The two giants of sub-continent will vie for the coveted trophy. Both the teams have reached the cricket world cup final for the third times.

India qualified for the final by defeating archrival Pakistan in a semifinal match on Wednesday.

India thrashed Pakistan by 29 runs at PCA stadium in Mohali amid the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Gilani.

Super excited fans from both the countries were hooting, dancing and shouting for their respective teams throughout the match.

Celebrities from all the corners watched the mega clash. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Meira Kumar, Neeta Ambani, Preity Zinta, Vivek Oberoi, Shashi Tharoor with Sunanda Pushkar and several others were spotted cheering Team India.

With this victory, India kept their unbeaten World Cup record against Pakistan. India has won its all five World Cup encounters with Pakistan.

India has done extremely well in this tournament with only one defeat from South Africa.

For the first time, the World Cup final will be held between two teams from the subcontinent.

If India wins the final clash from Sri Lanak, this would be second World Cup victory for us after 1983.

Sri Lanka qualified for the finals after winning the semifinal match from New Zealand by five wickets.

Sri Lanka too has played consistently in this tournament with only one defeat against their name from Pakistan.