Top 5 Marlon Samuels moments

1) ICC World T20 2012, Sri Lanka

Samuels was great in the 2012 World T20 final as well

Finals - 78 runs off 35 balls against Sri Lanka

The West Indies team played some spectacular cricket all through the ICC T20 showpiece event to be hailed as the deserving champions of the tournament. In the Grand finale against Sri Lanka, the Calypso Kings were in a spot of bother when the Lankan seamers dismissed the in- form and dangerous Chris Gayle and fellow opener Johnson Charles.

The West Indies were surely in a spot of bother, reeling at 15 with the loss of 2 wickets. Samuels fought back bravely by first holding the innings together by stringing a good partnership with Dwayne Bravo and then led a brutal onslaught against the Lankan bowlers by flaying them to all parts of the boundary.

Samuels’ blistering knock of 78 off just 56 deliveries was studded with six sixes and three boundaries. The highlight of his destructive innings was a towering 108 metre six, which was credited to be the longest hit of the tournament.

Marlon’s brilliant knock ensured that Windies posted a competitive total of 138 for the Lankans to chase. Samuels then played a significant role with the ball by scalping a wicket and just conceding 15 runs off his four overs. His stellar all-round performance was instrumental in the Windies lifting the trophy and earned him the Man of the Match award.