India vs Sri Lanka, Final at Mumbai, , Apr 02 2011 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

Final (D/N), Wankhede, April 02, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup

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Sri Lanka

274/6

India

(48.2/50 ov, T:275) 277/4

India won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

MS Dhoni

, IND

91* (79)

Player Of The Series

Yuvraj Singh

, IND

362 runs • 15 wkts

Sri Lanka's players arrive home after the World Cup•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Yusuf Pathan poses with the World Cup, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

Yusuf Pathan poses with the World Cup•Apr 03, 2011•Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar with the World Cup on the morning after India's triumph, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar with the World Cup on the morning after India's triumph•Apr 03, 2011•Associated Press

Yuvraj Singh with the World Cup trophy in front of the Gateway of India, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

Yuvraj Singh with the World Cup trophy in front of the Gateway of India•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

MS Dhoni with the Man-of-the-Match trophy he picked up in the World Cup final, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

MS Dhoni with the Man-of-the-Match trophy he picked up in the World Cup final•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan addresses the media in Colombo after returning from the World Cup, April 3, 2011

Muttiah Muralitharan addresses the media in Colombo after returning from the World Cup•Apr 03, 2011•Manoj Ridimahaliyadda

Mahela Jayawardene speaks to reporters upon his team's arrival in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, April 3, 2011

Mahela Jayawardene speaks to reporters upon his team's arrival in Sri Lanka•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Newspapers in India hail the team's World Cup victory, April 3, 2011

Newspapers in India hail the team's World Cup victory•Apr 03, 2011•Associated Press

Yuvraj Singh bowls to Mahela Jayawardene, World Cup 2011, Mumbai, April 2, 2011

Yuvraj Singh bowls to Mahela Jayawardene•Apr 02, 2011•Graham Crouch/Getty Images

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli with the India flag•Apr 02, 2011•Aijaz Rahi/Associated Press

Members of the World Cup-winning team meet India's president Pratibha Patil, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

Members of the World Cup-winning team meet India's president Pratibha Patil•Apr 03, 2011•Associated Press

Sachin Tendulkar kisses the World Cup in front of the Gateway of India, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

Sachin Tendulkar kisses the World Cup in front of the Gateway of India•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Player of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh with the World Cup, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

Player of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh with the World Cup•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

MS Dhoni with the World Cup trophy and his Man of the Match award from the final, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

MS Dhoni with the World Cup trophy and his Man of the Match award from the final•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

MS Dhoni with the World Cup trophy on the morning after the final, Mumbai, April 3, 2011

MS Dhoni with the World Cup trophy on the morning after the final•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan arrives to warm welcome, Sri Lanka, April 3, 2011

Muttiah Muralitharan arrives to warm welcome •Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara is all smiles after his team reached home following their World Cup campaign, Sri Lanka, April 3, 2011

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara is all smiles after his team reached home following their World Cup campaign•Apr 03, 2011•AFP

Sri Lankan fans in Colombo watch their team slip to defeat, India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai, April 2, 2011

Sri Lankan fans in Colombo watch their team slip to defeat,•Apr 02, 2011•AFP

India celebrate winning the World Cup, India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai, April 2, 2011

India celebrate winning the World Cup•Apr 02, 2011•Gurinder Osan/Associated Press

Television screens at a bar in London show India lift the World Cup, World Cup 2011, Mumbai, April 2, 2011

Television screens at a bar in London show India lift the World Cup•Apr 02, 2011•Matt Dunham/Associated Press

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India Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
V Sehwag	lbw	0	2
SR Tendulkar	caught	18	14
G Gambhir	bowled	97	122
V Kohli	caught	35	49
MS Dhoni	not out	91	79
Yuvraj Singh	not out	21	24
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, w 8)
Total	277(4 wkts; 48.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
SL Malinga	9	42	2	4.66
KMDN Kulasekara	8.2	64	0	7.68
NLTC Perera	9	55	1	6.11
S Randiv	9	43	0	4.77
TM Dilshan	5	27	1	5.4
M Muralidaran	8	39	0	4.87

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	0	Sachin Tendulkar	Virender Sehwag
2nd	31	Sachin Tendulkar	Gautam Gambhir
3rd	83	Gautam Gambhir	Virat Kohli
4th	109	MS Dhoni	Gautam Gambhir
5th	54	MS Dhoni	Yuvraj Singh

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Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	6	5	1	10	0.758
SL	6	4	1	9	2.582
AUS	6	4	1	9	1.123
NZ	6	4	2	8	1.135
ZIM	6	2	4	4	0.030
CAN	6	1	5	2	-1.987
KENYA	6	0	6	0	-3.042

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	6	5	1	10	2.026
IND	6	4	1	9	0.900
ENG	6	3	2	7	0.072
WI	6	3	3	6	1.066
BAN	6	3	3	6	-1.361
IRE	6	2	4	4	-0.696
NED	6	0	6	0	-2.045

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