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The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and for the first time in Bangladesh. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.
India became the first country to win the Cricket World Cup in their own country. Both teams had progressed through three stages to reach the final. India had won all but two matches to that point, losing to South Africa and tying with England in the group stage.
Apr 1, 2011 · Ten years on from India's last World Cup win, the tournament's key players look back on that journey to the final
India is the only country that has hosted a World Cup final at more than one venue, with Eden Gardens, Kolkata, hosting in 1987, Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium hosting in 2011 and Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting in 2023.
Ten years on from India's last World Cup win, the tournament's key players look back on that journey to the final Dhoni and Gambhir lead India to World Cup glory
Apr 2, 2020 · On Saturday, April 2, 2011, against the backdrop of an emotionally charged Wankhede Stadium, India went on to win the coveted World Cup after 28 years by eking out a six-wicket win over...
Apr 2, 2013 · When MS Dhoni launched Nuwan Kulasekara over long-on, India triumphed in the World Cup after 28 years. Arunabha Sengupta relives the moments during the riveting final at the Wankhede Stadium.
Nov 3, 2014 · Format. The failure of India and Pakistan to progress past the group stage in the 2007 World Cup showed the dangers of the four-group format, in which a single upset could jeopardise a team's...
Catch live and fully detailed scorecard of India vs Sri Lanka, Final, Apr 02, ICC World Cup 2011 on Cricbuzz
Apr 2, 2021 · India ended their 28-year-old World Cup drought on April 2, 2011, when MS Dhoni inspired his team to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka for their second ICC Cricket World Cup at a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
