The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 final was played between

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and

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at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in

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on 6 April 2014. This was the 5th ICC World Twenty20. Sri Lanka won the match by six wickets, its first World Twenty20 victory, after being runners-up twice at

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and

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. Sri Lanka became the 5th team to win this title after

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This was the third time where both the finalists were Asian teams. In the stadium, the match was watched by 25,416 spectators.

Background

Prior to this match India and Sri Lanka played 5 times against each other in Twenty20s, where Sri Lanka won 3 times and India won 2 times. In

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these teams met each other where Sri Lanka beat India by 5 wickets in a last ball thriller. This was their only meeting in an ICC World Twenty20 until this match.

Road to the final

India

India directly qualified for the super 10s. They started their tournament strongly. They won their first match against Pakistan very easily. They beat West Indies, Bangladesh and Australia easily to be the topper of

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with a 100% win rate. In the semi-final they faced South Africa. A 72 not out innings from

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helped India to qualify for the final.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka was one of the favorite of this tournament. They were the champions of

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with wins against Netherlands, South Africa and New Zealand. But they lost to England. Their win against Netherlands was the biggest victory in terms of balls remaining in all T20I. Also they bowled out Netherlands for only 39 runs which is the lowest score in all T20I. In the semi-final, Sri Lanka defeated the defending champions West Indies by 27 runs ( D/L method) in a rain interrupted match.

Match details

Match officials

Source: * On-field umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and

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(Eng) * TV umpire: Rod Tucker (Aus) * Reserve umpire: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) * Match referee:

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(Aus)

Teams and toss

Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga won the toss and decided to field first in the rain delayed final. India remained unchanged from the side that played the semi-final, while Sri Lanka brought Thisara Perera in place of Seekkuge Prasanna.

Match summary

Scorecard

Source: ;1st innings Fall of wickets: 1/4 (Rahane, 1.3 ov), 2/64 (Rohit, 10.3 ov), 3/119 (Yuvraj, 18.1 ov), 4/130 (Kohli, 19.6 ov) ;2nd innings Fall of wickets: 1/5 (K Perera, 1.1 ov), 2/41 (Dilshan, 5.5 ov), 3/65 (Jayawardene, 9.5 ov), 4/78 (Thirimanne, 12.3 ov) Key * * –

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* –

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* c ''Fielder'' – Indicates that the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named fielder * b ''Bowler'' – Indicates which bowler gains credit for the dismissal

Aftermath

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. Sri Lanka received $1.1 million while India received $550,000 as prize money from ICC. In

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, thousands of fans gave a heroic welcome to Sri Lankan players. An open-top parade from Katunayake Airport to Colombo was held upon the arrival of players. On the otherhand in India, it was a moment of agony as many fans took to social media and vented their frustration at Yuvraj Singh, who managed to score only 11 runs off 21 balls, slowing the run rate and making it hard to put on a good total. According to various reports, stones were pelted at his house in

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after the defeat. Yuvraj's father

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told that his son should not be singled out for the defeat. Indian captain

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also defended him, saying that he tried his best.

References

External links

ICC World Twenty20 2014
{{2014 ICC World Twenty20

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