Cool Sangakkara breaks final hoodoo
Cool innings from Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene made sure the final hoodoo was finally broken after the bowlers stifled India to 130 for 4
06/04Result
Final (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 6 2014
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![India]( "India")
130/4 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
134/4 (17.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
06/04Result
Final (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 6 2014
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![India]( "India")
130/4 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
134/4 (17.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
'Sri Lankan fans embrace the team, not just icon players'
Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara go over their World T20 win, and feel grateful to have fans whose support remains unwavering in victory and defeat
Where's the room for struggle?
T20 is a cruel format that doesn't give too many players a shot at redemption. Here it's easy to identify a villain and bury him
Don't write Yuvraj off - Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has come out in strong support of Yuvraj Singh, who has faced plenty of criticism after a 21-ball 11 in the final of the World T20
Sri Lanka set for heroes' welcome
Sri Lanka's returning World T20 champions will have an open-top parade from the Katunayake Airport to Colombo, upon their arrival from Dhaka on Tuesday, SLC has confirmed
Two gentlemen of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka pulled together as a team in the World T20 to give Jayawardene and Sangakkara the farewell they deserve
This time for Sri Lanka
A fitting finale to what's been a fine exhibition of T20 cricket. Well played Sri Lanka
Playing for the people
When Sri Lanka's players are marginalised by the board, or are on a poor run, they feel the fans are all they have left. There will be love, respect and admiration flowing in both directions when they take their trophy to the people on Tuesday.
Yuvraj's 21-ball struggle, and SL's death bowling
Stats highlights from Sri Lanka's World T20 triumph at Mirpur
Sri Lanka's life assurance policy to the rescue again
India had no answer to the Sri Lankan bowlers at the death, particularly Lasith Malinga, whose wide yorkers were worth their weight in gold
Yuvraj innings applies Dementor kiss to India
The driving force behind two of India's world titles had a nightmarish outing, struggling to provide the big hits or Kohli the strike
Sri Lanka executed yorkers really well - Dhoni
While saying India could have got "another 10-15 runs" in the World T20 final, MS Dhoni gave credit to Sri Lanka's bowlers for restricting them at the death
The Sachinisation of Kohli
Tweet report for the World T20 game between India and Sri Lanka
Angry Kohli, cheeky Mahela
ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the day from the World T20 final
Sri Lanka thrived in tight situations - Vaas
Chaminda Vaas remembers the impact of their last World Cup win and explains to SL Pathiravithana, of Sri Lanka's Sunday Times, all the factors that contributed to repeating the feat 18 months later
Pakistan fan turns Dhoni fan for the day
MS Dhoni has always been a popular cricketer and he added another to the legion of his supporters when he gifted a Pakistan fan a complimentary pass to the World Twenty20 final
No one will be as disappointed as Yuvraj himself - Dhoni
MS Dhoni has come out in defence of Yuvraj Singh, saying the batsman tried his best in the final and no one will be more gutted than the man himself after his cagey innings against Sri Lanka
A night to remember in Colombo
To have been at the Shere Bangla for the final would have been great, but to see Colombo come together and roar in wild, unbridled, joy was something else
Just another pressure test for Dhoni's icemen
Few sportsmen face the pressure of expectations that the Indian cricketer does. Where this team scores in big finals is the way it has trained itself to block out the stress, a necessary survival skill for these players
Sri Lanka keep their emotions in check
Even at a time when yorkers were being pumped under India's bat towards the end of their innings, that Sri Lanka could fluff their lines occurred to one and all
Sri Lanka savour long-sought success
Whether through destiny or hard luck, Sri Lanka's stalwarts had the perfect sign-off from T20Is with a long-awaited world title
Virat consistent because he 'grabs his opportunities' - Dhoni
MS Dhoni has said that Virat Kohli's ability to capitalise on the opportunities given by the team management set him apart from many other players
Dhoni shuts out off-field issues
MS Dhoni is into his seventh year as India captain. It all started for him with the 2007 World T20, and for the first time after that, India are in the final of another edition of the tournament
Stats give India edge in familiar face-off
India are the only unbeaten team in the tournament, while their recent record against Sri Lanka, and in finals, is also a cause for confidence
T20's old-world poster boy
Mahela Jayawardene's T20 career is testament to an innate cricketing intelligence that has allowed him to freely adapt his game for the shorter formats
Can Sri Lanka lay to rest ghosts of finals past?
India are in top form going into the World T20 final, but the on-field challenges they pose are not the only ones Sri Lanka will have to contend with; they must also shed the mental baggage of many global finals lost
'We have the winning feeling' - Malinga
For almost two months, Sri Lanka have been successful in a number of high-pressure games in Bangladesh. It indicates that they are developing the knack of taming those pressure moments to their advantage
'Been a long time coming' - Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene were overwhelmed to be able to sign off their T20 careers with a long-awaited trophy after overcoming India in the World T20
No boundaries
25
Number of balls Sri Lanka went without a boundary between 10th and 15th over
Mishra goes left
1
Lahiru Thirimanne is the first left-hand batsman Amit Mishra has got out this tournament. All his other nine victims have been right-hand batsmen
Kohli missed
11, 65
Virat Kohli's scores when Lasith Malinga and Sachithra Senanayake let him off
Powerplay low
31/1
India's lowest Powerplay score against SL, today
Rohit missed
11
Rohit Sharma's score when Lasith Malinga failed to run him out
Nifty Nuwan
53
Dot balls by Nuwan Kulasekara out of the 89 he has bowled in this World T20, before this match, highest percentage by a bowler (min 10 overs)
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.466 |
| NEP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.933 |
| AFG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.981 |
| HKG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.455 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.109 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.957 |
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.701 |
| UAE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.541 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.233 |
| SA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.075 |
| NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.678 |
| ENG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.776 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.866 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.28 |
| WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.971 |
| PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.384 |
| AUS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.857 |
| BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.072 |