Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashes winning runs for India with huge six . Dhoni scores an unbeaten 91 runs as India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Mumbai . That left India needing 52 to win off 54 balls , but Dhoni turned the tide again when he hit the first six of India 's innings off Perera -- and then survived an appeal for a run out that required several replays before the video umpire made his ruling . Co-hosts Sri Lanka had posted a total of 274-6 after batting first in the final . - The Indian cricket team wins its second consecutive World Cup title beating Pakistan by five wickets at Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.
Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashes winning runs for India with huge six . Dhoni scores an unbeaten 91 runs as India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Mumbai . Co-hosts Sri Lanka had posted a total of 274-6 after batting first in the final . - The Indian cricket team wins its second consecutive World Cup title beating Pakistan by five wickets at Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh.