ICC World T20 Finals: Statistical Preview
Statistical Preview of ICC World T20 Finals
India and Sri Lanka will be playing in the finals of the ICC World T20 2014 at Dhaka. Bharath Seervi brings out a statistical compilation of the previous four finals of ICC World T20.
Results of ICC World T20 Finals
In this edition, both the finalists are Asian teams like in the first 2 editions when India & Pakistan and Pakistan & Sri Lanka were the finalists respectively. The 2010 edition is the only one in which no Asian team managed to reach the finals of the tournament.
| Edition | Date | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Winning Captain |
| 1 | 24-Sep-07 | Johannesburg | India | Pakistan | MS Dhoni |
| 2 | 21-Jun-09 | Lord’s | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Younis Khan |
| 3 | 16-May-10 | Bridgetown | England | Australia | Paul Collingwood |
| 4 | 07-Oct-12 | Colombo (RPS) | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Darren Sammy |
The inaugural World T20 was won by India beating their neighbours, Pakistan, in a thriller by 5 runs at Johannesburg. Pakistan being the runner up in the first edition, reached the finals once again in the second edition in England and defeated Sri Lanka easily by 8 wickets at Lord’s. In the third edition, there was no subcontinent team to reach the finals. Australia and England were competing for the T20 crown and the latter were crowned as they beat the former by seven wickets at Bridgetown. Sri Lanka having been the runner ups in 2009, reached their second final in 2012 against West Indies in their home country, but couldn’t chase the target set by West Indies and lost the final by 36 runs at Colombo.
Top performances in ICC World T20 Finals
Batting:
Below is the table listing all the 50+ scores in the finals.
| Runs | Batsman | For | Opp | Fours | Sixes | Venue | Final |
| 78 (56) | Marlon Samuels | WI | SL | 3 | 6 | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 75 (54) | GautamGambhir | Ind | Pak | 8 | 2 | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 64* (52) | Kumar Sangakkara | SL | Pak | 7 | 0 | Lord’s | 2009 |
| 63 (49) | Craig Kieswetter | Eng | Aus | 7 | 2 | Bridgetown | 2010 |
| 59 (54) | David Hussey | Aus | Eng | 2 | 2 | Bridgetown | 2010 |
| 54* (40) | ShahidAfridi | Pak | SL | 2 | 2 | Lord’s | 2009 |
Sangakkara’s 64* (52) and D Hussey’s 59 (54) came in their team’s loss. Sangakkara is the only captain to have scored a half century in ICC World T20 finals.
Highest strike rate in an innings of 20+ in the finals.
| Runs | S/R | Batsman | For | Opp | Fours | Sixes | Venue | Final |
| 33 (14) | 235.71 | Imran Nazir | Pak | Ind | 4 | 2 | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 26 (13) | 200.00 | NuwanKulasekara | SL | WI | 3 | 1 | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 30* (16) | 187.50 | Rohit Sharma | Ind | Pak | 2 | 1 | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 26* 15) | 173.33 | Darren Sammy | WI | SL | 3 | 0 | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 30 (19) | 157.89 | Cameron White | Aus | Eng | 4 | 1 | Bridgetown | 2010 |
Only Rohit Sharma’s and Darren Sammy’s innings resulted in their team victories.
Bowling:
Three or more wickets by a bowler in World T20 final
| Figures | Bowler | For | Opp | Venue | Final |
| 4/12 | Ajantha Mendis | SL | WI | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 3/9 | Sunil Narine | WI | SL | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 3/16 | Irfan Pathan | Ind | Pak | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 3/20 | Abdul Razzaq | Pak | Ind | Lord’s | 2009 |
| 3/26 | RP Singh | Ind | Pak | Johannesburg | 2007 |
| 3/28 | Umar Gul | Pak | Ind | Johannesburg | 2007 |
Mendis’ and Gul’s figures couldn’t produce a victory for them.
Best economy rates in the World T20 finals (2 or more overs)
| Figures | Eco | Bowler | For | Opp | Venue | Final |
| 3/9 | 2.45 | Sunil Narine | WI | SL | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 1/11 | 2.75 | Angelo Mathews | SL | WI | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 4/12 | 3.00 | Ajantha Mendis | SL | WI | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 2/6 | 3.00 | Darren Sammy | WI | SL | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 1/12 | 3.75 | Marlon Samuels | WI | SL | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
All the above instances were in the same Finals – 2012 between Sri Lanka and West Indies.
Brief Scores of the World T20 finals
1) India vs Pakistan, Johannesburg, September 24, 2007
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India 157/5 (20.0) – GautamGambhir 75 (54), Rohit Sharma 30* (16), Umar Gul 3/28
Pakistan 152/10 (19.3) – Misbah-ul-Haq 43 (38), Imran Nazir 33 (14), IrfanPathan 3/16, RP Singh 3/26
India won by 5 runs.
Man of the Match: IrfanPathan
2) Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Lord’s, June 21, 2009
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka 138/6 (20.0) – Kumar Sangakkara 64* (52), Angelo Mathews 35* (24), Abdul Razzaq 3/20
Pakistan 139/2 (18.4) – ShahidAfridi 54* (40), Kamran Akmal 37 (28), SanathJayasuriya 1/8
Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi
3) Australia vs England, Bridgetown, May 16, 2010
England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Australia 147/6 (20.0) – David Hussey 59 (54), Cameron White 30 (19), Ryan Sidebottom 2/26
England 148/3 (17.0) – Craig Kieswetter 63 (49), Kevin Pietersen 43 (31), Steve Smith 1/21
England won by 7 wickets.
Man of the Match: Craig Kieswetter
4) West Indies vs Sri Lanka, Colombo (RPS), October 7, 2012
West Indies won the toss and chose to bat.
West Indies 137/6 (20.0) – Marlon Samuels 78 (56), Darren Sammy 26* (15), AjanthaMendis 4/12
Sri Lanka 101/10 (18.4) – MahelaJayawardene 33 (26), NuwanKulsasekara 26 (13), Sunil Narine 3/9
West Indies won by 36 runs.
Man of the Match: Marlon Samuels
Toss:
2 finals won by team batting first
3 finals won by the team winning the toss
(Bharath Seervi is cricket statistician who is obsessed with digging numbers, facts and records related to the game. An active member of Society of Cricket Statisticians of India, he blogs at www.cricketseervistats.blogspot.com. He can be followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/SeerviBharath and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SeerviCricket)