Pakistan has won the match by 8 wickets. So, Pakistan is the New Twenty20 Champion.
Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi
Man of the Series: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Pakistan Batting (Target 139 Runs)
18.4 overs: Pakistan is 139/2
18 overs: Pakistan is 132/2. Afridi completed his fifty. What an innings from Afridi.
17.3 overs: Pakistan is 118/2
17 overs: Pakistan is 113/2
16 overs: Pakistan is 106/2. Malinga conceded just one run in this over.
15.3 overs: Pakistan is 105/2
15 overs: Pakistan is 103/2
14 overs: Pakistan is 97/2. An expensive over from Muralitharan.
13 Overs: Pakistan is 83/2
12 overs: pakistan is 75/2
11 overs: Pakistan is 69/2
10 Overs: Pakistan is 65/2
9.1 overs: Pakistan is 63/2. Muralitharan made Shahzaib a catch of Jayasuria. The opener scored 19 off 23.
9 overs: Pakistan is 63/1. Mendis conceded 12 runs in this over.
8.3 overs: Pakistan is 56/1
8 overs: Pakistan is 51/1. Jayasuria got off to a good start as he brought a much-needed break through for Sri Lanka. Afridi is the new batsman in the wicket.
7.1 overs: Pakistan is 48/1. Jayasuria got Kamran Akmal stamped by Sangakkara for 37 off 27.
Pakistan needs 91 runs from 78 balls to win the match.
7 overs: Pakistan is 48/0.
6.3 overs: Pakistan is 41/0. Mathews has been brought back into the attack after conceding 9 runs in his first over.
6 overs: Pakistan is 39/0. Not a good start for Mendis.
5.3 overs: Pakistan is 36/0
5.1 overs: Pakistan is 30/0. Ajantha Mendis came into the attack.
5 overs: Pakistan is 30/0. Muralitharan was brought into the attack.
4 overs: Pakistan is 26/0. Expensive over from Udana as he gave 14 runs.
3 overs: Pakistan is 12/0. An excellent over from Lasith Malinga as he conceded just one run in this over.
2 overs: Pakistan is 11/0
1 Over: Pakistan is 8/0
0.1 Over: First ball bowled. No Run. Pakistan is 0-0
This is the innings break in the final match. Pakistan needs 139 runs to win the match. So, be with us to get the live updates of the Pakistan innings.
Sri Lanka innings:
20 overs: Sri Lanka is 138/6
19.5 overs: Sri Lanka is 136/6
19.4 overs: Sri Lanka is 135/6
19.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 133/6. Mathews hit a SIX.
19.2 overs: Sri Lanka is 127/6
19.1 overs: Sri Lanka is 123/6
19 overs: Sri Lanka is 121/6
18.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 119/6
18 overs: Sri Lanka is 113/6
17.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 104/6
17 overs: Sri Lanka is 103/6 Sangakkara completed his half century.
16.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 95/6
16 overs: Sri Lanka is 88/6
15.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 83/6
15 overs: Sri Lanka is 79/6. Five runs came from this over.
14 overs: Sri Lanka is 74/6
13 overs: Sri Lanka is 70/6. Another special delivery from Afridi and another wicket for the leg spinner. The ball drifted into the off stump of Udana.
12 overs: Sri Lanka is 67/5
11.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 67/5. Chamara Silva got out for 14 and Umar Gul picked up his 13th wicket in the tournamnet.
11 overs: Sri Lanka is 65/4. Good over for Sri Lanka as 11 runs came in this over.
10.4 overs: Sri Lanka is 60/4
10 overs: Sri Lanka is 54/4
9.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 52/4. Boundary from Chamara Silva.
9 overs: Sri Lanka is 46/4. Another good over from Afridi. Just 2 runs conceded.
8 overs: Sri Lanka is 44/4.
7.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 40/4. Ajmal brought into the attack.
7 overs: Sri Lanka is 39/4. Afridi was brought into the attack.
6 overs: Sri Lanka is 34/4.
5.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 32/4. Jayawardene got out for 1. Third wicket for Razzaq.
5 overs: Sri Lanka is 31/3.
4 overs: Sri Lanka is 26/3.
3.5 overs: Sri Lanka is 26/3. Jayasuria got played on off Razzaq. Another big wicket for Pakistan.
3 overs: Sri Lanka is 16/2
2 overs: Sri Lanka is 8/2
1.3 overs: Sri Lanka is 2/2. Another wicket for Pakistan as Razzaq picked up the wicket of Mubarak. The momentum going on for Pakistan.
1 overs: Sri Lanka is 0/1. Maden and wicket for Aamer. What a start for Pakistan.
0.5 overs: Sri Lanka is 0/1. Aamer picked up the important wicket of Dilshan as he made the tournament's highest scorer a catch of Shazaib.
0.1 over: Sri Lanka is 0/0. Aamer is bowling the first over for Pakistan.
Weather: 240 Celsius. It seems rain would not interrupt the match; but you know it is after all British weather.
Players are singing their national anthems now. So, do not go anywhere; the match will start very soon.
Dear readers, Sri Lanka has won the toss and decided to bat first.
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