Statistical highlights of the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka.
# Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian captain to register a fifty in a World Cup Final.
# Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir were involved in a stand of 109 for the fourth wicket - India's highest for any wicket in a World Cup final, surpassing the 88 for the fourth wicket between Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag against Australia at Johannesburg on March 23, 2003.
# Mahela Jayawardene and Nuwan Kulasekara were associated in a stand of 66 for the sixth wicket - Sri Lanka's highest against India at the World Cup, surpassing the 34 between Roshan Mahanama and Arjuna Ranatunga at Taunton May 26, 1999.
# The stand is the best for the sixth wicket in a World Cup final, surpassing the 32 between Michael Bevan and Stuart Law for Australia against Sri Lanka at Lahore on March 17, 1996.
# Jayawardene provided the first instance when a centurion in a World Cup final ended in a losing team.
# Jayawardene's 103 not out is his first century, which went in vain. His previous 13 hundreds resulted in wins.
# Jayawardene emulated Sanath Jayasuriya's feat of three hundreds in the World Cup. Both now share a Sri Lankan record for most hundreds in the World Cup.
# Jayawardene's second hundred against India is his 14th in ODIs - 13 for Sri Lanka and one for Asia XI.
# Dhoni completed his 6,000 runs in ODIs, aggregating 6049 at an average of 48.78, including seven hundreds and 38 fifties in 186 games. He thus became the seventh Indian to amass 6,000 runs or more in ODIs, joining Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammad Azharuddin, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag.
# Gambhir (393 at 43.66) has recorded four fifties at the World Cup with a highest of 97 in the Final
# Gambhir is the 11th Indian player to complete 4,000 runs in ODIs, aggregating 4073 (ave.40.73), including nine centuries and 25 fifties in 114 games.
# Gambhir posted his highest innings (97) in tournament finals - his first of 50-plus.
# Gambhir recorded his 25th fifty in ODIs - his fifth against Sri Lanka.
# Gambhir's knock is the highest individual score by an Indian in a World Cup Final, surpassing Virender Sehwag's 82 off 81 balls against Australia at Johannesburg on March 23, 2003.
# The 83-run stand between Gambhir and Virat Kohli for the third wicket is India's highest in a World Cup Final.
# Dhoni received the Man of the Match for the 14th time in ODIs - his fourth against Sri Lanka.
# Yuvraj aggregated 362 runs at an average of 90.50, including one century and four fifties.
# Yuvraj got the Player of the series for the seventh time in ODIs.
# Both Zaheer (44 wickets at 20.22 runs apiece in 23 matches) and Javagal Srinath (44 at an average of 27.81 in 34 matches) share an Indian record for most wickets at the World Cup.
# India recaptured the World Cup crown after 28 years - they had first lifted the World Cup in 1983.
# India (274 for four) recorded the highest successful chase in a World Cup final, surpassing Sri Lanka's 245 for three against Australia at Lahore on March 17, 1996.
# Sri Lanka (2006-07 and 2010-11) have become the second team after England (1987-88 and 1991-92) to have lost two consecutive World Cup Finals.
# Sri Lanka (274 for six) posted their highest World Cup total against India, surpassing the 272 for four at Ferozeshah Kotla, New Delhi on March 2, 1996.
# Jayawardene is the sixth batsman to post a hundred in a World Cup final - the first five were Adam Gilchrist (2007), Ricky Ponting (2003), Vivian Richards (1979), Aravinda de Silva (1996) and Clive Lloyd (1975).
# Zaheer Khan bowled three consecutive maiden overs in an ODI for the first time - the first three overs of an innings.
# Zaheer's tally of 21 wickets at an average of 18.76 in nine matches is an Indian record in the World Cup.
# Zaheer and Shahid Afridi ( 21 at an average of 12.85 in eight games) were the top wicket-takers in the World Cup 2011.
# Upul Tharanga amassed 395 runs at an average of 56.42, including two hundreds and one fifty, in nine innings - his career-best performance in a tournament.
# Tillakaratne Dilshan is the only batsman to amass 500 runs in the 10th edition of the World Cup at an average of 62.50 in nine games. His tally includes two centuries and two fifties.
# Dilshan has become the second Sri Lankan to complete 500 runs in a World Cup competition. Mahela Jayawardene had made 548 at an average of 60.88 in eleven games in 2006-07.
# Overall, Dilshan became the fifth batsman to amass 500 runs or more in a World Cup Competition, joining Sachin Tendulkar (twice - 673 in 2002-03 & 523 in 1995-96), Matthew Hayden (659 in 2006-07), Mahela Jayawardene (548 in 2006-07) and Ricky Ponting (539 in 2006-07).
# Muralitharan became the first Sri Lankan to appear in 40 World Cup matches. The final was his 350th game in ODIs.
# Sangakkara and Jayawardene shared a stand of 62 for the third wicket - Sri Lanka's highest against India at the World Cup.
# Yuvraj Singh, with Samaraweera's wicket, captured 20 wickets (ave.23.10) in 23 matches in the World Cup.
# Yuvraj's performance of 2 for 49 is his best in 23 tournament finals. His tally of 15 wickets at 25.13 runs apiece in nine matches is the second highest in the just concluded competition for India, next only to Zaheer's 21.
# Sachin Tendulkar, with 482 at an average of 53.55, including two centuries and two fifties, is the second highest run-scorer in the 2011 edition of the World Cup, behind Dilshan's tally of 500.
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