The finals hoodoo has been broken. Sri Lankan supporters can
at long last grin. Their brilliant era of cricket players, Mahela Jayawardene,
Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and commander for the last three matches
Lasith Malinga have something to show for their exertions.
In the wake of advancing second-best in the last four ICC
finals, the Islanders figured out how to get their active the enormous prize by
winning the fifth release of the ICC World T20 with a six-wicket win over India
at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Sunday.
They got there with 13 balls to extra. Set to pursue an
unassuming 131, Lanka were guided by Kumar Sangakkara, who struck a grand,
unbeaten 52 (35 balls; 6 four& 1 six) to see them home. Man of the Match
Sangakkara, playing his last T20 International, was generally supported by
Thisara Perera, who belted 21 not out in 14 balls (1 four&, 2 six) as the
pair included 54 runs in 5.2 overs on a wicket that wasn't not difficult to bat
on, with the ball halting on the batsmen. Perera was planned into the side at
the overhead of leg-spinner Sekkuge Prasanna, and what a get it ended up being.
India, who were unaltered from the side that beat South
Africa in the semis, looked to be back in the diversion when Amit Mishra
released Lahiru Thirimanne got behind for only two. At that stage, Sri Lanka
were 78 for 2 requiring 53 runs off 45 balls. Sangakkara's wicket then could
have swung the amusement in India's support yet the encountered southpaw held
one end up and as the target drew closer, began hitting out. Perera trucked a
couple of huge ones as well.
Credit ought to additionally be provided for an alternate
extraordinary servant of Sri Lankan cricket, Mahela Jayawardene, who
excessively was playing his last T20 International. He absorbed the weight
after the early misfortune of Kushal Perera and hit a run-a-ball 24 guaranteed
they recovered some soundness in the innings.
The Indian spinners R Ashwin and Amit Mishra played well,
however with just 130 to safeguard, their danger was invalidated as it was
dependably around several great overs and one average organization for Sri
Lanka. India's long for turning into the first group to win the World T20 twice
was broken by a clinical presentation from their rivals.
Prior, the amusement started 40 minutes late after a sharp
shower postponed incidents. India, in the wake of being placed into bat, could
score only 130 for 4 notwithstanding an electric thump from Virat Kohli 77
(58b; 5x4, 4x6). Kohli survived a dropped chance from the Sri Lankan captain
Lasith Malinga at mid-wicket off Rangana Herath when he was on 11. He benefited
from that and crushed Herath for two sixes and hit two all the more off
Kulasekara.
He included 60 runs for the third wicket with Rohit Sharma
29 (26b; 3x4), who battled to get going. At 64/2 in 10.4 overs and batsmen like
Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni left to go hand in hand with Kohli,
India were taking a gander at a score of 160 or more, which could have been a
match-winning one.
On the other hand, Yuvraj singh battled to get going and his
11 (21 balls) influenced the energy of the Indian innings. MS Dhoni excessively
appeared to be under weight due to that thump and as opposed to giving the
well-set Kohli a greater amount of the strike, he endeavored wild labors and
washes and neglected to associate any of them as he scored 4 not out (7 balls).
Kohli, named Man of the Tournament for his count of 319
runs, might have exchanged the prize for the trophy as an Indian triumph might
have made him the first cricketer to have won all ICC occasions - the Under-19
WC (2008), ICC World Cup (2011), ICC Champions Trophy (2013) and the ICC World
T20 (2014). He will need to sit tight for the competition to come to India two
years after the fact.
WHAT UPSET INDIA IN THE FINAL
* Virat, who was going extraordinary weapons, confronted
just 8 balls in the last four overs as Yuvraj and Dhoni neglected to turn the
strike
* Yuvraj, Dhoni together played 28 balls for 15 runs at a
stage when India required fours and sixes
* Indian innings had upwards of 48 speck balls
* Amit Mishra, who had an off day, couldn't make any
advances in the center overs when India required wickets.
SRILANKA WIN T20 WORLDCUP 2014