http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 fails to cope with the pressure as India qualify for final of the ICC World Cup 2011
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Green-c60723 to run away with the show under lights.
Indian fans will enjoy this victory big time before they take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 on Saturday.
Chasing a very competitive total in the second innings to qualify for the final, Pakistan were off to a very good start through http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kamran-Akmal-c70122, as both of them played some wonderful shots. The ball was coming on to the bat nicely with the
new ball, but the pitch got slower and slower as the game progressed.
After the dismissal of the openers, Pakistan’s middle-order batsmen played little cameos but none of them succeeded in playing a big innings which could help the Men in Green chase down the total set by India. The Pakistani batsmen were clearly under pressure
and even the senior batsmen like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdul-Razzaq-c41623 were visibly nervous.
However, youngsters like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asad-Shafiq-c46208 looked extremely impressive, but they too succumbed under pressure. As a result the whole team was bundled out for just 231 runs in the last over of the match.
All the five bowlers used by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Harbhajan-Singh-c61453 and Yuvraj Singh claimed a couple of victims each for India.
Misbah ul Haq remained the top scorer for Pakistan, as he scored 56 runs off 76 balls with the help of five fours and a massive six. Hafeez made 43 runs off 59 balls and struck seven boundaries in his little gem.
This is a huge victory for the Indian team, as now they look to be favourites to clinch the world title and their confidence will by sky high after beating the traditional rivals in a crucial encounter. This match was considered to be bigger than the final
by many cricket analysts in the Subcontinent.
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