IND v SRL 2011 CWC Final Result - India won the Cricket World Cup, beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets

India has done it, won the 2011 Cricket World Cup after 28 years, beat Sri Lanka in the Grand Finale by 6 wickets with 10 balls remaining, on Saturday, 2nd April, 2011 at Mumbai. Dhoni hit unbeaten 91 runs and Gambhir 97 runs stars in successful chase of 274 runs,

Sangakkara elected to bat first after winning the re-toss, as first one wasn't heard by referee, got a slow start as Zaheer bowled 3 consecutive maiden overs and took a wicket. They were 60-2 in 16 overs but 2 veterans, Sangakkara 48 runs and Jayawardhane brought them back in the match. They were struggling at 182/5 in 40 overs but Mahela played gem of a knock one of his best with unbeaten century 103* off just 88 balls with 13 fours and added 56 runs in 48 balls with Kulasekara who hit 30 balls 32 runs as they managed 63 runs in the power play as Perera hit 22 runs off just 9 balls.

India then lost Sehwag on the 2nd ball off Malinga who also took biggest wicket of Tendulkar as India reduced to 31-2 in 6 overs. Gambhir then first put 83 runs with Kohli 35 runs and then crucial partnership 109 runs with Dhoni. Gambhir hit brilliant 97 runs under pressure, while Dhoni played captain's inning of unbeaten 91 runs off 79 balls with 8 fours and 2 sixes and clinch the thriller with unbeaten 54 runs with Yuvraj who made 21*.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka - 274/6 in 50 overs (Jayawardhane 103*, Sangakkara 48, Yuvraj 2-49, Zaheer 2-60)

India - 277/4 in 48.2 overs (Gambhir 97, Dhoni 91*, Malinga 2-42)

Toss - Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.

Man of the Match - MS Dhoni (India)

Result - India won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

India v Sri Lanka 2011 World Cup Grand Finale Live Score at Mumbai - SRL v IND WC Final Live Commentary

It's Grand Finale of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, between the first all Asian, two giants from subcontinent India and Sri Lanka will try to win for the one final time for their two greatest cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Muralitharan. Watch ball by ball commentary of the Final match of 2011 CWC between India and Sri Lanka on Saturday, 2nd April, 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai starting from 2.30 PM IST.

India v Sri Lanka World Cup Final Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND v SRL 2011 CWC Final Preview at Mumbai - India v Sri Lanka Cricket WC 2011 Final Teams

Hosts of 2011 Cricket World Cup, India and Sri Lanka are ready for the battle of Grand Finale to lift the prestigious trophy on Saturday, 2nd April, 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, in a day-night game starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

India reached the final by winning two high profile against top teams under pressure, first beat defending champions in the quarter final and then biggest match of the tournament against arch rivals Pakistan in the semi final, as both the match were close. Good thing is that in both the matches India's weakest link, i.e. their bowling clicked and bowlers bowled brilliantly under pressure as Zaheer Khan is now the 2nd highest wicket taker in the tournament with 19 wickets 2 short of Shahid Afridi, while Harbhajan Singh also back in form. Sachin Tendulkar is also at the 2nd amongst highest scorer, 3 runs short of leader Dilshan. They will highly depend on their batting one last time in the tournament specially openers.

Sri Lanka's knock out journey was quite easy as they beat England and New Zealand comfortably. Their openers are in great touch specially Dilshan who is leading the highest run chart along with captain Kumara Sangakkara, but their lower middle order has not much exposed. They will be much depend on 3 M's Makinga, Mendis and Muralitharan as the later is injured but he will probably in his last ODI. It will be interesting if they will go for 3 spinners with Herath. Other advantage is that they had played and won here in Mumbai in the league match against Kiwis,

Indian Team, Squad for the Grand Finale of 2011 CWC:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R Ashwin/Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel

Sri Lankan Team, Squad for the Grand Finale of 2011 CWC:

Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara/Rangna Herath, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis

Asish Nehra is injured may miss Final on 2nd April, Muralia also unfit

India's fast bowler Ashish Nehra who played a big role in the 29 runs win against Pakistan at Mohali may miss the Final of 2011 Cricket World Cup with finger injury.

Nehra who took 2 wickets in the semi for just 33 runs was injured while attempting an unsuccessful catch of Shahid Afridi as replays confirmed the ball had bounced in front of him, was in pain and immediately had his finger taped.He however Nehra was able to get through three more overs in the match, as the injury was on his non-bowling hand.

