Pakistan vs Sri lanka 2009 T20 World cup final

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final T20 WC 2009

The final match of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on 21 June 2009 at Lord's in London.  This was the second ICC World Twenty20.  Pakistan won the match by eight wickets,  its first World Twenty20 victory, after being runners-up in the very previous tournament in 2007.  Pakistan is the second team to win the title after India.  Became  This was the second time in a row that both finalists were Asian teams.  The match was watched by 28,000 spectators at the stadium and about 32 million people watched it on TV.

Sri Lanka

 Except for the final match, Sri Lanka's tournament was very smooth.  They were the only unbeaten team at this stage.  They won the group stage against the West Indies and beat Australia by six wickets in the group stage.  They were Group C champions.  In Super 8, they were included in Group F.  He became the topper of this group by winning against Pakistan, Ireland and New Zealand.  Dilshan's unbeaten 96 helped Sri Lanka beat the West Indies by 57 runs and qualify for the final of their first ICC World Twenty20.

 Pakistan

 Despite entering the tournament with a number of players who finished second behind India during the inaugural World T20, including all-rounder Shahid Afridi and captain Shoaib Malik, fast bowler Umar Gul and batsman Misbah-ul-Haq - backed by the youngsters.  But promising left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir - Pakistan's path to the final was not as smooth as Lanka's.  They were on the verge of finishing in the group stage, but a convincing 82-run victory over the Netherlands eased all tensions for them.  Forced on  Yet the tournament system made them the B1 of Group B.  In Super 8, they lost their first match to Sri Lanka by 19 runs.  Which took them into another tense situation.  But another strong win over New Zealand helped relieve the pressure, making Gul the first bowler to take five wickets in T20 Internationals.  An easy win against Ireland - a redemption for several Pakistani players in the ODI team that lost to the Irish in Jamaica in the 2007 World Cup, which not only knocked them out of the tournament but also proved to be Bob Woolmer's final.  Pakistan's coaching match before his death - being second in Group F after Sri Lanka helped Pakistan reach the semi-finals.

 In the first semi-final at Trent Bridge, in front of a crowd, including many Pakistanis based in the UK, they faced South Africa, who had come to the tournament as favorites and had entered the match unbeaten by then.  Afridi faced the challenge and won the man-of-the-match with 51 off 34  with the first bat when Pakistan reached 149/4 in their 20 overs and then with the ball when he bowled both Herschelle Gibbs.  After taking 2-16 in their four overs.  And AB de Villiers is playing.  With the help of Gul and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal's clutch death bowling, Pakistan won by 7 runs and maintained the upset.

Toss

 Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara decided to bat first after toss.

 Matching summary

 Match Started with the first ball of Muhammad Amir.  After failing to score on the first four balls - all shorts - Dilshan went for his scoop and made the wrong time, as a result of which he was caught on the short fine leg.  Shortly afterwards, Jahan Mubarak sidelined a ball from Abdul Razzaq at the top which rose into the air and was caught by Shahzeb Hasan, leaving Sri Lanka at 2 for 2.  Sanath Jayasuriya  managed to consolidate Sri Lanka's innings with 17 off 10 balls, however, Jayasuriya soon fell as he dragged a good length ball back to the stumps.  Mahela Jayawardene left Sri Lanka at 32/4 after a shot in the hand of Misbah-ul-Haq.  Sangakkara and Chamara Silva scored more runs before being caught by Saeed Ajmal while playing a pull shot on Umar Gul's ball.  Shortly afterwards, Shahid Afridi took the wicket of Asuro Urana with Google which went to the right hand and dropped the off stump.  This was followed by Angelo Mathews, who teamed up with Sangakkara to take the score from 70/6 to 138/6, scoring 17 runs in Mohammad Amir's last over.  Sri Lanka finished 138/6 in 20 overs.

 Pakistan openers Kamran Akmal and Shahzeb Hassan added 48 runs for the first wicket, before Kamran Akmal was stumped by Kumar Sangakkara on the first ball of Sanath Jayasuriya.  Pakistan achieved the target in 18.4 overs, with Shahid Afridi, who scored the winning run, man of the match while Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared man of the series for scoring 317 runs at an average of 63.40.  Pakistan's victory, often hailed by a crowd of fans from England's Pakistani communities, is their first world title since their "Cornered Tigers", led by future Prime Minister Imran Khan.  Had won the 1992 World Cup.

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