INDIA WIN WC FINAL
April 3rd, 2011 by | Posted in Sports Comments Off on INDIA WIN WC FINALHistory was made at Lords by Kapil Dev and his men in 1983 and repeated after 28 years at Wankhade Stadium, Mumbai on Apr 2nd 2011, by M.S.Dhoni and company. Kumar Sangakara won the toss at Wankhade and chose to bat Sunday in the final of the World Cup 2011 against India. In the end India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to clinch the coveted trophy.
M. S. Dhoni
It was the determined effort from Gautam Gambhir who scored 97 runs and a chanceless 91* from M.S.Dhoni which paved the way for India’s victory over Sri Lanka. This helped India overhaul the score of 274 set by Sri Lanka for India to win the title and it is the highest ever run chase in the World Cup final.
For Sri Lanka Jayawardane scored 103* and Sangakara 48 runs. (more…)
