India wins the ICC World Cup 2011 for the second time after India defeats Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. Sri Lanka had batted after winning the toss. The Sri Lankan batsmen played very well in the final. Mahela Jayawardena hit the century - 103, Kuma Sangakkara - 48, Tilakratne Dilsan - 33, Nuwan Kulasekara - 32, Thisara Perera - 22 and gave the target of 275 after after ending the 50 overs.
In the Second Inning, Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar initiated the batting. But Sehwag went back without any runs for just 2 balls. Sachin also could not last a long he was out making 18 runs for 14 balls. Then India remain under pressure till Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kholi uplift their runs and crosses century. Later, the target was met when MS Dhoni and Yubaraj Singh's partnership lasted. The target was met at 48.2 over. In the match, Gautam Gambhir - 97, MS Dhoni - 91, Virat Kholi - 35, Yubaraj Singh - 21.
In this way, India won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in his homeland.
You can watch the highlight videos of the match at Official Site of ICC Cricket World Cup. Also You can watch the videos espnsar.
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