20 20 Cricket World Cup Final 2009: Pakistan Beats Sri Lanka

The ICC World 20 20 final took place today in London, England. The Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka match featured an exciting finish when Sri Lanka's total of 138-6 was overhauled with eight balls remaining.

Shahid Afridi was Pakistan's star of the game, hitting 54 not out from 40 balls to steering side to an eight-wicket win.

Here's a complete scorecard from the 20 20 Cricket World Cup Final featuring Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka:



Sri Lanka innings
T. Dilshan c Shahzaib Hasan b Mohammad Aamer 0
S. Jayasuriya b Abdul Razzaq 17
J. Mubarak c Shahzaib Hasan b Abdul Razzaq 0
K. Sangakkara not out 64
M. Jayawardene c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdul Razzaq 1
C. Silva c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul 14
I. Udana b Shahid Afridi 1
A. Mathews not out 35
Extras: (lb-3, w-2, nb-1) 6
Total (six wickets; 20 overs) 138 Did not bat: L. Malinga, M. Muralitharan, A. Mendis Fall of wickets: 1-0 2-2 3-26 4-32 5-67 6-70 Bowling: Aamer 4-1-30-1, Razzaq 3-0-20-3, Afridi 4-0-20-1,
Ajmal 4-0-28-0, Malik 1-0-8-0, Gul 4-0-29-1 Pakistan innings
Kamran Akmal st Sangakkara b Jayasuriya 37
Shahzaib Hasan c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 19
Shahid Afridi not out 54
Shoaib Malik not out 24
Extras: (lb-2, w-2, nb-1) 5
Total: (two wickets; 18.4 overs) 139 Fall of wickets: 1-48 2-63 Did not bat: Younus Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad
Alam, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Aamer Bowling: Mathews 2-0-17-0, Udana 4-0-44-0, Malinga
3.4-0-14-0, Muralitharan 3-0-20-1, Mendis 4-0-34-0, Jayasuriya
2-0-8-1

PAK Vs SRI Afridi batting

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Highlights June 21st Final 20/20 world cup

Cricket World Cup

The Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years. The tournament is the world's third largest and most viewed sporting event.[1][2][2] According to the ICC, it is the most important tournament and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport.[3][4] The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World Cup has been held every four years since 1973.

The finals of the Cricket World Cup are contested by all ten Test-playing and ODI-playing nations, together with other nations that qualify through the World Cup Qualifier. Australia has been the most successful of the five teams to have won the tournament, taking four titles. The West Indies have won twice, while India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have each won once.

The 2007 Cricket World Cup matches were held between 13 March and 28 April 2007, in the West Indies. The 2007 tournament had sixteen teams competing in a pool stage (played in round-robin format), then a "super 8" stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. Australia defeated Sri Lanka in the final to retain the championship.

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Wasim Akram The Great Allrounder

Wasim Akram (Punjabi, Urdu: وسیم اکرم; born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman, who represented the Pakistani cricket team in Tests and One Day Internationals.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers ever, Akram holds world records for the most wickets taken in List A cricket (881), and is second only to Muttiah Muralitharan in terms of ODI wickets (502). He is considered to be one of the pioneers of reverse swing bowling.[1][2][3] The revolutionary nature of reverse swing initially resulted in accusations of ball tampering, although reverse swing has now been accepted as a legitimate feature of the game. Akram's later career was also tarnished with accusations of match fixing, although these remain unproven.

Wasim Akram Batting against Glenn McGrath - Cricket