Pak-India football series cancelled
A two-match football series between the two sides scheduled to be held in Britain next month has been called off.
“The series has been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances and a fresh date will be announced in due course,” said a Pakistan Football Federation spokesman in a statement.
The two matches were scheduled for Derby on September 3 and Glasgow on September 9 and were anxiously awaited by fans at home and in Britain, which has a sizeable South Asian population.
Pakistan had announced a 22-member squad for the series on Thursday and the team was scheduled to fly on Saturday.
The series was supposed to be played last year but the Indian Football Federation could not get clearance from its own government.
New Delhi put a stop to bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan in the wake of terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2006, which India blamed on militants based in Pakistan.
Pakistan cricket authorities are trying to organise a tour of India early next year
Caribbean Tour: Pakistan beat West Indies by 8 wickets in first ODI
Pakistan chased a target of 222 runs to beat the West Indies in the first one day match. The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in the first match against Pakistan at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia.
The West Indies scored 221 runs at the loss of six wickets in the 50 overs. Dwayne Bravo was the highest scorer for West Indies with 67 runs, Lendl Simmons Scored 24 runs while Darren Sammy was not out at 29 runs. For Pakistan, Wahab Riaz took two wickets, Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad
Hafeez took one wicket each while two batsmen were runout.
Pakistan chased the target in 41.3 overs at the loss of just two wickets. Muhammad Hafeez scored 54, Ahmed Shahzad scored 22, Asad Shaifq scored 61 while Misbah was the highest run scorer in the match with 73 runs. West Indian leg spinner, Devendra Bishoo took both the wickets.
Muhammad Hafeez won the man of the match award for his all round performance.
The next match will be played on April 25 at the Beausejour Stadium, in St Lucia.
World Cup 2011: Pakistan get good start, reach 52
Earlier, India set 260 runs target against Pakistan to win in the match being played at Mohali Stadium. India won the toss and elected to bat first at a flat batting wicket but Wahab Riaz’s 5-wicket haul didn’t allow them to put a huge total. Sehwag provided the much-needed flying start but Wahab magic bowling pushed India into a defensive mode. After Sehwag, he bowled out Kohli and Yuvraj, the two inform batsmen.
Hafeez tossed the ball that enticed Gambhir to come forward but he missed and Kamran did the job. Gambhir made 27 off 32 and hit two boundaries in his innings. Bad fielding and dropping of five catches once again allowed Tendulkar to score 85 runs. Raina, at the end, grabbed India to past 250 scores. Pakistani spinners bowled superbly against strong Indian batting. Ajmal picked two wickets while Hafeez took one wicket.
After winning the toss, Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he was not sure if this match was the biggest match he had ever played. He said that they had made one change in the team and Ashish Nehra has been called in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi said that winning or losing the toss did not matter. He said that they had made no change in the squad. In the World Cup 2011, India and Pakistan each have won four of their last five games but this will be the first time Pakistan is going to face India in semi-finals. Collectively, both the teams have faced each other four times in the World Cups, with India winning all four matches.
In the cricket ground in Mohali, Pakistan has played twice against India and won both the matches. Pakistan also has a better record in the One-Day-International matches as they have won 69 out of a total of 119 games while India only managed to win 46 matches.
Any team that wins today’s match will face Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup on April 2. This will be the first World Cup final in which two Asian teams will be fighting for the top prize. Regardless of who wins the match, the World Cup trophy will return to Asia after 12 years.
World Cup 2011: Wahab’s double strike rattled India, 161/4
Something extra ordinary was required to remove the pressure of Sehwag’s onslaught and Wahab did the magic with back to back strike and pushed India into a defensive mood.
First it was Kohli, who cut the ball only to hand a catch to Umar Akmal at point. Then came the stunner, Yuvraj Singh – the strongest contender for the player of the tournament – was back on his way after facing just one ball. It was full, it was straight, it was quick and it rattled the stumps.
Hafeez tossed the ball that enticed Gambhir to come forward but he missed and Kamran did the job. Gambhir made 27 off 32 and hit two boundaries in his innings. India 119/2 after 20 overs. Tendulkar got the second life as Younis dropped a catch that must be taken when you were plying the World Cup semi-final. Tendulkar has already been dropped by Misbah and Afridi’s was the poor bowler at both occasions.
