2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal: India v Pakistan
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The 2nd semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
was played between the arch-rivals India
and Pakistan
at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
, Mohali
on 30 March 2011. India
won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final
. India
won the Toss and elected to bat first and made 260 runs in 50 overs for 9 wickets. Pakistan
though with a good start failed to make up to the score with just 231 allout in 49.5 overs resulting in the victory of India
over Pakistan
and leading their way towards the final
of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
against Sri Lanka where they beat Sri Lanka and won the World Cup
. The match holds utmost historical significance because of the hype created around the match since both the teams made their way towards the semifinal. The match was even equated to the War
and it experienced the presence of Celebrities
, Diplomat
s and Prime Minister
s from both the Nations alongside the huge crowd at the stadium. The Life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill during the semi-final match. Three people including a Pakistan
i actor all belonging to Pakistan
died out of shock after Pakistan
lost the match. This match has been perceived by Pakistani former cricketers and fans as a great let down from Pakistan due to their weak fielding and batting despite good talent shown previously from the Pakistani captain and players in the 2011 ICC cup. The match drew 67.3 million viewers in India alone, and an estimated 150 million viewers worldwide.
on 23 March 2011 beat West Indies in a Quarter-final and subsequently entered into the Semifinal. Since then there has been an expectation for a possible upcoming India
Versus Pakistan
Semifinal. As expected India
confirmed its place in the semifinal by beating Australia
in the 2nd Quarter-final on 24 March 2011. Since then there has been heated discussions and expectations from the people of both the countries regarding who is going to win the match.
and Pakistan
have been the traditional arch rivals since the Partition of India
in various fronts. The countries have fought Three Wars
against each other. The same Battlefield
rivalry always reflected on the Cricket Stadium throughout the history since the first international cricket match between the two countries in 1952.This dispute has affected both diplomatic and political relations, and the same animosity can be felt on the field. A match between the two countries is often equated with war. Often a political or diplomatic tension has a fallout on the cricket relations between the two countries including suspension of cricket tours to the other country.
threatened the India-Pak semi final but however things became clear after the Meteorological Department assured the non-possibility of the rain during the match.
India
won the Toss and elected to bat first and made 260 runs in 50 overs for 9 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar
scored 85 runs resulting in the considerably decent score of India
. He was awarded the Man of the Match for his effort. Pakistan
on the other hand though with a good start failed to maintain consistency and were limited to just 231 runs in 49.5 overs allout. India
won the match and confirmed their place in the Finals
.
for days, and most businesses and offices in both countries were closed during the play. Government
s in almost all the states and provinces of both the nations declared official Holidays on 30 March in view of this match. Thousands of screens were put in public places across both the nations and Television
stores experienced increased sales of Television
sets.The life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill during the match. Cricket Diplomacy
has been the positive perception from both the countries to strengthen the relationships between the two nations in the time of chaos after the 2008 Mumbai attacks
which further deteriorated the already existing tussle between the two countries. Prime Minister of India
Manmohan Singh
used this opportunity and invited his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the match with him at Mohali
. Subsequently Gilani accepted the offer and agreed to watch the match with Singh. Victory Venkatesh
, Aamir Khan
, Priety Zinta, Vivek Oberoi
were among the numerous celebrities present in the stadium during the match along with the massive cheering crowd. After the victory of India
Celebrations erupted throughout India
and fans across the country cheered throughout the night. Three Pakistan
citizens, including an actor Liaquat Soldier
died out of shock after Pakistan lost the match. Another person was killed and 50 others were injured in aerial firings during the match in Karachi
.
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
was played between the arch-rivals India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
The Punjab Cricket Association Stadium is located at Mohali, just outside the city of Chandigarh. It is popularly referred to as the Mohali Stadium. The stadium is home to the Punjab team. Punjab's second international cricket stadium has been approved by BCCI in Bathinda, Punjab. The...
, Mohali
Mohali
Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh . It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity...
on 30 March 2011. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final
2011 Cricket World Cup Final
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was played between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 2 April 2011. This was the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup. India won the match by six wickets, its second World Cup victory, having previously won in 1983. India became the third nation to...
. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
won the Toss and elected to bat first and made 260 runs in 50 overs for 9 wickets. Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
though with a good start failed to make up to the score with just 231 allout in 49.5 overs resulting in the victory of India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
over Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
and leading their way towards the final
2011 Cricket World Cup Final
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was played between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 2 April 2011. This was the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup. India won the match by six wickets, its second World Cup victory, having previously won in 1983. India became the third nation to...
of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
against Sri Lanka where they beat Sri Lanka and won the World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup...
