MS Dhoni and team does it for India once again. India has won the 2011 Cricket World Cup by 6 wickets over Sri Lanka. A great combination and a wonderful team work to do the historic win.
It is India’s first World Cup championship in 28 years. Congrats once again team India.
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Player of the match MS Dhoni (India)
Player of the series Yuvraj Singh (India)
Umpires Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire IJ Gould (England)
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire SJ Davis (Australia)
Highlights
Match notes
- Sri Lanka innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 27 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 56/1 in 14.0 overs (TM Dilshan 31, KC Sangakkara 17)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 23.6 overs (146 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (KC Sangakkara 21, DPMD Jayawardene 30, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 128/3 in 29.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 34, TT Samaraweera 5)
- Over 31.3: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 33.1 overs (201 balls), Extras 7
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 27, TT Samaraweera 19, Ex 4)
- Over 38.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - SJA Taufel, Batsman - TT Samaraweera (Upheld)
- Over 43.1: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - KMDN Kulasekara (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 43.3 overs (263 balls), Extras 11
- Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 63 runs, 1 wicket)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 23, KMDN Kulasekara 31, Ex 1)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 100 off 84 balls (13 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 48.3 overs (293 balls), Extras 11
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 274/6 in 50.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 103, NLTC Perera 22)
- India innings
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 0.2: Review by India (Batting), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - V Sehwag (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0 (Bowling side - 40 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: India - 81/2 in 15.0 overs (G Gambhir 40, V Kohli 19)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (G Gambhir 28, V Kohli 19, Ex 3)
- G Gambhir: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 7
- India: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (G Gambhir 25, MS Dhoni 22, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India - 165/3 in 32.0 overs (G Gambhir 79, MS Dhoni 23)
- India: 200 runs in 37.5 overs (227 balls), Extras 11
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 52 balls (4 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 106 balls (G Gambhir 40, MS Dhoni 54, Ex 6)
- Over 44.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - Yuvraj Singh (Struck down)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 45.1 - 50.0 (Batting side - 32 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 250 runs in 46.2 overs (278 balls), Extras 15
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (MS Dhoni 31, Yuvraj Singh 21, Ex 2)
- Attendance - 42,000
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