Pakistan's Younus Khan makes the all important toss and Sri Lanka's skipper Kumar Sangakkara calls correctly and chooses to bat first in ideal summer conditions at Lord's
Pakistan strike in the first over of the final as Tillakaratne Dilshan is unsettled by Mohammad Aamir's short deliveries before tamely lofting the ball to Shahzaib Hasan with Sri Lanka 0-1
Sri Lanka are stunned as Jehan Mubarak skies Abdul Razzaq's delivery high into the air for Shahzaib to pouch his second catch and leave Pakistan's players and fans delighted with Sri Lanka 2-2
Sanath Jayasuriya makes 17 from 10 balls in attempt to hold the innings together but he soon becomes Razzaq's second victim of the afternoon with Sri Lanka in terrible trouble on 26-3 after four overs
Things go from bad to worse for the Sri Lankans as Mahela Jayawardene becomes another victim of Razzaq - edging him to Misbah-ul-Haq at slip after making just one with the score 32-4 in the fifth over
The pavilion beckons for Chamara Silva as he makes 14 before falling to Umar Gul with Sri Lanka 67-5 in the 11th over of the encounter with Pakistan still firmly in control of proceedings in north west London
Isuru Udana's wicket is broken by a Shahid Afridi delivery as Sri Lanka lose their sixth wicket in the 13th over with the score 70-6 and Pakistan totally on top
Angelo Mathews frustrates Pakistan's bowlers as he provides good support to his captain Sangakkara as Sri Lanka look to make a reasonable total after their shocking start - progressing to 103-6 after the 17th over
Sangakkara continues to find gaps in the field and produces a fine display with the willow as his captain's knock guides his side to a competitive 138-6 from the 20 overs
Pakistan start brightly and manage to keep Sri Lanka at bay as Shahzaib's shot falls just beyond the reach of the despairing dive of Mathews with the score 26-0 after four overs
Opener Kamran Akmal is in superb form with the bat as Pakistan's pursuit of Sri Lanka's total takes them to 30-0 after the fifth over and on target for the win
Sri Lanka make a change to their attack and the introduction of Jayasuriya pays off as Akmal is tempted down the pitch leaving Sangakkara to whip off the bails with Pakistan 48-1 in the seventh over
Sri Lanka make another breakthrough as Shahzaib launches Murali into the hands of Jayasuriya for 19 as Pakistan's progress is checked with the score 63-2 in the ninth
A young Pakistan fan at Lord's shows his delight as Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik continue the chase in confident fashion despite the loss of the two wickets with the men in green now 103-2 after the 15th over
Afridi hits a superb half-century and scampers through for the winning run as he and Malik guide Pakistan to a deserved eight-wicket win in the 19th over
The batsmen celebrate their side's victory after making sure they win the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time, following defeat in the 2007 final in South Africa
Pakistan's captain Younus Khan lifts the trophy along with his delighted team-mates with Lord's bathed in glorious evening sunshine as the curtain falls on the tournament
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