Gayle’s Gangnam style as Windies win 2012 T20
Test Match Special
BBC
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
With the 2026 T20 World Cup being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka we look back at the first ICC World T20 to be held in Asia 14 years ago.
The 2012 tournament took place In Sri Lanka with their team defeated in a extraordinary final by the West Indies who claimed their first title which was celebrated in iconic style.
We look back at the event with Steven Finn who was the leading wicket taker for an England side who went into the competition as defending champions and TMS commentators Henry Moeran and Prakash Wakankar.
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| 0:48.5 | This is the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live. Hello and welcome to the test match special podcast. This is Henry Moran from the T20 World Cup. For this special edition of the podcast, we're going to be looking back at the first T20 World Cup to be held in Asia. |
| 1:00.0 | The fourth edition of the tournament in 2012 held in Sri Lanka. |
| 1:05.0 | Ryan moves in and bowls to Malingh, who swipes high into the sky. This could be it for the West Indies. The man underneath it, who takes the catch. |
| 1:12.6 | And the West Indies have won. |
| 1:14.4 | And it really is the most remarkable match we've witnessed here. |
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| 1:22.4 | Well, this was a tournament that saw England coming into the competition as reigning champions, |
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