Afridi introduced offspinner Saeed Ajmal in the ninth over in search of break through and he almost picked Tendulkar twice in his second over. First he won an LBW decision in his favour only to get it overturned on a referral.
One ball later, Karman Akmal dislodged the bails but the batsman again proved lucky as just manage to land his foot on time.
Carrying the momentum of Sehwag’s blistering start, India cruise at 73/1 in 10 overs.
Sehwag went for the referral but the on field call stood as he was hit on the middle.
The right hander struck five boundaries to Gul in the third over of the innings. Gul kept pitching half-volleys and Sehwag taking full advantage. He hit two more boundaries, this time on the off side. Razzaq also went for 12 in his second over.
After winning the toss, Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he was not sure if this match was the biggest match he had ever played. He said that they had made one change in the team and Ashish Nehra has been called in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi said that winning or losing the toss did not matter. He said that they had made no changes in the squad.
The semi-final match of the cricket world cup is being played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.
In the World Cup 2011, India and Pakistan have won four of their last five games but this will be the first time Pakistan is going to face India is semi finals. Collectively, both the teams have faced each other four times in the World Cups, with India winning all four matches.
In the cricket ground in Mohali, Pakistan has played twice against India and won both the matches. Pakistan also has a better record in the One-Day-International matches as they have won 69 out of a total of 119 games while India only managed to win 46 matches.
If Pakistan loses the match, this will be the last time Shoaib Akhtar will be a part of the Pakistani cricket team as he earlier announced his retirement from international cricket.
Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi is regarded as a danger man as he is the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 21 wickets. He is also the first bowler in World Cup history to take four wickets in a match on four different occasions in a tournament which include two five wickets and two four wickets hauls. Umar Gul is also among the top 10 wicket taking bowlers in the tournament.
On the other hand, India has a strong batting line up with Sachin Tendulkar, the leading Indian run scorer with 379 runs which includes two centuries and a half century. Tendulkar is yet to score a century against Pakistan and if he does so he will have a record 100 centuries.
Apart from that, there are three Indian batsmen in the top 10 of most runs scored in the World Cup. Umar Akmal is the only Pakistani batsmen to score beyond 200 runs and the best placed Pakistani batman is ranked at number 28 for most number of runs scored in the tournament.
Any team that wins today’s match will face Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup on April 2. This will be the first World Cup final in which two Asian teams will be fighting for the top prize. Regardless of who wins the match, the World Cup trophy will return to Asia after 12 years.
Load shedding continues despite KESC’s announcement
KARACHI: Several areas of the city face power cuts as per routine, despite the Karachi Electric Supply Company’s (KESC) announcement, in which it said there will be no load shedding during the World Cup semifinal between Pakistan and India on Wednesday.
The areas include Saddar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and others.
Yesterday KESC had announced that it would not cut power supply during the World Cup semifinal.
The decision was made seeing immense interest of the people towards the match. TrendPK
World Cup 2011: Tendulkar survives close calls
Afridi introduced offspinner Saeed Ajmal in the ninth over in search of break through and he almost picked Tendulkar twice in his second over. First he won an LBW decision in his favour only to get it overturned on a referral.
One ball later, Karman Akmal dislodged the bails but the batsman again proved lucky as just manage to land his foot on time.
Carrying the momentum of Sehwag’s blistering start, India cruise at 73/1 in 10 overs.
Sehwag went for the referral but the on field call stood as he was hit on the middle.
The right hander struck five boundaries to Gul in the third over of the innings. Gul kept pitching half-volleys and Sehwag taking full advantage. He hit two more boundaries, this time on the off side. Razzaq also went for 12 in his second over.
After winning the toss, Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that he was not sure if this match was the biggest match he had ever played. He said that they had made one change in the team and Ashish Nehra has been called in place of Ravichandran Ashwin.
Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi said that winning or losing the toss did not matter. He said that they had made no changes in the squad.
The semi-final match of the cricket world cup is being played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali.
In the World Cup 2011, India and Pakistan have won four of their last five games but this will be the first time Pakistan is going to face India is semi finals. Collectively, both the teams have faced each other four times in the World Cups, with India winning all four matches.
