India defeated West Indies in their final group stage match to qualify for the quarterfinals against Australia. In a close match, Yuvraj Singh scored a century to help India score 268 runs. Despite Devon Smith's 81, West Indies were bowled out for 188 thanks to a middle order collapse. In the quarterfinal against Australia, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir's partnership helped India chase down Australia's 260 runs to advance to the semifinals against Pakistan.

3.  In the 1983 Cricket World Cup, India was given
a boost in that it would be able to play two
matches against each of the three teams in its
pool. The only minnows in the World Cup were
the Zimbabwe cricket team, a team that India
was grouped with. India were also grouped with
the West Indies and Australia, creating
formidable matchups for a team that had
become known for its inability to perform in the
World Cup.
 India opened up their campaign against the
favourites, the West Indies. But it shocked all
observers with a 34 run victory thanks to a
strong performance from Yashpal Sharma (89
from 120 balls, 9 fours). India totalled up 262 in
60 overs and tumbled the West Indies out for
228, thanks to a quick 3 wickets from Ravi
Shastri. A confident team went on to deal out a
thrashing against Zimbabwe, chasing down the
total of 156 with 23 overs and 5 wickets to spare,
helped by a half-century from Sandeep Patil (50
from 54 balls, 7 fours, 1 six). Madan Lal was the
destroyer in chief with his three wickets.
However, the confidence and morale were short-
lived as India was dealt out a 162 run thrashing
from Australia 2 days later. India collapsed to
158 attempting to chase Australia's mammoth
320
 India's next match against Zimbabwe was to
become famous for the remainder of history. The
favourites, India, were 5-17 by an emerging
Zimbabwe bowling lineup. A defeat would have
made qualifying for the semifinal impossible,
but Kapil Dev's (175 from 138 balls, 16 fours, 6
sixes)* famous innings took India to 266 (he
combined with Syed Kirmani (24 from 56 balls, 2
fours) in a 126 run 9th wicket partnership). The
Zimbabwe batsmen got starts but were once
again hampered by Kapil Devand Madan
Lal who got 4 wickets between them. India
ended up winning by 31 runs. However, the last
match against Australia was still a must win. But
India made light work, winning by 118 runs
thanks to 4-wicket hauls by Madan
Lal and Roger Binny
 India's semi-final match against England
contained no drama. India coasting to a 6 wicket
victory
 In final with west indies tumbled India out for
183 , with Kris Srikkanth (38 from 57 balls, 7
fours, 1 six) top scoring, and were cruising on
their way to a memorable victory at 2-57,
with Vivian Richards (33 from 28 balls) at the
head before suffering a major collapse. They
were annihilated by the Indian bowlers and
reached 6-76 before providing some sort of
resistance. They were all out for 140, India won
by 43 runs. The heroes of the day were
Mohinder Amarnath (3/12 and 26) and Kris
Srikkanth (top scorer with 38).

7.  India dint perform
well in this world cup
and was ruled out in
the pool matches

9.  India
141/9 (20 overs)
 v
 Pakistan
141/7 (20 overs)
 Match tied, India won bowl-out(3–0)
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel(Aus)
Player of the match: Mohammad Asif
 Robin Uthappa 50 (39)
Mohammad Asif 4/18 (4)
 Misbah-ul-Haq 53 (35)
Irfan Pathan 2/20 (4)

10.  New Zealand
190 all out (20 overs)
 v
 India
180/9 (20 overs)
 New Zealand won by 10 runs
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Nigel
Llong(Eng)
Player of the match: Daniel Vettori (NZ)

11.  India
218/4 (20 overs)
 v
 England
200/6 (20 overs)
 India won by 18 runs
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel(Aus)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
 Virender Sehwag 68 (42)
Chris Tremlett 2/45 (4)
 Vikram Solanki 43 (31)
Irfan Pathan 3/37 (4)
 Yuvraj Singh scored the fastest fifty in an official Twenty20 International from
just 12 deliveries faced (previous best was 20 balls byMohammed Ashraful in the
same tournament) and also became the fourth cricketer in all official forms of
cricket and the first in Twenty20 to hit 6 sixes in an over. Stuart Broad was the
bowler.

12.  INDIA
 v
 South Africa
116/9 (20 overs)
 India won by 37 runs
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Simon Taufel(Aus)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Ind)
 Rohit Sharma 50 (40)
Shaun Pollock 2/17 (4)
 Albie Morkel 36 (37)
R. P. Singh 4/13 (4)
 After three teams finished on equal points New Zealand and India
advanced to the semi-finals by having higher net run rates. The
hosts, South Africa, were eliminated as a result of this match.

