Match scheduled:
Date: 02-04-2011
Time:from 11:00 until 19:00(CET)
Pakistan vs India at Mumbai
ICC Cricket World Cup Big Final
Pakistan vs India at Mumbai
ICC Cricket World Cup Big Final
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India vs Sri lanka live World Cup 2011 final will probably be the last Cricket World Cup match of two contemporary legends, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and bowling great Muttiah Muralitharan. Sachin Tendulkar has added numerous feathers in his cap with the exception of the Cricket World Cup trophy, whereas Murali has lifted the trophy in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka were touted as the second- best team at the start, so in a sense, the favourites have lived up to their top billing. While commonplace in other sports, this has not always been the case in the past in cricket. India and Pakistan were rated very low in 1983 and 1992 respectively, and Sri Lanka were considered upstarts in 1996.
The finalists of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, India and Sri Lanka, have played 128 matches so far with each other and the record is in favour of India by 67-50 (NR: 11). In World Cup matches Sri Lankans are leading by 4-2. At the venue of the final match of the Cricket World Cup 2011, both teams have won one match each.
In the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final match on Saturday, Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra, who bowled exceptionally well in the semi final against Pakistan in Mohali, is battling an injury because of a fractured right hand middle finger.
Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss has said spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan will play his last international match on Saturday at Wankhede Stadium despite his fitness problem, which include hamstring injury, side strain, troublesome knee and a groin issue.
In the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final match on Saturday, Indian fast bowler Ashish Nehra, who bowled exceptionally well in the semi final against Pakistan in Mohali, is battling an injury because of a fractured right hand middle finger.
Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss has said spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan will play his last international match on Saturday at Wankhede Stadium despite his fitness problem, which include hamstring injury, side strain, troublesome knee and a groin issue.
In the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, the Indian team will have to give attention to fielding. Throughout the tournament Indian fielding has been an area of concern for the captain and team management, though India has fielded well in crucial encounters against Australia and Pakistan.
There is promise therefore that the two best sides in the tournament will provide a humdinger, though even that is not necessarily a guarantee. The vicissitudes of sport respect neither reputation nor past record; form on the day alone matters.
Going by sentiments expressed over the past six weeks, players from both teams would like to win this title for their respective icons. This is understandable when you consider that these guys go by the names of Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan, two of the greatest players in the history of the game.
Sachin Tendulkar’s billion fanatical supporters already believe that MS Dhoni’s team has won the World Cup; after all, the two preceding wins were over holders Australia and arch rivals Pakistan. So the rest should be easy.
But that is delusionary. The most important match still remains and I believe Sri Lanka will be no pushovers, for they have other sterling attributes too apart from the sentimental incentive of ‘ doing it for Murali’. Lanka’s batting has struck very good form over the last couple of games — though Mahela Jayawardene needs a big score soon – and the bowling has been second to none in wicket- taking efficiency in this tournament.
Indeed Yuvraj’s rise to eminence as the cup’s premier all- rounder has played a significant role in India’s success, especially with his ability to pick up wickets and complete his quota of overs.
The India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2011 final match is likely to be an entertaining cricket match. Let's see on Saturday, April 2, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, who will play like a real champion, Sachin Tendulkar or Muttiah Muralitharan
Team Line Up
India: MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag (vice capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, R. Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel and S. Sreesanth.
Coach: Gary Kirsten
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Mahela Jayawardene (vice capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.
Coach: Trevor Bayliss
