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Toss could be key in battle of equals

India have won most of their matches against Sri Lanka at home, but Sri Lanka have the better record in World Cups and in finals

01-Apr-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Advantage Sri Lanka in World Cup match-ups

The seven World Cup matches between India and Sri Lanka have been mostly dramatic, with Sri Lanka having the numerical edge

01-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

The quiet finalists

Behind Sri Lanka's understated, unfussy style is a team performing with ruthless efficiency and playing with confidence

31-Mar-2011•Sambit Bal in Mumbai

Full house, fully entertained

An Indian fan watches Tendulkar and Co. down their neighbouring rivals

31-Mar-2011•Rahul Bhasin

Every fan an actor on the biggest stage

Nagraj Gollapudi sat in the stands along with Wahab Riaz's family and thousands of Indian and Pakistani fans. The journalist inside him found it difficult to remain neutral in the charged-up atmosphere

31-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the PCA Stadium

Bit-part players come to India's aid

What were once considered the weak links of the Indian team have turned out to be its toughest cookies. And with no crumbling

31-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the PCA Stadium

Pakistan let it slip through their fingers, literally

Pakistan may have overcome severe lapses in the field to win games in the past, but to expect to get away after handing four reprieves to Sachin Tendulkar is to expect a miracle

31-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin at the PCA Stadium

The crucial first 15 overs, and mysterious Misbah

The margin of the result was exactly the number of more runs India scored in the first 15 overs compared to Pakistan

30-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

Fielding clangers and Wahab's big day

Plays of the Day from the second World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan in Mohali

30-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin and Sharda Ugra at the PCA Stadium

Dhoni's unnerving equilibrium

ESPNcricinfo's Pakistan Editor examines the Indian team and finds MS Dhoni a calm figure amid much machismo and aggression

29-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Mohali

India's batting might versus Pakistan's bowling variety

In a game that pits a powerful Indian batting line-up against a highly potent Pakistan bowling attack, it could be the pressure of the occasion that ultimately decides the outcome

29-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

The commoner's colossus

A Lahore urchin, Lala Amarnath grew to walk with princes, but never lost sight of his roots

28-Mar-2011•KN Prabhu

The redemption of Yuvraj and Raina

Before the World Cup, both struggling for form. Now, they have a partnership that will go down as one of India's most memorable one-day stands

25-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at Motera

India's bowling rises to the challenge

With Zaheer Khan on top form, R Ashwin proving a vital addition, Yuvraj Singh flighting the ball more and Harbhajan Singh bowling more aggressively, India's bowling attack has improved to the extent Ricky Ponting compared it with Pakistan's

24-Mar-2011•Sambit Bal at Motera

Ponting creates a template

It is no shame for a veteran to strip things back, and at 36, Ricky Ponting should consider his hook-less, pared-back knock against India as an example of the way he should play in his cricketing twilight

24-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale at Motera

India bank on small but brisk partnerships

A stats review of the second quarter-final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad

24-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Wasted reviews, and the perfect legbreak

Plays of the Day from the quarterfinal between India and Australia in Ahmedabad

24-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale and Nagraj Gollapudi at Motera

In the nets with Gary

On one of his last training sessions with the team he has overseen for three years, India's coach was, as ever, focused, attentive to the details and a glutton for hard work

24-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Time for India's batting to 'bring it'

Going by the numbers alone, India's batting line-up looks in great form; but three late-order collapses tell the story of a side who need their batsmen to fire as a unit if they are to progress to the semi-finals

23-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Ahmedabad

Haddin aims for solid foundations

Brad Haddin is Australia's leading run scorer in the World Cup, and is confident that he is doing his job

23-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

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