India beat Pakistan to reach World Cup final
Harbhajan Singh took the wicket of Shahid Afridi to sway the match India's way
one final time. —Photo by AFP
MOHALI: India beat Pakistan by 29 runs on Wednesday to set-up a World Cup final
against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Saturday.
Pakistan, chasing 261 for victory, were dismissed for 231 in the face of a
disciplined effort by India under the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
floodlights.
India's 260 for nine, after winning the toss, was built around Sachin
Tendulkar's 85.
But they might have made considerably less had not the 'Little Master' been
dropped four times in an innings that still left him one short of a hundred
international hundreds.
Left-arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz led Pakistan's attack with career-best figures
of five for 46.
India's victory meant they'd won all five of their World Cup matches against
arch-rivals Pakistan and kept alive the 37-year-old Tendulkar's dream of
lifting the trophy for the first time in his illustrious career.
Brief scores
India 260-9 (Sachin Tendulkar 85; Wahab Riaz 5-46) v Pakistan 231 all out in
49.5 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 56, Mohammad Hafeez 43)
India won by 29 runs.
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