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India v Pakistan, 2nd semi-final, World Cup 2011, Mohali

Nerveless India scrap into final

Virender Sehwag began in typical, hard-hitting fashion, getting India off to a flier ...
Virender Sehwag began in typical, hard-hitting fashion, getting India off to a flier ...•AFP
Sachin Tendulkar played some fine shots but also had a few scares early on ...
Sachin Tendulkar played some fine shots but also had a few scares early on ...•AFP
... but Gambhir could not push on after getting a start, falling to Mohammad Hafeez for 27
... but Gambhir could not push on after getting a start, falling to Mohammad Hafeez for 27•AFP
... leaving Tendulkar 15 short of what would have been his 100th international century
... leaving Tendulkar 15 short of what would have been his 100th international century•Getty Images
Suresh Raina hung on though, adding valuable runs late in the innings to steer India to 260
Suresh Raina hung on though, adding valuable runs late in the innings to steer India to 260•Getty Images
Mohammad Hafeez looked in sublime form at the other end
Mohammad Hafeez looked in sublime form at the other end•AFP
Yuvraj Singh added to the pressure with two huge wickets ...
Yuvraj Singh added to the pressure with two huge wickets ...•Getty Images
Harbhajan Singh levelled things again, sending Umar back ...
Harbhajan Singh levelled things again, sending Umar back ...•Getty Images
... but Harbhajan Singh's dismissal of Afridi left Misbah with too much to do
... but Harbhajan Singh's dismissal of Afridi left Misbah with too much to do•AFP
... before Wahab Riaz trapped him lbw for 38
... before Wahab Riaz trapped him lbw for 38•AFP
... as he built a half-century partnership with Gautam Gambhir
... as he built a half-century partnership with Gautam Gambhir •AFP
Riaz then shook India's middle order, getting Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh off successive deliveries
Riaz then shook India's middle order, getting Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh off successive deliveries•AFP
Wahab Riaz picked up a scratchy MS Dhoni ...
Wahab Riaz picked up a scratchy MS Dhoni ...•Getty Images
The Prime Ministers of both countries enjoyed the action together
The Prime Ministers of both countries enjoyed the action together•Getty Images
Zaheer Khan, as has done through the World Cup, gave India the breakthrough by dismissing Kamran ...
Zaheer Khan, as has done through the World Cup, gave India the breakthrough by dismissing Kamran ...•AFP
... before Umar Akmal counterattacked with an attractive cameo
... before Umar Akmal counterattacked with an attractive cameo•AFP
... before Abdul Razzaq perished to a canny cutter from Munaf Patel
... before Abdul Razzaq perished to a canny cutter from Munaf Patel•AFP
He kept trying and brought up a typically doughty half-century ...
He kept trying and brought up a typically doughty half-century ...•AFP
Tendulkar got to a fifty off 67 balls ...
Tendulkar got to a fifty off 67 balls ...•AFP
After dropping several catches off Tendulkar, Pakistan finally got him as Shahid Afridi held on to one off Saeed Ajmal's bowling ...
After dropping several catches off Tendulkar, Pakistan finally got him as Shahid Afridi held on to one off Saeed Ajmal's bowling ...•Getty Images
... before getting Zaheer Khan edge to the wicketkeeper to complete his maiden ODI five-wicket haul
... before getting Zaheer Khan edge to the wicketkeeper to complete his maiden ODI five-wicket haul•AFP
Kamran Akmal launched Pakistan's chase with a flurry of boundaries
Kamran Akmal launched Pakistan's chase with a flurry of boundaries•AFP
... before Hafeez's ill-advised paddle scoop ended in Dhoni's gloves
... before Hafeez's ill-advised paddle scoop ended in Dhoni's gloves•AFP
The pressure of the big game got to even the more eminent members of the audience
The pressure of the big game got to even the more eminent members of the audience•AFP
Munaf's strike meant Shahid Afridi had to support Misbah-ul-Haq to steer the chase ...
Munaf's strike meant Shahid Afridi had to support Misbah-ul-Haq to steer the chase ...•Getty Images
... but India pegged away relentlessly and their fans ended the day happier after a contest that lived up to its billing
... but India pegged away relentlessly and their fans ended the day happier after a contest that lived up to its billing•Getty Images
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