Pakistan win the Mens ICC World Twenty20
Pakistan 139-2 (18.3 overs) beat Sri Lanka 138-6 (20 overs) by eight wickets.
Pakistan were the surprise winners of the ICC World Twenty20 cricket competition. They convincingly beat Sri Lanka in the final at Lords yesterday, and in a post match interview, Pakistan captain Younus Khan, draped in a Pakistan flag dedicated the famous victory to his former coach Bob Woolmer who died suddenly in Jamaica during the 2007 World Cup.
Khan took the opportunity to announce his retirement from Twenty20 cricket, and also pleaded for countries to reconsider the current boycott of playing cricket in Pakistan following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team bus in March, while on thier way to play in Lahore.
Following the attack, Pakistan were also stripped of holding the cricket World Cup in 2011.
England Women win the ICC World Twenty20
Meanwhile, England won the Women’s ICC World Twenty20 in style by bowling New Zealand all out for 85 and win by six wickets, also at Lords yesterday.
England Women’s cricket captain, Charlotte Edwards said it was the “proudest day of her life.”
The England Women’s cricket team add the World Twenty20 trophy to the Ashes and the World Cup.
1 comment so far
1 kamrul hasan // Jun 22, 2009 at 1:08 pm
After Pakistan’s win in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2009, Indian cricket team and IPL will be criticized more. It seems that Indian players feel fatigue after playing non-stop cricket in IPL. On the other hand, it is though that Pakistani players were fresh so, they could show their best game and told the trophy.