Published 12:24 IST, April 6th 2020

Lasith Malinga-led Sri Lanka beat India to win T20 World Cup on April 6, 2014; watch video

Sri Lanka took home the 2014 T20 World Cup after a dismal performance from India especially with the bat. Relive the epic match that happened in Dhaka.

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April 6 marks six-year anniversary of final of 2014 ICC T20 World Cup in Bangladesh. India and Sri Lanka met in final, which many fans considered as an epic 'rematch' of 2011 50-over World Cup Final. However, Lankans emerged victorious in that match as Indians were playing catch up for most of game.

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Lasith Malinga asks India to bat first, Virat Kohli holds an end

After winning toss, Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga asked Indians to bat first. Almost immediate success for Lankans in Dhaka came when Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed for 3 in second over. Rohit Sharma held his end for a while with Virat Kohli before 'Hitman' lost his wicket for 29. Virat Kohli n held his end right through innings as he tried to stitch a partnership with Yuvraj Singh. However, Yuvraj Singh could t repeat his 2011 World Cup heroics as he could only score 11 runs of 21 balls, for which he received lot of criticism later.

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MS Dhoni came in at a time when it was too late for him to make a vital contribution and Indian skipper could only make 4*. Virat Kohli batted through innings and only lost his wicket on last ball of match through a run-out. Led by Virat Kohli's 77, India posted a paltry 130 for Sri Lanka to chase down.

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Kumar Sangakkara and Thisara Perera make light work of chase

When Lasith Malinga's men came out to chase, MS Dhoni's Team India were in hunt only when y dismissed Kusal Perera, Mahela Jayawardene and Tilakaratne Dilshan cheaply inside first ten overs. However, Sri Lanka's 2011 World Cup captain Kumar Sangakkara and Thisara Perera started smashing Indian bowlers to all parts of ground. Stitching toger an unbeaten partnership worth 56 runs, Sri Lanka took home match in just 17.5 overs. Here are highlights of game.

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12:24 IST, April 6th 2020