Five memorable moments from the World T20 final that don't fade away

Marlon’s masterclass

Marlon Samuels en route to his man of the match knowck in the final.

2012 World T20 final. A similar situation, only this time, his team was chasing. Everyone around him were falling like rain during monsoon season, but he stood there unmoved like a mountain in the midst of a tornado.

Against Sri Lanka in 2012, he scored 78 in 56 balls in a game where only two among the rest of his team-mates reached the double digit figure while batting. Against England this year, he scored 85 in 66 balls in a game where only two among the rest of his team-mates reached the double digit figure while batting.

The similarities are uncanny. It just goes to show that when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Cometh the hour, cometh the man. However, unlike last time, he didn’t do it all alone as…