It was the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final was an One Day International (ODI) match by India as well as Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India on April 2nd, 2011 on a Saturday. The final match of the tenth season of the World Cup, it was the first time that two Asia teams faced one another in a World Cup final. India defeated the other team by six wickets, its their second World Cup win after the 1983 World Cup. It was the third team to win the title multiple times, following Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and then 2015) as well as the West Indies (1975 and 1979). India was the first nation to win the Cricket World Cup in their home country. But, it's been claimed that the final game was rigged as well. Sri Lanka sold the match to India. The former Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage stated "The 2011. Cricket World Cup final was fixed. I believe in what I've said. This happened when I was Minister of Sports. " In the past the former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga was also adamant that the final should be fixed , and demanded an investigation into the issue.
Both teams had advanced through three stages before reaching the final. India had won every match until that point, but had lost against South Africa and tying with England in the group stage. Sri Lanka had won all except one game that was played against Pakistan. It was Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara chose to bat first following having won the toss. The team was slow to score until the 17th over , when they lost both their openers. Sangakkara scored 62 runs along with Mahela Jayawardene, before being removed for 48 runs. While wickets kept falling at one point, Jayawardene scored 103 runs in 88 balls. He was part of a team of 66 runs alongside Thisara Perera. The two took Sri Lanka's total to 274 at the end of the innings.
In response, India lost their opener Virender Sehwag to the second ball of the game and was ejected LBW to Lasith Malinga. Sachin Tendulkar, too, got out quickly. The batsmen who followed him, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli added 83 runs over 15 overs before Kohli was dismissed within the second over. India captain MS Dhoni who was promoting himself to the top of the order, joined Gambhir and both scored 109 runs, which is an Indian record for the World Cup final. Gambhir was dismissed for an unbeaten 97 in the 22nd ball. India took the lead and took the game with six wickets after the 50th and 49th innings. Dhoni was named as the "man for the game" for his 91 runs and his fellow Indian Yuvraj Singh was named the title of "man for the match".
The game was watched by around 42,000 fans at the stadium and around 135 million viewers watching on the television screen in India. It was only the second occasion that in World Cup history that a host nation took the title and also the first time a host nation has been able to beat their home stadium.
2011 Cricket World Cup 2011 Cricket World Cup was the 10th World Cup, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament took place between February 19 and April 2011. The tournament was co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh The tournament took place as the 3rd World Cup to be played in the Indian subcontinent. The ICC has ruled out Pakistan due to security concerns. There were 14 teams participating that included four associate members of the ICC: Kenya, Canada, Ireland and Netherlands.
The game was the tenth World Cup final and was held at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. This is the first time that the city hosted the World Cup final, and was the second World Cup final that was hosted by India following the 1987 final that was held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The final of 2011 was the first time to include two countries from the same continent, and was the first time two hosts competed in the final.
India had made their third appearance in the World Cup final. They previously won their final match in the year 1983, but lost it in 2003. Sri Lanka was appearing in their third World Cup final; breakthrough champions against Australia in 1996, they ended in the second place (also in the final against Australia) during the last World Cup in 2007. Before this game, India and Sri Lanka have played seven times throughout World Cup history with Sri Lanka leading with four wins and two losses, and one game ended in an unresult. In the One Day Internationals, India was the top team in Sri Lanka with 75 victories against 52 wins in Sri Lanka, while 11 games had been played without outcome.
The match attracted a lot of attention. It was reported that the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, an avid cricket fan has announced that he will attend the game along alongside his two sons. After this announcement, the Indian president Pratibha Patil has also announced that she will take part in the game.
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The road to the finals
Sri Lanka qualified for the knockouts after finishing second within Group A. They had four wins from their six matches, but suffered a loss against Pakistan and against Australia was wiped out. With points being equal to Australia and Australia, they were put in second place because of their higher running rate net.
India were included in Group B , where they came second to South Africa. They won the first four games of their tournament but lost one to South Africa while their game against England was an extremely high scoring match.
Sri Lanka had clinically demolished England in the quarter-final in the quarter final, beating them with a score of 10 wickets. Both the Sri Lankan openers, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga, scored unbeaten centuries and set a record-breaking stand for the first wicket at the history of a World Cup. In the New Zealand semi-final was more intensely contested, however it was nevertheless won comfortably with Sri Lanka. The games showcased the efficient unusual bowling style of the pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, the stifling fielding, as well as the ability that is Sri Lanka's top order. Sri Lankan top order.
The knockout matches of India were intense contests. Australia was a formidable team and was the reigning champions and India required an impressive performance to limit Australia to 260 , and then be able to chase the target despite the fact that wickets were falling frequently. India and their semi-final opponent, Pakistan, have historically been adversaries, and there was a lot of pressure from the public on both teams, with the game being attended by the Prime Ministers of both nations. India batted first , and eventually defeated Pakistan by 29 runs.
