Lahore, March 31 [PTI] : A petition filed in a Pakistani court on Thursday alleged that the India-Pakistan semi-final of the cricket World Cup was “fixed in favour of India” and sought a probe by the Federal Investigation Agency and National Accountability Bureau.

The petition filed in the Lahore High Court by Muhammad Irfan Mukhtar also alleged that the ‘cricket diplomacy’ by the two countries during the match was a ‘conspiracy’ hatched prepared by bookmakers to cover their crime.

The petition filed by Mukhtar’s lawyer Muhammad Azhar Siddique named the Interior and Information Ministers, the Pakistan Cricket Board chairman, cricket team captain Shahid Afridi, players Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal and Karman Akman and Pakistan’s envoys to to Britain, India and the UAE as parties to the matter.

The Pakistani side was defeated by the India in the semi-final that was watched by the Prime Ministers of the two countries.

The petitioner alleged: “The way the Pakistan team surrendered the match to India is obvious that the match was fixed and for the realising of which, even cricket diplomacy was initiated under a deep-rooted conspiracy wherein the role of two Pakistani ministers may also not been ruled out.”

Mukhtar contended Pakistan was “deeply hurt” by the defeat of the national team and a probe should be conducted by the FIA, NAB, Federal Board of Revenue and State Bank of Pakistan to ascertain who was in contact with the players and details of their bank accounts.

March 30,2011 : It was the 2nd Semi Final of Cricket World Cup 2011. The team India takes on Pakistan at the PCA stadium Mohali. The coin was turn in the favor of team India and they decided to bat first on a batting friendly wicket. The Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar started the Innings of team India along with Virendar Sehwag. Both the players provide team India a flying start. Virendar Sehwag looked more aggressive and stroked some brilliant shorts. The Pakistan team strikes as Riaz got the wicket of Sehwag after scoring 38 runs 25 balls. After that Gambhir and Tendulkar carried the momentum and took the team score up to 100 runs in between 20 overs. The Pakistan team drop some catches of Tendulkar in the middle overs. Gambhir was failed to play a long Inning and got out after scoring 27 runs in 32 balls. The Pakistan teams pull things back after they got quick wickets of Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli. Team India has loosing their way in the match. It was Tendulkar carried his good form and stroked a fine half century. The Captain Shahid Afridi breaks the hopes of team India as he took the wicket of Tendulkar after scoring 85 runs in 115 balls. It was a brilliant effort by the Pakistan bowling attack. In the end it was Raina and who took the team score up to 200 runs. Team India failed to convert a good start into big runs and manages a fighting total of 260 runs in 50 overs.

Match Notes
Toss – Team India won the Toss and Bat First
Innings Break – 260/9 (50 Overs)
Results – India Won By 29 runs.

The Pakistan team had to chase over 250 runs on a spinning track. It was Kamran Akmal and Hafeez started the run chase for team Pakistan. It was a slow and study start for the Pakistan team. The team India strikes as Zaheer Khan got ride of Akmal in the 9th over of the match. It was a big wicket for team India. After that Hafeez and Shafiq played very well and took the Pakistan team score up to 50 runs. Team India had to take quick wickets in this exciting match up. It was Munaf Patel got the important wicket of Hafeez and breaks the hopes of Pakistan team. The Pakistan team total score was 70 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. It was Yuvraj Singh took two wickets and makes things difficult for the Pakistan team. The Pakistan team after loosing quick wickets feels the pressure. On the other hand team India bowlers put a great show in the bowling. The Pakistan team batsmen were failed to register a big partnership. The attacking Umar Akmal hits some lusty blows but failed to turn things in the favor of Pakistan team. In the end the Misbah Ul Haq tried hard but not able to get their team to the victory gate. The team India has won the match by 29 runs and seal their place in the big final of World Cup 2011.

Playing Eleven for World Cup 2nd Semi Final Match :

Team India Line Up : Zaheer, A Nehra, M Patel, Harbhajan, Yuvraj, S Raina, S Tendulkar, V Sehwag, V Kohli, G Gambhir, *MS Dhoni

Pakistan Team Line Up : U Gul, A Razzaq , W Riaz, S Ajmal, *S Afridi, M Hafeez , A Shafiq, U Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, K Akmal

India vs Pakistan

Match: 2nd Semi Finals Match ICC CWC 2011
Venue: PCA Stadium, Mohali
Date: March 30, 2011 (Wednesday)
Toss: Team India won The Toss and Bat First
Result: India beat Pakistan by 29 runs

Scoreboard : India Innings

Fall of Wickets (India):

1-48 (Sehwag, 5.5 ov), 2-116 (Gambhir, 18.5 ov), 3-141 (Kohli, 25.2 ov), 4-141 (Yuvraj Singh, 25.3 ov), 5-187 (Tendulkar, 36.6 ov), 6-205 (Dhoni, 41.4 ov), 7-236 (Harbhajan Singh, 46.4 ov), 8-256 (Khan, 49.2 ov), 9-258 (Nehra, 49.5 ov)

Powerplay: 1-10, 11-15 (Bowling), 45-49 (Batting)

Scoreboard : Pakistan Innings

Fall of Wickets (Pakistan) –

1-44 (Kamran Akmal, 8.6 ov), 2-70 (Mohammad Hafeez, 15.3 ov), 3-103 (Asad Shafiq, 23.5 ov), 4-106 (Younis Khan, 25.4 ov), 5-142 (Umar Akmal, 33.1 ov), 6-150 (Abdul Razzaq, 36.2 ov), 7-184 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 ov), 8-199 (Wahab Riaz, 44.5 ov), 9-208 (Umar Gul, 46.1 ov), 10-231 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 49.5 ov)

Powerplay: 1-10, 11-15 (Bowling), 46-50 (Batting)

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

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