Sports: Cricket: World Cup won by India, Sri Lankans not

BBC News (Apr 2,2k11)

2 April 2011 Last updated at 17:00 ET

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World Cup cricket: 

Joy in India 

and Sri Lankan despair

Millions have poured onto the streets of India after their cricketers beat Sri Lanka in the final of the World Cup to become the first Asian nation to win the trophy twice. BBC correspondents in India and Sri Lanka describe scenes of rejoicing and dejection.  The venue was Mumbai, India's "expensively-refurbished Wankhede Stadium" (Cricket News).

Toronto Star (Apr 2,2k11)


Photos: Day 5 of the election campaign

Swinging for votesADRIAN WYLD/CP

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper practices a swing with a cricket bat 

as he watches the India vs.Pakistan cricket match in Brampton on Wednesday. 

Cricket News (Apr 2, 2k11)

History-defying India 

lift cricket World Cup

AFP Global Edition - yesterday

Gautam Gambhir made 97, and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an 

unbeaten 91 off 79 balls as India won the World Cup for the first time since 1983 with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Sri Lanka, who won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night final, rode on Mahela Jayawardene's 103 'not out' off 88 balls, to pile up 274-6 in their 50 overs.

India, cheered by a sell-out crowd of 33,000 at the Wankhede stadium, surpassed the challenging target with 10 balls to spare as Dhoni pounded Nuwan Kulasekara for the winning six.

-- materials from BBC News, Cricket News , Reuters and Toronto Star 
posted by Sportikos