Team composition
India mostly kept the same team that played in the semi-final match against Pakistan and made only one change. Ashish Nehra, left-arm medium pacer, had sustained a fractured finger during the fielding phase of that match and was replaced by a different pacer, Sreesanth. India was widely recognized as having the best batting lineup during the tournament. They decided to build on this strength throughout the tournament by using seven bowlers and seven batsmen. Because of Yuvraj Singh's success both with the bat and ball during this tournament India was able to use just four bowlers who were specialists. Yuvraj bowled his entire allotted 10 overs in several matches, including the semi-final match against Pakistan. In the four bowling slots, Zaheer Khan was the speed spearhead, backed in the majority of matches by Munaf Patel, whereas Harbhajan Singh is the off-spinner of choice. Fourth slot occupied by various bowlers in various matches, such as Sreesanth, Nehra, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, and off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The captain chose Nehra over Ashwin in the game against Pakistan as well. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had then stated that he would prefer three seamers as it offered the captain more options. He already had two proven spinners with Harbhajan and Yuvraj and was able to draw on a variety of Indian players who could play part-time spin (including Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, as well as Virender Sehwag).
Sri Lanka made four changes in their team from the semi-final. All-rounder Angelo Mathews had suffered a quadriceps injury that prevented him to take part in the. Sri Lanka knew the Indians strengths were in batting which is why they had to get wickets in order to make them feel pressure. This resulted in them choosing an entire bowling team. The spin bowler Ajantha Mendis was a good performer throughout the tournament, however his record was not great against India during pre-World Cup matches and was not selected for the final. The spinner, Rangana Herath, was also removed. Spinners off-spinner Suraj Randiv and batsman Chamara Kapugedera were brought in to Sri Lanka to strengthen the team. Seamen Nuwan Kulasekara as well as Thisara Perera who had played in the previous group stage, were brought into the squad. The legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan was suffering from minor injuries, but was kept. He had made it clear that he was going to retire from One Day International cricket after the World Cup, so this was his final game. The semi-final played in the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo was the final ODI game at home and he was there to have been taken around the stadium sitting on the shoulders of his team-mates in a parade of honor following the match.
After the match
The reception in Sri Lanka
Although Sri Lankan spectators were initially dissatisfied, they soon joined in with their team and welcomed them to the airport with cheers, garlands, and celebration. Sri Lanka's performance throughout this World Cup was appreciated, and the team was acknowledged that getting to the final was a remarkable achievement on its own. The opening batsman Tillekaratne Dilshan was the highest run-scorer in the tournament and Sangakkara as the second highest (the next highest is Sachin Tendulkar from India).
The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa held a the High Tea to the Sri Lankan players and spouses on the grounds of the presidential Residence, Temple Trees.
Reception in India
Indian fans were thrilled with the victory, as well as their overall team performance throughout the tournament. The celebrations continued throughout the majority of India during the weekend. citation needed
It was reported that Indian president Pratibha Patil held a High Tea to the Indian players and their spouses in the premises of Raj Bhavan (Governor's House) in Mumbai.
There there was no parade of ticker tape for the team in an accessible bus (as was planned following 2007, with the Twenty20 World Cup win) due to the busy schedule. The season 2011 of the Indian Premier League starting on 8 April. Prizes were awarded to Indian players
In addition to aside from the World Cup trophy itself, the Indian team received numerous prizes from the cricket boards, the various government agencies, as well as public and private corporations.
- The BCCI announced a Rs20 million (US$270,000) as a reward for each participant in the World Cup winning squad. Additionally, cash rewards of 5 million rupees (US$66,000) as well as Rs2.5 million (US$33,000) were declared to each of the members of the support personnel and the selection committee, respectively.
- A total of Rs20 million (US$270,000) was given to Dhoni and the sum of Rs10 million (US$130,000) given for four Delhi players of the winning team of Delhi's Delhi government.
- Different motor companies gave cars , including Hyundai India gave Vernas to the team, Ferrari gave a 599 GTO India edition to Dhoni, and Audi provided a car to Man of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh Need citation
- It was the Gujarat governor of Gujarat decided both Munaf Patel as well as Yusuf Pathan would be awarded with the most prestigious sports award of the state - the Eklavya Award.
- The Punjab government announced a budget of Rs10 million (US$130,000) per both Harbhajan Singh as well as Yuvraj Singh.
- The Maharashtra government has awarded a Rs10 million (US$130,000) in cash to Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan.
- The Karnataka government has announced Rs2.5 millions (US$33,000) for every one of 15 players of the Indian World Cup squad.
- Uttarakhand provided Dhoni an area for residential development or a house in the hill town in Mussoorie and a pavilion will be constructed in the state to honor his memory.
- A real estate firm donated luxury villas totalling the sum of Rs90 million (US$1.2 millions) for Team India.
A change within the Sri Lanka team
After a few days of contemplation, Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain, announced on April 5 that he would be stepping down from the captain's post for the One Day International and Twenty20 teams in the long-term interests for the squad. According to him, the age of his retirement is 37 at the date when the World Cup, could not be certain of his position in the team at that time and it is better to have a new captain be cultivated now, as he will be at the peak of his career at that tournament. He said he would be willing to be captain of the team for the forthcoming tours to England and perhaps Australia in the event that the selection committee felt that this would help in the transition to the new captaincy. The day following the announcement of Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene quit the vice-captain's post, as did Aravinda de Silva from the position of Chairman of the Selectors.
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