ICC World T20 2012 Final – Sri Lanka vs West Indies – Match Recap
West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by a handsome margin of 36 runs in the final of the ICC World T20 2012 at Colombo to clinch the title for the first time in their history. This is West Indies’ first major victory since
their triumph in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
Toss was always going to be a factor on a slow and low track, with the pitch expected to help the spinners in the second innings. Darren Sammy won the toss and did not have any hesitation in electing to bat first.
West Indies did not make any change in the winning combination; whereas, the home team replaced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559 with Akila Dananjaya, the young mystery spinner.
The visitors were off to a poor start, losing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BAW-Mendis-c1127 in the 6th over, which was a huge setback
for Sammy and company.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540, one of the best Sri Lankan bowlers. The right-hander smashed 78 runs
off merely 56 balls with the help of three fours and half a dozen sixes, to help his team post a competitive total of 137 runs on the board in their allotted 20 overs.
Mendis was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, picking up four important scalps after giving away just 12 runs in his quota.
Chasing a mediocre target, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 steadied the ship for a while but
the seasoned duo also struggled to increase the run-rate.
The home side’s middle-order crumbled under pressure and as a result, the whole team was dismissed for just 101 runs in the match’s second-last over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 with 33 but failed to find enough support from the other end.
Not surprisingly, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DJG-Sammy-c1382,
leading from the front, also chipped in with a couple of crucial victims.
Samuels was named as the Player of the Match for his stunning knock, which was backed up by an important spell with the ball. Australia’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 was awarded as the Player of the Tournament for his extra-ordinary
performance in the competition with both bat and ball.
Considering http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760’ showings in the event, one can safely say that the Caribbean boys are once again a massive force in international cricket.
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