India scrap their way into World Cup final

India's dream of a World Cup triumph at home is one step closer after their bowlers suffocated Pakistan's batsmen to set up a 29-run victory in the semi-final in Mohali

Saeed Ajmal vs Sachin Tendulkar revisited: 'This is a ball the whole world will remember' -

We asked experts - and one participant - their considered view of the controversial Hawk-Eye projection

Hawk-Eye dismisses doubts over Tendulkar lbw

Hawk-Eye Innovations has dismissed doubts over its technology's accuracy during the semi-final between India and Pakistan when an lbw decision against Sachin Tendulkar was overturned by the referral system

Three sleepless nights before semi-final - Riaz

Wahab Riaz, who picked up his maiden ODI five-for against India in the World Cup semi-final, had spent three nights planning his strategy against India's batsmen ahead of the clash

Is this really patriotism?

Looking at the hype and hysteria that surrounds every India-Pakistan encounter, one wonders whether India has really evolved as a responsible nation

Ajmal still baffled by Tendulkar lbw reversal

Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he is still not sure how Decision Review System (DRS) overturned on-field umpire Ian Gould's lbw ruling against Sachin Tendulkar during the World Cup semi-final against India in Mohali

Victory in Basel

When you're marooned in Switzerland on the day of an India-Pakistan game, there are no lengths you won't go to

Shahid Afridi proud of Pakistan's performance

Shahid Afridi was "proud" of his team's performance in the World Cup and hoped that their reception in Pakistan would reflect the side's achievement in getting to the last four at a time when expectations were significantly lower

Fielding clangers and Wahab's big day

Plays of the Day from the second World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali

The crucial first 15 overs, and mysterious Misbah

The margin of the result was exactly the number of more runs India scored in the first 15 overs compared to Pakistan

India v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, semi-final, Mohali

India v Pakistan, World Cup 2011, semi-final, Mohali

Riaz stands tall in defeat

Pakistan let it slip through their fingers, literally

Pakistan may have overcome severe lapses in the field to win games in the past, but to expect to get away after handing four reprieves to Sachin Tendulkar is to expect a miracle

Bit-part players come to India's aid

What were once considered the weak links of the Indian team have turned out to be its toughest cookies. And with no crumbling

An encounter to stop a subcontinent

It may be only a cricket match, but try telling the millions who'll watch India v Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final that

India 5, Pakistan 0

Seventeen years. Four World Cups. Somehow, India and Pakistan had managed to avoid each other. When they finally came to face to face, it didn't take long for the emotions to surge

India well prepared for pressure games - Dhoni

One of the most important benefits from India's scrappy World Cup semi-final victory over Pakistan is their team's sense of being in what captain MS Dhoni equated to a good spell

Shoaib misses marquee semi-final

Shoaib Akhtar may well have played his last match for Pakistan, after hewasn't picked for the semi-final against India in Mohali

Every fan an actor on the biggest stage

Nagraj Gollapudi sat in the stands along with Wahab Riaz's family and thousands of Indian and Pakistani fans. The journalist inside him found it difficult to remain neutral in the charged-up atmosphere

India v Pakistan, 2nd semi-final, Mohali

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News channels granted semi-final access

News channels will be allowed access to the Mohali stadium for the India-Pakistan semi-final after India's information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni intervened

Full house, fully entertained

An Indian fan watches Tendulkar and Co. down their neighbouring rivals

India's batting might versus Pakistan's bowling variety

In a game that pits a powerful Indian batting line-up against a highly potent Pakistan bowling attack, it could be the pressure of the occasion that ultimately decides the outcome

A visceral leader of men

Shahid Afridi has been a true leader of men, with them on bad days and good days, taking Pakistan ultimately to a place few expected them to reach

Playing the pressure game

Neither MS Dhoni nor Shahid Afridi admitted the pressure would be immense. Afridi acted as though he did not have a care in the world. Dhoni said the focus would remain on the match

Dhoni's unnerving equilibrium

ESPNcricinfo's Pakistan Editor examines the Indian team and finds MS Dhoni a calm figure amid much machismo and aggression

Who will seize the day?

When twenty-two men face off in the Punjab, hundreds of millions of Indians and Pakistanis around the world will turn their attention to a sport born in England

The mayhem of an India-Pakistan game

On the day of every match, for countrymen on either side, along with the cricketers, history, culture, war, and geopolitics also walk out to the middle. It is a completely unfair notion but has stoked a six-decade rivalry

The joy of cricket

ESPNcricinfo's senior editor says the Pakistan team is a reminder that cricket has room for diverse kinds, that it's all about fun

Only a match in Mohali

Twenty-two cricketers will subject their skills and temperament to the toughest of tests; equally, fans in both countries will be on trial

Crushed but not broken

Defeat hurts. You feel hollow and broken. You have been let down, misled. Your expectations falsely raised, your dreams dashed

Mercurial outsiders v solid favourites

ESPNCricinfo previews the second semi-final between India and Pakistan