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News channels granted semi-final access

News channels will be allowed access to the Mohali stadium for the India-Pakistan semi-final after India's information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni intervened

30-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sangakkara praises middle-order

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara praised his brittle middle-order batting for carrying his team to the final of the World Cup after they beat New Zealand

30-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Vettori pragmatic after defeat

Daniel Vettori did not look like his world has crashed around him, but was able to put the loss in perspective

29-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Playing the pressure game

Neither MS Dhoni nor Shahid Afridi admitted the pressure would be immense. Afridi acted as though he did not have a care in the world. Dhoni said the focus would remain on the match

29-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

Mercurial outsiders v solid favourites

ESPNCricinfo previews the second semi-final between India and Pakistan

29-Mar-2011•The Preview by Sriram Veera

Sri Lanka survive jitters to reach World Cup final

Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns

29-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

ICC 'bars' TV channels from World Cup coverage

Coverage of the World Cup in the Indian electronic media has come under a cloud with the ICC on Monday barring non-rights-holding channels access to the remaining matches for alleged breach of its accreditation guidelines

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tight security as ministers flock to Mohali

Apart from the India and Pakistan prime ministers, a number of other ministers will be attending the game in Mohali, but the PCA head says they have given out less VVIP tickets than any other venue

28-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

Umar Gul focussed on India top order

Umar Gul has said that he will try and dislodge India's top order in Pakistan's World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday

28-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Vettori surprised at used pitch

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, is not impressed with the use of the same pitch for Tuesday's semi-final as the one that was used for the quarter-final against England on Saturday

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Explaining the eliminator

If either of the semi-finals or the final finish in a tie, the winner will be decided through a one-over knockout

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Muralitharan doubtful but Sangakkara upbeat

Kumar Sangakkara has said that there is no point in saving Muttiah Muralitharan for the final, and that if he regains fitness, he will play tomorrow's semi-final against New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Vettori considering three-spinner attack

Daniel Vettori has said that making the World Cup semi-finals six times is a huge achievement for a small nation like New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Mismatch unless NZ can raise game

The odds are heavily against New Zealand once again. Very few expect them to win. It is perhaps when they are most dangerous

28-Mar-2011•The Preview by George Binoy

Wright says he likes New Zealand aggression

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has backed his side's aggressive approach during their quarter-final win against South Africa in Mirpur

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shaun Tait retires from ODIs as a faded force

Shaun Tait's days as a cricketer, at least as most have come to know the word, are over

28-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Batting track expected in Mohali

The Mohali pitch is expected to be quite flat, and fast bowlers are likely to be more effective on it than spinners

27-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

We'll struggle to shed chokers' tag - Majola

Gerald Majola, the Cricket South Africa chief executive, has admitted the team will struggle to shed their chokers' tag after the collapse which cost them the World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand in Mirpur

27-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Misbah not worried by batting numbers

None of Pakistan's batsmen has a century yet in the World Cup, but Misbah-ul-Haq said scoring runs that are vital to victories is more important

27-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Ross Taylor targets another upset

New Zealand have stayed under the radar in their ride to the semi-finals, and Ross Taylor has now set his sights on making the final

27-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

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