ICC T20 World Cup 2012, 1st Semifinal: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Match Overview & Live Updates

In the first Semi Final of World T20 2012, two most favorites of the tournament Pakistan and Sri Lanka will clash on Thursday October 4. Pakistan only losing to India in the Super Eights managed to defeat both Australia and South Africa to come to this stage. On the other hand Sri Lanka was unbeaten with defeating all teams including New Zealand, England and West Indies in Super Eights. Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis are in form so Mahela Jayawardena, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara. For Pakistan Raza Hassan has been brilliant with the ball along with Spin Doctor Saeed Ajmal. Mohammad Hafeez himself can be dangerous early in the innings. Nasir Jamshed and Imran Nazir are in good form while Abdul Razzaq will be a pleasant addition for good finish. Shahid Afridi has out of form with bat at least as he is yet to find his form during this tournament. Shahid Afridi’s record against Sri Lanka has been very good and fans here in Pakistan will hope him to go big in this big clash.
In second Semi final of the T20 World Cup, we will see Australia and West Indies battling to proceed to the finals. The 1st Semi Final between Sri Lanka and Pakistan will telecast at 6.30PM here in Pakistan and 7PM local time at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Semi Final – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Squads

Pakistan: (From) Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Nasir Jamshed, Umar Akmal, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanveer, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Raza Hasan, Yasir Arafat, Mohammad Sami

Sri Lanka: (From) Mahela Jayawardena (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Akila Dananjaya, Shaminda Eranga, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Jeewan Mendis, Dilshan Munaweera, Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanna.
Toss: N/A
Umpires: IJ Gould and RA Kettleborough
TV umpire: HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee: ; JJ Crowe
Reserve Umpire: RJ Tucker

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Live Streaming of Match

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You can watch Pakistan vs Sri Lanka semi final of T20 world cup match on tv in Pakistan and India on PTV Sports, Ten Sports.

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India Beats Pakistan Again: ICC T20 World Cup 2012 Updates

Since the partition of Sub-continent, India and Pakistan has had always been touchy about the cricket matches they have had been playing, which often turns into a game-cum-battle for both of the nations. After facing each other in the World Cup 2012’s semi Final, both the teams are now again sharing the same pitch in the ICC T20 World Cup 2012.

The match started with Pakistan winning the toss and chose to bat.  While all the Pakistanis were all waiting to beat India this team, they were highly shocked when the wickets started to go down within the first  5 overs when Hafeez, Imran Nazir, along with Shahid Afridi lost their wickets contributing  only 49 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. One after another, all the wickets went down, setting a target of 129 runs for India, with a run rate of 6.51.

Although the results were quite expected after the first innings, Pakistani team looked determined to make it possible through their bowling and strong fielding.

The 2^nd innings started with Gambhir and Sehwag as openers and Pakistan’s well fielded strategy helped them to get India’s first wicket down in the first over. However, Sehwag and Kohli’s partnership sustained and within 12 overs of the match, India needed 45 runs from 47 balls.

 It was in 17^th over that India finally dropped its second wicket with a score of 110, where it needed 19 runs from 30 balls. India once again succeeded in beating Pakistan in the ICC T20 world cup 2012.

Pakistan, however still secures a safe place in T20 WorldCup, lets see what the coming days bring for this team,

For now, Congratulations India for the victory!

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