 R. Premadasa Stadium (Pictured in 2008) in Colombo was the venue for the Final | |||||||||
| Event | 2012 ICC World Twenty20 | ||||||||
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| West Indies won by 36 runs | |||||||||
| Date | 7 October 2012 | ||||||||
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Marlon Samuels (WI) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Aleem Dar (Pak) Simon Taufel (Aus) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 38,000 | ||||||||
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The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 7 October 2012. This was the 4th ICC World Twenty20. West Indies won the match by 36 runs,[1][2][3] its first World Twenty20 victory. This was West Indies's first major trophy since the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[3][4] West Indies became the 4th team to win this title after India, Pakistan and England.[5] This was the first time where a host team (SL) qualified for the final.[5] In the stadium, the match was watched by 38,000 spectators.
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- ^ "West Indies' Marlon Samuels seals World Twenty20 win over Sri Lanka". The Guardian. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ a b "World T20 cricket: West Indies beat Sri Lanka in final". BBC. 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Windies clinch Trophy glory". BBC. 25 September 2004.
- ^ a b "The ICC World Twenty20". ESPNCricinfo.