The Most Awaited Finals Sri Lanka Vs West Indies

 After the fabulous winning of West Indies over Australia, now they are ready to beat Sri Lanka in finals. West Indies players are very much confident about their victory. Even in the Semi final presentation’s ceremony Chris Gayle announces that “This time West Indies will take this cup home”.

The two best teams got through to the final match of the 2012 T-20 World Championship. The teams will be confronting each other at R. Premdasa Stadium, Colombo on 07 Oct 2012.

Under the leadership of Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lankan team once again manage to enter into the Finals of the T-20 World Cup. They have the highest winning percentage in the tournament.  Mahela Jayawardene’s aggressive baating, Lasith Malinga’s fast and furious bowling, Angelo Mathews a genuine game changing all- rounder player, Thisara Perera’s and Tillekeratne Dilshan’s batting is the biggest strength of the team.  Another plus point for the team is that they are playing in the conditions best suited for them and they know the pitches well.

On the other hand, West Indies players are the real superstars.  Chris Gayle’s superbly calculated attack, Pollard’s, Dwayne Smith’s, Lendl Simmon’s attacking batting, Sunil Naraine’s variations with ball, Darry Sammy’s slower deliveries, Samuel Badri who boasts of an even better economy rat are undoubtedly the best players of the team. The main opportunity for the team to win the match is that every player is a match winner in their own respect.

It is going to be the most interesting fray of the 2012 T-20 World Cup Championship. The team which plays better on that day will win the match.

T-20 World Cup 2012

The ICC International Cricket Council Twenty 20 (T-20) World Cup is an international championship organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).  The event is generally organized after every two years and it is played between 12 teams.

The 2012 T-20 World Cup is the fourth tournament which is currently being held in Sri Lanka from 18 Sep to 07 Oct 2012, the first World T-20 Tournament held in an Asian Country.  The first such event was staged in South Africa in the year 2007.  The tournament was won by India.  The second event, the 2009 T-20 World Cup took place in England and the tournament was won by Pakistan.  The third event, the 2010 T-20 World Cup was hosted by West Indies and won by England.  The next T-20 tournament will be hosted by Bangladesh in 2014 and India will host the 2016 T-20 Championship.

The format has twelve teams which are divided in four groups i.e. Group A, B, C and D. All test playing nations achieve automatic qualification, in addition to that, there are two affiliate teams who qualify the qualifier stage.  This year Ireland and Afghanistan are the affiliated members of the tournament.  The top 2 teams from each group A to D proceed to the Super Eight stage which consists of two groups 1 and 2.  The top teams from both the groups play semi-final and the semi-final winners will play the finals to decide the World T-20 World Champions.

The points awarded to the teams during the group stage and Super Eight is tabled below:-

Results	Points
Win	2
Draw	1
Loss	0

In case of tie, a Super Over determines the winner.  If again tie occurs the match is won by the team who has scored the maximum sixes in the innings.

On the basis of the following criteria, teams are ranked within each group:-

1.    Higher number of points
2.    Higher number of wins
3.    Higher net run rate
4.    Lower bowling strike rate
5.    Results of head to head meeting
6.    If still equal, each team gets a point.

There are 27 matches to be played during the T-20 World Cup.  12 matches in the Group stage, 12 in the Super Eight stage, 2 Semi-finals and a final.  The logo of the 2012 T-20 World Cup Championship is “Modern Spin”.