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world cup 2011 on this day : Indian cricket team won its second title today by defeating Sri Lanka in the final of ODI World Cup 2011. Under the leadership of MS Dhoni, the Indian cricket team won the title of ODI World Cup 2011. Gautam Gambhir's inning of 97 runs and captain Dhoni's inning of 91* runs played an important role in India winning the final match.
Dhoni's winning six is still alive in the hearts of cricket lovers.
Dhoni's winning six at Wankhede ground in Mumbai is still alive in the hearts of cricket lovers. With this victory, the Indian team's wait of 28 years ended. Before this, India had won the first ODI World Cup in the year 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Then in 2011, under the leadership of Dhoni, the legendary players repeated history after 28 years and gave India the second ODI World Cup trophy. In that match, captain Dhoni was awarded the title of 'Player of the Match', while Yuvraj Singh became 'Player of the Series'. This World Cup final is memorable for everyone. After that the Indian team could not win even a single World Cup.
Sri Lanka gave the target of 274 runs
In the final match played at Wankhede, Sri Lanka, batting first, scored 274 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs. For the team, Mahela Jayawardene played an unbeaten inning of 103 runs with the help of 13 fours in 88 balls. Apart from this, Kumar Sangakkara scored 48 runs in 67 balls with the help of 5 fours.
Gambhir played the biggest innings
In reply, chasing the target, the Indian team won in 48.2 overs. For India, Gautam Gambhir played the biggest inning of 97 runs in 122 balls with the help of 9 fours. Apart from this, Dhoni scored unbeaten 91 runs in 79 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. Along with Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 21 runs in 24 balls with the help of 2 fours.
