Hours before India faced Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup semifinal in the Punjabi city of Mohali, a huge security operation got underway. Here, sniffer dogs are used to scour the stands [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 30 Mar 201130 Mar 2011
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Indian fans were desperate to see legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, right, score his 100th one-day century against their fiercest rivals [GALLO/GETTY]
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Mohali police had the privilege of watching their team in training while on duty at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. A place in the final against Sri Lanka is at stake for the two teams [GALLO/GETTY]
India chose to bat and opener Virender Sehwag the bowling punished of Umar Gul with a series of fours before falling lbw for 38 in Wahab Riaz(***)s first over [Reuters]
Tendulkar successfully reviewed an lbw decision and narrowly survived a stumping by Kamran Akmal before guiding India past the 100 mark with one wicket down and 16 overs bowled [Reuters]
Gautam Gambhir hung around for 32 balls before being stumped miles out of his ground to put India on 116-2 [EPA]
Wahab was proving the dangerman for Pakistan as he had Virat Kohli caught by Umar Akmal for 9 as the run-rate slowed with India wobbling on 141-3 [Reuters]
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One ball later and it(***)s 141-4 as key batsman Yuvraj Singh looks back at his wickets, shattered by a full toss from Wahab, who then missed out on dismissing India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his hat-trick ball [Reuters]
Tendulkar survived several scares before finally being caught by Shahid Afridi 15 short of his century, with Dhoni following soon after with India on 205-6 [GALLO/GETTY]
Indian and Pakistan fans mingled outside before 28,000 settled in their seats to see the prime ministers of both countries shake hands with the teams on the pitch [GALLO/GETTY]
Wahab ended with 5-46 as the Indian tail fell cheaply, with Suresh Raina(***)s 39 not out helping India to a beatable 260-9 after 50 overs [Reuters]
Pakistan were in danger of building a hefty opening partnership with Kamran Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez looking comfortable before Kamran was caught by Yuvraj Singh for 19, with Pakistan on 44-1 [GALLO/GETTY
Hafeez fizzes 43 from 69 balls but is caught by Dhoni off Munaf Patel as he tries to increase the run rate [Reuters]
Yuvraj Singh clean-bowls Asad Shafiq for 30 and then sends the dangerous Younus Khan, above, back to the pavilion for just 13 as the tide turns India(***)s way [GALLO/GETTY]
Umar Akmal comes out fighting, hitting the first sixes of the match, but flaps at a faster straight delivery from spinner Harbhajan Singh which bowls him for 29. Pakistan struggling on 142-5, with the required run-rate topping seven an over [GALLO/GETTY]
And Pakistan begin to need eight an over as Abdul Razzaq is bowled by Patel for just three. Pakistan(***)s only chance is for Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and incoming batsman and World Cup skipper Shahid Afridi to turn on the style [Reuters}
The tension was being felt not just in India, but in Pakistan and indeed the rest of the world. Here fans watch a big screen in Quetta, Pakistan, as their team bats in 1,000km away in Mohali [EPA}
Harbhajan Singh celebrates claiming Afridi(***)s wicket for 19 before Wahab Riaz and Umar Gul also fall to leave Pakistan teetering on 208-9 with Misbah and Saeed Ajmal at the crease. Time running out and one wicket left [Reuters]
Misbah-ul-Haq reaches his half-century in a rearguard action but, needing five sixes off the last five balls, he is caught off the penultimate ball with the game already lost. India now face Sri Lanka in Mumbai on April 2 [Reuters]
