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  For the first time in their history, the West Indies Cricket Team emerged World T20 Champions as they defeated the hosts Sri Lanka played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 7 th October 2012. West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the visitors as they lost 2 early wickets of Johnson Charles and dangerous Chris Gayle cheaply. At the end of six overs, West Indies looked in deep trouble at 14 for 2. After the field restrictions, Samuels and Dwayne Bravo steadied the innings with positive stroke play. Ajantha Mendis struck for Sri Lanka dismissing Bravo ending a 59 runs partnership for the 3 rd wicket. The hosts kept a tight line and lengths reducing West Indies to 87 for 5. Samuels played with positive intent reaching his half-century off 46 balls. After completing his fifty, he just took off and smashed the Sri Lankan bowlers. He was finally dismissed for a brilliant 78 off 56 balls. West Indies captain Darren S...

Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their maiden IPL title by stunning Chennai Super Kings in the finals played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 27 th May 2012. CSK captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey got the hosts off to a superb start scoring 54 runs in the first six overs. Both openers put the pressure on KKR bowlers. After the power play overs, Vijay and Hussey made the batting look easy. Rajat Bhatia got the breakthrough for KKR dismissing Vijay for 42 off 32 balls. CSK openers added 87 runs in 10.2 overs to lay a strong foundation. Suresh Raina came to the crease and kept the momentum going. The left-handed Australian completed his fifty off 38 balls. On the other hand, the experienced Indian raced to his fifty off 27 balls. Jacques Kallis dismissed Hussey for 54. Raina and Hussey added 73 runs for the 2 nd wicket. MS Dhoni came to the crease and played a quickfire cameo scoring 14 o...