<P> Sri Lanka started the innings slowly, constrained by good bowling from Zaheer Khan and committed fielding from Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, and Virat Kohli inside the 30 - yard circle . Zaheer began with three consecutive maidens and the wicket of Upul Tharanga, conceding only six runs in his five - over spell . Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan was bowled by Harbhajan Singh when a delivery carried on to the stumps after deflecting off his gloves . Captain Kumara Sangakkara came in after Tharanga's dismissal, and was building a solid foundation with Dilshan before the latter was dismissed . Mahela Jayawardene came to the crease when Sri Lanka were 60 / 2 in the 17th over . Sangakkara and Mahela went about the task of consolidating the innings, but eventually Sangakkara was caught behind by Dhoni at 48 . New batsman Thilan Samaraweera was adjudged not out by the umpire when a ball hit his thigh pad off the bowling of Yuvraj Singh . The Indians decided to review the decision and he was ultimately given out . Chamara Kapugedera, who was playing his first World Cup match, was caught off a deceptive slower ball by Zaheer Khan . Jayawardene, meanwhile, continued with his quality batting, ultimately scoring 103 not out from 88 balls in a high - class batting display . Helped by the hard - hitting of Nuwan Kulasekara and Thisara Perera, Sri Lanka scored 91 runs in the last 10 overs, including 63 in the batting powerplay (45--50 overs) to take the score to 274 / 6 . </P> <P> India had a shaky start, with Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar both dismissed early by Lasith Malinga, leaving them struggling at 31 for two . Sehwag was trapped LBW for a duck on the second ball of the innings . Tendulkar started with some good strokes, racing to 18 off 14 balls, but then edged a catch to wicketkeeper Sangakkara . Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir started the recovery with some fluent stroke play and quick running between wickets, taking India to 114 before Kohli was caught - and - bowled by Tillakaratne Dilshan for 35 . When he was on 30, Gambhir mistimed a shot off the bowling of Suraj Randiv, sending the ball high up in the air, but Nuwan Kulasekara could not hold on to a difficult chance at long off . Kohli and Gambhir put together an 83 - run partnership before Kohli's dismissal . Dhoni came in after Kohli to bat at number five, usually the position of Yuvraj Singh . Both Kohli and Dhoni are right - handed batsmen, while Gambhir and Yuvraj are left - handed . Along with other considerations, by coming ahead of Yuvraj, Dhoni ensured there would be a right - left batting combination between him and Gambhir, which makes it difficult for the bowlers to get into a rhythm, and necessitates frequent field changes . Both Gambhir and Dhoni emphasised on preserving the wickets, and later accelerating with a greater flow of boundaries . Gambhir and Dhoni added 109 for the fourth wicket with Gambhir scoring 97 . Gambhir tried to finish his century with a boundary, but his heaving bat failed to connect with the ball, and he was bowled by Thisara Perera . Following Gambhir's dismissal, 52 runs were required off 52 balls . Yuvraj Singh was the new batsman and along with Dhoni took India to victory, and Dhoni sealed the match hitting a six off Nuwan Kulasekara, when only 4 runs were required off 11 balls . Dhoni finished on 91 not out from 79 deliveries . Like in many other day - night matches in the subcontinent, dew started to form on the outfield grass in the night, making the ball damp and difficult to grip especially in the later part of India's batting . However, this was a known factor and was taken into consideration by the Sri Lankan captain when he chose to bat first after winning the toss . By crossing the target of 274, India had set a record for the highest successful run - chase in a World Cup final . </P> <P> At the end of the match, the batting strength of both the teams stood out . The three top run scorers of this tournament were from these finalists: Tillekaratne Dilshan (500 runs), Sachin Tendulkar (482), and Kumar Sangakkara (465). In the top 10 tournament scorers, there were 3 from Sri Lanka (Upul Tharanga (395) in addition to the previous two), and 4 from India (Gautam Gambhir (393), Virender Sehwag (380), and Yuvraj Singh (362) in addition to Sachin). </P> <Dl> <Dt> 1st innings </Dt> </Dl>

Gautam gambhir total score in world cup 2011