Mirpur: Getting emotional about playing a crucial innings in the final of ICC World T20 final that helped Sri Lanka win the maiden T20 title, Kumar Sangakarra said that he had waited five finals to see this day.

Kumar Sangakkara, who was awarded Man of the Matchsaid, "It's been a long time coming. I had waited five finals and am pretty happy that I was able to do something for my team. It means a lot to all of us. We are very humbled by this,” he said, adding that the way Virat Kohli was batting, he was about to take the game away from us, but the way we bowled the last few overs was brilliant.

“It was an all-round performance, led by Lasith. Angelo had an amazing tournament. India are a tough side, but we are happy to be in the winning side. My family and playing for Sri Lanka are the two most important things that happened to me in my life. Everyone's got to go and my time is now," said Sangakarra.

Player of the tournament Virat Kohli said, "Congratulations to the SL team, especially Mahela and Sanga."

"They deserved this. They played really well. In the last T20 WC, I tried to do my bit, but this time around I tried to make the most of the good form. The most pleasing thing was that we made it to the finals. Malinga bowled very well in the last few overs. It was one of the off days. Sri Lanka bowled in brilliant areas. Our boys can be proud of the way we played this tournament," added Kohli.