India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. They will meet Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai on Saturday.
Left-arm pace bowler Wahab Riaz took 5-46 in India's 260-9 while Sachin Tendulkar, only one short of an unprecedented 100 international centuries, was dropped four times on his way to 85.
Pakistan made 231 all out off 49.5 overs in reply with Misbah-ul-Haq scoring 56 in a late flurry.
* Kamran Akmal struck two confident boundaries off Zaheer Khan's opening over. Zaheer, India's best bowler, was taken off after two overs in which he was unable to get any swing with the new ball. He was replaced by Munaf Patel, who bowled an accurate openng over, but then conceded boundaries in one over from Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez. Zaheer returned in the ninth over and broke through immediately getting Akmal (19) caught at point by Yuvraj Singh. 52/1 off 10 overs
* Hafeez played fluently to reach 43 off 59 balls when he played a reckless paddle sweep to a ball well outside the off-stump from Patel and snicked an easy catch to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps. 77/2 off 20 overs
* Asad Shafiq struck two fours and gathered a series of singles to reach 30 when he stepped back to cut Yuvraj. The ball hurried through and took his middle stump. In Yuvraj's next over Younus Khan survived a stumping chance but was then caught by Suresh Raina for 13. 112/4 off 27 overs
* Umar Akmal raised Pakistan hopes with 29 from 25 deliveries, including the first two sixes of the match off Yuvraj. Dhoni recalled Harbhajan Singh who responded by bowling Akmal off-stump with the first ball of his new spell. 146/5 off 35 overs
* Abdul Razzaq was bowled off-stump for three by Patel and captain Shahid Afridi, whose batting form in the tournament has been the direct opposite of his splendid bowling, came to the crease. He hit one booming four but was out for 19 caught by Virender Sehwag off Harghajan. 184/7 off 42 overs
* Riaz (8) struck left-arm paceman Ashish Nehra straight to Tendulkar at cover, Umar Gul was lbw to Nehra for two and Misbah was caught by Virat Kohli off Zaheer for 56. 231 all out off 49.5 overs
* Sehwag received a deafening ovation when he drove the third ball of the match from Umar Gul to the cover boundary.
He helped himself to a further three fours through an unprotected leg-side and two through the off in Gul's next over followed by a further brace in the hapless paceman's third.
Riaz replaced Razzaq at the other end and was immediately successful when Sehwag played across his fifth ball and was given out lbw. 49/1 off six overs
* Tendulkar played two exquisite shots off Riaz, turning his wrists late to steer the ball through the leg-side for four then dipping low to carve another boundary through the covers.
With left-hander Gautam Gambhir at the crease, off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was introduced to the attack in the ninth over. 73/1 off 10 overs
* Tendulkar survived appeals off consecutive balls from Ajmal which temporarily silenced the crowd. He was given out lbw for 23 by Ian Gould but appealed against the decision and won a reprieve when the television replay showed the ball would have missed the leg-stump.
Pakistan appealed for a stumping off the next ball and Tendulkar was again reprieved when the replay showed his back foot was grounded. Tendulkar's charmed life continued wheh he was dropped on 27 off Afridi by Misbah-ul-Haq at mid-wicket mistiming a pull. 99/1 off 15 overs
Pakistan made 231 all out off 49.5 overs in reply with Misbah-ul-Haq scoring 56 in a late flurry.
* Kamran Akmal struck two confident boundaries off Zaheer Khan's opening over. Zaheer, India's best bowler, was taken off after two overs in which he was unable to get any swing with the new ball. He was replaced by Munaf Patel, who bowled an accurate openng over, but then conceded boundaries in one over from Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez. Zaheer returned in the ninth over and broke through immediately getting Akmal (19) caught at point by Yuvraj Singh. 52/1 off 10 overs
* Hafeez played fluently to reach 43 off 59 balls when he played a reckless paddle sweep to a ball well outside the off-stump from Patel and snicked an easy catch to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps. 77/2 off 20 overs
* Asad Shafiq struck two fours and gathered a series of singles to reach 30 when he stepped back to cut Yuvraj. The ball hurried through and took his middle stump. In Yuvraj's next over Younus Khan survived a stumping chance but was then caught by Suresh Raina for 13. 112/4 off 27 overs
* Umar Akmal raised Pakistan hopes with 29 from 25 deliveries, including the first two sixes of the match off Yuvraj. Dhoni recalled Harbhajan Singh who responded by bowling Akmal off-stump with the first ball of his new spell. 146/5 off 35 overs
* Abdul Razzaq was bowled off-stump for three by Patel and captain Shahid Afridi, whose batting form in the tournament has been the direct opposite of his splendid bowling, came to the crease. He hit one booming four but was out for 19 caught by Virender Sehwag off Harghajan. 184/7 off 42 overs
* Riaz (8) struck left-arm paceman Ashish Nehra straight to Tendulkar at cover, Umar Gul was lbw to Nehra for two and Misbah was caught by Virat Kohli off Zaheer for 56. 231 all out off 49.5 overs
* Sehwag received a deafening ovation when he drove the third ball of the match from Umar Gul to the cover boundary.
He helped himself to a further three fours through an unprotected leg-side and two through the off in Gul's next over followed by a further brace in the hapless paceman's third.
* Tendulkar played two exquisite shots off Riaz, turning his wrists late to steer the ball through the leg-side for four then dipping low to carve another boundary through the covers.
With left-hander Gautam Gambhir at the crease, off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was introduced to the attack in the ninth over. 73/1 off 10 overs
* Tendulkar survived appeals off consecutive balls from Ajmal which temporarily silenced the crowd. He was given out lbw for 23 by Ian Gould but appealed against the decision and won a reprieve when the television replay showed the ball would have missed the leg-stump.
Pakistan appealed for a stumping off the next ball and Tendulkar was again reprieved when the replay showed his back foot was grounded. Tendulkar's charmed life continued wheh he was dropped on 27 off Afridi by Misbah-ul-Haq at mid-wicket mistiming a pull. 99/1 off 15 overs
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