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2011

Venue: The Indian sub-continent (India; Sri Lanka; Bangladesh). The International Cricket Council (ICC) removed Pakistan from the list of co-hosts after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan national cricket team in Lahore.

Participating teams: fourteen (as below):

Full Members: Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, Zimbabwe

Associate Members: Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands

Winners: India, who defeated Sri Lanka in the final.

India vs Pakistan

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2011 - India won by 29 runs

Tendulkar (85) again rose to the occasion in a crunch semifinal and helped India to a fighting total of 260 for nine. The home team was well placed to post a superior total but was restricted by left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz (5/46).

Pakistan's response was typical, a strong start followed by a middle-order failure. The onus fell on the reliable Misbah-ul-Haq (56) to pull Pakistan through but he ran out of partners and ultimately was the last person to be dismissed. Indian bowlers collectively put up a superb performance with all five frontliners picking up two wickets each on their way to title glory.

Sachin’s memories of 2011

(For further details, see Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar 1: A timeline

Winning 2011 World Cup was priceless moment: Sachin Tendulkar

PTI | Feb 11, 2015

Sachin Tendulkar felt the team peaked at the right time to win the World Cup.

Narrating the final moments when India defeated Sri Lanka, Sachin Tendulkar said he thanked the Gods, screamed and ran out of the dressing room to the middle.

"I did cry when I went out in the middle... I did cry. This was the only time I had happy tears... because that moment was just a priceless moment. That moment was something that you can only dream off," remembered Tendulkar.

"Playing in India, on the home ground...The Indian team celebrated with lots of champagne as their families, friends and fans also joined in the dressing room that night."

"We didn't start off as well. We were either not bowling well or battling well. Put together as a package we were not clicking. If we batted well, we did not bowl well and if we bowled well, batting was not up to the mark. We started peaking at the right time and both started becoming a formidable package. Obviously we fielded well also," he said.

"Ashish Nehra, Munaf (Patel), Zaheer (Khan), Harbhajan (Singh)...they were all aggressive and you got to hold these guys back. It matters how you show your aggression," Tendulkar, the most successful batsman in ICC's pinnacle event with 2,278 runs in 45 matches, including 482 in nine games in India's successful campaign in the 2011 World Cup, said.

"Viru is a very unpredictable batsman. The opposition would not know what he was going to do. Standing at the non-strikers end, I had started to figure out what he was going to do. For Yuvraj, something happened right from the first game and that continued till the last game."

Fascinating facts about World Cups

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2011: The coin goes up twice in a World Cup final The coin had to be tossed twice at the 2011 World Cup final. When the coin went up for the first time, match referee Jeff Crowe could not hear the call from Kumar Sangakkara. The coin came down as heads and Sangakkara reckoned he called the right side of the coin and was about to say that his side would bat first. However, MS Dhoni said that he heard a call of 'tails' from Sangakkara. Crowe then said that the coin would go up once more.

2011: A review that changed the DRS rule India's review against Ian Bell in the 2011 World Cup forced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to change the DRS rule. Although Hawk-Eye showed the ball hitting a good part of the stumps, Bell was not given out as he was struck outside 2.5 metres from the stumps. The ICC then changed the rule by saying a batsman can be ruled out, if the Hawk-Eye shows the ball hitting the stumps, by a considerable margin, irrespective of the distance between the point of impact and the stumps

2011: Boundary beginning Virender Sehwag got off the mark with a first-ball-four in each of India's first four matches of the group stages in the 2011 World Cup.

2011: Fans mistakenly stone West Indies team bus Unable to digest their team's dismal show in a 2011 World Cup Group match against West Indies, angry Bangladeshi fans stoned the West Indies team bus, which was making its way back to the hotel from the ground. It was later said that the fans mistook the West Indies bus to the Bangladesh bus. Bangladesh were bowled out for 58, their lowest total in ODIs.

2011: Pakistan end Australia's rampaging streak Australia's 34-match unbeaten streak in World Cups was ended by Pakistan in 2011. During that sequence, Australia won three titles, beat 15 different opponents and used 34 players.

2011: Superstitious Sachin forces Sehwag to be glued to his seat After his dismissal in the quarter-final of the 2011 World Cup against Australia, Sachin Tendulkar was getting a massage done in the dressing room. Virender Sehwag was alongside him. The duo never moved from where they were. Tendulkar prayed non-stop and India went on to win the game. In the final too, a superstitious Tendulkar decided to do the same. He made sure Sehwag was right next to him and also stopped him from going to the gallery to watch the winning moment live, suggesting that he can watch the replay a number of times later. It was only after MS Dhoni hit the winning six that Tendulkar and Sehwag moved from their positions and they were the last to run onto the field to join the celebrations.

