Which team finished runner-up at the 2011 Cricket World Cup?

Sri Lanka finished runner-up at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on 2 April 2011.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 274 for six, with Mahela Jayawardene scoring an unbeaten century. India reached the target with 277 for four in 48.2 overs, led by Gautam Gambhir’s 97 and captain MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 91. Dhoni was named Player of the Match.

The result gave India its second men’s World Cup title, following its 1983 triumph, and made India the first country to win the tournament on home soil. Sri Lanka had already reached the final in 2007, losing to Australia, so the 2011 defeat was its second consecutive appearance as runner-up. A common mix-up is to select Australia because it had won the previous three tournaments, but Australia did not reach the 2011 final.