India vs. Sri Lanka: Stats and Trivia – ICC World Cup 2011 Final
The wait is finally over, the Wankhede Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 is ready to witness the thrilling ICC World Cup 2011 final between Sri Lanka and India on Saturday, 2 April. After one and a half months of hard work, the final goal is just one step away for these
two sides. All eyes are glued to this epic encounter, as the excitement has reached its maximum across the World.
With a capacity of 45,000, the Wankhede Stadium is one of the best venues in India. Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer at the venue with his 437 runs in 10 matches and will be looking for his 100th
international ton in front of his home crowd. The cricket pundits consider this match as the best opportunity for the Master Blaster to reach this mile-stone.
The two teams have played against each other in a couple One Day Internationals at Wankhede Stadium and each team has one victory to their credit. Moreover, the Sri Lankan Lions have defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in their group match at the same venue.
With a batting-friendly wicket at the venue, the spectators will see an entertaining show on Saturday and a total of 270-280 is likely to be put up by team batting first. Sri Lanka and India have met each other in 128 ODI’s since 1979 and the Men in Blue
lead by 67-50. In the World Cup head-to-head contest, Sri Lanka has thrashed India in four out of six matches.
Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in the ODI games played between the two sides, as he needs just 35 runs to complete his 3000 mark against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750. India's total of
414 in an ODI match at Rajkot in 2009, is the highest score put up in any ODI game between the two Asian giants and interestingly India won that game by just three runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 is 24 runs short of his 4000 mark in ODI cricket. Another innings of 81
runs from Virat Kohli’s bat will enable him to reach his 2000 mark in ODI cricket. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zaheer-Khan-c98451, India's most successful bowler in the tournament with 19 scalps, is the second Indian highest wicket-taker in World Cup tournaments with 42 dismissals after Javagal
Srinath with 44 wickets.
Tillakaratne Dilshan is leading the chart of highest run-scorers in the tournament with his 467 runs followed by Tendulkar’s 464. The highest Sri Lankan wicket-taker against India with his 74 dismissals, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Muttiah-Muralitharan-c78157 will play the last match of his
career. Furthermore, Tendulkar will participate in his last World Cup match and interestingly, both players are Master of the Game, as Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in ODIs with 18093 runs and Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in ODIs with 534
scalps. It will definitely be a farewell to cherish.
The Indian team is playing this game with a tag of favourites due to their home advantage whereas the Sri Lankan Lions are looking to not repeat the history of the 2007 World Cup final where they lost to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. Both teams are evenly matched, but Sri
Lanka has a slight edge over India in the bowling department. No prediction, anyone can win this game, however, the team with stronger nerves will have better chances in the all-important final clash of the ICC World Cup 2011.
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