The 2011 World Cup was an iconic event for Team India, not because they won the tournament but for their fighting spirit and willingness to die for each other. This was the last cricket World Cup for Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, and Team India gave him an iconic farewell by winning the World Cup. The 2011 ODI World Cup produced numerous unforgettable moments, but the most outstanding ones were Dhoni hitting the final six and Team India carrying Sachin over their shoulders during their victory lap. This 2011 World Cup final was a great match, a memorable one where both teams showed their never-die attitude, but in the end, India emerged as the better team. This match has been remembered for Dhoni’s remarkable innings, but he was not the best batter that night. Check out the 2011 World Cup final scorecard, which says that Gambhir was the batsman who refused to surrender until getting a great partner in Dhoni. Dhoni joined Gambhir at the crease when Team India’s score was 3/114 in 21.1, and after that, the rest is history.
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2011 World Cup final scorecard
Sri Lanka Batting
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Upul Tharanga | c Sehwag b Khan | 2 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Harbhajan Singh | 33 | 49 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 67.34 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (c) | c Dhoni b Yuvraj Singh | 48 | 67 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 71.64 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 103 | 88 | 159 | 13 | 0 | 117.04 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | lbw b Yuvraj Singh | 21 | 34 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 61.76 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Raina b Khan | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | run out (Dhoni) | 32 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 106.66 |
| Thisara Perera | not out | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 244.44 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, nb 2, w 6) | 12 | |||||
| TOTAL | 50 Ov (RR: 5.48, 246 Mins) | 274/6 |
India Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 6 |
| Sreesanth | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Munaf Patel | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Virat Kohli | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
India Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Virender Sehwag | lbw b Malinga | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Sangakkara b Malinga | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Gautam Gambhir | b Perera | 97 | 122 | 9 | 0 | 79.5 |
| Virat Kohli | c & b Dilshan | 35 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 71.42 |
| MS Dhoni (c) | not out | 91 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 115.18 |
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, w 8) | 15 | ||||
| TOTAL | 48.2 Ov (RR: 5.73, 230 Mins) | 277/4 |
Sri Lanka Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 4.66 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8.2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 7.68 |
| Thisara Perera | 9 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 6.11 |
| Suraj Randiv | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 4.77 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4.87 |
2011 World Cup Final Man of the Match
The Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, was named man of the match in the 2011 World Cup final for his exceptional batting display in a very stressful situation. Dhoni remained not out in this match scoring 91 runs in 79 balls.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | INDIA | 91 (79) |
2011 World Cup Man of the Tournament
In the 2011 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh was chosen as player of the series or man of the tournament for his brilliant performances with bat and ball during the entire World Cup. He scored 362 runs at an average of 86.19 in eight innings and took 15 wickets at an average of 25.13 and an economy rate of 5.02. He also won four Man of the Match awards during the 2011 World Cup.
| Player | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Yuvraj Singh | 362 | 15 |
2011 World Cup Final Highest Run Scorer
In the 2011 World Cup final, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene was the best batsman. He scored an unbeaten century (103*) off 88 balls.
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 103* (88) |
2011 World Cup Final Highest Wicket Taker
Lasith Maling and Zaheer Khan were the leading wicket-takers in the final of the 2011 World Cup, but Mlaing was more economical than Zaheer Khan on that night. Zaheer finished his 10-over spell with bowling figures of 2/60, while Malinga’s bowling figures were 2/42 in nine overs in this match.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka | 2/42 (9) |
| Zaheer Khan | India | 2/60 (10) |
2011 World Cup Final Most Sixes
MS Dhoni was in tremendous form on the World Cup final night. During his exceptional batting display at Wankhede, he struck two sixes and was the most lethal batsman of that night.
| Player | Team | Sixes |
|---|---|---|
| MS Dhoni | India | 02 |
2011 World Cup Final Playing XIs
2011 World Cup Final India Playing XI
MS Dhoni (c), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.
2011 World Cup Final Sri Lanka Playing XI
Kumar Sangakkara (c), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Suraj Randiv, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan.
