The wicketkeeper-batsman scored a match-winning fifty for his country in the 2014 T20 World Cup Final against India, but Sangakkara felt Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara played a crucial role in Sri Lanka’s success.
Describing how the two Sri Lankan pacers restricted India to 130/4 in the first innings, Kumar Sangakkara said:
India was 115/2 when Lasith Malinga came in to bowl the innings’ 18th over. A well-settled Virat Kohli was with Yuvraj Singh in the middle then. While fans expected India to finish around the 150-mark, Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara conceded a mere 15 runs in the last three overs.
As Sangakkara mentioned, their execution was on the money, and it helped Sri Lanka become the T20 World Cup winners.
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Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene will always be remembered as the legends of Sri Lankan cricket. Both batsmen played a vital role in the island nation’s success for many years.
Both veterans decided to call it a day on their T20I careers after the 2014 T20 World Cup. The Sri Lankan team made the occasion more memorable by winning the World Cup. Sangakkara won the Man of the Match award in the final for his 35-ball 52*.
Kumar Sangakkara also revealed that the team had prepared a special tribute video for him and Jayawardene ahead of the T20 World Cup Final. The clip motivated them further to perform their best on the field.
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