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T20 World Cup: West Indies Lift Title with Crushing Win over Sri Lanka

West Indies were due a brilliant tournament, and there is no better format suited to them than T20. Nobody can match the charisma and the party atmosphere that West Indies bring onto the field, making them no doubt everybody's second favourite team. The dance moves began with full gusto, as Marlon Samuels put on a T20 batting masterclass, with the bowlers stepping up to the plate when their batting counterparts had largely faltered, giving the West Indies a massive 36-run victory against host... Oct 7, 2012
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T20 World Cup: Gayle Storm Strikes Australia as West Indies Cruise Into Final

West Indies had one of those days when everything went right in their first ever World T20 semi-final. Chris Gayle (75 off 41) played a blistering innings, all of their other batsmen chipped in, Kieron Pollard had one of those nights where everything he hit found the boundary, and the bowlers hit the right areas, leaving Australia clueless. The moment West Indies posted a massive total of 205, the game was almost out of Australia's reach. And once David Warner, Shane Watson and Mike Hussey go... Oct 5, 2012
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T20 World Cup: West Indian Flair Too Much for England

Eoin Morgan's unique brilliance threatened to quell the Caribbean flair, but West Indies held on for a 15-run victory over England in their Super Eights encounter at Pallekele. With 180 needed from 20 overs, England, after losing two wickets in the first over and nowhere near the required rate for the first half of their innings, were given faint hope by Morgan and Alex Hales, with the former smashing and beguiling his way to an unbeaten 71 off just 36 balls. However, the Irish magic fell a l... Sep 27, 2012