Finally India Won The Cup

Twenty-eight years on from this match that transformed the history of world cricket, India recaptured the crown that Kapil Dev and his boys first lifted at Lord's in 1983, and this time they did so in their very own back yard. A fantastic innings of 97 runs from Goutam Gambhir was very helpful for achieving their goals. And at the same time, Mahindra Shing Dhoni played a match winning innings since Ricky Ponting played in Johanesburg eight years ago. A poetic century from Mahela Jayawardene to pull off Srilanka in 274 for 6 and the target was 275. this was the highest successful run chase ever in the world cup final.

India won the final by 6 wicket with 10 balls in hand. Dhoni promoted himself to no. 5 for taking extra responsibilities onto his own shoulder. The cool man did his job of a fantastic innings of 91 runs, and also not out. In this innings he stroke 8 boundary and 2 over-boundary.

When target were nearer, with 15 required from 17 balls, he flicked Srilanka's only true threat Lasith Malinga through midwicket for consecutive boundaries and also finished his innings and Indian innings by hitting over long-on for fantastic over-boundary when India needed 4 runs from 11 balls. By hitting this shot Mahindra Shing Dhoni finished the innings.

In the very beginning Srilankan captain Kumar Sangakara own the toss and decided to bat first. Zaheer Khan opened his account with three consecutive maidens and wicket of Upul Tharanga in a excellent spell of 5-3-6-1. But in his ninth and tenth over he gives17 &18 runs. Srilanka made 63 runs in the batting powerplay to post an imposing 274 for 6.

In the Indian side most danger man Virendar Sehwag, who had hit a boundary of the very first ball of six innings of India among eight previous innings in this tournament, but this times he done nothing and in the second ball he goes back pavilion with duck by a victim of LBW of Malinga's full delivery into his back pad.

Bating legend Sachin Tendulkar also become a victim of Malinga when Indian score was 32. Then Virat Kohli and Goutam Gambhir made a good partnership and after the fall of Kohli, Indian captain Mahidra shing dhoni came in at 5 and made another partnership with Gambhir and anchor India in a wonderful victory. Yuvraj Shing also participate in this run chase.

India Reach Tournament Final

India beat Pakistan by 29 runs. Excellent performance of Indian players make them a victory over Pakistan. Here bad performance of Pakistani players are also noticeable, because man of the match Shachin Ramesh Tendulkar got life for 4 times, and with the help of these opportunities he made a handsome score of 85 runs and made India to go to final. Tendulkar dropped for four times in his man of the match innings to anchor India to 260-9 against their arch-rivals before his team's bowlers applied the pressure and the brakes to secure a 29-run win in the hotly-anticipated clash. First time Misbah missed then Kamran missed his catch then Younis Khan missed and at last Umor Akmal missed his catch but Shahid Afridi dont mistake to take a brilliant catch to dismissed Tendulkar's innings. Tendulkar again missed out on making 100 international centuries but has the satisfaction of having played in all five of India's World Cup wins over Pakistan. Now he hopes to be at the forefront of Saturday's campaign where India will look to capture a second World Cup title. In the very beginning of the day Indian captain Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Two openers Virendar Sehwag starts fantastically but after falling of Sehwag's wicket ,run was slow and at the last it made 260. Pakistani pacer wahab riaz made his best figure yesterday, he picked up 5 wicket and also handsome wicket Sehwag, Kohli, Yuvraj, Dhoni. But bad performance keeps Pakistan away from final, and it is unbelievable. Pakistan floundered more than what they could afford, while India marched ahead to set up a clash with Sri Lanka in the World Cup final in Mumbai.