The next set of batsmen, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, added 83 runs in 15 overs before the latter got out in the 22nd over. Fifty-three were required with 58 balls still remaining. Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera hits a shot watched by India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni during their ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai April 2, 2011. For India, it's been a journey of ups and downs, euphoria and heartbreak. Dhoni flicked the slower ball to the square-leg for four. The first team to play the World Cup Semi Finals is Pakistan after beating West Indies in the Quarter Finals. He scored it off Nuwan Kulasekara’s bowling. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (L) hits a six to win against Sri Lanka as teammate Yuvraj Singh reacts during the Cricket World Cup 2011 final at The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 2, 2011. Prior to this match, India and Sri Lanka had met each other seven times in World Cup history with Sri Lanka ahead with four wins and two defeats and one game ending in a no-result. The sense of reality had disappeared in potholes of near-fundamentalist blindness. This led to their choosing a full complement of bowlers. And losing was no longer an option. Sachin Tendulkar said his suggestion that MS Dhoni go in to bat ahead of Yuvraj Singh became a tactical masterstroke for India in the 2011 World Cup final. The game had been transformed from fun to fancy to fanaticism. Sachin Tendulkar was the first on the ground with that most brilliant of smiles worth travelling miles to see. Dhoni had led India to the summit in the Twenty 20 World Cup in 2007 and at that moment India held the No. The semi-final held at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo was his last ODI match on home soil, and there he had been carried around the stadium, perched on his teammates' shoulders, on a lap of honour after that match. There had been no spectacular hitting, but steady professional approach. The third ball from the spinner was on the leg stump, and the left-hander drove inside out. All-rounder Angelo Mathews had suffered a torn quadriceps and could not play. The all Asia final was won by India under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and the patronage of Sachin Tendulkar with India making it their second World Cup … Sri Lanka's excellent performance throughout the World Cup was appreciated, and it was recognised that reaching the final was a significant achievement in itself. 17-1 (Tharanga, 6.1), 60-2 (Dilshan, 16.3), 122-3 (Sangakkara, 27.5), 179-4 (T Samaraweera, 38.1), 182-5 (Kapugedera, 39.5), 248-6 (Kulasekara, 48) Arunabha Sengupta relives the moments during the riveting final at the Wankhede Stadium. Dhoni scores 6 runs to seal the World Cup victory for Team India. India beat West Indies in their opening game and they ensured that their victory against the World Champions at Berbice in March 1983 was no flash in the pan.Every subsequent victory was welcomed with the pleasant surprise that flavours the feelings of the one who roots for the giant-killer. The ball kept sailing all the way and landed into the crowd . 2011 World Cup Final. Co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, the tournament was the third World Cup to be played in the Indian subcontinent. It’s time we carried him.”. Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir however did not show any sign of resignation. There were 14 participating teams, which included four associate members of the ICC—Kenya, Canada, Ireland and Netherlands. Less than eighty were required. Later he explained that he had wanted to keep the left-handers in the line-up separated, using the left-hand right-hand combination to the fullest. Opening batsman Tillekaratne Dilshan was the highest run scorer in the tournament, with Sangakkara being the third highest (the second highest was Sachin Tendulkar of India). Cricket World Cup 2011 Memories: The identity of the person, which remains a secret is veteran cricketer Gavaskar’s friend’s friend, who had witnessed the spectacular match on that seat and also in possession of the ball that Dhoni had hit for that iconic six. Raina takes us through the chase under floodlights. The balance was shifting. