Post match comments

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Sri Lanka Captain Mahela Jayawardena

“I think the first ten overs were fantastic, they knew they had to go for it. A couple of mistakes on the field an three four bad overs shifted the momentum. It was ough for us to get into it. The boys tried well. We’re disappointed, a full house. A couple of overs they went after us, against our best bowlers. Marlon batted very well. I backed my No. 1 bowler to deliver but Marlon batted very well.”

“Can’t say, the drops were falling [while batting], we lost momentum when Dilshan fell. They bowled really well, we just needed to keep the pressure on which we didn’t. we need to sit down, have a good chat, and move on.”

Jayawardene’s giving credit to the fans for the support his team has received through this tournament, be it in Hambantota, Pallekele or Colombo.

West Indies Captain Darren Sammy

“For the last two years we’ve shown the never say die attitude, but we haven’t had the results. There’s a special gentleman in the stand called Peter Matthews, he’s supported us through rain and sun, he’s the happiest man right now. Thank you to everyone who supported us. The tournament is for the fans. The love we felt from the Sri Lankan people is tremendous and we want to thank them for that.”

“This moment we’re going to live forever. The team has been through a lot in the last two years, for the last ten years. the mission was to win the t20 World cup, the belief we left the Carribean with has pulled us through. today we were down and out but our never say die attitude came out.”

Sammy on Samuels: “The two years he missed ... two years of international runs. He’s scored so much since he’s been back.”

“It’s a part from Jamaica down to Guyana. Thank God it’s a sunday. This hopefully will be the beginning of things to come. Hopefully this team will go on. We won’t say we are back, but ....”

It’s time for that trophy, a first world trophy for the West Indies since 1979, the first ICC trophy since 2004. There’s so much joy on that stage as they jump up and down in celebration. Oh to be at the Cinnamon Grand tonight. Ramdin’s got a message written on his shirt again: sweeter from behind No. 1, is what it said I think Gayle’s doing some break dance and now some push-ups. It’s bonkers out there.

Man of the match

The Man of the Match Marlon Samuels: “Put in a lot of hard work. To Jamaica, to the West Indies. Can’t explain how much it means to me. Thanks to Sri Lanka, I had some good food. They beat us twice, I tell Chris we can’t lose thrice. The wicket was a bit slow, today was a different mindset, I decided to attack Malinga their best bowler and it paid off. We are working together as a unit. Futurewise I think West Indies are going to do well, even in Test cricket. Test cricket is the best cricket.”

Player of the Tournament Shane Watson

Player of the Tournament Shane Watson who scored 249 runs, 11 wickets, countless sixes, four Man of the Match awards said: “Thrilled for the frst four matches, unfortunately the West Indie were too good in the semi-final. They were deserved winners. Sad for Sri Lanka not to win at home ... I’ll never compare myself against Jacques [Kallis]. He’s my idol, he’s the ultimate ... “