West Indies thump Sri Lanka to take T20 title

Oct 07, 2012

Sri Lankan fans arrived in numbers for the final•Getty Images

Chris Gayle was kept quiet by the seamers and then dismissed by Ajantha Mendis, for 3 off 16 balls•Getty Images

Samuels tore into Lasith Malinga, hooking him for six and clearing the long-on boundary with a 108-metre six•Associated Press

Darren Sammy scored 26 off 15 balls to lift his team to 137•ICC/Getty

... alongside Kumar Sangakkara; after Sangakkara was out, more and more seemed dependent on Jayawardene•ICC/Getty

West Indies took out wickets in a flurry ...•ICC/Getty

Samuels chipped in with a wicket as well to go with his blistering innings•AFP

They had early reason to celebrate, when Nuwan Kulasekara caught Johnson Charles in the first over•Associated Press

Marlon Samuels held his end up, but West Indies were 32 for 2 after 10 overs•Associated Press

Akila Dananjaya dismissed Samuels for 78 off 56 balls•ICC/Getty

Ravi Rampaul removed Tillakaratne Dilshan with a peach early in the chase•ICC/Getty

As rain threatened and with Sri Lanka behing on Duckworth/Lewis, Jayawardene had a go. It didn't come off - Sunil Narine picked him up for 33•Getty Images

... much to the disappointment of the Sri Lankan crowd•ICC/Getty

Victory was secured in the 19th over, West Indies winning by 36 runs•Ajay Aggarwal/Getty Images

Mendis had a great night, dismissing Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard and Andre Russell to finish with 4 for 12•Getty Images

Simon Taufel was standing in his final game as an international umpire•ICC/Getty

Mahela Jayawardene kept Sri Lanka going briefly ...•ICC/Getty

From there it was all downhill for Sri Lanka•Getty Images

Nuwan Kulasekara fought hard to make a quick 26, but it was in vain•ICC/Getty

The last time West Indies won a world championship was in 1979, and they celebrated in style•AFP