. The match holds utmost historical significance because of the hype created around the match since both the teams made their way towards the semifinal. The match was even equated to the War
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
and it experienced the presence of Celebrities
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
, Diplomat
Diplomat
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s and Prime Minister
Prime minister
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s from both the Nations alongside the huge crowd at the stadium. The Life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill during the semi-final match. Three people including a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i actor all belonging to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
died out of shock after Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
lost the match. This match has been perceived by Pakistani former cricketers and fans as a great let down from Pakistan due to their weak fielding and batting despite good talent shown previously from the Pakistani captain and players in the 2011 ICC cup. The match drew 67.3 million viewers in India alone, and an estimated 150 million viewers worldwide.
Background
PakistanPakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
on 23 March 2011 beat West Indies in a Quarter-final and subsequently entered into the Semifinal. Since then there has been an expectation for a possible upcoming India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Versus Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
Semifinal. As expected India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
confirmed its place in the semifinal by beating Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the 2nd Quarter-final on 24 March 2011. Since then there has been heated discussions and expectations from the people of both the countries regarding who is going to win the match.
The Rivalry
IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
have been the traditional arch rivals since the Partition of India
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the partition of British India on the basis of religious demographics that led to the creation of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on 14 and 15...
in various fronts. The countries have fought Three Wars
Indo-Pakistani relations
Relations between India and Pakistan have been strained by a number of historical and political issues, and are defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947, the Kashmir dispute and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations...
against each other. The same Battlefield
Battlefield
A battlefield refers to the location of a battle.Battlefield may also refer to:-In music:*"Battlefield", a song by Diana Ross from her 1991 album The Force Behind the Power* Battlefield Band, a Scottish traditional music group...
rivalry always reflected on the Cricket Stadium throughout the history since the first international cricket match between the two countries in 1952.This dispute has affected both diplomatic and political relations, and the same animosity can be felt on the field. A match between the two countries is often equated with war. Often a political or diplomatic tension has a fallout on the cricket relations between the two countries including suspension of cricket tours to the other country.
The Match
Initially Pre-match rain in MohaliMohali
Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh . It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity...
threatened the India-Pak semi final but however things became clear after the Meteorological Department assured the non-possibility of the rain during the match.
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
won the Toss and elected to bat first and made 260 runs in 50 overs for 9 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Test and one-day international cricket. He is the only male player to score a double century in the history of ODI cricket...
scored 85 runs resulting in the considerably decent score of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was awarded the Man of the Match for his effort. Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
on the other hand though with a good start failed to maintain consistency and were limited to just 231 runs in 49.5 overs allout. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
won the match and confirmed their place in the Finals
2011 Cricket World Cup Final
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Final was played between India and Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 2 April 2011. This was the 10th ICC Cricket World Cup. India won the match by six wickets, its second World Cup victory, having previously won in 1983. India became the third nation to...
.
The Effects
Tickets for the semi-final match had been sold out in MohaliMohali
Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh . It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity...
for days, and most businesses and offices in both countries were closed during the play. Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
s in almost all the states and provinces of both the nations declared official Holidays on 30 March in view of this match. Thousands of screens were put in public places across both the nations and Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
stores experienced increased sales of Television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
sets.The life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill during the match. Cricket Diplomacy
Cricket diplomacy
Cricket diplomacy consists of using the game of cricket as a political tool to enhance or worsen the diplomatic relations between two cricket playing nations. Cricket is the second-most widely played game in the world after football, and it is popular in the most populous nations of South Asia...
has been the positive perception from both the countries to strengthen the relationships between the two nations in the time of chaos after the 2008 Mumbai attacks
2008 Mumbai attacks
The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city, by Islamist attackers who came from Pakistan...
which further deteriorated the already existing tussle between the two countries. Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian...
used this opportunity and invited his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the match with him at Mohali
Mohali
Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh . It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity...
. Subsequently Gilani accepted the offer and agreed to watch the match with Singh. Victory Venkatesh
Daggubati Venkatesh
Venkatesh Daggubati is an Indian film actor who stars in Tollywood films. He is the son of veteran Tollywood film producer, former MP, Dr. D. Ramanaidu. He is often credited as Victory Venkatesh in films and is one of the lead actors in Telugu Cinema. He has won seven Nandi Awards and four...
, Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan
Aamir Hussain Khan is an Indian film actor, director and producer who has established himself as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema....
, Priety Zinta, Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi
Vivek Oberoi is an Indian actor. He is the son of Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi and Yashodhara Oberoi.- Early life :Vivek attended Mayo college in Ajmer. At an actors' workshop in London he was spotted by the director of New York University who took Vivek off to New York, where he completed his...
were among the numerous celebrities present in the stadium during the match along with the massive cheering crowd. After the victory of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Celebrations erupted throughout India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and fans across the country cheered throughout the night. Three Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
citizens, including an actor Liaquat Soldier
Liaquat Soldier
Liaquat Ali better known by his stage name Liaquat Soldier was a Pakistani stage and television comedy actor, writer, and director. Born in 1952, Soldier started his acting career in 1973. He featured in over 250 plays and co-starred with many famous theatre personalities, including the likes of...
died out of shock after Pakistan lost the match. Another person was killed and 50 others were injured in aerial firings during the match in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
.