India will take the decision only on Friday, told Ranjib Biswal, the Indian team manager.

Sri Lankan spin legend Muralitharan who is probably playing his last match is also injured even though he played semi with hamstring injury, a side strain, a troublesome knee and a groin issue, and chances are that he may play one final time.

India v Pakistan 2011 Cricket World Cup 2nd SF Photos - Tendulkar Man of Match

In a high profile 2nd Sei-Final of 2011 CWC, which was watched by Prime Ministers, Manmohan Singh & Yusuf Raza Gilani, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and bollywood film stars, India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in a close match to reach the final where they meet Sri Lanka on 2nd April, 2011. Sachin Tendulkar got Man of the Match for his 85 runs.

IND v PAK 2011 CWC 2nd SF Result - India v Sri Lanka Final, beat Pakistan by 29 runs

India maintained their winning streak in the World Cup against bitter Rivals as they beat Pakistan in the high profile 2nd Semi-Final, by 29 runs in a thriller on Wednesday, 30th March, at Mohali to reach in the dream Final at home against Sri Lanka on Saturday, 2nd April, 2011.

India got a great start by openers Sehwag 38 and Tendulkar put 48 runs in 6 overs and they were on top with 116-1 in 19 overs but Wahab took 2 wickets in 2 balls to push them on back foot. India some how managed 260/9 in 50 overs thanks to Tendulkar's 85 runs and Raina's unbeaten 36 runs. Wahab Riaz bowled brilliantly with 5 wickets haul.

Pakistan got a decent start with 44 runs with Hafeez hit 43 runs but regular wickets will never allowed to come on top as all the 5 bowlers Zaheer, Nehra, Munaf, Harbhajan and Yuvraj bolwed brilliantly and took 2 wickets each. Misbah tried hard with 56 runs but didn't get any support from others.

Match Summary:

India - 260/9 in 50 overs (Tendulkar 85, Sehwag 38, Wahab 5-46)

Pakistan - 231 all out in 49.5 overs (Misbah 56, Hafeez 43, Nehra 2-33, Muna 2-40)

Toss - India won the toss and elected to bat first.

Man of the Match - Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Result - India won by 29 runs

India v Pakistan 2011 World Cup 2nd Semi Final Live Score at Mohali - PAK v IND WC 2nd SF Match Live Commentary

Watch and enjoy the live score card with ball by ball commentary of the 2nd Semi-Final of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, between two bitter rivals India and Pakistan will meet in the biggest match of the tournament on Wednesday, 30th March, 2011 at Mohali, Chandigadh in a day-night match will start from 2.30 PM IST.

India v Pakistan World Cup 2nd SF Match Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND v PAK 2011 CWC 2nd SF Preview at Mohali - India v Pakistan Cricket WC 2nd Semi Final Teams

Its WC Final before the Final, yes it's match between bitter neighbor arch rivals India and Pakistan, likely to be the biggest match of 2011 Cricket World Cup, when they meet in the 2nd Semi-Final on Wednesday, 30th March, 2011 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, in a day-night game starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

Indian batting line is supposed to be the strongest in this WC, starting from Sehwag and Sachin at the top, followed by Gambhir, Kohli, in-form Yuvraj Singh, out of form captain Dhoni and Suresh Raina. Bowling is their weaker link but bowlers done well in the last 2 matches against West Indies and Australia, specially Zaheer Khan, R Ashwin and Yuvraj Singh.

Pakistan on the other hand is exactly apposite as they are strong in bowling as captain Shahid Afridi is the leading wicket taker with 21 wickets in 7 games picking wickets at crucial time, Umar Gul taking wickets with the new ball as well old ball, also contributing Ajmal, Razzak and Hafeez. Their batting is patchy despite Hafeez and Kamran Akmal did well in 10 wicket win against West Indies. They will much depend on Younus, Misbah and Umar Akmal.

Indian Team, Squad for the 2nd SF Match of 2011 CWC:

Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk/capt), Yusuf Pathan/Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R Ashwin,Munaf Patel

Pakistan Team, Squad for the 2nd SF match of 2011 CWC:

Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi (capt), Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Abdur Rehman/Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar

Sri Lanka v New Zealand 2011 Cricket World Cup 1st SF Photos - Sangakkara Man of Match

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the 1st SF and confirms all Asia final on 2nd April at Mumbai as they will take winner of 2nd SF between India and Pakistan, tomorrow. Kumara Sangakkara go Man of the Match for his half century.

