New Delhi. Who can forget the 2011 World Cup final? 4th April…this is the date which is immortal in the history of Indian cricket. This was the day when Team India created history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. On this day in 2011, the Indian team won the World Cup (ICC World Cup 2011) by defeating Sri Lanka. Team India won by 6 wickets in the final played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Batting first, Sri Lanka had scored 274 runs and in reply, the Indian team achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in 48.2 overs.
MS Dhoni had made the team world champion by hitting a six and he was also chosen the hero of this match. Dhoni had scored unbeaten 91 runs in 79 balls, while Gautam Gambhir had made an important contribution of 97 runs and thus Team India became the world champion for the second time after 28 years. India had a target of 275 runs. India had lost the pair of Sachin-Sehwag. After that Gambhir came and played a brilliant inning of 97 runs to give India a comeback. In the same match, captain Dhoni scored 91 runs and in the end hit a six to help India win the title.
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Team India, which set out to achieve the target of 275 runs to win the World Cup, did not have a good start and the first wicket fell when India’s account was not even open. Opener Virender Sehwag was out without scoring any runs. Gautam Gambhir, who came to bat at number three, took the innings forward along with Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin played an inning of 18 runs. After that Virat Kohli failed to convert the good start into a big innings.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni made India the world champion by hitting a sixer in this title match. Dhoni hit this six on the ball of Sri Lankan bowler Nuwan Kulasekara. Mahi hit the ball so powerfully that the ball went out of the Wankhede Stadium. Cricket fans still believe that the ball on which Dhoni had hit a six is still roaming in the streets of Mumbai.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 2, 2024, 09:04 IST