13.  (scorecard)India
188/5 (20 overs)v Australia
173/7 (20 overs) India won by 15 runs
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK), Mark Benson(ENG)
Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind)Yuvraj
Singh 70 (30)
Mitchell Johnson 2/31 (4)Matthew Hayden 62 (47)
S Sreesanth 2/12 (4)
 Yuvraj Singh (Ind) hit the longest six of the tournament
(119 m)

15.  India won the toss and chose to bat on what was considered to be a
traditionally batsman-friendly pitch at the Bullring.[7] Umar Gul took
the wickets of both Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, leaving
India with 157/5 in 20 overs; only Gautam Gambhir (75 from 54 balls)
produced a notable innings. A 21-run over from Sreesanth swung the
game towards Pakistan. However, Irfan Pathan and Joginder
Sharmaslowed the scoring dramatically. With Pakistan needing 54 from
24 balls, Misbah-ul-Haq hit 3 sixes off Harbhajan Singh in one
over.Sreesanth was also dispatched for 2 sixes but took the wicket
of Sohail Tanvir, as Pakistan went into the last over needing 13 runs to
win, with only 1 wicket remaining. Joginder Sharma bowled a wide first
ball, followed by a dot ball. Misbah followed by taking six off a full-
toss; Pakistan needed just 6 runs to win from the last four balls. Misbah
attempted to hit the next ball with a paddle-scoop over fine leg, but he
only managed to sky the ball, and it was caught at short fine-leg by
Sreesanth, leaving Pakistan all out for 152 runs. Irfan Pathan was
awarded theMan of the Match for his spell, which included 3 wickets
for 16 runs, including that of Man of the Series, Shahid Afridi.

18.  India vs Bangladesh
India played their first match against
Bangladesh. The memories of 2007 World Cup
were fresh and the Indians were determined to
thrash The Tigers. Bangladesh skipper won the
toss and chose to field first. Virender Sehwag
cleared his intentions by scoring a boundary of
the first ball of the World Cup. He played in his
usual style and scored 175 runs which was his
best ODI score then. Virat Kohli, who had been
included in the team in place of Suresh Raina
also didn’t disappoint and went on to score his
maiden World Cup ton. With two centuries from
Sehwag and Kohli (100), India scored a
mammoth total of 370 runs.
Tamim Iqbal (70) once again led the attack for
his side but failed to score a century which was
required to meet India’s huge total. The Tigers
tried all they could, but managed to score just
283 runs and fell short of the total.
Result: India won by 87 runs
Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag (175 runs)


19.  India vs England

While the match against Bangladesh was a
low key affair, India clashed against England
in their second match of the World Cup that
turned out to be a riveting tie.
Skipper Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first.
Tendulkar, who opened the innings played
brilliantly to score his 47th ODI hundred which
was also his 5th in World Cup matches. He got
good support from Yuvraj Singh (58) and
Gautam Gambhir (51). India posed a challenging
total of 338 runs. Chasing the huge total,
England skipper Andrew Strauss led from the
front and scored his best ODI score (158) before
being dismissed by Zaheer Khan. As wickets fell
at regular intervals, Graeme Swann scored one
run off the final ball of the innings and the
match was tied.
Result: Tied

20.  Ireland vs India
In yet another low key affair, India were all set
to continue their winning streak in the World
Cup. Yuvraj Singh went on to take his maiden 5-
wicket haul as the team struggled for runs.
Skipper William Porterfield and Neil O’brien
shared a 113-run-stand for the third wicket that
helped the side cross 200. India lost Sehwag,
Tendulkar, Gambhir and Kohli for just 100 runs
after which, once again Yuvraj Singh came to the
team’s rescue and India achieved the target in 46
overs with 5 wickets in hand.
 The Netherlands vs India
Netherlands skipper Peter Borren won the toss
and chose to bat. The skipper had mentioned
that the players were looking forward to rectify
their errors of the previous matches by putting a
good show with the bat. The players could not
meet the expectations of the skipper as the team
was all out for just 189 runs. The players made a
careful start and Team India had to wait for 16
overs to taste first blood. Chasing the paltry
total, Indians too, at one stage were struggling
with the loss of 4 wickets for 99 runs, but in-
form batsman Yuvraj Singh made sure that they
won the match comfortably without any further
hiccups.

21.  India vs South Africa
It was another high-voltage clash between two
of the best teams of world cricket. India won the
toss and decided to bat first. The opening pair of
Sehwag and Tendulkar scored plenty of runs off
the new ball as both Steyn and Morkel leaked
too many runs initially. The pair added 142 runs
for the first wicket before Sehwag was bowled
by F du Plessis. Tendulkar who went on to score
his 99th ODI ton also shared another century
partnership with Gambhir (69) and India looked
set for a mammoth total once the scorecard read
267/1 at the end of 40 overs. But, as a result of
sudden collapse, Team India were all out for 296
runs.
South africa won in the 49 th over
 India vs West Indies
Winning the toss had become a usual business for
Dhoni. India lost Gambhir and Sachin earlier in the
innings and thus the disaster management expert,
Yuvraj Singh shared a 122-run-partnership with
Virat Kohli (59). Yuvraj went on to score his first ton
of World Cup 2011 and India managed to score 268
runs at the end of 50 overs. Ravi Rampaul picked up
a five wicket haul.
While the top four West Indies batsmen tried their
best to make a match of it, it was the humiliating
middle order collapse including the wicket of Kireon
Pollard (1) that shifted the tide in India’s favour.
Devon Smith (81 runs) was the highest scorer as his
team mates let him down and West Indies were
bundled for just 188 runs. India had booked a berth
for the quarter-finals against the mighty Aussies.
Result: India won by 80 runs

