In the 2011 ODI World Cup, India faced Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium
Captain MS Dhoni’s knock of 91* and Gautam Gambhir’s 97 helped India chase down a target of 277 and defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets
India won its second ICC ODI World Cup title, after 28 years, and became the first country to win the WC at home
In the 1996 ODI World Cup, Sri Lanka played India at the Eden Gardens. It was Sri Lanka’s first-ever WC semifinal appearance
Disappointed by India’s batting performance, spectators hurled plastic water bottles and soft drink containers onto the ground
The match was rightly abandoned and awarded to Sri Lanka when the situation turned dangerous. Sri Lanka went on to win the title
In the 2003 ODI World Cup, India defeated Sri Lanka at Johannesburg and registered its second biggest win in WC games (183 runs)
Defending 292, Javagal Srinath and Ashish Nehra took four wickets each and bowled out Sri Lanka for 109
In the 2019 World Cup at Leeds, Rohit Sharma scored a century against Sri Lanka and became the first player to tally five centuries in a single WC
KL Rahul also scored his first World Cup century (111) in this match. India, chasing 265, won by seven wickets