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Brilliant Samuels guides Windies to world title after 33 years
It is the West Indies' first world title after a gap of 33 years having won the ODI World Cup back in 1979
Sammy dedicates World T20 triumph to West Indian fans
West Indies skipper Darren Sammy dedicated their World Twenty20 triumph to fans back home and said it is a step in the 'right direction' and will usher in a new beginning for cricket in the Caribbean islands.
A new dawn in the West
Coming into the final, all the talk was about Chris Gayle and whether the battle between him and Lasith Malinga would decide the course of the match and the destination of the trophy.
We failed to handle pressure situations: Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene, who stepped down as Twenty 20 captain after losing the final against the West Indies, said his team failed to handle the 'pressure situations' in the title clash.
Jayawardene steps down as Sri Lanka's T20 captain
Mahela Jayawardene today announced his decision to step down as the captain of the Sri Lankan T20 team after losing the ICC World Twenty20 final against West Indies.
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T20News
- Chris Gayle is world’s best T20 cricketer: Shane Watson 11 Oct, 2012
- Abdul Qadir gets PCB notice for criticising Pak's WT20 show 10 Oct, 2012
- Will consult lawyer before responding to PCB notice: Abdul Razzaq 10 Oct, 2012
- WICB president lauds West Indies for T20 World Cup win 09 Oct, 2012
- Refreshingly Different 09 Oct, 2012
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By: Harsha Bhogle- Karan Sharma, Sanju Samson have a future in longer formats 10 May, 2013 What the IPL can do is to provide the platform, offer the opportunity, it cannot do more.
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- Who is the best bowler in IPL 2013 so far?
T20History
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2010, EnglandWinner:
England beat Australia by 7 wicketsMan of the match:
C Kieswetter (England)Man of the Series:
KP Pietersen (England)
2009, PakistanWinner:
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wicketsMan of the match:
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)Man of the Series:
TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
2007- 08, IndiaWinner:
India beat Pakistan by 5 runsMan of the match:
IK Pathan (India)Man of the Series:
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
R.Premadasa 
Pallekele International T20Ranking
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Sri Lanka- 129
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India- 120
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Pakistan- 118
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England- 118
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South Africa- 117
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Australia- 112
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West Indies- 111
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New Zealand- 97
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Bangladesh- 85
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Ireland- 82
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Zimbabwe- 44
T20Stats
- Most Runs: DPMD Jayawardene (783)
- Most wickets: Lasith Malinga (33)
- Highest Total: (260/6) Sri Lanka vs Kenya
- Lowest Total: (68) Ireland vs West Indies
- Most Sixes: CH Gayle (37)
- Most Dismissal: Kamran Akmal (23)
- Most Catches: AB de Villers (16)
- Best bowling figure: Ajantha Mendis 6/8 (vs Zim)
TeamStandings
Group E England 3 1 2 0 2 -0.397 West Indies 3 2 1 0 4 -0.375 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 0 -0.169 Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 6 +0.998 Group F India 3 2 1 0 4 -0.274 Australia 3 2 1 0 4 +0.464 South Africa 3 0 3 0 0 -0.421 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 4 +0.273
Group A India 2 2 0 0 4 +2.825 England 2 1 1 0 2 +0.650 Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 0 -3.475 Group B Australia 2 2 0 0 4 +2.184 West Indies 2 0 1 1 1 -1.855 Ireland 2 0 1 1 1 -2.092 Group C South Africa 2 2 0 0 4 +3.598 Sri Lanka 2 1 1 0 2 +1.852 Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0 0 -3.624 Group D Pakistan 2 2 0 0 4 +0.706 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 2 +1.150 Bangladesh 2 0 2 0 0 -1.868
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Semi-Final
Australia v West Indies
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Oct 07, 19.00 IST
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By: G S Vivek- Refreshingly Different 09 October, 2012
- A new dawn in the West 08 October, 2012
- Islands of hope 07 October, 2012
- Yes, WI Can 06 October, 2012
- A host of possibilities 05 October, 2012
- Nobody wins but Pakistan 03 October, 2012
- Whose neck will it be on the block? 02 October, 2012
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