Saturday, April 2, 2011
India lift cricket World Cup for 2nd time in history after 28 years
PTI, Mumbai, 2 April : India tonight lifted the cricket World Cup after a gap of 28 years with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the summit showdown here. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 274 for six in 50 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 103 not out, Kumar Sangakkara 48; Yuvraj Singh 2/49, Zaheer Khan 2/60). India: 277 for four in 48.2 overs (Gautam Gambhir 97, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 91 not out; Lasith Malinga 2/42. န Photos : Getty Images