India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the second semi-final of 2011 World Cup in Mohali.
India and Pakistan clashed in the second semi-final on March 30, 2011, in Mohali, and MS Dhoni elected to bat first after winning the toss. India managed 260/9, with Sachin Tendulkar making 85, Virender Sehwag making 38, and Suresh Raina making 36*. Wahab Riaz shone with 5/46 for Pakistan.
In response, Mohammad Hafeez (43) and Misbah Ul Haq (56) were the only batters to put up resistance, as Pakistan folded for 231 runs. India won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the final, where they defeated Sri Lanka to win the 2011 World Cup. India became the first team to win an ODI World Cup at home as hosts.
Speaking on Samaa TV, Afridi described how the electric Mohali crowd elevated the Indian side throughout the tense match, causing terror in the Pakistani changing room, with some batters trembling as they walked out to face the rising pressure.
“I remember when we were playing the World Cup semi-final at Mohali in 2011, we made a very good start. Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal were batting, and our score was 90-something for the loss of no wicket (Pakistan was 44 for 0 before they lost Kamran Akmal). I, as the captain, was sitting relaxed in the dressing room, believing that we would win the match.
After the first wicket fell, given the way the crowd got behind the Indian team and the way the Indian team was fighting, some of our batsmen were trembling while going out to bat. I, as a leader and captain, was seeing that after Hafeez got out (Hafeez got out with Pakistan's score of 70 for 1), their players were high in confidence after every ball. I believe we came under a lot of pressure,” Afridi said on Samaa TV.
This was India’s second ODI World Cup win after 1983 and second ICC title under MS Dhoni’s captaincy, after the 2007 T20 World Cup. With the latest T20 World Cup 2026 win, India has seven ICC titles, three T20 World Cups, and two each in the ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy.