Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni leads India remarkable six-wicket win over Sri Lanka, overcoming a masterclass ton from Mahela Jayawardene and India clinched their second ICC Cricket World Cup title after a 28-year wait in a memorable World Cup final.
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Catch the Cricket highlights of the final match between India and Sri Lanka, played on April 02, 2011, at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. This match was part of The 2011 ICC World Cup international tournament where India clinch the title.
Match Highlights
India secured a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the final and clinch their second ICC World Cup glory.
Sri Lanka Innings :
Sri Lanka posted a respectable total of 274 for 6 in the allotted 50 overs with top-scorer by Mahela Jayawardene cracked a masterclass 103 off 88 balls included eighth fours - which marked his 14th ODI century, his 2nd ODI ton against India and his third World Cup hundred.
Kumar Sangakkara - who narrowly missed out on a half-century - He scoring 48 runs off 67 balls including five fours. Tilakaratne Dilshan added 33 runs from 49 balls included three fours, while Nuwan Kulasekara contributed 32 runs off 30 balls, featuring a six and a four.
Thisara Perera smashed a quick-fire unbeaten 22 off 9 balls - who hitting three fours and a six with striking rate of 244.44 and Thilan Samaraweera added in with 21 runs off 24-balls included 2-fours.
India bowling :
For India, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan was the best bowlers for India, each captured 2 wickets in their 10 overs, with Harbhajan Singh claiming one wicket.
India Innings :
In response, India chased down the target of 275 for 4 wickets down in 48.2 overs. Gautam Gambhir was the top-scorer with a superb 97 runs off 122 balls - who falling just 3 runs short of a World Cup final century - including nine-fours.
Captain MS Dhoni contributed a match-winning knock of unbeaten 91 runs off facing 79 balls including eight fours and two sixes with a strike rate of 115.19.
Virat Kohli added 35 runs off 49 balls including four fours, while Yuvraj Singh remained a unbeaten 21 off 24-balls contained two boundaries and Legend Sachin Tendulkar contributed 18 runs off 14-balls with 2-fours.
Sri Lanka bowling :
Sri Lanka’s bowling was led by Lasith Malinga - who took two wickets, while Tilakaratne Dilshan and Thisara Perera each claiming one wickets.
Player of the match and series:
MS Dhoni was named Player of the Match for his captain innings knock of unbeaten 91 off facing 79-balls - which proved crucial for India’s title victory.
Yuvraj Singh earned Player of the tournament for his outstanding all-round performance to scoring 362 runs, including four fifties and a century with an average of 90.50 and claiming 15 wickets.
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