2011 Cricket World Cup Final India VS Sri Lanka

2nd April 2011 will always be a memorable day for India. On this day India beat Sri Lanka to lift the 2011 Cricket World Cup for only the second time in its cricketing history after a gap of 28 years. The India Vs Sri Lanka world cup final was played at the illustrious Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, home of cricket's master blaster Sachin Tendulkar. India previously reached the finals only twice in 1983 against West Indies and in 2003 against Australia. This was its third World Cup final. The match was a classic that had all the ingredients of a thriller: anxiety, fear, excitement, awe, and joy.

• First time the host country won the Cricket World Cup
• Both teams had wicket-keeper captains. Kumara Sangakkara of Sri Lanka and Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India
• It was only the third time that team batting second won the finals
• It was the last one day international for Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's ace spinner
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the Man-of-the-Match award while Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Player-of-the-Tournament trophy
• It was the last World Cup appearance for Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar
• It was also the last game for Gary Kirsten as India's coach. He proved to be the most successful coach ever for India