Sri Lanka miss their chance....

...and Pakistan took it beautifully. Even despite the fact that their top order failed - against all statistical odds - Sri Lanka still had the opportunity to defend their very low total. But for some unfathomable reason, Sangakkara decided that Udana should be entrusted with the 12 and 17th overs. Already by the 12th it was obvious that he was fodder for the Pakistan batsmen and that the 4 bowlers who needed to bowl all 4 were Malinga, Mendis, Murali and Jayasuriya. But somehow Jayasuriya was left to stew in the field while he watched Udana go for plenty.

For Pakistan, glory, so strange that their captain wants to retire. And particularly for Afridi who chose the right time to find form with the bat. Even without Gul at his best, they were still able to come through, and with relative ease. Strange that a tournament that started for them by getting beaten comfortably by England, ended with them winning the final. I still have that niggling feeling that their not even in the top 2 Twenty20 nations in the world, but who can deny them their glory? They've played two great games when it mattered....