22.  . Haddin and Watson added 40 runs for the first
wicket and like always, skipper Ponting who had an
ordinary World Cup so far had saved his best for the
big match. Punter scored 104 runs from 118 balls,
not in his usual brutal way, but he for sure led from
the front as the Kangaroos struggled to free their
hands. Australia managed to score 260 runs with
some late hitting by David Hussey (38 from 26) and
it was the best chance for the Men in Blue to move to
a step closer as the target was achievable.
Sehwag and Tendulkar carefully added 44 runs for
the first wicket and even though Punter rotated his
bowlers very often but to no avail as the express
pace of Lee and Tait also could do no wonders for
the Kangaroos. Tendulkar and Gambhir added 50
runs for the second wicket but with some twists and
turns, half of the Indian team was back in pavilion
for 187 runs as India still needed 74 runs with
Yuvraj and Raina at the crease. Yuvraj’s dream run
with the bat continued as he scored 57 runs and
given the opportunity, Raina too slammed 34 runs
from 28 balls ending Australia’s dominance in the
World Cup. It was a big moment for Team India and
now they were all set to clash against arch-rival
Pakistan in a very crucial semi-final fixture.

23.  Though it was a semi-final encounter, yet for most of the
cricket fans, this particular match was ‘the one’ they had
been waiting for and it meant the world cup for them.
After Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat, Indian openers
Sehwag (38 from 32) and Tendulkar got their team to a brisk
start as Sehwag hammered five consecutive boundaries off
Umar Gul’s second over. Tendulkar struggled to score 85
runs as he was dropped four times by Pakistan players who
had a terrible day at the field. While the middle order failed
to perform, some useful contributions from Dhoni (25) and
Raina (36) helped India manage a score of 260 runs which
was not enough keeping in mind the depth of Pakistan
batting line up. Wahab Riaz was the pick of the Pakistani
bowlers as he scalped 5 wickets for 46 runs in his quota of
10 overs.
Pakistan openers made sure that the team didn’t suffer any
early damage as they scored 44 runs before Kamran Akmal
was out on the last ball off the ninth over. Younis Khan
disappointed his fans as he took 32 balls to score his 13 runs
and never looked comfortable at the crease. With the
pressure mounting, Umar Akmal tried to play a cameo (29
from 24 balls) but once he was out, it was a matter of time
for the Indian team. The highlight of the match was the
Indian bowling attack that clicked as a unit as Zaheer,
Nehra, Munaf, Harbhajan and Yuvraj picked up two
wickets each.

24.  FINAL-India vs Sri Lanka
In the summit clash, Jayawardene won the toss and decided to bat first.
Openers Tharanga and Dilshan could do nothing special as the two veterans
Sangakkara and Jayawardene added 60 runs for the third wicket. As wickets
fell at regular intervals, Jayawardene remained unperturbed and scored a
brilliant century playing his master strokes all across the Wankhede Stadium.
Towards the end, Kulasekara (32) and Perera (22 from 9 balls) made sure that
they put up a defendable total against the Indians who had done nothing
wrong in important matches of the World Cup so far.
Indian innings witnessed a disastrous start as Sehwag was out off the second
ball of the innings. A lot was now depending on Tendulkar who had been in
good form right through the World Cup. But Malinga once again stunned the
Wankhede crowd as Tendulkar was trapped before the wicket of the first ball
of the seventh over. Malinga had got his rhythm and the way he was bowling,
some television sets were switched off for some time, prayers had begun as in
walked Virat Kohli to help his evergreen partner Gautam Gambhir. Both the
batsmen scored runs mostly in singles and later punished the loose deliveries.
From 31/2, these two added 83 runs for the third wicket which gave back
some hopes to the Indian fans; the crowd at the Wankhede came back to
normalcy. Kohli (35) was out in the 22nd over as Sri Lanka still had a chance to
make a comeback in the match.
This was a very important stage of the match and something unusual
happened. Mahendra Singh Dhoni promoted himself over Yuvraj Singh and
little did anybody know about the intentions of the man with the midas touch.
Gambhir and Dhoni went on to add 109 runs for the fourth wicket as both of
them looked comfortable against Malinga who could add no more wickets to
his list. The bowlers soon ran out of fuel, Jayawardene ran out of ideas as
Dhoni continued to score runs and finally the moment arrived as he
hammered Kulasekara’s full length delivery for a six over long on with all his
power! The crowd went berserk at Wankhede as India became the only team
to have won the World Cup on home soil.
Result: INDIA WERE THE NEW WORLD CHAMPS defeating Sri Lanka by six
wickets
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni (91 runs)