West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the ICC World Twenty20 final at the R. Premadasa Stadium here on October 7. Chasing the West Indies’ 137 for six, Sri Lanka was a nervous-wreck and finished with a measly 101.
The diverse challenges that a small target strangely evoke, were in full
force once Ravi Rampaul cleaned up Tillakaratne Dilshan’s stumps.
Mahela Jayawardene (33) had the onerous task of keeping his head and
anchoring the chase while his nation, including President Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
Marlon Samuels (78, 56b, 3x4, 6x6) waged a lone-battle while the Sri
Lankan spinners buzzed around and nearly ruined Sammy’s dreams of
batting big on winning the toss.
Scores:
West Indies: 137/6
Sri Lanka : 101/10
Man-of-the-match: Marlon Samuels.
Player-of-the-tournament: Shane Watson.
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ReplyDeleteScott Robarge
Heartiest congratulation to WI for victory.i have gone to sleep after first 16 overs expecting Sri Lanka will win; the expectation has gone fut , so the many bookies too have lost big amount god bless them.
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