Sri Lanka lost 9 wickets to reach 100

Sri Lanka has lost 9 wickets to reach 100 at 18 overs in the final of the ongoing ICC World T20 which is being held at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is bating for a target of 138 in their own country.

Sri Lanka 96 for 8

Sri Lanka is bating for a final target of 138. Meanwhile Sri Lanka has reached 96 losing 8 wickets at 16.3 overs in the final of the ongoing ICC World T20 which is being held at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo in Sri Lanka.

West Indies favorable, Lanka 69 for 7

Sri Lanka is bating for a final target of 138. Meanwhile they have reached 69 losing 7 wickets at 14.3 overs in the final of the ongoing ICC World T20 which is being held at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo in Sri Lanka. 

Sri Lanka scores 61 for 5 at 12.2 overs

Sri Lanka is bating for a final target of 138. Meanwhile they have reached 61 losing 5 wickets in the final of the ongoing ICC World T20 which is being held at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo in Sri Lanka. 

Sri Lanka scores 51 for 3 at 10.2 overs

Sri Lanka is bating for a final target of 138. Meanwhile they have reached 51 losing 3 wickets in the final of the ongoing ICC World T20 which is being held at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo in Sri Lanka.     

West Indies scores 137 for 6 in T20 final

West Indies has scored 137 for 6 playing total 20 overs today in the final of the ongoing ICC World T20 which is being held at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo in Sri Lanka. 

Earlier the Caribbean won the toss and decided to bat first against the host at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

The West Indies stormed into the final on Friday after beating Australia in the second semifinal by 74 runs.

Sri Lanka had qualified for the final beating Pakistan by 16 runs in the first semifinal on Thursday.

Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath/Akila Dananjaya.

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy (Captain), Andre Russell, Denesh Ramdin, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul and 11 Samuel Badree.

Asia or America who wins T20 final

The  ICC World Twenty20 reaches its climax today with two deserving, talented teams in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka and West Indies will face off in the final at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

The match to be started at 7:30 pm Bangladesh Time. State-run Bangladesh Television will show the match live.

West Indies last won a multi-nation ICC event in 2004 when they won the Champions' Trophy in England, while Sri Lanka last tasted global success when Arjuna Ranatunga led the country in 1996 to the 50-over World Cup of which they were a co-host.

Sri Lanka may have a slight edge as they have the support of their fans and are also the form team, having lost only one of their six matches, to South Africa in the first round. They also have the added psychological edge of having beaten their opponents in their Super Eights match by the sizeable margin of nine wickets.

But while they enter the final on a four-match unbeaten streak, they will be wary of a West Indies team packed to the brink with explosive hitters and a bowling attack that seems to have hit form at the right time, as their dismantling of a formidable Australian line-up in their semifinal on Friday proved. Also, during that semifinal the West Indies proved that they are unfazed by past results in the way they put their first-round loss to Australia out of their minds.

With West Indies in the final, the Chris Gayle factor is always a huge consideration. The powerful Jamaican hit an unbeaten 75 against Australia, an ominous sign for the home team as it shows that his appetite for runs is as big as ever. Then there are the likes of Marlon Samuels, Kieron Pollard -- who hit three sixes in the final over of the semifinal -- and Dwayne Bravo to contend with.

It is Sri Lanka. They not only have two of the world's best T20 bowlers in pacer Lasith Malinga and mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, but also a slew of disciplined bowlers in Rangana Herath, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera and all-rounder Angelo Mathews.

Their batting too is formidable, with the big three of captain Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan invariably pulling off special performances.

West Indies have a mystery spinner of their own in Sunil Narine. Pacer Ravi Rampaul has also been hitting form, spinner Samuel Badree has proved incisive and economical, while Samuels has proved to be one of the better 'death overs' spinners with his speared-in full deliveries.

In Twenty20 cricket, much depends on who performs better on the day. Sri Lanka have the consistency, but West Indies carry the threat of the unexpected. Either way, the ICC World Twenty20 will have a new winner.