Ajantha Mendis picked up four wickets for 12 runs as Sri Lanka limited West Indies to 6-137 in the World Twenty20 final on Sunday.
Marlon Samuels smashed six sixes and three fours in his 78 off 56 balls, but Sri Lanka’s spinners struck at regular intervals.
Mendis shut out West Indies’ hopes of putting up a big total when he had dangerman Chris Gayle trapped lbw for just three after the lefthander struggled for 16 balls.
The finger spinner polished off the top order with the wickets of Dwayne Bravo (19), Kieron Pollard (2) and Andre Russell (0) in front of boisterous 35,000 home fans at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium.
Samuels hit five of his sixes off fast bowler Lasith Malinga (0-54) before he was dismissed in the 17th over.