India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai
India march to World Cup glory
As the big final kicked off, the spotlight was on Sachin Tendulkar and Muttiah Muralitharan•AFP
Zaheer Khan began superbly, bowling three maidens and ...•AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan steadied the innings briefly, stroking a few good-looking boundaries•AFP
... and the Indian fielders knew they had got a big wicket•AFP
Sreesanth had a difficult day in the field, leaking runs•Getty Images
The importance of the dismissal was clearly felt on both sides•AFP
Zaheer returned to remove Chamara Kapugedera with a canny slower ball ...•Getty Images
Lasith Malinga dented India's chase early with the wicket of Virender Sehwag for a second-ball duck•Getty Images
His 100th international ton is unlikely to come in front of his home crowd, and he got a standing ovation on the way out•AFP
Gambhir's fifty kept India in the game as the asking rate slowly trickled up to 6•AFP
He started cautiously before beginning to play his trademark shots•Associated Press
Even a side discomfort did not stop Dhoni•AFP
Yuvraj Singh kept him company ...•Getty Images
Kumar Sangakkara's Sri Lankans finished worthy runner-up, but India took the big prize away•Getty Images
The match got off to a controversial start, with the toss having to be done twice, after the crowd drowned out Kumar Sangakkara's call•Getty Images
... getting Upul Tharanga to edge to slip where Virender Sehwag took a smart catch•AFP
Kumar Sangakkara eased into gear with a series of sparkling strokes•AFP
The wicket barely slowed Sangakkara's momentum•Getty Images
Sangakkara and Jayawardene put on a fluent 62 for the third wicket ...•AFP
Mahela Jayawardene stroked six boundaries before he had reached a 49-ball fifty•AFP
... but Jayawardene marched on undaunted, celebrating a magnificent hundred•AFP
Sachin Tendulkar began in ominous style, as Wankhede began to find its voice again ... •AFP
Gautam Gambhir took charge of the chase after the early losses ...•AFP
Kohli's exit put Sri Lanka on top again •Associated Press
India slowly marched into the ascendancy ...•AFP
Gambhir was on the cusp of history when he threw his wicket away, three short of a World Cup ton•Associated Press
... in a 54-run partnership that took India to World Cup glory•AFP
India were charged up in the field from the outset•AFP
Harbhajan Singh stalled Sri Lanka's progress by bowling Dilshan around the legs ...•Getty Images
Mahela Jayawardene also scored at practically a-run-a-ball from the very start of his knock•Getty Images
... until MS Dhoni held onto an edge to get rid of Sangakkara against the run of play•AFP
Yuvraj Singh was sure he'd trapped Thilan Samaraweera lbw, imploring Dhoni to review the decision - and rightfully so•Getty Images
Thisara Perera contributed a nine-ball 22, which included a last-ball six, to earn warm congratulations from Jayawardene•AFP
... but Malinga silenced them soon by ending Tendulkar's World Cup•AFP
... and after a slow start, Virat Kohli also got into his groove•Getty Images
With his team under pressure, MS Dhoni, despite not being in form, walked into the cauldron•Getty Images
... as Dhoni and Gambhir took complete control•AFP
But Dhoni continued, unfazed•Getty Images
Dhoni finished the deal in typical style•AFP