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Pakistan's Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani sits with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh as they watch the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan in Mohali, India, March 30, 2011.
Pakistan took its turn to bat late in the day after a series of dropped balls allowed India to reach 260 runs. The winner will play Sri Lanka in the final in Mumbai Saturday.
Tickets for the semifinal match have been sold out for days, and most businesses and offices in both countries are closed during the play.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Yousuf Raza Gilani, showed a rare unified front, as they watched the match together from a private box at the stadium in the northern Indian city of Mohali. They also joined each other for dinner.