http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 elect to bat first against Pakistan at Mohali, semi-final ICC World Cup, 2011
India won the toss and elected to bat first in the semi-final game of the ICC World Cup, 2011 against Pakistan, at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, who have already qualified for
the final of the tournament after defeating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754.
There was some rain at Mohali yesterday night, but it didn’t have much effect on the pitch. Conditions are excellent for batting and a high scoring match is expected. However, there may be some moisture in the wicket, which will be good for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 pacers
Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz.
The hosts made one change to their side for today’s game. They brought in left-arm seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ravichandran-Ashwin-c84208. Although the unorthodox spinner has done a good job for the team in the last couple of matches, he was rested
considering Pakistan’s ability to tackle spin expertly.
On the other hand, the Men in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 have made no change to their winning combination. There was a speculation that veteran pacer Shoaib Akhtar would be included in the side today, but the visitors opted for Wahab Riaz instead.
India have a very good record against Pakistan in the World Cups. The hosts haven’t lost any match to the Men in Green in their entire World Cup history. However, this will be a big opportunity for Pakistan to turn the tables on their opponents.
One positive sign for Pakistan will be that they were victorious against the hosts in their last game, played at Mohali. India had won the toss back then as well and posted a massive total of 321.
However, Pakistan chased that target down in the last over of the game. The highlight of that match was a century from Younis Khan, who is a part of the current Pakistan team as well and will be eying a similar performance.
India will be looking forward to a good start in the match today. They have been given some solid opening stands by Sachin Tendulkar and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429. Their performance today, in a match tipped the 'final before the final' will matter the most compared
to all their previous games in the mega event so far.
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