Four years ago, the right-hander smashed Nuwan Kulasekara over long-on for a memorable huge six which won India their second World Cup title. That image has stayed in the minds of the cricket fans since then, moments after which Indian cricketers rushed to the field to break into a massive celebration.


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Batting first, Sri Lanka had posted a respectable score of 274 runs on the board, courtesy a magnificent century from Mahela Jaywardene. Mahela was unbeaten on 103 after 50 overs and had raised the tempo to take his side to a decent total.


In reply, much to the dismay of the Indian cricket fans, India were struggling at 31/2 after Lasith Malinga dismissed Virender Sehwag (0) and Sachin Tendulkar (18). It was an 83-run stand between Gautam Gambhir (97) and Virat Kohli (31) which brought India back in the game.


Dhoni had also promoted him in the batting order ahead of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina and was also involved in a match-winning unbeaten 52-run stand for the fifth-wicket partnership along with Yuvraj Singh.


While Dhoni was unbeaten on 91, Yuvi too contributed with crucial 21 runs as the Wankhede Stadium erupted with joy.