World Cup History: Three best wins for India against Pakistan

#1 Semi-final, Mohali, 2011

Yuvraj Singh came good with the ball against Pakistan at Mohali

India met Pakistan in the semi-final of World Cup 2011 at Mohali. The Indian captain MS Dhoni won an important toss and had no hesitation in deciding to bat first.

Virender Sehwag took care of the Umar Gul threat by discharging him for five fours in his second over. In no time, Sehwag reached 38 off 25 balls before losing his wicket in the sixth over of the innings. Sachin Tendulkar was living dangerously at the other end and played a strange innings as he was dropped four times and saved by the technology twice. But he battled on to stay at the wicket to score a gritty 85.

With contributions from Dhoni (25) and Suresh Raina (36) in the end, India reached a fighting total of 260. In reply, Pakistan reached 100 for 2 before Yuvraj Singh got into the act with the ball. He dismissed Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan in successive overs. Harbhajan Singh made further inroads into the Pakistan middle-order with the wickets of Umar Akmal and captain Shahid Afridi.

Misbah-ul-Haq waged a lone battle before he too perished in the last over of the match to leave India victorious by 29 runs.