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West Indies crowned World Twenty20 champions
Sunday October 07, 2012 11:27:57 PM,
IANS
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Colombo: A spirited
West Indies lifted their maiden World Twenty20 trophy with a
brilliant 36-run win over hosts Sri Lanka in the final at the Premedasa Stadium here Sunday.
West Indies bowled out Sri Lanka for 101 runs with eight balls to
spare to lift a World Cup trophy after 33 years and an
International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy after a gap of eight
years.
West Indies' last win in an ICC tournament was in the Champions
Trophy in 2004 and their last world title was the 50-over World
Cup in 1979.
On Sunday, much was expected from Chris Gayle, who has been in a
terrific form in the tournament, to break West Indies' long wait
for a world title. But Gayle (3) disappointed by departing early
as the West Indies made a slow start after skipper Darren Sammy
opted to bat.
However, it was a brilliant 56-ball 78 by Marlon Samuels that took
the Caribbean side to a modest 137 for six in 20 overs. Samuels
was also adjudged as Man of the Match.
Sri Lanka made a poor start and despite valuable efforts from
skipper Mahela Jayawardene (33) and Kumar Sangakkara (22) they
suffered a middle-order collapse before being bundled out for 101
runs with eight balls to spare.
For Sri Lanka it was their fourth loss in the final of a major
tournament. Jayawardene and Sangakkara have been part of all the
four losses, 2007 World Cup, 2009 and 2012 World T20 and 2011
World Cup.
Spinner Sunil Narine was the pick of the Caribbean bowlers picking
three for nine and skipper Darren Sammy got two for six.
Chasing 138, the hosts lost Tillekaratne Dilshan in the second
over after he was squared up by a brilliant delivery from Ravi
Rampaul (1/31) as the off-stump went cartwheeling towards the
skipper.
Jayawardene and Sangakkara tried to resurrect the innings with
their 42-run stand for the second wicket. But after Samuel Badree
struck to remove Sangakkara with Kieron Pollard taking a low catch
in the deep, Sri Lanka suffered a massive collapse.
From 48 for two, Sri Lanka lost the remaining eight wickets for
just 52 runs. Nuwan Kulasekara came up with a cameo of 13-ball 26
but it came too late.
Earlier, West Indies made a poor and a slow start with both
Johnson Charles and Gayle (3) back in the pavilion inside six
overs for just 14 runs on board.
But Samuels stayed on and took his time before launching him into
the Sri Lankan bowling attack. Samuels smashed six sixes and three
fours in his 56-ball innings.
Samuels and Dwayne Bravo (14) were involved in a 59-run stand for
the third wicket that helped the West Indies recover from a poor
start.
Having scored just 32 runs in the first 10 overs, West Indies
managed 106 in the last 10 thanks to the late charge by Sammy, who
remained unbeaten on 26 from 15 balls.
Samuel's six of the five sixes came off speedster Lasith Malinga,
who conceded 54 runs off his four overs. Ajantha Mendis returned
figures of four for 12.
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