2011: The first Mahela ODI ton in vain Mahela Jayawardene essayed a terrific century in the 2011 World Cup final, lifting Sri Lanka to a challenging 274. However, Mahela was topped by MS Dhoni as it became the first World Cup ton to end in vain. It also turned out to be the first Mahela ODI ton in vain.

The progress of the tournament

Sri Lankans drying clothes in public

WC: SL told to polish up etiquettes

Colombo, February 6, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Sri Lankans have been advised to refrain from the habit of drying clothes in public among others and to polish their etiquettes before the mega event.

India not mentally ready for Aussies

We were not mentally ready for Aussies: Dhoni

New Delhi, February 15, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

After a poor batting performance against Australia in the warm-up match, captain Dhoni says hectic schedule did not allow the team to be mentally prepared.

Wankhede fails fire inspection

Mumbai, February 18, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

The city fire brigade department said it will seek a reply from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in this regard.

Dazzling start in Dhaka

WC gets a dazzling start in Dhaka

Dhaka, February 17, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

The opening ceremony of the 49-day cricket extravaganza saw Canadian rockstar Bryan Adams perform along with Indian and Bangladeshi music icons at a packed Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

India vs Bangladesh

Turning point from India vs Bangladesh WC opener

Mirpur, February 19, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Virender Sehwag's 175 and Virat Kohli's century help India beat Bangladesh by 87 runs in the opening match of the World Cup in Mirpur The turning point of the game was undoubtedly India opener Virender Sehwag's spectacular 175 runs off 140.

Sri Lanka beat Canada

Sri Lanka beat Canada by 210 runs

Hambantota (SL), February 20, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Sri Lanka beat Canada by 210 runs in their opening match of the World Cup at the Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota

Mumbai bookie arrested

Bookie arrested for accepting bets

Mumbai, February 20, 2011

An alleged cricket bookie has been arrested from suburban Borivali for allegedly accepting betting on the India-Bangladesh match of the ICC World Cup

Sachin’s knee

Sachin suffers niggle in knee

New Delhi, February 21, 2011

According to the Indian team management, Sachin underwent an MRI and was found to be doing fine and there was no cause for concern.

Pakistan beat Kenya

Pakistan beat Kenya by 205 runs

Hambantota (Sri Lanka), February 23, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Captain Shahid Afridi scalps five wickets as after putting a target of 318 runs, Pakistan bowls out Kenya for 112 runs

India and England tie

India vs England game ends in tie

Bangalore, February 27, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

It went down to the wire and the unexpected happened as England ended up scoring the same number of runs as India - 338 and the match ended in a tie.

Pakistan beat Canada

Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs, Afridi claims five

Colombo, March 3, 2011/ India Today The Pakistan captain becomes the first bowler to scalp four wickets or more wickets in three consecutive matches in a World Cup

WI beat Bangladesh

Benn scalps four as WI beat Bangladesh by 9 wickets

Dhaka, March 4, 2011/ India Today

Chasing 59, the West Indies reached the target in the 13th over to beat World Cup co-host Bangladesh by nine wickets in the Group B match in Mirpur

Sri Lanka vs Australia match called off

Sri Lanka vs Australia match called off post heavy rains

Colombo, March 5, 2011/ India Today

Sri Lanka were batting on 146/3 in 32.5 overs with Kumar Sangakkara (73) and Thilan Samaraweera (34) at crease against Australia when heavy rains forced the game to be called off at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

India beat Ireland

Yuvraj shines as India win by five wickets

Bangalore, March 6, 2011/ India Today

Yuvraj Singh scalped five wickets and scored an unbeaten 50 as India beat Ireland by five wickets in their World Cup Group B match in Bangalore

NZ beat Pak

Taylor scores a ton as NZ beat Pak by 110 runs

Kandy, March 8, 2011/ India Today

Kiwi Ross Taylor scored an unbeaten 131 as New Zealand beat Pakistan by a massive 110-run margin during their World Cup Group A in Kandy

India survive Dutch scare

India survive Dutch scare, win by 5 wickets

New Delhi, March 9, 2011/ India Today

India beat the Netherlands by five wickets after being pushed to the wall by an inexperienced Dutch side in their World Cup Group B match in New Delhi

