*ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2014

->Men's T20 World Cup 2014
*Sri Lanka has finally ended their 18-year-long world cup drought by
clinching the T20 world cup 2014. The 'island nation" achieved this
feat by humbling India by 6 wickets in the final.

Points to Remember
*.Its their maiden T20 world cup and 2nd world Cup overall after the
shock victory in 1996 (50-over).
*.Virat Kohli, the highest scorer of the tournament with 319 runs, was
declared the 'Man of the Series'.
*.It was a fitting farewell for the stalwarts 'Mahela Jayawardene and
Kumar Sangakkara' who pulled the curtains on their T20 careers here.
*.It was the 5th edition of World T20 competition after ones in 2007,
2009, 2010, and 2012.
*.The tournament featured 16 teams, the highest so far.
*."Char Chokka Hoi Hoi" was the official theme song for the tournament.

->Women's T20 World Cup 2014
*.Australia retains the women's T-20 world cup crown for the 3rd
consecutive time beating England by 6 wickets.
*.England's Anya Shrubsole received player of the series award.
*.It was the 4th edition of Women's World Twenty20 that began in 2009
and is held concurrently, since then, with men's tournament.
*.Apart from the inaugural edition, lifted by host 'England' in 2009,
all the other 3 editions (2010, 2012 & 2014) has been captured by
Australians.
Having it both ways
*.The multi-talented Australian all-rounder 'Ellyse Alexandra Perry'
also plays football for Australian national team.