275 behind a historic victory, the Indians held their nerves when Gautam Gambhir and Mahendra Singh Dhoni 97 not out 10 balls with 91 aboard next target cricket crazy nation into a frenzy and send revision.
Vocal, jam packed Wankhede Stadium crowd erupted in wild celebration as Dhoni hit the winning six runs in India cricket greatest moment to himself and the crown of world champion one day apart from the fact that the number one Test team.
World Cup title win if it came after more than two decades, had doubled since Sachin Tendulkar for special silverware missing from his collection.
Even as the Indian coach was the last day in the office to coach Gary Kirsten was a suitable farewell.
It was a Saturday so important high spirit of India and poignant scenes from the long-term financial strength of the game, shown on the field and stamped their supremacy, eight years after the team Sourav Ganguly is a futile attempt to scale the peak was.
Players, many of them with tears in their eyes, to hug the ground as Dhoni hit six from the over, as the sky lit firecrackers to the moment of the evening in style to mark.
103 Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene's innings was the highlight as the Sri Lanka batting powerplay heady capitalized on six pitches a decent 274.
After winning the elect to throw to bat, Jayewardene used his extensive experience and successfully anchored the Sri Lankan innings.
Sri Lanka, for nearly 15 years later, achieved the prestigious Cup desperate Indians, who were inspired by a vocal crowd packed losing wickets regularly.
Indian bowlers were disciplined in the first half inning, but the batting powerplay scored as many as 63 assumed all the good work undone.
Jayawardene has 88 balls, captain Kumar Sangakkara (48) Tillakaratne (33) and Dilshan Nuwan Kulasekara (32) were other leading artists.
The Indian innings began on a disastrous note as Sehwag destructive fast bowler Lasith Malinga prized wicket of the innings with a lot of scalping was dismissed second ball.
Sehwag pads Malinga was hit by an incoming mail for a shock as he went. Umpires Aleem Dar ruled him out before he asked for a review, but television replays showed the ball hitting the stumps.
Tendulkar, who is probably playing his last World Cup, play their home crowd with a few lovely entertain the severe limits on the other side is also sought.
Indians suffered a major setback champion batsman Malinga hit back, firing as a supply road snicked Sangakkara and captain was built on a low catch. A hushed silence descended on the Wankhede Stadium when he started walking back to pavilion.
Of crucial importance for the additional coverage of one day in 4000 to a range of places to run while Kulasekara Kohli crossed the border in the same bowler.
Gambhir was lucky to get an exemption as Kulasekara Randiv spinner Sun fell on her long ago.
Gambhir and Kohli's third wicket pair put on 83 runs before Dilshan took a superb return catch acrobatic partnership broke.
Out-of-form Yuvraj Dhoni came forward to left-right combination went to Sri Lanka immediately by two "life" be - before Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan Stumping a chance to go play and then Dilshan recaptured non-striker when he collided with a serious was.
Dhoni, however, disadvantages to most of Sri Lanka made him rediscover his form huge event was abandoned.
Gambhir and Dhoni to India in the hunt for a higher speed.
Stitched 109 runs for the fourth wicket before Gambhir pair paid the price for a poor stroke, is slightly less than three points a well-deserved century.
Crucial to the ballroom to cut, but missed it completely to see his stumps dislodged.
Earlier, two Indian new ball bowlers bowled a tidy line and length and was allowed to Sri Lanka openers to a flying start, the field is not too fast.
Zaheer first three overs were girls and two Sri Lankan openers to capitalize on the powerplay overs was unable to take any pressure.
Dilshan to square leg fence by pulling Sreesanth in the fifth inning to break the stranglehold of the first period hit.
Alone, they are beautiful to the point boundary second production cut.
Tharanga on the other hand, looked completely out as many hard to find gaps in his opening spell as Zaheer bowled through the length of the search.
Zaheer his fourth with an outgoing delivery and Virender Sehwag before Tharanga vacate a capacity crowd at the stadium much to the pleasure of the company to the diving catch at first slip then drew blood. Tharanga scored just 20 balls two.
Sri Lanka first ten overs, the lowest in the tournament could make only 31 runs. Zaheer 5-3-6-1 largely was due to the excellent first spell.
Dilshan and Sangakkara on 43 runs for the second wicket before Dilshan getting rid of Harbhajan Singh (33), who scored 500 in the tournament for his team hit.
Dilshan went for a sweep but the ball hit his glove and lobbed over his stumps from the galleries wild partying mode.
Sangakkara and Jayawardene then took on the task of rebuilding the innings and both scored a decent pace for a comfortable running the team.
Yuvraj Singh, who both bat and ball was a dream tournament was introduced in more than 22 in attack, but two experienced batsmen were really no problems with his left-arm spin.
The prince eventually 62 / 3 wicket partnership Sangakkara scored on the stump trying to address a wide ball behind the stumps Dhoni cut, but only managed to edge the ball to deny was assuming alarming proportions broke. 48 from 67 balls come his knock included five fours.
This well organized links Jayawardene hold together the innings and Thilan Samaraweera was a worthy partner to Sri Lanka a total of 180 brand to come close.
Yuvraj then Samaraweera good for the fourth wicket partnership was instrumental in breaking. Umpire Simon Taufel gave the first stage of the appeal, but the Indians went to solicit and TV replays showed the ball hitting the stumps.
New batsman Chamara Kapugedera not long survive if the additional cover of a slower delivery from Zaheer, Suresh Raina was offered an easy catch, five for 182 visitors, except in a place of care.
Nuwan Kulasekara Jayawardene and then work to ensure that Sri Lanka had been aboard a competitive Total batting powerplay as they do, which was taken in the last five overs left in accumulating runs.
India: Mahendra Singh (capt), Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Kapugedera, Sun Randiv, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan.
Umpires: Simon Taufel (Australia) and Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
TV umpire Ian Gould (UK)
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)
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