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ICC World Twenty20Final · T20I

West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka10118.4 ov
West Indies137/620 ov
West Indies won by 36 runs
West Indies won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. West Indies made 137 for 6 in 20 overs, Marlon Samuels 78 from 56 balls and Darren Sammy 26 not out from 15 balls. Ajantha Mendis took 4 for 12.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 101, Mahela Jayawardene 33 from 36 balls and Nuwan Kulasekara 26 from 13 balls. Sunil Narine took 3 for 9.

West Indies won by 36 runs.

Key performers

West Indies innings

137/6(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Johnson Charlesc KMDN Kulasekara b AD Mathewsc KMDN Kulasekara b AD Mathews05000.00
Chris Gaylelbw b BAW Mendislbw b BAW Mendis3160018.75
Marlon Samuelsc BMAJ Mendis b A Dananjayac BMAJ Mendis b A Dananjaya785636139.29
Dwayne Bravolbw b BAW Mendislbw b BAW Mendis191901100.00
Kieron Pollardc A Dananjaya b BAW Mendisc A Dananjaya b BAW Mendis240050.00
Andre Russelllbw b BAW Mendislbw b BAW Mendis01000.00
Darren Sammynot outnot out26*1530173.33
Denesh Ramdin †not outnot out4*400100.00
Extras(lb 2, w 3)(lb 2, w 3)5
Total20 Ov (RR 6.85)20 Ov (RR 6.85)137/6
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (J Charles, 0.5 ov), 14-2 (CH Gayle, 5.5 ov), 73-3 (DJ Bravo, 14 ov), 87-4 (KA Pollard, 15.2 ov), 87-5 (AD Russell, 15.3 ov), 108-6 (MN Samuels, 17.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Angelo Mathews411112.75160010
Nuwan Kulasekara302207.3393010
Lasith Malinga4054013.5022500
Ajantha Mendis401243.00140010
Akila Dananjaya301615.3380100
Jeevan Mendis2020010.0021100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJ Charles 0(5) & CH Gayle 0(0)05
2ndMN Samuels 9(14) & CH Gayle 3(16)1430
3rdDJ Bravo 19(19) & MN Samuels 38(30)5949
4thMN Samuels 12(4) & KA Pollard 2(4)148
5thAD Russell 0(1) & MN Samuels 0(0)01
6thDJG Sammy 2(2) & MN Samuels 19(8)2110
7thDJG Sammy 24(13) & D Ramdin 4(4)29*17

Sri Lanka innings

101(18.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Mahela Jayawardenec DJG Sammy b SP Narinec DJG Sammy b SP Narine33362091.67
Tillakaratne Dilshanb R Rampaulb R Rampaul03000.00
Kumar Sangakkara †c KA Pollard b S Badreec KA Pollard b S Badree22262084.62
Angelo Mathewsb DJG Sammyb DJG Sammy150020.00
Jeevan Mendisrun out (DJ Bravo/SP Narine)run out (DJ Bravo/SP Narine)3300100.00
Thisara Pererarun out (†D Ramdin)run out (†D Ramdin)350060.00
Lahiru Thirimannec J Charles b DJG Sammyc J Charles b DJG Sammy470057.14
Nuwan Kulasekarac S Badree b SP Narinec S Badree b SP Narine261331200.00
Lasith Malingac DJ Bravo b SP Narinec DJ Bravo b SP Narine5130038.46
Ajantha Mendisc DJ Bravo b MN Samuelsc DJ Bravo b MN Samuels120050.00
Akila Dananjayanot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 2, nb 1)(lb 2, nb 1)3
Total18.4 Ov (RR 5.41)18.4 Ov (RR 5.41) · Target 138 from 20 ov101
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (TM Dilshan, 1.1 ov), 48-2 (KC Sangakkara, 9.3 ov), 51-3 (AD Mathews, 10.4 ov), 60-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 12.1 ov), 61-5 (BMAJ Mendis, 12.3 ov), 64-6 (NLTC Perera, 13.1 ov), 69-7 (HDRL Thirimanne, 14.3 ov), 96-8 (KMDN Kulasekara, 16.3 ov), 100-9 (BAW Mendis, 17.5 ov), 101-10 (SL Malinga, 18.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Samuel Badree402416.00112000
Ravi Rampaul3031110.3364101
Marlon Samuels401513.75110000
Chris Gayle201407.0021000
Sunil Narine3.40932.45140000
Darren Sammy20623.0070000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDPMD Jayawardene 5(4) & TM Dilshan 0(3)67
2ndKC Sangakkara 22(26) & DPMD Jayawardene 20(24)4250
3rdAD Mathews 1(5) & DPMD Jayawardene 2(2)37
4thBMAJ Mendis 3(3) & DPMD Jayawardene 6(6)99
5thNLTC Perera 1(2) & BMAJ Mendis 0(0)12
6thNLTC Perera 2(3) & HDRL Thirimanne 1(1)34
7thHDRL Thirimanne 3(6) & KMDN Kulasekara 2(2)58
8thKMDN Kulasekara 24(11) & SL Malinga 2(2)2712
9thSL Malinga 2(6) & BAW Mendis 1(2)48
10thSL Malinga 1(5) & A Dananjaya 0(0)15