South Africa beat India

South Africa beat India by 3 wickets

Nagpur, March 12, 2011/ India Today

Sachin Tendulkar scored his sixth World Cup ton, but India ended up on the losing side. South Africa chased down 297 with three wickets and two balls to spare during their WC Group B match at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur

Bangladesh beat Netherlands

Bangladesh beat Netherlands by six wickets

Chittagong, March 14, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Bangladesh kept their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals alive by notching up a comfortable six-wicket triumph over the Netherlands in a Group B match of the cricket World Cup her

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 112 runs

Mumbai, March 18, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Kumar Sangakkara scored a century and offie Muttiah Muralitharan scalped four as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 112 runs in the World Cup Group A match at the Wanhkede Stadium in Mumbai.

Pakistan beat Australia

Pakistan beat Australia by 4 wickets

Colombo, March 19, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Pakistan beat Australia by four wickets in their final World Cup Group A match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

South Africa thrashes Bangladesh

Relieved India face West Indies today

Chennai, March 20, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

South Africa thrashed a listless Bangladesh by 206 runs in far off Dhaka to confirm India's - as well as England's - passage into the quarter-finals and kill the uncertainty about the home team's progress to the next round going into a game against the West Indies here on Sunday.

India beat Windies

India beat Windies by 80 runs, to play Australia in quarters

Chennai, March 20, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Yuvraj Singh scored his maiden World Cup ton as India beat West Indies by 80 runs in the last league match of the mega tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. They now face Australia on Thursday.

Pakistan beat WI

Pak beat WI by 10 wickets

Dhaka, March 23, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Pakistan spinners struck thick and fast as West Indies caved under pressure and went down by 10 wickets in the first quarter-final match of the World Cup in Dhaka

India beat Australia

India beat Australia by 5 wickets

Ahmedabad, March 24, 2011/ From the archives of ‘‘India Today’’

Yuvraj Singh's all-round performance helped India beat Australia by five wickets in their World Cup quarter-final match at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Thursday. They will now play Pakistan in the semi-final

Indo-Pak clash: betting

Indo-Pak clash to attract betting stakes

New Delhi, March 30, 2011/ India Today

Crores of Rupees are set to change hands in betting during the India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, with crime branch sources saying the stake would be as high as Rs.500-600 crore.

SL maul England

Dilshan, Tharanga tons maul England into submission

Colombo, March 26, 2011/ India Today

Sri Lanka openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored unbeaten tons to help their team thrash England by 10-wicket in the fourth quarter-final match of the World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Sri Lanka in finals

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand, enter World Cup finals Colombo, March 29, 2011 Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first semi-final of the World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday.

MS Dhoni

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91 runs

79 balls.

Fours-8

Sixes- 2

When M.S. Dhoni walked out to bat after Virat Kohli fell in the 2011 final against Sri Lanka, a collective gasp went around the packed Wankhede Stadium. Shouldn't the captain have kept himself for the end? But his decision to bat at 5 turned out to be a stroke of genius. Dhoni was in command in the middle, as batsman and general.

The winning hit-fittingly from Dhoni's bat-was a six, soaring high over deep mid-wicket. After 28 long years, India had won the World Cup again. Not just that, under Dhoni they were now the T20 and 50-50 champions as well as the no. 1 ranked Test side in the world. A one-time ticket collector in the Indian Railways had redefined his own and the country's destiny.

The India-SL finals: a tweet by tweet account

India Today ITGD Bureau Mumbai, March 31, 2011 India vs Sri Lanka World Cup final: Highlights from the game

- Welcome to India Today's coverage of the cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka.

- The match is being played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and is to be attended by the high and mighty from both countries.

- This is the third final outing for both India and Sri Lanka and if one of them wins, it will be their second World Cup victory.

- The good news for India is that Lankan pacer Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the match due to a thigh muscle injury.

- Rookie off-spinner Suraj Randiv will replace paceman Angelo Mathews for Sri Lanka.

- Sri Lanka's legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralidharan is also a doubtful starter due to a quad strain.

- India is also plagued by injury with pacer Asish Nehra unlikely to play due to a finger fracture.

- Aggressive pacer S Sreesanth is likely to replace Ashish Nehra in the Indian XI.

- From Twitter: If you think you are nervous, imagine what Poonam Pandey must be going through. [Poonam Pandey who created a stir in the media by announcing that she would bare it all if India wins the World Cup [1]

- No electronic equipment, except mobile phones, will be allowed to be taken inside the stadium.

