In which year did Sri Lanka win their only T20 World Cup title?

In which year did Sri Lanka win their only T20 World Cup title?

(a) 2010
(b) 2012
(c) 2014
(d) 2016

✅ Correct Answer: (c) 2014

🏏 Detailed Explanation:

• Sri Lanka won their first and only ICC T20 World Cup title in 2014.

• The tournament was held in Bangladesh from March 16 to April 6, 2014.

• Sri Lanka defeated India in the final match, held on April 6, 2014, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.

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🏆 Final Match Summary:

• Sri Lanka (133/4) beat India (130/4) by 6 wickets.

• Kumar Sangakkara played a match-winning knock of 52 off 35 balls* in his last T20I match.

• Lasith Malinga captained the team during the final.

• The win was especially sweet for Sri Lanka, as they had lost the finals in 2009 and 2012.

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🎖️ Player of the Tournament:

• Virat Kohli (India) — for scoring 319 runs in the tournament.

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🏅 Why It Was Special:

• It marked the end of an era for legendary Sri Lankan cricketers Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, who retired from T20 Internationals after the tournament.

• It was a moment of redemption after multiple runner-up finishes in ICC tournaments.