India v Sri Lanka: Cricket 2011 World Cup final Game

Ajit Agarkar
"The wicket at the Wankhede stadium has a bit of extra bounce, which normally Indian wickets don't give you, but I'd still want to bat first because having to chase any kind of total in a final puts you under pressure. I'm sure whichever team wins the toss will bat first, unless there is a dew factor involved.
It's one of the grounds you enjoy if you're a good batsman because of the bounce you get on the wicket, plus the ball doesn't really spin as much. It's a fast-scoring ground – it's not the biggest in India and the outfield is lightning fast, so once you get in you can score quickly. But because it's such a high-pressure game, anything over 260 will be tough to chase. It might be a better wicket than that – 280 or 290 might be the par – but anything over 260 will be good to defend."
Ajit Agarkar will be providing analysis for Sky Sports' live coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup Final

THE TEAMS

India
(possible)
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Gautam Gambhir
Virat Kohli
Yuvraj Singh
MS Dhoni (capt/wkt)
Suresh Raina
Ravichandran Ashwin
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Munaf Patel
Sri Lanka
(possible)
Upul Tharanga
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wkt)
Mahela Jayawardene
Thilan Samaraweera
Chamara Silva
Suraj Randiv
Nuwan Kulasekara
Lasith Malinga
Ajantha Mendis
Muttiah Muralitharan

THE UMPIRES

Simon Taufel (Australia)
Finally getting the chance to officiate a World Cup final after Australia fell short for the first time in four tournaments. Taufel umpired the semi-final between India and Pakistan superbly and was named umpire of the year every year from 2004 to 2008
Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Has enjoyed a largely flawless tournament but will need to learn from the 2007 final, when he was criticised over his interpretation of bad light rules. Dar took charge of the Sri Lanka v New Zealand semi-final, which passed without incident
TV umpire Ian Gould (England)
Match referee Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

TV

Sky Sports 1 & HD1, from 9am
RADIO
BBC Radio 4 LW and 5 Live sports extra, from 9.30am

WEATHER

It will be roasting in Mumbai with temperatures pushing 37C during the day but falling to around 20C at night

ROUTE TO THE FINAL

India
19 Feb: India bt Bangladesh by 87 runs
27 Feb: India tied with England
6 Mar: India bt Ireland by 5 wickets with 24 balls remaining
9 Mar: India bt Netherlands by 5 wickets with 81 balls remaining
12 Mar: South Africa bt India by 3 wickets with 2 balls remaining
20 Mar: India bt West Indies by 80 runs
24 Mar: Quarter-final: India bt Australia by 5 wickets with 14 balls remaining
30 Mar: Semi-final: India beat Pakistan by 29 runs
Sri Lanka
20 Feb: Sri Lanka bt Canada by 210 runs
26 Feb: Pakistan bt Sri Lanka by 11 runs
1 Mar: Sri Lanka bt Kenya by 9 wickets with 188 balls remaining
5 Mar: Sri Lanka v Australia – No result
10 Mar: Sri Lanka bt Zimbabwe by 139 runs
18 Mar: Sri Lanka bt New Zealand by 112 runs
26 Mar: Quarter-final: Sri Lanka bt England by 10 wickets
29 Mar: Semi-final: Sri Lanka bt New Zealand by 5 wickets with 13 balls remaining

ON THE WEB

Over-by-over coverage on the web
Join Rob Smyth for live and comprehensive coverage of India v Sri Lanka from 9am and email him your thoughts on the game