SRL v NZL 2011 CWC 1st SF Result - Sri Lanka in the Final, beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in a thriller

Co-host Sri Lanka reached in the Final of 2011 Cricket World Cup, with a 5 wicket tense win over New Zealand with 13 balls remaining in the 1st Semi-Final on Tuesday, 29th March, 2011 at Colombo. Sri Lanka ensures that World Cup will come back to Asia as the Final will be played with the winner between India and Pakistan tomorrow.

New Zealand could made a decent total when they were 161-3 in 39 overs as Taylor and Styris 57 runs playing but collapsed and managed only 217 runs in 48.5 overs. Muralitharan took 2 wickets playing las match in Sri Lanka while Malinga and Mendis took 3 wickets each.

Sri Lanka once again got a good start by openers and then Dilshan 73 runs and Sangakkara 54 runs took them to 160-1 on 32 overs but quick wickets put them on back foot but Samarweera and Methews kept their nerves to ensure a Final birth with 5 wickets win.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 217 all out in 48.5 overs (Styris 57, Mendis 3-35, Malinga 3-55, Murali 2-42)

Sri Lanka - 220/5 in 47.5 overs (Dilshan 73, Sangakkara 54, Southee 3-57)

Toss - New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.

Man of the Match - Kumara Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka v New Zealand 2011 World Cup 1st Semi Final Live Score at Colombo - SRL v NZL WC 1st SF Match Live Commentary

Watch and enjoy the live score card with ball by ball commentary of the 1st Semi-Final of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, between title favorite Sri Lanka and surprise package New Zealand, on Tuesday, 29th March, 2011 at R Premdasa, Colombo in a day-night match will start from 2.30 PM IST.

Sri Lanka v New Zealand World Cup 1st SF Match Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

SRL v NZL 2011 CWC 1st SF Preview at Colombo - Sri Lanka v New Zealand Cricket WC 1st Semi Final Teams

Title favorite and co-host Sri Lanka will take upbeat New Zealand in the 1st Semi-Final of 2011 Cricket World Cup, on Tuesday, 29th March, 2011 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, in a day-night game starting from 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST.

Sri Lanka won convincingly against England in the 4th QF by 10 wickets at the same ground and will be favorite to win this game. Tharanga, Dilshan hit unbeaten centuries in the last game and in good form along with Sangakkara and Jayawardhane. They will probably sit out Herath, who has done nothing special in the last game.

New Zealand will be charged up after win over title favorite South Africa and will try to do other upset to reach their first Final of World Cup. Jesse Ryder and Taylor played well but they need special inning from Brandon McCullum tomove ahead. Jacob Oram will be crucial with the ball with Vettori.

Sri Lankan Team, Squad for the 1st SF match of 2011 CWC:

Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Nuwan Kulasekara/Rangna Herath, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis

New Zealand Team, Squad for the 1st SF match of 2011 CWC:

Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum (wk), Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Scott Stryis, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Luke Woodcock, Tim Southee

2011 Cricket World Cup Semi Finals Schedule, CWC SF Fixture, Cricket WC 2011 Semis Timetable, Timing

Now it's Semi-Final time in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, as only 4 teams remain to clinch the title on next Saturday, 2nd April. In the 1st Semi-Final, co-ost and strong title contender Sri Lanka will take surprise package New Zealand on Tuesday, 29th March at Colombo. 2nd SemiFinal will be an explosive one as played between bitter rival India and Pakistan on Wednesday, 30th March at Mohali.

Find the complete semi finals schedule of 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup with timing and venues.

2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals Schedule:

Tuesday, 29th March, 2011

47th Match, Day/Night - 1st Semi-Final
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Timing: 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST

Wednesday, 30th March, 2011

48th Match, Day/Night - 2nd Semi-Final
India v Pakistan
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Timing: 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local, 14:30 IST

Sri Lanka v England 2011 Cricket World Cup 4th QF Photos - Tilakratne Dilshan Man of Match

Sri Lanka easily beat England in the 4th QF by 10 wickets and Sri Lankan openers put 231 not out runs and this is the highest total chased without a single wicket lost in a World Cup match surpassing the 221 by West Indies against Pakistan in 1992. Tilakratne Dilshan got Man of the Match for his unbeaten 108* runs and 1 wicket.