- 17 parking places have been designated for the public who visits the Wankhede to watch the match.

- The Mumbai Police has barricaded all roads leading to the stadium and declared them a no-vehicle zone.

- The Taj Hotel, where the two teams are staying, has been heavily barricaded.

- Both the teams are expected to leave for the Wankhede stadium at 12.00 P.M.

- A lawyer, RK Pandey, has filed a case in Bhopal against Poonam, accusing her of depicting Brahmins in poor light by vowing to go naked.

- Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been accused of instigating model Poonam Pandey to go naked if India win.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Last match was all about 'Aman ki Asha'. Is today's match all about 'Poonam ki Asha'?

- Bollywood actor Neha Dhupia on Twitter: How uncanny.. The last time India picked up the World Cup was a Saturday. And today will be no exception!

- SMS doing the rounds. With due apologies to Sri Lanka and its fans: "Sri Lanka kya jeetega. Salo ki aukat kya hai. India ka map lene jao, inka map free milta hai."

- Seniors motivate Team India before final. Sachin gives pep-talk.

- Indian and Sri Lankan team buses reach Wankhede stadium.

- Sushma Swaraj: Winning the Cup on home turf will give a great feeling. I am not going to Mumbai. I will watch the match on TV.

- Sushma Swaraj, Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha: Entire nation will watch the World Cup final. My best wishes for the team.

- Weather forecast for Mumbai. It will be sunny all day round.

- A source from Taj Mahal Palace Hotel informs that S Sreesanth was seen roaming around late last night in the Hotel.

- This might be an indication that spinner R Ashwin will play instead of Sreesanth today.

- Sri Lanka win toss and elect to bat against India in Mumbai.

- The toss happened twice as on the first occasion, the match referee and the two captains failed to hear the call.

- Sreesanth back in the team. What will India do?

- Sreesanth will play in place of Nehra. Ashwin fails to find a place in the team.

- Rahul Gandhi reaches Wankhede Stadium to watch the WC final.

- Actor Shilpa Shetty to Team India: Think positive and let things happen.

- Actor Aamir Khan and Mumbai Indians' co-owner Nita Ambani among host of celebrities at Wankhede.

- Aleem Dar and Simon Taufel are the on-field umpires for the final.

- President Pratibha Patil arrives in Wankhede stadium to watch the final.

- Mumbai, Delhi roads choked with heavy traffic as people head home to watch final.

- Sreesanth gives away the first boundary of the final to Dilshan.

- Zaheer Khan strikes. Scalps Upul Tharanga. Tharanga edges to Sehwag at first slip.

- Munaf Patel replaces Sreesanth after he gave away two boundaries in his last over.

- Balrampur (in UP) CJM orders FIR against model Poonam Pandey for her controversial statement that she will go nude if Team India wins the ICC World Cup.

- Headlines Today Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal tweeted: Sreesanth gets to play in the World Cup finals. Surprised with Ashwin's omission. Hope Sree redeems himself.

- BJP president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader LK Advani at the Wankhede to witness the match.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Dear Sri Lankan batsmen... Please score anything above 100 so that Sachin scores his 100th 100.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Sreesanth heard the coach say - 'Work on the ball'. But Sree took it as 'Work on the 'Baal'.

- Twitter flooded with users praising the rejuvenated Indian bowling and fielding.

- Headlines Today Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal tweeted: Wow! Indians fielding like I've never seen them before. Yuvi & co giving Jonty run for his money. Boy, are they charged up for the big game or what!

- Mandira Bedi on Twitter - Zaheer: One classy act. 2 maidens in 3 overs.

- Tweet doing the rounds: There seems no area of the ground & slightly above it, at least on my TV screen, where Yuvraj's lunging arms can't reach.

- Union Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal cheers as Bhajji scalps Dilshan.

- Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Soha Ali Khan at Wankhede to cheer for Team India.

- Yuvraj smiles as cameras pan in on his lookalike in the stands.

- Actor Saif Ali Khan was spotted in the stands in all black - shades, T-shirt and jeans.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Friend says Sreesanth is modern day Krishna. He'll protect Poonam Pandey's modesty.

- Actor Rajinikanth with his family and senior politician Manohar Joshi spotted in the stands.

- Shane Warne tweeted: I'm in Mumbai and the place is a real buzz - great atmosphere. Nice to be back in India - love the people & passion!

- Shane Warne tweeted: My prediction - very close contest and whoever bats first has a big advantage. India by 17 runs or 5 wkts!!!