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Match referee Jeff Crowe did not hear Sangakkara’s call when the coin was tossed. The next ball was a trademark Zaheer yorker that swung in. Yet, the extent of downright hatred for the man for every failure or questionable tactic was not just unusual, it was scary. In 2019, Virat Kohli was a legend. It was during the batting powerplay that Sri Lanka’s final burst of acceleration did manifest itself. The Men in Blue had been cast as infallible. Besides, he read the doosra of the mighty Muralitharan better than any other man in the middle order. Gambhir got out for 97 runs in the 42nd over. india vs sri lanka world cup final 2011 full match highlights dhoni. His fifty was up. 1 spot in Test cricket as well. Every stroke was impeccable and followed the coaching manual to perfection. The Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara chose to bat first after winning the toss. [8], India were making their 3rd appearance in a World Cup final. Yet there he was striding in, the face betraying little emotion. When he came to bat, India needed more than six runs per over with three top … In 2011 World Cup, he was the captain of the Indian team and despite not being in the best of form, Dhoni played a match-winning knock in the final against Sri Lanka and sealed the trophy for the Men in Blue with an iconic six over long-on. In the top 10 tournament scorers, there were 3 from Sri Lanka (Upul Tharanga (395) in addition to the previous two), and 4 from India (Gautam Gambhir (393), Virender Sehwag (380), and Yuvraj Singh (362) in addition to Sachin). [21]. India largely retained the same team it had in the semi-final against Pakistan, with just one change. And he went on to play an innings that sent his critics scurrying for cover, often under the guise of celebration. The end was in sight. In a way, we can find explanations of the debacles in England and Australia if we look at the amount of obvious relief — mental and physical — that the cricketers must have experienced when the war was finally won against all possible odds. When he came to bat, India needed more than six runs per over with three top-order batsmen already dismissed. It is perhaps the cost of fame, success or the immense popularity of the game in the country. At the other end, Dilshan was superbly cut away for a boundary by Kohli. MS Dhoni (91) scored a huge six on the long-on boundary. All of these umpires are highly rated; Taufel has won 5 ICC Umpire of the Year awards, while Dar has won two. The team then carried iconic player Tendulkar on a victory lap around the stadium. In One Day Internationals, India led Sri Lanka with 75 victories against 52 victories for Sri Lanka, while 11 matches had ended with no result.[8]. Finally, after 46 matches, 4 talented teams have entered into the Semi Final stage of the ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup Series. There would be no breather as the new man played himself in. India won the match by six wickets—its second World Cup win after the 1983 tournament—and became the third team to have won the title more than once, after Australia (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and later 2015) and the West Indies (1975 and 1979).[3]. Sehwag was trapped LBW for a duck on the second ball of the innings. The Indian start could not have been more disastrous. Although wickets kept falling at one end, Jayawardene scored 103 runs in 88 balls; he was involved in a partnership of 66 runs with Thisara Perera. In reply, India lost their opener Virender Sehwag to the second ball of the innings, out LBW by Lasith Malinga. Both Gambhir and Dhoni emphasised on preserving the wickets, and later accelerating with a greater flow of boundaries. [7], The match was the tenth World Cup final and was hosted at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The match was almost in the bag. Every move of Dhoni had been mercilessly criticised, severely hauled over calumnious flames of downright abuse. It would prove very, very costly. India had won all but two matches to that point, losing to South Africa and tying with England in the group stage. Spin bowler Ajantha Mendis had performed well throughout the tournament, but he had a poor record against India in pre-World Cup clashes and was not chosen for the final. The ball swerved away, and the attempted steer took the edge through to Sangakkara. 09:00 IST | 03:30 GMT, 11 Feb, 2021 Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had then said he preferred having three seamers because it gave him more options. The dauntless spunk was eerie. The World Cup was not a cricketing tournament but an obsession to the point of national psychosis, a fanaticism stretching across the realms of sporting, political, ethnic and to some extent religious. Up went Dhoni’s bat and down it came, resoundingly on his pad. Apart from the World Cup trophy itself, the Indian team was given many prizes from the cricket boards, various state governments, and public and private companies. Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 World Cup. The team scored slowly until the 17th over when they lost both their openers. The smile that had been stopped five times in the past and could be flashed now without any inhibition. In Zaheer’s last over, Thisara Perera swung his bat to hit 4,4,2,6. Both teams had progressed through three stages to reach the final. Zaheer began with three consecutive maidens and the wicket of Upul Tharanga, conceding only six runs in his five-over spell. Yuvraj Singh embraces Mahendra Singh Dhoni after he scores the winning runs in the 2011 World Cup final. There was keen tussle till the end and no team gave an inch. 41 ODI hundreds, the owner of several records etc etc. April 2, 2011. He started with a three off Kulasekara. Two overs later he had driven one down the ground and square cut another for boundaries. Ashish Nehra, left-arm medium pacer, had suffered a finger fracture while fielding in that match, and he was replaced by another pacer, Sreesanth. Every boundary hit was a statement in class. Yuvraj had scored heavily all through the tournament before falling for a golden duck in the semi-final. Indian fans were ecstatic at the win, and at the overall performance of the team through the tournament. Mahela Jayawardene came to the crease when Sri Lanka were 60/2 in the 17th over. And the captain? The pitch did not really help, and the champion spinner made little impression. It was 223 for 4. ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Final; Sri Lanka (274-6) v India (277-4). [12], Sri Lanka started the innings slowly, constrained by good bowling from Zaheer Khan and committed fielding from Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, and Virat Kohli inside the 30-yard circle. The Indian players dedicated their victory to Tendulkar; Virat Kohli said, "he has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years. And suddenly Dhoni was into his forties. Not because of the quality of opposition or keenness of contest. Under Dhoni's captaincy, India won the 2011 World Cup. Dhoni came in after Kohli to bat at number five, usually the position of Yuvraj Singh. India was widely rated as having the strongest batting line-up in the tournament, and chose to back this strength throughout the campaign by playing seven batsmen and four bowlers. It’s time we carried him.”. And off the next ball, there was a misunderstanding resulting in a near run-out. Under the infinite calmness and inscrutable visage, there was a severe zeal to win. The bat was almost imperceptibly as an afterthought. How Dhoni walked out to toss out with not a crease on his brow remains a mystery. Seamers Nuwan Kulasekara and Thisara Perera, who had played matches in the earlier group stage, were drafted into the team. World Cup 2011 final: Suresh Raina breaks down India's run chase That the World Cup was won in the company of Sachin Tendulkar was a special moment for the entire team. However, this was a known factor and was taken into consideration by the Sri Lankan captain when he chose to bat first after winning the toss. cwc19 31 Jan 19 00:36 India win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with Dhoni’s match winning six. World Cup 2011 Three sleepless nights before semi-final - Riaz Apr 5, 2011 Wahab Riaz, who picked up his maiden ODI five-for against India in the World Cup semi-final, had spent three nights planning his strategy against India's batsmen ahead of the clash; India crowned world champions Dhoni the greatest Indian captain - Ganguly India captain MS Dhoni, promoting himself up the order, joined Gambhir and they both added 109 runs, an Indian record in a World Cup final. The competition took place between 19 February and 2 April 2011. Coach Gary Kirsten was also carried around the ground later. In the era of globalisation and internet, of open economy and easy money, of galloping Sensex and pre-approved credit cards — it was the voice of the consumer clamouring for the trophy. India won the tournament, defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. And when Jayawardene got strike, he cut between the point and short third-man for four. Gambhir nearing the nineties. In the 2011 World Cup semi-final against Pakistan, when he was still a novice, Kohli fell for 9 to left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz. It was played in India, Sri Lanka and (for the first time) Bangladesh. Fall of wickets: 1–17 (Tharanga, 6.1 ov), 2–60 (Dilshan, 16.5 ov), 3–122 (Sangakkara, 27.5 ov), 4–179 (Samaraweera, 38.1 ov), 5–182 (Kapugedera, 39.5 ov), 6–248 (Kulasekara, 47.6 ov), Fall of wickets: 1–0 (Sehwag, 0.2 ov), 2–31 (Tendulkar, 6.1 ov), 3–114 (Kohli, 21.4 ov), 4–223 (Gambhir, 41.2 ov). cwc19 31 Jan 19 00:36 India win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with Dhoni’s match winning six. The fourth slot was taken by different bowlers in different matches, including Sreesanth, Nehra, leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, or off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The author of three novels, he