Watch the highlights of India vs Sri Lanka - The final match of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup One-Day International tournament between India and Sri Lanka played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on April 02, 2011.
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Match Overview:
Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni leads to India emphatic six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka, despite a masterclass century from Mahela Jayawardene and India clinch the their second World Cup title after 28 years in a epic final encounter of a ICC Cricket World Cup.
Match Stats:
- India won the match by six wickets - It is their second World Cup trophy win after the 1983 World Cup.
- India became the third team to win the two world cup titles after Australia (1987, 1999, 2003 and 2007) and the West Indies (1975 and 1979).
- India chased 275 was the highest successful run-chase by any team in a World Cup final, previous highest chase was 242 by Sri Lanka against Australia at Lahore in the 1996 Wills World Cup.
- Sri Lanka's 274 was the joint sixth highest score in a World Cup final.
- India's 277 was the fourth highest score in a World Cup final.
- 109 : Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for India against Sri Lanka in World Cups, previously held by the 54-run stand between Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid at Port of Spain in the 2007 World Cup and India's joint sixth highest fourth-wicket stand against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals, jointly 109-run partnership held by between Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin at Colombo (RPS) in 1997.
- It is the second time Gautam Gambhir dismissals on nervous nineties in One-day internationals after He dismissed on 90 against Bangladesh at Karachi in 2008.
- Mahela Jayawardene became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score a hundred in a World Cup final after Aravinda de Silva and overall the sixth player achieved this feat in a World Cup final.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Sri Lanka scored decent total of 274-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Mahela Jayawardene 103 off 88-balls - which was his 14th ODI hundred, his second century against India in ODIs and his third ODI hundred in World Cups - including eight boundaries.
Kumar Sangakkara cracked a 48 off 67-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 5-fours, Tillakaratne Dilshan struck 33 off 49-balls including 3-fours.
Nuwan Kulasekara hit 32 off 30-balls including one-six & a four, Thisara Perera hammered a unbeaten 22 off 9-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 244.44 and Thilan Samaraweera scored 21 off 34-balls contained 2-fours.
India best bowler by Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan both picked up 2-wickets from their 10-overs and Harbhajan Singh took one wicket.
India chase down the target of 275, finishing at 277 for 4 in 48.2 overs with top scorer by Gautam Gambhir cracked a 97 off 122-balls - who fell 3-run short of his World Cup final hundred - including nine boundaries.
MS Dhoni blasted a unbeaten 91 off 79-balls, Virat Kohli struck 35 off 49-balls including 4-fours, Yuvraj Singh hit a unbeaten 21 off 24-balls included 2-fours and Sachin Tendulkar scored 18 off 14-balls contained two boundaries.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Lasith Malinga took 2-wickets and one for Tillakaratne Dilshan - Thisara Perera.
MS Dhoni named Player of the match for his match-winning magnificent unbeaten 91 off facing 79-balls including 8-fours and 2-sixes with strike rate of 115.19.
Yuvraj Singh earned player of the tournament for his all-round performance to contributed 362-runs including 4-fifties & a century with average of 90.50 and took 15-wickets.
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