document: India beats Sri Lanka to win cricket World Cup MUMBAI , India -LRB- AP -RRB- - India won cricket 's World Cup for the first time in 28 years Saturday with a six-wicket victory at home over Sri Lanka . The result touched off wild celebrations across India and gave the great Sachin Tendulkar his first title in six attempts . Tendulkar , the greatest batsman in cricket , was lifted onto his teammates ' shoulders for a victory lap at Wankhede Stadium . '' `` It 's the ultimate thing and I 'm experiencing it , '' '' he said . '' `` I could n't have asked for anything better . It 's the proudest moment of my life . '' '' Tendulkar was out for 18 , unable to produce his 100th international century on his home ground . Still , his teammates dedicated the victory to him . '' `` He carried the hopes of the nation for 21 years so it 's time we carried him on our shoulders , '' '' batsman Virat Kohli said . Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten 91 , sharing a 109-run stand with Gautam Gambhir -LRB- 97 -RRB- and finishing with a giant six . India chased down Sri Lanka 274-6 and became the first team to win batting second in a final since Sri Lanka beat Australia by eight wickets in 1996 . Australia won the three previous World Cups - 1999 , 2003 and 2007 . The 37-year-old Tendulkar , the leading run scorer in international cricket , praised those around him . '' `` It 's never too late as they say . Thanks to all my teammates . Without such fabulous performance and such consistency it would never have happened , '' '' he said , adding he was brought to tears . '' `` They were happy tears , so I would n't mind crying . '' '' Tendulkar was drenched in champagne by his teammates as the Indian squad carried the trophy around the stadium amid a scrum of cameras and fireworks blazing from the roof . There was traffic chaos on the adjoining Marine Parade , with the road jammed with cars and motor bikes honking horns , waving Indian flags and letting off firecrackers . Yuvraj Singh , who scored an unbeaten 21 in an unbroken fifth-wicket partnership with Dhoni , was voted player of the series . '' `` This is unbelievable . This is the most special one for whole of India , for Sachin , for the whole team . It 's just amazing . We batted like champions . '' '' Sangakkara said he was proud of the way his Sri Lankans pushed the tournament favorites to the limit , in the closest final since 1992 . '' `` I 'm very proud of everyone , especially Mahela Jayawardene who rose to the occasion with a great hundred , '' '' he said . '' `` It 's been a great tournament for us . '' `` I must say the way India played they really deserved the tag of favorites . '' '' There was no winning farewell to international cricket for Muttiah Muralitharan , the only survivor from Sri Lanka 's 1996 winning squad . Muralitharan , the leading wicket taker in international cricket , was slowed by injuries . He did not have the spring he needs for the extra spin that has bamboozled batsmen for a generation . The result also made Mahela Jayawardene the first batsmen to score a century in a World Cup final and end up on a losing team . The match tilted twice , with India on top at the start before some late hitting led by Jayawardene . Lasith Malinga removed both Indian openers in an express pace opening spell to keep the visitors on track , but India 's long batting lineup remained calm enough to keep grinding the target down . Jayawardene finished in a tie for the leading wicket taker in the tournament with 21 . However , his last figures of 2-60 after his first five overs cost him just six runs . The Sri Lankans scored 63 runs in the last five overs in a batting power play , including 24 in the last nine balls . The match started amid confusion when the referee ordered a second coin toss because he could n't hear Sangakkara 's call . Sangakkara won the second toss , a rarity in the international game , and was relieved to be batting first .
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