Top 10 Iconic Moments In Cricket World Cup History
As the wait for 2023 World Cup get shorter and shorter, take a look at the 10 iconic moments from the history of the World Cup tournament.
1. MS Dhoni hits a six in the final to make India world champs- 2011 World Cup
The final of the 2011 World Cup was between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai. No team had won the World Cup while hosting the tournament, but India and Sri Lanka both had that chance as they were the co-hosts. The match started with the toss happening two times and Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara winning it in the end.
Mahela Jayawardene scored a century worthy of the final and Kumar Sangakkara’s 48 helped Sri Lanka post 274/6. In reply, Lasith Malinga hurt India badly, removing both openers quickly. But Gautam Gambhir played the knock of the final, scoring 97 runs, first adding 83 runs with Virat Kohli and then adding the match-winning 109 with MS Dhoni.
Dhoni took over once Gambhir got out with India on 223 runs. He and Yuvraj Singh took India past the finish line. MS Dhoni remained 91* and gave the whole of India their World Cup moment after 28 years. He hit Nuwan Kulasekara for a six off the second ball of the 49th over to win the final for India by 6 wickets. India became world champions for the second time and the first team to win the World Cup as the hosts.
It remains to be seen whether India can repeat this feat once again when the ICC World Cup 2023 begins on October 5.
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