2012 World Twenty20 final
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| Event | 2012 ICC World Twenty20 | ||||||||
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| West Indies won by 36 runs | |||||||||
| Date | 7 October 2012 | ||||||||
| Venue | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Marlon Samuels (WI) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Aleem Dar (Pak) Simon Taufel (Aus) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 38,000 | ||||||||
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The 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 7 October 2012. This was the 4th ICC World Twenty20. West Indies won the match by 36 runs, its first World Twenty20 victory. This was West Indies's first major trophy since the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. West Indies became the 4th team to win this title after India, Pakistan and England. This was the first time where a host team (SL) qualified for the final. In the stadium, the match was watched by 38,000 spectators.