In Short
- Sachin Tendulkar scored 85 runs off 115 balls
- India scored 260 for the loss of 9 wickets
- Tendulkar also won the award for the Player of the Match
By Sabyasachi ChowdhurySachin Tendulkar played one of the most memorable knocks in his career 12 years back in 2011 in the World Cup semi-final against Pakistan at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Tendulkar became the Player of the Match after India beat Pakistan by 29 runs and advanced to the final of the mega event. The Master Blaster scored 85 runs off 115 balls with the help of 11 fours.
On the back of Tendulkar’s knock, India put up a decent score of 260 for the loss of nine wickets on the board. When left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz troubled the pacers with a five-wicket haul, Tendulkar took India’s innings forward with some glorious shots.
Tendulkar also had the rub of the green go his way after he was given four lifelines. He was dropped on 27, 45, 70 and 81 before he ran out of luck. Saeed Ajmal accounted for the big wicket in the 37th over of the Indian innings.
Sachin went for a drive through the off-side, but Shahid Afridi took a catch at short extra cover. After the veteran got out, Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 36 gave the Indian innings a finishing kick.
Chasing 261, Pakistan were bowled out for 231 in 49.5 overs. Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh picked up two wickets apiece.
Misbah-ul-Haq scored 56 runs off 76 balls with five fours and one six, but his efforts went in vain. Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal put on 44 runs for the opening wicket off nine overs, but the Men in Green lost wickets at regular intervals, succumbing to the pressure.
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