ICC T20 World Cup 2012 :Sri Lanka Beat Zimbabwe

2012 ICC T20 Sri Lanka Beat Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka`s Finger spinner Ajantha Mendis broke his own record...

Sri Lanka, after setting a target of 183 for Zimbabwe to chase in the  opening  match of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament 2012, demolished Zimbabwe to win by 82 runs.
Sri Lanka's mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis took 6 wickets for 8 with new record for the best bowling figures in t20 and Jeevan Mendis, took three more while Lasith Malinga finished off Zimbabwe in the 18th over.
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Ajantha Mendis New Record 6 wickets for 8

Kumar Sangakkara, the newly crowned ICC player of the year, hit a 26-ball 44, studded with a six and two boundaries, while Jeevan Mendis smashed four boundaries and a six during his unbeaten 43 off 30 balls.

Ajantha Mendis, who returned to playing after nine months off the field due to back injury, is the Man of the Match.

Ajantha Mendis bettered his own record figures of 6-16 against Australia  last year ( August 2011 )and the previous best at a World Twenty20, which was Umar Gul's 5-6 for Pakistan against New Zealand.

Kumar Sangakkara Hit Big Six