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On this day in 2011, Team India won its second ODI World Cup title by defeating Sri Lanka in the final. India won the ODI World Cup 2011 title under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. Gautam Gambhir's inning of 97 runs and captain Dhoni's inning of 91 runs had contributed significantly to the team winning the title match.
Indian cricket team on this day
Dhoni's winning six at Wankhede ground in Mumbai is still on the hearts and minds of cricket lovers. With this victory, Team India ended its drought of 28 years. Before this, India had won the first ODI World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. Then in 2011, Dhoni's brilliance repeated the history after 28 years and won the second ODI World Cup trophy for India. Let us tell you that in the title match, Captain Dhoni was awarded the title of 'Player of the Match', while Yuvraj Singh became 'Player of the Series'. This World Cup title is memorable for everyone.
Let us tell you that in the final match played at Wankhede, Sri Lanka came to bat first and scored 274 runs on the board 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, Sangakkara scored 48 runs in 67 balls with the help of 5 fours.
Indian cricket team on this day
After which the Indian team chased this target and won in 48.2 overs. For the team, 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 on 24 balls.