- Senior journalist Ayaz Memon tweeted: Crunch time for Lanka after Dilshan's dismissal: lose either Mahela or Sanga early now and game could swing away irrevocably.

- Harsha Bhogle tweeted: How disappointing it must be to get out like that in a World Cup final. Dilshan was looking good.

- Headlines Today Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal tweeted: Sreesanth extremely high maintenance. Asks for big towel after every over. Drinks full energy drink.

- Harsha Bhogle tweeted: Look what confidence does to you. Yuvraj is back to fielding as brilliantly as he did in the past.

- Mail Today's Baidurjo Bhose says Rajinikath has come in to watch the final showdown. Even he couldn't miss a piece of the history unfolding at the Wankhede Stadium.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Mahela of the silken touch, playing very late, finding gaps, pulling his team out of trouble.

- English cricketer Kevin Pietersen tweeted: SL winning the toss could cause an upset people. This is gonna be a cracker!! Should've gone & watched it! May the best team win.

- Mail Today's Baidurjo Bhose says it is not often that we see Sachin Tendulkar diving to save a ball. Today, even he is doing it. Shows the desperation in him to win.

- Harsha Bhogle tweeted: The moment a wicket falls Dhoni gets Sreesanth back. Trying to finish his overs? But could allow a new player to get set.

- The entire stadium erupts as little master Sachin Tendulkar comes in to bowl.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Mahela's played one of the most pleasing half-centuries of this Cup; could this also turn out to be the most crucial?

- Harsha Bhogle tweeted: Tendulkar filling in for Sreesanth overs. Looks like Yuvi could do with a bit of support too. Second spell from Zaheer?

- Harsha Bhogle tweeted: Jayawardene batting beautifully. India's weak bowling coming back to haunt them? 270 on here.

- First the time in the World Cup, Simon Taufel's decision has been over-ruled by the TV umpire. Yuvraj traps Samaraveera LBW.

- English cricketer Michael Vaughan tweeted: I hear Tails shout at the toss. Others hear Heads. Inconclusive on the replays. Could you ever believe that we have TOSS GATE at the Wankhede stadium.

- Headlines Today's Gaurav C Sawant tweeted: Love the review system. Outstanding call by Yuvraj Singh. This Indian team deserves to win the WC.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Yuvi's wicket of Samarweera couldn't have been better time. Match delicately poised. For Lanka, Mahela has to bat through; for India, he must go ASAP.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Splendid Zaheer's wicket of Kapugudera swings advantage hugely India way. What a hero he has been! Struggle now for Lanka to play out 50 overs.

- Mandira Bedi tweeted: Zak the ripper does it again..!

- Media executive Sneha Rajani tweeted: Rajinikanth is in the stadium. Now how can India lose!!!??

- Mail Today's Baidurjo Bhose says Yuvraj has done it again. The man with the golden arm finished with two wickets as none of the other bowlers seem to be troubling the Lankan batsmen.

- Akshay Khanna tweeted: Take a bow Yuvi. You have bowled your heart out in the World Cup.

- Abhishek Singh tweeted: Sri Lanka 274 for 6 after 50 overs in World Cup final(M Jayawardene 103*, T Perera 16*).

- Tweet doing the rounds: A lot has been made of how strong the Indian batting is! Time to prove it now lads!! Let's chase this down!!

- Mail Today's Baidurjo Bhose says the pitch doesnt look too good and with a wizard in the Lankan team - Muttiah Muralitharan - things don't look to good for Dhoni's men.

- Mail Today's Baidurjo Bhose says giving away 63 runs in the last five overs was a bit too much for the Indian team.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Mahela Jayawardene has now scored 14 ODI centuries. Until now, all of them have been in winning causes.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Zaheer should have bowled underarm. Less shame in that compared to what just happened.

- Gaurav C Sawant tweeted: India has the best batting line up in the world. SL has the best bowling & fielding side. If only Sachin and Sehwag stay on & score.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Lankans scored a whopping 63 runs in the last batting Power Play: has any team done better in this World Cup, I wonder.

- Mandira Bedi tweeted: Who is going to bat out 45 overs for us? We need someone to do a Mahela on our side..!

- Rahul Kanwal tweeted: What began very well ended disastrously. But look at the positive, 274 is not 352. And if there's any batting that can chase this score it's ours.

- Mandira Bedi tweeted: Brilliant innings by Mahela. 274 didn't look possible with the way they started. Is 275 a challenge? All depends on how Messrs SRT & VS get going!

