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This is an archive article published on April 2, 2011

India-Sri Lanka: Pitch report and Playing XI

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India in the World Cup final.

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against India in the World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Pitch Report

The red soil will assist some turn as the game goes forward. The wicket is evenly rolled,not much grass on the wicket. Some movement early on for the quick bowlers due to the moisture in the wicket,but it is still a win the toss bat first wicket feels Sourav Ganguly.

Playing XIs

India: Virender Sehwag,Sachin Tendulkar,Gautam Gambhir,Virat Kohli,Yuvraj Singh,Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain),Suresh Raina,Harbhajan Singh,Zaheer Khan,Shanthakumaran Sreesanth,Munaf Patel.

Sri Lanka:Tillakaratne Dilshan,Upul Tharanga,Kumar Sangakkara (captain),Mahela Jayawardene,Thilan Samaraweera,Chamara Kapugedera,Thisara Perera,Nuwan Kulasekara,Lasith Malinga,Suraj Randiv,Muttiah Muralitharan.

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and Simon Taufel (Australia).

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