West Indies won the ICC T-20 Cricket World Cup after defeating host Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 36 runs in the title clash on Sunday night. It was a brilliant all round display by the West Indies team at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In a high pressure low scoring match, the determined West Indies side overcame a bad start to post a remarkable win. Opting to bat, West Indies scored 137 for six in 20 overs, and then bowled out Sri Lanka for 101 in 18.4 overs.Sri Lanka could not break the jinx of the finals and they have now lost two successive 50-over World Cup finals in 2007 and 2011 and two Twenty-20 World Cup finals in 2009 and 2012.
News On AIR | October 8, 2012 1:15 PM
West Indies win ICC T-20 Cricket World Cup after defeating host Sri Lanka by a huge margin