- Gaurav C Sawant tweeted: 250-260, says an aunty in the neighbourhood. Goes on to show just how popular the game is. Everyone and their 'aunty' is an expert.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Mahela has played innings of a lifetime. Terrific improvisations now after long spell in rebuilding the innings, all at better than run-a-ball.

- Gaurav C Sawant tweeted: 18 of the last over not on. 275 to win. Ind lost the plot towards the end. Batsmen, the nation depends on you now. Sehwag/Tendulkar stay please.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: This has been an outstanding finish by the Lankans. Almost 90 runs in last 10 overs. Zak murdered in last spell. India have grim battle on hand.

- Headlines Today Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal tweeted: Don't know about team morale, but fan morale pretty down at Wankhade. Come on Sachin, immortality awaits.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Right, 29 more to be the highest scorer in this WC, 82 for 100th century. No pressure.

- Sonakshi Sinha tweeted: NO WAY! We're still proud of you Tendulkar. What a player!

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Malinga finds edge of Tendulkar's bat plunging stadium into deathly silence. Is this also the end of his dream?

- Tweet doing the rounds: So now I am wondering - is there someone in the India team who can step up to grab the spotlight? Rajni?

- Headlines Today Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal tweeted: Malinga standing in front of my stand, crowd boos him. Slinger gives him right back. Booing seems to be pumping him up.

- Headlines Today Executive Editor Rahul Kanwal tweeted: Team's performance affecting fans. Fights breaking out over petty issues in the stands. Cops having to work doubly hard to control tempers.

- Ayaz Memon tweeted: Moment of magic from Dilshan. Brilliant catch to dismiss Kohli. India need to be careful here. Consolidate as well as keep up with run rate.

- Business Today Editor Chaitanya Kalbag tweeted: Nice to be Rahul G: you get to see all the cricket from the best seats at my expense at World Cup.

- Headlines Today's Gaurav C Sawant tweeted: Rajinikanth in audience looking depressed. He should now be a part of India's playing 11 at WC. That should help Team India. Then 275 will be easy.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Two types of prayers overwhelming God right now - please let India win and please let Poonam Pandey strip!

- Ayaz Menon tweeted: Must say that the Indians have outplayed Sri Lanka completely in fielding. That's probably what's going to make the difference in this match.

- Lalit Kumar Modi tweeted: Get Ready for a long night of celebration. Tonights gonna be a good night. India. India. India. All the way...

- Mandira Bedi tweeted: Hahaha. Tension nahi leneka. Rajni aur Ghajini dono stadium me hain.

- Joke doing the rounds: Poonam Pandey has started it. She just removed her earrings.

- Tweet doing the rounds: Can we hold the fireworks, mithai and the champagne until we actually win so as not to jinx it?

- Aamir Khan seems to be wearing the same T-shirt that he wore during the Indo-Pak semi-final. Does this have anything to do with India's luck.

- Team India takes victory lap with Sachin Tendulkar astride on their shoulders.

- Coach Gary Kirsten gets victory lap with Raina and Kohli taking him on their shoulders.

- Harbhajan Singh, who was in tears, dedicates Cup to the people of India. Says, "The cup belongs to you, the people of India."

- Sachin Tendulkar says he never could have asked for anything better than this.

- MS Dhoni is Man of the Match, Yuvraj Singh is Man of the Series.

- The crowd in Wankhede erupts as Sachin Tendulkar comes to collect his winners medal.

- BCCI announces Rs.1 crore for every member of Team India.

- Heard in the office - Where is Poonam Pandey?

- India's victory over Pakistan saw enormous fireworks displays. The victory in the final did not get the same attention.

- So, a wonderful tournament comes to an end. India have won the World Cup for the second time after 28 years. India is also the first host nation to win it ever.

- Revellers were seen thronging the road outside Purana Qila in New Delhi celebrating the Indian victory.

- A caller reported seeing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi joining in the celebrations aboard her security-cordon safari at the location.

See also

World Cup (cricket): history <>World Cup (cricket): 1975 <>World Cup (cricket): 1979 <>World Cup (cricket): 1983 <>World Cup (cricket): 1987 <>World Cup (cricket): 1992 <>World Cup (cricket): 1996 <>World Cup (cricket): 1999 <>World Cup (cricket): 2003 <>World Cup (cricket): 2007 <>World Cup (cricket): 2011 <>World Cup (cricket): 2015