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Sri Lanka claim maiden World T20 title

April 06, 2014 23:33

Lasith Malinga-led Sri Lanka clinched their maiden World T20 title as they beat Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men by six wickets in the final on Sunday.

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The fifth edition of the World Twenty20 has its fifth winner as Sri Lanka beat MS Dhoni-led India by six wickets to win their maiden T20I title (All images AFP)
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As Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in the post-match presentation, this was probably a perfect match for the Sri Lankans who did not make a single wrong move.
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It was a fitting finale for Kumar Sangakkara - playing in his final Twenty20 international -- as he played the anchor role in taking his side home in the final.
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Mahela Jayawardene, also playing in his last T20 match for Lanka, got off to a start in their modest run-chase of 131.
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The elated Sri Lankan players paid their tributes to the two retiring greats as they carried them around the ground on their shoulders.
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Jayawardene fought back tears as he expressed his gratitude towards the fans back home.
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India's only positive in the final where they finished second-best was Virat Kohli, who once again led his side out of trouble and finished unbeaten on 72 off 58 balls.
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Lasith Malinga, who stepped in to lead the side for the last three matches, did exceptionally well to take his team to a title triumph and like most others, dedicated it to the two retiring stalwarts.
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Malinga bowled a phenomenal final over where he gave away just seven runs to restrict India to 130 in their 20 overs.
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Man of the Tournament Virat Kohli finished with 319 runs in six innings at an average of 106.33. During the post-match presentation, he was gracious to accept that Sri Lanka deserved to be the champions.
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Virat Kohli was also quick to have a word and congratulate Sangakkara on his achievements after the game.
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This was Sri Lanka's fifth final in six years and their third out of five World T20s. As Sangakkara said, this moment was long overdue.
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