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ICC World Twenty20 2012 – Final

Sri Lanka v West Indies

Sun 7 Oct 2012, 02:30pm BST, 07:00pm local

West Indies win by 36 runs

West Indies137-6 (20 ovs)
Sri Lanka101 (18.4 ovs)

commentary

Over 19. no runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Sri Lanka: 101/10(rr 5.32)

OUT! Caught. Narine to Malinga. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, fielded by Bravo. The West Indies win the World T20 and it has been a remarkable turn around. After their Powerplay overs they were 14/2 with Chris Gayle back in the dugout. Marlon Samuels took his time before launching into Malinga and the rest of the Sri Lankan bowlers on his way to a match winning innings of 78. The total still seemed within reach for Sri Lanka but after Rampaul removed Dilshan early, the West Indian bowlers gave their opponents nothing and no Sri Lankan could repeat what Samuels did. Jayawardene fell just as he was looking to up the rate and after that, the Sri Lankans imploded. Nuwan Kulasekera hit some boundaries towards the end to add some respectability but ultimately the hosts have been hugely out played and the West Indies are worthy winners.

Narine to Malinga. Off break yorker, off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs.

Narine to Malinga. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Bravo.

Narine to Malinga. Off break length ball, middle stump down the track pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Narine.

Over 18. 4 runs. Bowler: Marlon Samuels. Sri Lanka: 101/9(rr 5.61)

Samuels to Malinga. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bravo.

OUT! Caught. Samuels to Mendis. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Slog, mis-timed to mid wicket, fielded by Bravo. After a game changing innings, Marlon Samuels now picks up a wicket with Mendis holing out. The West Indian players rush to him, to dust him off for the Man of the Match presentation.

Samuels to Malinga. Off break yorker, middle stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Samuels to Mendis. Off break length ball, middle stump moves in front flick, well timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bravo.

Samuels to Malinga. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run.

Samuels to Malinga. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, hit pad to point for no runs.

Over 17. 3 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Sri Lanka: 97/8(rr 5.71)

APPEAL! Narine to Malinga. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, hit pad to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Rampaul, appeal made for Run Out.

Narine to Malinga. Off break length ball, outside off stump no foot movement Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.

Narine to Malinga. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, to short fine leg for no runs.

OUT! Caught. Narine to Kulasekara. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, fielded by Badree. Kulasekera's defiance comes to an end and it is good captaincy from Sammy. He brings back Narine and the Sri Lankan goes for one shot too many, picking out the fielder in the deep.

Narine to Kulasekara. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, hit pad to slips for no runs, direct hit by Gayle.

Narine to Kulasekara. Off break length ball, middle stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Charles.

Over 16. 22 runs. Bowler: Ravi Rampaul. Sri Lanka: 94/7(rr 5.88)

Rampaul to Kulasekara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long off for 1 run.

FREE HIT. FOUR! Rampaul to Kulasekara. Length ball, outside off stump backing away Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Samuels.

FOUR! Rampaul to Kulasekara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past third man for 4 runs.

FOUR! Rampaul to Kulasekara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

SIX! Rampaul to Kulasekara. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Rampaul to Malinga. Seaming in short, off stump on the back foot Fended, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run.

Rampaul to Kulasekara. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Narine.

Over 15. 4 runs. Bowler: Darren Sammy. Sri Lanka: 72/7(rr 4.80)

Sammy to Kulasekara. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Pollard.

Sammy to Malinga. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run.

Sammy to Kulasekara. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Charles.

OUT! Caught. Sammy to Thirimanne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to deep mid wicket, fielded by Charles. Sri Lanka are sinking without a trace here. Thirimanne looking for the big one but he hits it straight down the throat of the fielder.

Sammy to Thirimanne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.

Sammy to Kulasekara. Length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Charles.

Over 14. 4 runs. Bowler: Marlon Samuels. Sri Lanka: 68/6(rr 4.86)

Samuels to Thirimanne. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot working, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Pollard.

Samuels to Thirimanne. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot pushing, hit pad to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.

Samuels to Kulasekara. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Russell.

Samuels to Thirimanne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run.

Samuels to Thirimanne. Off break short, down leg side on the back foot, left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.

OUT! Run Out. Samuels to Perera. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to short leg, direct hit by Ramdin. Sri Lanka are imploding under the pressure here. Ramdin gathers the ball and despite Samuel's pleas to hold onto the ball he throws down the stumps to run out the big hitting Perera.

Over 13. 4 runs. Bowler: Sunil Narine. Sri Lanka: 64/5(rr 4.92)

Narine to Perera. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Narine to Thirimanne. Off break short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run.

Narine to Perera. Off break short, off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Narine.

