India Won the Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals

After a long hard match, India came out victorious with a score of 260/9 in 50 overs and Pakistan had 231/10 in 49.5 Overs. India and Pakistan have had a long rivalry in the world of cricket. In all of the World Cup matches that India and Pakistan have played against each other, India has always been triumphant with a total of 5/5 wins and matches.
So far, India has played a total of 6 games in which they won 4, tied 1, and lost 1. Their opponent in the Finals for the 2011 World Cup is Sri Lanka which has 4 wins, 1 tied and 1 game where their were no runs. Now, with 1 more game left for India to become the World Cup Champs, they are probably going to try very hard.
India has won the Cricket World Cup only once in the year 1983 and has been the runner-up once in 2003. In the years 1987 and 1996 they were semi-finalists. So coming to the final stages of the World Cup is such a great accomplishment. In the year of 1996, Sri Lanka won the Cricket World Cup which was hosted by India and in the previous World Cup (2007) they were the runner-up. Overall both teams have much experience and are doing exceptionally good at this World Cup. This world cup will be one great match for the fans.

Many people aren't aware of how you actually play the sport. The game is played on an oval field and the middle of the field known as pitch is the most important. The cricket match is played between 2 teams, each team has 11 players. Each team gets one chance to bat and one chance to field for 50 overs, each over has 6 balls (after the 50 overs, the team switch sides). Another way to switch sides is if all players of the batting team are out. There are two sets of wickets, one behind the batsman and one near the bowler.  On the fielding team there is one bowler (the person who throws the ball to the batsmen), and obviously on the batting team there is one person who is batting and in order to make runs, there is another person on the other side of the pitch. When the ball is hit and it flies over the boundary the batting team is awarded six points and if the ball is hit and it rolls over the boundary then the team gets four points. If the batsman hits the ball and it stays inside the boundary, then the batsman and the runner have to run back and forth in between the wickets in order to make runs. At the end of 50 overs, who ever has more points, wins the game!