can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/senantix), 11 Feb, 2021 The pair took Sri Lanka's total to 274 runs at the close of the innings. Captain Kumar Sangakkara came in after Tharanga's dismissal, and was building a solid foundation with Dilshan before the latter was dismissed. Of course, a modern day cricketer must be well equipped to handle pressure. Skipper Sangakkara departed two short of fifty, getting an under-edge trying to cut Yuvraj. Dhoni, the then skipper, scored an unbeaten 91 to take his team across the finishing line. Photo Gallery: India’s epic triumph over Sri Lanka, (Arunabha Sengupta is a cricket historian and Chief Cricket Writer at CricketCountry. The archived footages of the actual match were used and the face of the lead actor was used instead of Dhoni's face. Abhishek Mukherjee 28 May, 2019 15:06 IST The 2019 World Cup will be the 12th edition of the big-ticket event. Their great bowler no longer held a threat. The 2011 final was the first to feature two teams from the same continent, and the first time that two co-hosts contested the final. The team would be severely criticised for defeat in the hands of England – and then Australia. Yuvraj Singh (21) also remained unbeaten in the end with the Indian captain. When he was on 30, Gambhir mistimed a shot off the bowling of Suraj Randiv, sending the ball high up in the air, but Nuwan Kulasekara could not hold on to a difficult chance at long off. The 109- run stand had almost brought it home. The matches showcased the effective unconventional bowling of pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, restrictive fielding, and the batting prowess of the Sri Lankan top order. The fight was on. 16:00 IST | 10:30 GMT, 13 Feb, 2021 By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. Yuvraj Singh was named Man of the Tournament for good all-round performance with both bat and ball throughout the tournament. ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Final; Sri Lanka (274-6) v India (277-4). Yuvraj Singh was adjudged player of the tournament for scoring 362 runs and taking 15 wickets. The good balls were tapped for singles; the bad balls were dispatched for fours. Gambhir punched a four past square-leg off the first ball he faced. Some Indian players, including Harbhajan Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, and Yuvraj Singh, had tears in their eyes. And off the next ball, the game turned again. The last ball was short. After some days of deliberation, Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain, announced on 5 April that he was resigning from the post of captain of the One Day International and Twenty20 sides in the long-term interest of the team. On this day, he was silent, scorching and sharp. The country witnessed unbelievable scenes. The Indians were not about to be intimidated by an early wicket. Thilan Samaraweera was trapped leg-before, the Indian demand for review bearing fruit, Simon Taufel’s decision overturned. Against this backdrop, the feat can be compared to a triumph in the psychological counterpart of Coliseum of the ancient Rome. It stung Sri Lanka. Every small stutter along the way, of every member of the outfit, was crucified in the media — print, electronic, television and social. The culmination of the tenth edition of the World Cup, it was the first time that these two teams had met each other at this stage in the tournament history. Second team to qualify for the Semi Final against Pakistan is India that qualified after beating the three times champion Australia. They won four of their six games, suffered a defeat against Pakistan and against Australia was washed out. Following this, the Indian President Pratibha Patil also announced her decision to attend the match. The asking rate never too much on the wrong side of six. Cricket had been catapulted into the forefront of public consciousness where it has remained ever since, the associated glitz, glamour and glitter of gold increasing exponentially with every passing year. India had won. Mahela Jayawardene essayed one of the finest knocks ever, and became the first man to score a hundred in a World Cup final in a losing cause. Jeff Crowe was the match referee and Steve Davis the reserve umpire. India's Yuvraj Singh was declared the man of the tournament. There was not even a smile from the captain. [13] Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan was bowled by Harbhajan Singh when a delivery carried on to the stumps after deflecting off his gloves. Tendulkar started with some good strokes, racing to 18 off 14 balls, but then edged a catch to wicketkeeper Sangakkara. It is time we carried him on our shoulders. That brought the equation down to 37 off 41 balls. In the 47th over two fours — one apiece from Dhoni and Yuvraj — made it 16 required off 18 balls. Spinner Rangana Herath was also dropped. Chamara Kapugedera was sucked into self-destruction by a slower ball from Zaheer. He stated he was willing to captain the team for the upcoming tours of England and possibly Australia if the selectors felt this would aid the transition to a new captaincy. 