Meet the Finalists
Two teams remain with a shot at being crowned champions at the World Twenty20. The Castrol Index scores indicate that Sri Lanka has been the best team in the tournament so far with Pakistan surprising all with their high octave performance in the semi-finals.
A deeper look at the Castrol Index helps us understand why these sides have been successful. The two finalists have been ranked amongst the Super 8 teams on each metric of the Castrol Index to figure out what’s worked for them and what’s not.
Sri Lanka
| Batting Momentum | Bowling Efficiency | Quickstart Batting | Quickstart Bowling | Extreme Performance Batting | Extreme Performance Bowling | Extreme Pressure Performance | |
| Team Rank | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Strengths: The batting has looked strong up front and they have managed to win close games- ranking first in the Extreme Pressure Performance
Weaknesses: The low Extreme Performance Batting score suggests Sri Lanka have not been making the best use of their last five overs while batting. The lower order needs to perform in the big matches.
Key Players: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga
Pakistan
| Batting Momentum | Bowling Efficiency | Quickstart Batting | Quickstart Bowling | Extreme Performance Batting | Extreme Performance Bowling | Extreme Pressure Performance | |
| Team Rank | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Strengths: The best bowling side in the tournament after South Africa and Sri Lanka. They have done particularly well at the death, ranking second in the Extreme Performance Bowling.
Weaknesses: The batting has looked shaky; the top order in particular has not fired consistently. Sending their experienced players up the order might help.
Key Players: Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Shahid Afridi
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