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India's disastrous World Twenty20 campaign pushed it to third place in the ICC T20 rankings while the West Indies jumped five places to grab the second spot.
Soon after losing his fourth World Cup final within five years, Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene decided to quit captaincy in the shortest format of the game.
Boosted by a good all-round effort by Marlon Samuels and superb bowling by Sunil Narine West Indies beat hosts, Sri Lanka by 36 runs to win the 2012 T20 World Cup.
West Indies won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the final of the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Sunday.
Sri Lanka will test their skills against West Indies when both sides battle for their maiden World T20 title in a mouth-watering final in Colombo.
World T20 Final is Last Game of Taufel All-round West Indies into World T20 Final Dwayne Bravo Back; West Indies to Bat Sri Lanka Enter World Twenty20 Final Herath, Tanvir Play as Sri Lanka Bat Australia Favorite Against West Indies Battles Between Sri Lanka, Pakistan Spinners Injured Sehwag May Miss CLT20 India Win But Out of Contention India Put in to Bat, Need 31-run Win Pakistan Win But Australia into Semis Unchange Australia Bowl, Razzaq in Malinga Five Sends England Out; Sri Lanka, West Indies into Semis England Bowl in Must-win Game New Zealand Knock Out in Super Over Pakistan Take on Unbeaten Aussies in a Do-or-die Tie Kiwis to Bowl in Must-win Tie Determined India Take on South Africa Kohli Stars in India Commanding win England Look Semis Against Sri Lanka Must Win Match For West Indies and New Zealand Pakistan Bat; Sehwag, Balaji Returns Watson Stars Again in Easy Win Australia to Bowl; Parnell, Doherty Play England, Sri Lanka Fined for Slow Over Rate Must Win Game for India Against Pakistan Do-or-die Game for South Africa Against Australia Mahela Helps Sri Lanka to a Big Win West Indies Opt to Bat; Edwards Return Wright 76 to Help England Beat Kiwis New Zealand to Bat, Oram Left Out Watson, Warner Star in Aussies Big Win Sri Lanka, West Indies Aim For Semis England, New Zealand Look Fresh Start Sehwag Left Out; India to Bat Umar Akmal, Gul Star in Thriller Win Proteas to Bat; Raza, Peterson Play West Indies Won Despite Morgan Blast India Likely Go With 6-5 Combination Against Australia South Africa Take on Pakistan in Super Eight Tie at Colombo West Indies Elect to Bat; Badree Plays Sri Lanka Clinch Eliminator Over Win New Zealand Bat; Guptill, Mendis Back Taufel to Retire Umpiring After T20 WC England Await Another Spin Test Sri Lanka Take on New Zealand; Ajantha Mendis Doubtful Nazir Takes Pakistan into Super Eights T20 World Cup Super 8 Schedule 2012 Bangladesh to Bat in Must-win Game West Indies-Ireland Match Called Off Due to Rain; Windies Into Super 8s Windies to Bowl in Do-or-die Game Pakistan Aim to Seal Super Eight Berth Aganist Bangladesh West Indies in Must-win Situation Against Ireland Harbhajan Helps India Thrash England Sehwag, Zaheer Rested, England Bowl First New Zealand Down Against All-round Pakistan New Zealand Pick Milne, Pakistan Bat Australia Beat Windies by 17 runs (D/L) India Gear up for Tough English Test South Africa Win by 32 Runs in 7-over Match West Indies to Bat Against Australia New Zealand Look to Seal Super 8s Berth Sri Lanka Bowl in Seven-over Game Wright 99 Helps England to Big Win McCullum Powers New Zealand to Big Win Bangladesh to Bowl Against Kiwis Australia Aim Super 8s Against Windies Sri Lanka, South Africa Eyes Top in Group Zimbabwe Knocked Out From World T20 Defending Champions Take on Afghanistan Kiwis Take on Bangladesh at Pallekele Bowlers Gives India Win by 23 Runs South Africa Favourites Against Zimbabwe Afghanistan Opt to Bowl First Watson Stars in Easy Win Against Ireland Ireland Bat, Cummins in For Australia England Win Low Scoring Warm-up Ajantha Mendis Helps Sri Lanka Big Win India Aim to Start Well Against Afghan Australia Aim to Start as Favorite Against Ireland in World T20 Zimbabwe Chosen to Bowl; Munwaweera Debut Sri Lanka Take on Zimbabwe in World T20 Opener South Africa Wins Despite Taylor Blitz Kamran, Malik Blast Pakistan to Win England Hold on For Narrow Win India Take on Pak in Warm-up Game Hogg Steers Australia Past Kiws Pathan Takes Five in India's Victory Confident West Indies Leave for Sri Lanka McDermott New Irish Bowling Coach for World T20 Hamid Hassan Returns for Afghanistan Twenty20 World Cup Squad Sri Lanka Name Squad for World T20 Darren Bravo, Russell Returns for World Twenty20 Pietersen Out of World Twenty20 Squad Twenty20 World Cup 2012 Warm-up Schedule Announces Thompson in Ireland Squad for Twenty20 WC Bangladesh Name Twenty20 World Cup Squad ICC Extends Deadline for ICC World T20 Cup Squad Australia Announced Squad for World T20 New Zealand Name T20 Squad for Twenty20 World Cup & India Tour Yuvraj, Harbhajan Named for World T20 Smith Not Picked for World T20 South Africa Names Provisional ICC World T20 Squad Benn Named in 30-man Squad for T20 Rubel Left Out From World T20 Preliminary Squad Pietersen Not in England's Provisional Squad for World Twenty20 Yuvraj, Harbhajan in 30-man T20 WC Squad New Zealand Name Preliminary World T20 Squad Pattinson Left Out From T20 WC Preliminary Squad Pakistan Recall Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Nazir for World Twenty20 Kamran Makes World T20 Provisional Squad Blackcaps Boosted by Vettori Twenty20 Return Malinga Named T20 WC Event Ambassador Ticket Sale for World Twenty20 Begins on Friday Afghanistan, Ireland Favourites in Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers Afghanistan Eye Fresh World Twenty20 Berth Sri Lanka to Face Zimbabwe in 2012 World Twenty20 Opener ICC Expands Qualification Process For T20 World Cup