OUT! Run Out. Narine to Perera. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Bravo, by Narine. Never run on a misfield they say and that theory is shown to be correct here. Bravo spills it which means Mendis decides to come back, it is a shocking decision as he is a long way short even with a dive.

Narine to Perera. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs.

OUT! Caught. Narine to Jayawardene. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, fielded by Sammy. Jayawardene is worried about the drizzle falling, after seeing how far his side are down on the D/L sheet he goes to up the tempo but can only find his opposite number as West Indies close in.

Over 12. 7 runs. Bowler: Samuel Badree. Sri Lanka: 60/3(rr 5.00)

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run.

Badree to Mendis. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, inside edge to leg slip for 1 run, fielded by Narine.

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pollard.

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, run save by Bravo.

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, dropped catch by Russell. Jayawardene survives again, Russell does well to reach it in truth but he cannot hold on as he hits the ground.

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed to slips for no runs.

Over 11. 2 runs. Bowler: Darren Sammy. Sri Lanka: 53/3(rr 4.82)

Sammy to Mendis. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Gayle.

Sammy to Mendis. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Rampaul.

OUT! Bowled. Sammy to Mathews. Slower length ball, off stump moves in front flick, missed. This is an extraordinary shot from Mathews. Wicket to wicket from Sammy, his fellow all rounder moves across his stumps and looks to flip it over fine leg, he misses and the West Indies have their tails up.

Sammy to Mathews. Length ball, down leg side backing away pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Gayle.

Sammy to Mathews. Length ball, off stump backing away pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Sammy.

Sammy to Mathews. Length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to cover for no runs, fielded by Gayle.

Over 10. 4 runs. Bowler: Samuel Badree. Sri Lanka: 51/2(rr 5.10)

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to slips for no runs.

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Ramdin.

Badree to Mathews. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run.

OUT! Caught. Badree to Sangakkara. Leg spinner short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, fielded by Pollard. Pressure does for Sangakkara and this game isn't over yet. He could hit this anywhere in the legside but all he can do is hit it straight to Pollard who takes a good low catch

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner short, outside off stump down the track cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pollard.

Badree to Jayawardene. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Ramdin.

ICC World Twenty20 2012 – Final

Sri Lanka v West Indies

Sun 7 Oct 2012, 02:30pm BST, 07:00pm local

West Indies win by 36 runs

West Indies innings

runsballs4s6s
J Charlesc N Kulasekara b AD Mathews0500
CH Gaylelbw BAW Mendis31600
MN Samuelsc J Mendis b A Dananjaya785636
DJ Bravolbw BAW Mendis191901
KA Pollardc A Dananjaya b BAW Mendis2400
AD Russelllbw BAW Mendis0100
DJG Sammynot out261530
D Ramdinnot out4400
Extras2lb, 3w5
Total(20 ovs)137for 6

did not bat: SP Narine, R Rampaul, S Badree

fow: 1-0 (J Charles, 0.5 ov), 2-14 (CH Gayle, 5.5 ov), 3-73 (DJ Bravo, 13.6 ov), 4-87 (KA Pollard, 15.2 ov), 5-87 (AD Russell, 15.3 ov), 6-108 (MN Samuels, 17.1 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
AD Mathews4.011112.75
N Kulasekara3.002207.33
SL Malinga4.0054013.50
BAW Mendis4.001243.00
A Dananjaya3.001615.33
J Mendis2.0020010.00

Sri Lanka innings

runsballs4s6s
M Jayawardenec DJG Sammy b SP Narine333620
TM Dilshanb R Rampaul0300
KC Sangakkarac KA Pollard b S Badree222620
AD Mathewsb DJG Sammy1500
J Mendisrun out (DJ Bravo)3300
T Pererarun out (D Ramdin)3500
L Thirimannec J Charles b DJG Sammy4700
N Kulasekarac S Badree b SP Narine261331
SL Malingac DJ Bravo b SP Narine51300
BAW Mendisc DJ Bravo b MN Samuels1200
A Dananjayanot out0000
Extras2lb, 1nb3
Total(18.4 ovs)101all out

fow: 1-6 (TM Dilshan, 1.1 ov), 2-48 (KC Sangakkara, 9.3 ov), 3-51 (AD Mathews, 10.4 ov), 4-60 (M Jayawardene, 12.1 ov), 5-61 (J Mendis, 12.3 ov), 6-64 (T Perera, 13.1 ov), 7-69 (L Thirimanne, 14.3 ov), 8-96 (N Kulasekara, 16.3 ov), 9-100 (BAW Mendis, 17.5 ov), 10-101 (SL Malinga, 18.4 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
S Badree4.002416.00
R Rampaul3.0031110.33
MN Samuels4.001513.75
CH Gayle2.001407.00
SP Narine3.40932.45
DJG Sammy2.00623.00

match details

toss: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.

venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

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