Sachin Tendulkar 85 Runs Against Pakistan | Ind vs Pak 30 March 2011

Bad day of Pak fielders turn lucky for Master Blaster "Sachin Tendulkar". He dropped thrice against Pakistani fielders but at last he was on 85 when caught by pakistani skipper Shahid Afridi.
As earlier a pretty good start of the innings with Virender Sehwag struck a frenetic 38 with nine boundaries but WAHAB RIAZ struck 5 of indian batsman as his best performance against india. It has been his day getting 5 wickets in semi-final match against old rivals India.
Sachin smashed 11 boundaries in his innings and was dropped on 27,45, 70 and 81 before Saeed Ajmal forced him to drive only to find a waiting Afridi at short extra cover.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal+, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.

Umpires: Simon Taufel and Ian Gould (both on-field), Billy Bowden (third umpire), Rod Tucker (fourth umpire). Ranjan Madugalle (match referee).

Sachin Tendulkar lived dangerously against Pakistan as he scored 85 off 115 balls. He got as many as six breathers and tested Pakistan fielders. Tendulkar struck 11 fours on the way.

Fans reached Mohali ahead of the crucial semifinal match between India and Pakistan. Shahrukh Khan too wished Team India best.