Commentary

End of innings: SL 101 (18.4 ov)
18.4W
SP Narine to SL Malinga, OUT
SL Malinga c DJ Bravo b SP Narine 5(13) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 101/10 (18.4 ov)
18.30
SP Narine to SL Malinga, no run
18.20
SP Narine to SL Malinga, no run
18.10
SP Narine to SL Malinga, no run
End of over 184 runs, 1 wktSL 101/90111W1
SL Malinga 5(9)A Dananjaya 0(0)MN Samuels 4-0-15-1
17.61
MN Samuels to SL Malinga, 1 run
17.5W
MN Samuels to BAW Mendis, OUT
BAW Mendis c DJ Bravo b MN Samuels 1(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 100/9 (17.5 ov)
17.41
MN Samuels to SL Malinga, 1 run
17.31
MN Samuels to BAW Mendis, 1 run
17.21
MN Samuels to SL Malinga, 1 run
17.10
MN Samuels to SL Malinga, no run
End of over 173 runs, 1 wktSL 97/820W001Lb
SL Malinga 2(5)BAW Mendis 0(0)SP Narine 3-0-9-2
16.61Lb
SP Narine to SL Malinga, 1 leg bye
16.50
SP Narine to SL Malinga, no run
16.40
SP Narine to SL Malinga, no run
16.3W
SP Narine to KMDN Kulasekara, OUT
KMDN Kulasekara c S Badree b SP Narine 26(13) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 96/8 (16.3 ov)
16.20
SP Narine to KMDN Kulasekara, no run
16.12
SP Narine to KMDN Kulasekara, 2 runs
End of over 1622 runsSL 94/711645Nb41
KMDN Kulasekara 24(10)SL Malinga 2(2)R Rampaul 3-0-31-1
15.61
R Rampaul to KMDN Kulasekara, 1 run
15.54
R Rampaul to KMDN Kulasekara, FOUR
15.55Nb
R Rampaul to KMDN Kulasekara, FOUR
15.44
R Rampaul to KMDN Kulasekara, FOUR
15.36
R Rampaul to KMDN Kulasekara, SIX
15.21
R Rampaul to SL Malinga, 1 run
15.11
R Rampaul to KMDN Kulasekara, 1 run
End of over 154 runs, 1 wktSL 72/710W111
KMDN Kulasekara 4(4)SL Malinga 1(1)DJG Sammy 2-0-6-2
14.61
DJG Sammy to KMDN Kulasekara, 1 run
14.51
DJG Sammy to SL Malinga, 1 run