Nehra Replace Ashwin As India Opt to Bat Against Pakistan

Mohali: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the second semifinal of the World Cup on Wednesday.

India made one change to the side that beat Australia in the quarterfinals, bringing in pacer Ashish Nehra in place of spinner R Ashwin.

Pakistan have made no change to the team that beat the West Indies in the quarterfinals, deciding against including mercurial pacer Shoaib Akhtar despite widespread speculation before the match.

Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (c), Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal+, Asad Shafiq, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal.

Scores	Upcoming	Results
Australia vs Pakistan - 3rd T20I 3rd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand - November 19, 09:00 GMT 1st Test - West Indies v Bangladesh - November 22-26, GMT 5th T20I - West Indies v England at St. Lucia No results 2nd ODI - Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Kandy Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining) (DLS method)

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