The ultimate rivalry: Reliving India's World Cup victories against Pakistan

#5 PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, 2011 (Semi-final)

Tendulkar obtained his third Man of the Match award against Pakistan in World Cups

Another World Cup in the subcontinent and stakes were at an all-time high when the arch-rivals squared off in the semi-final at Mohali in the 2011 edition. It was their fifth World Cup clash. Although Pakistan had topped their group and cleaned up the West Indies to enter the semi-final, India were clear favorites going into the game.

The match saw political diplomacy played out to its hilt with Prime Minister of India and his Pakistani counterpart in attendance. While bowling first, Pakistan had their moments. However, their fielding was quite poor as Tendulkar was reprieved on numerous occasions.

After Tendulkar eventually got out for 85, handy contributions from the lower-middle order anchored by Suresh Raina helped India post a competitive score of 260. Pakistan got off to an impressive start, only to end up throwing it away due to some reckless shot-making and incisive bowling by India.

With the scorecard reading 70/1, Mohammad Hafeez started the slump as he decided to play a weird paddle shot over fine leg. However, Munaf Patel's slowness didn't allow him to get the timing on the shot and the ball ballooned straight into MS Dhoni's gloves.

Skipper Dhoni then turned to Yuvraj Singh who prized out Asad Shafiq and Younus Khan. Pakistan collapsed in a heap and the match ended with Misbah-ul-Haq holing out to Virat Kohli at deep long-on.

Result: India won by 29 runs

Player of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar (85 from 115 balls)