16:00 IST | 10:30 GMT, 14 Feb, 2021 And they found the gaps in the most meticulously set fields. He had announced that he would retire from One Day International cricket after the World Cup, so this was his last match. Dhoni was portrayed by Sushant Singh Rajput. He had started the tournament with two hundreds, had scored a half century in the quarter-final, and a chancy, bizarre 85 to top score in the semi-final. This innings by Dhoni ranked higher than any legendary quest of all the mythological heroes put together. It went to long-off, eminently catchable, but Kulasekara responded late. The pressure must have got to the officials too. With Jayawardene stroking boundaries with the touch of elegance, Nuwan Kulasekara launched into the bowling with gay abandon. A controversy developed when Kumar Sangakkara called the toss. MS Dhoni's superlative knock in the 2011 World Cup final will forever be remembered but there were a few other innings that were just as good, if not better. Kohli drove hard and Dilshan stuck out his hand. Dhoni : The Untold Story, the biopic of then Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With the benefit of hindsight, a loss and a tie in the initial games had been piled up as the sins from which he could get absolution only through a win in the final. The singles kept coming, and occasionally the field was pierced for boundaries. Whether it is justifiable or not is subject to debate. Sri Lanka 274 for 6 (Kumar Sangakkara 48, Mahela Jayawardene 103*) lost to India 277 for 4 in 48.2 overs (Gautam Gambhir 97, MS Dhoni 91*) by 6 wickets. But, he had done his job and then some more. Now, victory achieved, the nation and the various Diasporas around the world let their hair down and revelled in the triumph. By now, even the security guards employed in the stadium were dancing with the crowd. In the final against Sri Lanka, chasing 275, Dhoni promoted himself up the batting order, coming before an in-form Yuvraj Singh. It was reviewed (without consultation, as in the semi-final), but the decision stuck. In 2015 World Cup, which was won by Australia for a record fifth time, Dhoni couldn't do much with the bat. India were drawn in Group B where they finished second behind South Africa. © 2021 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. If Sri Lanka entertained notions of getting back into the game, they were quickly quelled by Yuvraj. Like in many other day-night matches in the subcontinent, dew started to form on the outfield grass in the night, making the ball damp and difficult to grip especially in the later part of India's batting. The 2011 World Cup Final Highlights package featuring India vs Sri Lanka is presented here with HD quality video and match summary. The captain had chosen Nehra over Ashwin in the match against Pakistan also. 2011 World Cup of Cricket was the Tenth Cricket World Cup. The 2011 Cricket World Cup was the tenth World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Apr 2, 2020 Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed world cricket, India recaptured the crown, and this time they did in their very own backyard But at the other end, Jayawardene went on and on, as if on a different strip, ground and zone. The required run-rate was nearly six, it needed to be maintained for 28.2 overs. india vs sri lanka world cup final 2011 full match highlights dhoni The biggest hurdle was the expectation of a nation unused to sporting greatness, the raging fire of fancy fanned by the media. The challenge did not come from the teams they played against. 2011 Cricket World Cup statistics. Sri Lanka made four changes to their side from the semi-final. New batsman Thilan Samaraweera was adjudged not out by the umpire when a ball hit his thigh pad off the bowling of Yuvraj Singh. Tendulkar was soon chaired around the field — Virat Kohli coming up with that immortal line, “He carried the Indian team on his shoulder for 21 years. They managed wins in four of their six games, lost one against South Africa while their game against England was a high scoring tie. In Sachin Tendulkar's biopic movie Sachin: A Billion Dreams the match is also a significant part of the story plot. Being level on points with Australia, they were placed second in the group due to their better net run rate. The match formed the climax of 2016 Indian film M.S. The on-field umpires were Simon Taufel of Australia and Aleem Dar of Pakistan, with Ian Gould being the third (TV) umpire. 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