In the cricket ground in Mohali, Pakistan has played twice against India and won both the matches. Pakistan also has a better record in the One-Day-International matches as they have won 69 out of a total of 119 games while India only managed to win 46 matches.
If Pakistan loses the match, this will be the last time Shoaib Akhtar will be a part of the Pakistani cricket team as he earlier announced his retirement from international cricket.
Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi is regarded as a danger man as he is the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 21 wickets. He is also the first bowler in World Cup history to take four wickets in a match on four different occasions in a tournament which include two five wickets and two four wickets hauls. Umar Gul is also among the top 10 wicket taking bowlers in the tournament.
On the other hand, India has a strong batting line up with Sachin Tendulkar, the leading Indian run scorer with 379 runs which includes two centuries and a half century. Tendulkar is yet to score a century against Pakistan and if he does so he will have a record 100 centuries.
Apart from that, there are three Indian batsmen in the top 10 of most runs scored in the World Cup. Umar Akmal is the only Pakistani batsmen to score beyond 200 runs and the best placed Pakistani batman is ranked at number 28 for most number of runs scored in the tournament.
Any team that wins today’s match will face Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup on April 2. This will be the first World Cup final in which two Asian teams will be fighting for the top prize. Regardless of who wins the match, the World Cup trophy will return to Asia after 12 years.
Green shirts sale bumped up in Karachi
The official Pakistan cricket team shirts have become a hotcake in Karachi as people want to have them before the Pakistan versus India semi-final clash on Wednesday in Mohali.
The green shirts have gone out of stock and the shopkeepers are charging higher prices for them. Meanwhile, young men took out a motorcycle rally to express their solidarity with the team and chanted slogans in favour of the team and players.
People from every walk of life expressed their excitement for the match and said that they were anticipating a Pakistani victory in the semi-final against India.
2nd Semi-final: Pakistan ready to face Indian challenge
March 30, 2011 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News, Sports
Greenshirts are ready to face Indian challenge on Wednesday (today) at Mohali in the Pakistan vs India 2nd semi-final of ICC World Cup 2011. The match is scheduled to begin at 14:30 Local time. This match is regarded as the biggest match of cricket history and the excitement reaches to peak in both nations across the border and people are waiting for the match
In order to crush the strong batting line guest side will depend on the pacer Umar Gul and spin attack. In batting Afridi-XI will consist of senior batsmen Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq while the young batsmen are also ready to contribute their role. Doubts again rose about the participation of fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in the big match and it is not decided yet that he will play or not? In this regard, team leader of Pakistan, Shahid Afridi said that the participation of Shoaib will be decided after looking the pitch. Kamran Akmal and Muhammad Hafeez will open the Pakistani innings. Asad Shafiq will likely to play on one-down.
According to Afridi there will be pressure on India, not on Pakistan. He said that we are playing the game very confidently and our purpose is to give happiness to the Pakistani nation by winning the trophy. He said that team is very balanced and united. Afirid further said that due to collective efforts of all players we reach into the semi-finals. He was addressing to a post-match press conference with his Indian counterpart.
Pakistan vs India 2nd Semi-Final
On the other hand aggressive batsman Yousaf Pathan is likely to replace Ashwin. Come back of Ashish Nehra is also expected. The captain of blue shirts MS Dhoni is very confident too, he said that as a batsman I am not worried about my form, when you take an important responsibility, there is pressure on yourself. He said that we are concentrating on good cricket but the reality is this that only one team will play the final.
Stay with us for the live updates for Pakistan vs India 2nd semi-final.
Winning toss will play crucial role in Indo-Pak semifinal: Butt
LAHORE: The winning of toss will play a very crucial role in tomorrow’s World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan in Mohali, said the Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ijaz Butt on Monday.
Butt said while talking to the media, before leaving for Mohali at Wagah Border check post, that it is not fair to declare a semifinal cricket match as a war between India and Pakistan.
He added that it is expected that the match will be a remarkable cricket competition as both teams contain some very fine players of the current time.
“We miss Muhammad Aamir in this mega event,” Butt added. TrendPK
Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand: Two Asian Teams Will Contest Final
After New Zealand got defeated from Sri Lanka it is confirmed that there will be two Asian teams in the world cup 2011 final match. Sri Lanka will face the winner of 2nd semi final that will be played between Pakistan and India. The craze of Pakistan Vs India semi final is on its peak.
