Semi-Final at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 - Discussion Thread

[simple_and_peacefull]

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


Umpires IJ Gould and SJA Taufel
TV umpire BF Bowden
Match referee RS Madugalle
Reserve umpire RJ Tucker

 

[Kavalier]

No Shoaib akhtar Today...

Why no Shoaib Akhtar??? strange decision...... May be handing over the match to India...... who will play spinners like a piece of sausage in a dog house..... :P

 

[Nawazish]

Re: World Cup 2011 - 2nd Semi-Final: India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 - Discussion Thread

Weather update: Last night's scary rain has disappeared and the sun is out in Mohali. No issues on the weather front at the moment. A bit too hot and a touch humid for the players liking, but that is the least of their concerns today.

 

[Geek]

What about Dew? It will play important it there is dew today.

 

[Nawazish]

A familiar early bird writes in. "Although on paper India are much stronger, I just suspect that the weight of expectation will be too much for them and that Pakistan may just sneak this," says Mark Kidger. "Not too many people fancied Pakistan before the World Cup started, but their progress has been remarkably serene."

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[Geek]

Re: World Cup 2011 - 2nd Semi-Final: India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 - Discussion Thread

I dont know how Im doing to wach todays match? too much nervous and it seems my heart beat is not normal :)

 

[kashmiri]

Re: World Cup 2011 - 2nd Semi-Final: India v Pakistan at Mohali, Mar 30, 2011 - Discussion Thread

موہالی میں جیتنا یا ہارنا، غزوہ ہندکا متبادل نہیں۔ ایجنٹ حکومت میچ میں عوامی دلچسپی سے فائدہ اٹھاتے ہوئے اسے میڈیا کے زور پر عوام کے سر پر سوار کر رہی ہے تاکہ ریمنڈ ڈیوس، ڈرون حملوں اور امریکی جنگ سے توجہ ہٹائی جا سکے۔ خلافت موہالی کی کرکٹ میدان نہیں بلکہ پورے ہندوستان پر ایک بار پھر کلمہ طیبہ کا علم گھاڑ کر آئے گی۔

 

[Geek]

India wins toss, and elected to bat.

 

[simple_and_peacefull]

Dhoni tosses. Afridi calls head. It's a tail. India will bat.

 

[hmaliks]

Shoaib not playing. Interesting ....

 

[Adeel]

Dhoni tosses. Afridi calls head. It's a tail. India will bat. "Runs on the board in a tense game," says Dhoni. Is this the biggest game of your life, Shastri asks Dhoni, who says it's difficult to say because he can't remember how he felt before previous crunch games.

India have left out R Ashwin, which is a big ball, and brought in Ashish Nehra. Dhoni said it was because he wanted to have more options to work with.

 

[simple_and_peacefull]

players for today game....


India team
V Sehwag, SR Tendulkar, G Gambhir, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni*†, SK Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, MM Patel, A Nehra

Pakistan team
Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal†, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi*, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal


Umpires IJ Gould (England) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire BF Bowden (New Zealand)
Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire RJ Tucker (Australia)

 

[Adeel]

No Akhtar

Mistake?

 

[hmaliks]

Time will tell if leaving Akhtar was a good decision or not?

 

[-CSIS-]

any online link guys?

 

[mya]

not playing akhtar is a huge mistake.. he s someone who can handle pressure... Gul has no chance

not looking good for pak

 

[hmaliks]

Wahab did it and he got the crucial man. He proved his inclusion!!!

 

[Kavalier]

ha ha ha.... now people will come to excuses, as I told a week ago, Gul wont be any threat at all to India and wold Akhtar had played, he would have been even worse as A.Razzaq is doing right now....

India , as said by me in earlier thread, will win comprehensively and that too with 100-120 runs.... come on guys , now open yor heads a bit and get out of your emotional self..... Pakistan got till SF purely out of luck..... and thats enough I guess...

not playing akhtar is a huge mistake.. he s someone who can handle pressure... Gul has no chance

not looking good for pak

 

[hmaliks]

Don't be too hasty. The match has just started!!!

ha ha ha.... now people will come to excuses, as I told a week ago, Gul wont be any threat at all to India and wold Akhtar had played, he would have been even worse as A.Razzaq is doing right now....

India , as said by me in earlier thread, will win comprehensively and that too with 100-120 runs.... come on guys , now open yor heads a bit and get out of your emotional self..... Pakistan got till SF purely out of luck..... and thats enough I guess...

 

[Adeel]

looks like india will be making 300+

difficult chase ahead for Pakistan