India won the toss and elected to bat, scoring 260 runs in their allotted 50 overs while losing 9 wickets.

Thus, India won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, while Pakistan was eliminated from the tournament.

Once it became clear that the two teams would play each other in the 2nd semi-final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup a great deal of hype was generated; the match was even equated to war.

Pakistan on the other hand, though getting off to a good start failed to maintain consistency and were restricted to just 231 runs while being bowled out in 49.5 overs.

This included Victory Venkatesh, Aamir Khan, Preity Zinta, Vivek Oberoi and many other celebrities and diplomats from both nations.