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World Cup statistical highlights: India vs Pakistan

World Cup statistical highlights: India vs Pakistan
Mohali: Statistical highlights of the World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali.

# Riaz has become the fifth Pakistani bowler to take five wickets in an innings in the World Cup. He has joined Shahid Afridi (twice), Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq and Abdul Qadir.

# Suresh Raina (36 not out) has recorded his highest World Cup score.

# Umar Gul (8.62) has produced the worst economy rate by a Pakistani bowler against India at the World Cup.

# Kamran Akmal has become the third wicketkeeper to effect four stumpings in the tenth edition of the World Cup, joining Kumar Sangakkara and Mushfiqur Rahim.

# Sachin Tendulkar has become the first Indian batsman to amass 400 runs in the 2011 World Cup - 464 at an average of 58.00 including two hundreds and two fifties in eight games.

# Tendulkar's runs' tally is the second highest in the present competition, next only to the 467 by Tillakaratne Dilshan at an average of 66.71, including two centuries and two fifties, in eight games.

# Tendulkar's run-aggregate of 313 (ave.78.25), including three fifties against Pakistan at the World Cup is the highest by any batsman.

# Tendulkar has become the first batsman to aggregate 400 runs in a competition three times at the World Cup - the first two instances being 673 (ave.61.18) in 2002-03 and 523 (ave.87.16) in 1995-96.

# Virender Sehwag (1036 at 35.72) became the sixth and Dhoni the seventh Indian to complete 1,000 runs or more against Pakistan.

# Sachin Tendulkar (2474), Rahul Dravid (1899), Mohammad Azharuddin (1657), Sourav Ganguly (1652), Yuvraj Singh (1251), Virender Sehwag (1036) and Dhoni (1001) are the seven batsmen to accomplish the above feat.

# Gambhir and Tendulkar were associated in a partnership of 68 for the second wicket - India's highest against Pakistan at the World Cup.

# Wahab Riaz (5/46) has produced his career-best bowling performance in ODIs - his first five-wicket haul

# Wahab's figures are best for Pakistan against India at the World Cup, bettering the 3 for 59 by Mushtaq Ahmed at Sydney on March 4, 1992.

# Wahab is the second bowler to claim five wickets in India-Pakistan games at the World Cup, the first being Venkatesh Prasad - 5/27 at Manchester on June 8, 1999.

# Wahab Riaz (5/46) became the first Pakistani bowler to take five wickets in an innings at Mohali.

# South Africa's Makhaya Ntini (5/21 against Pakistan on October 27,2006) and Riaz are the only two bowlers to take five wickets at Mohali in ODIs.

# Sachin has been adjudged the MOM against Pakistan eight times in ODIs - one each at Sydney, Sharjah, Toronto, Dhaka, Centurion, Gwalior, Rawalpindi and Mohali.

# Zaheer Khan, with 19 wickets at 17.57, has established an Indian record for most wickets in a single edition of the World Cup.

# Misbah-ul-Haq has completed his 2,000 runs in ODIs -2005 at an average of 40.91 in 71 matches.

# Misbah has topped for Pakistan in terms of run-aggregates in the 2011 edition of the World Cup - 248 (ave.49.60) in eight games.

# Sachin Tendulkar has been adjudged the MOM for the ninth time at the World Cup - his third against Pakistan.

# Overall, Sachin has received 62 MOM awards, extending his record in Limited-overs Internationals.

# India have defeated Pakistan to reach World Cup final -their first semi-final triumph on Indian soil, having lost to England in 1987 and Sri Lanka in 1996.

# India have recorded victories in all five games against Pakistan at the World Cup, maintaining 100% record.

# India have posted their first win in three ODIs against Pakistan at Mohali.

# Virender Sehwag enjoys brilliant record in the present competition, amassing 380 runs at an average of 54.28, including one century and one fifty, in seven matches.

# Sehwag's aforesaid feat is his career-best in a series/competition, eclipsing the 348 in five matches at an average of 69.60 in the 2008 Asia Cup.

# Sehwag (38 off 25 balls) has recorded his highest innings against Pakistan at the World Cup, surpassing the 21 at Centurion on March 1, 2003.

# Sachin Tendulkar has posted his 38th fifty in India -his 95th fifty in ODIs.

# Yuvraj Singh has recorded his second golden duck in ODIs - his second duck at the World Cup and the 14th in ODIs.

# Tendulkar has top scored in ODIs at Mohali, making 366 (ave. 61.00) in seven matches, including four fifties.

# Tendulkar is now the leading run-scorer in India-Pakistan ODIs, totalling 2474 at an average of 39.90 in 68 matches, including five hundreds and 15 fifties, surpassing Inzamam-ul-Haq's tally of 2403 (ave.43.69) in 67 matches. 
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