6 April 2014

Sri Lanka Crowned ICC World T20 Champions

India Road To Final

v Pakistan - won by 7 wickets

v West Indies - won by 7 wickets

v Bangladesh - won by 8 wickets

v Australia - won by 73 runs

v South Africa - won by 6 wickets

Sri Lanka Road To Final

v South Africa - won by 5 runs

v Netherlands - won by 9 wickets

v England - lost by 6 wickets

v New Zealand - won by 59 runs

v West Indies - 27 runs (D/L)

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.

India

RG Sharma, A Rahane, V Kohli, Y Singh, S Raina, MS Dhoni, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Mishra, B Kumar, M Sharma

Sri Lanka

K Perera, T Dilshan, M Jayawardene, K Sangakkara, A Mathews, L Thirimanne, T Perera, N Kulasekara, S Senanayake, R Herath, L Malinga

Rahane was beautifully bowled by Mathews in the second over.

The loss of Rahane put India under pressure. That was until R. Sharma started to score boundaries. Moments later R. Sharma nearly lost his wicket to a run out attempt by Sri Lanka.

A terrible powerplay result by India, 31-1.

Kohli was handed a life line when Malinga dropped him on 11.

Kohli and R Sharma reached a 50 run partnership.

After an lbw scare, R Sharma fell to the bowling of Herath.

Kohli reached a T20 international 50 from 43 balls.

Kohli brought up India's 100 with a 6 off the bowling of Kulasekara in 15.1 overs. Kohli also produced India's big over of 16 runs. He then became a part of another 50 run partnership, this time with Yuvraj and it was fast becoming the Kohli show.

Yuvraj tried to go big but was dismissed by Kulasekara with a catch from T Perera in the 18th over.

Kohli lost his wicket from the last ball of the innings and he was gone for 77 runs from 58 deliveries.

In 20 overs India finished with figures of 130-4.

Sri Lanka needed 131 runs to win from 20 overs at 6.55 runs per over.

K Perera hit the ball high but Jadeja got under it to take the catch and he was out.

Mahela Jayawardene reached 1 000 runs in his final match.

Kohli was on the boundary rope and took the catch of Dilshan as he attempted a 6.

Sri Lanka finished their powerplay with a score of 42-2.

The two retiring players, Jayawardene and Sangakkara, were batting their last innings together.

Sri Lanka reached 50 runs in 8.1 overs.

After smashing a 4, Jayawardene hit one straight into the hands of Ashwin.

Thirimanne was out after getting a bottom edge off the bowling of Mishra.

Rahane dropped T Perera in the 18th over, Sri Lanka needing 13 to win from 18 balls.

Sangakkara reached 50 runs in 33 deliveries.

T Perera and Sangakkara reached a 50 run partnership just moments before the end of the match.

Virat Kohli was named Man of the Tournament.

Sri Lanka won the ICC World T20 by 6 wickets with 13 balls remaining.