Team of the T20

Sky Sports picks the eleven who starred in the ICC World Twenty20 in the Caribbean and not surprisingly the list is dominated by Englishmen and Australians.

1. Mahela Jayawardene

The shining light in an otherwise disappointing Sri Lankan batting line-up, Jayawardene almost single-handedly saw Sri Lanka into the Super Eights. He opened his account - and the tournament - with 81 off 51 against New Zealand, in what was ultimately a losing cause and his great form continued against Zimbabwe, caressing his way to 100 off 64 balls. Next was a demolition job against the West Indies in which he fell agonizingly short of yet another hundred. It's of no coincidence that as the right-hander's form waned thereafter so did the fortunes of his team.

Stats: 6 innings, 302 runs, SR: 159.78, HS: 100

2. Craig Kieswetter

Despite a great catch down the leg side in the final (albeit off Brad Haddin's thighpad), questions remain over Kieswetter's abilities with the gloves, but at the end of the day he was tidy enough behind the stumps and devastating with the bat. Not one to die wondering, the youngster tended to blast a quick twenty or so before falling on his sword. However, in the final - when it really mattered - he smashed 63 off 49 to claim not only the man of the match medal but also World T20 glory.

Stats: 7 innings, 222 runs, SR: 118.84, HS: 63

3. Kevin Pietersen

Man of the tournament and for good reason too. Pietersen was a rock at number three for England, performing time and time again with the majestic strokeplay and ruthless power that has been lacking from his game of late. Even a dash across the Atlantic for the birth of his son was not enough to distract him from the task at hand, as he provided valuable experience in a batting line-up that - Paul Collingwood aside - carried very few caps between them.

Stats: 6 innings, 248 runs, SR: 137.77, HS: 73*

4. Eoin Morgan

The early star of the show for England, Morgan's knocks of 55 against the West Indies and 45 against Ireland gave England the momentum they needed heading into the Super Eights. Resigned largely to a finisher in the latter stages of the competition, Morgan stepped up when needed, maintaining England's unbeaten record in the Super Eights with an under-pressure knock of 40 against New Zealand.

Stats: 7 innings, 183 runs, SR: 128.87, HS: 55

5. Cameron White

White may not have always been the man to steal the headlines, but the Victorian really delivered at the business end of the tournament. First he hammered 85 off 49 against Sri Lanka to all but secure Australia's passage into the semi-finals and then followed it up 43 off 31 against Pakistan in the said semi-final, laying the platform that allowed Mike Hussey to perform his heroics. In the final, White again was the first of the Australians to really hit out after a slow start. It's David Hussey who will be remembered for his innings, but one can't understate the importance of White's efforts.

Stats: 7 innings, 180 runs, SR: 146.34, HS: 85*

6. Mike Hussey

Hussey would probably make it into this eleven on the basis of his match-winning knock in the semi-final alone, but 'Mr Cricket' has not been a one-trick pony. Contributing against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Hussey showed his true worth in the final four clash, clobbering 38 runs off the final ten deliveries of the match in a tremendous undefeated knock of 60. Needing 18 to win off the final over, Hussey stepped up to the plate and did the business with a ball to go. Against England two days later, Hussey aided his brother David in pulling Australia out of a quagmire with a resilient 17 and Australia certainly would have posted more runs had he come in earlier.

Stats: 6 innings, 188 runs, SR: 175.70, HS: 60*

7. Umar Akmal

Akmal got off to a slow start, failing to register an innings of note until the crucial Super Eight clash against South Africa - and what a time to step up it was. After Pakistan got off to a horrid start, Akmal followed the lead of his older brother Kamran who notched up 37 to smash 51 off 33 balls, a matchwinning knock. If it wasn't for the heroics of Mike Hussey in Pakistan's semi-final, it would probably have been Akmal bathing in the sunshine in Barbados on Sunday after another big knock in the semi-final.

Stats: 5 innings, 155 runs, SR: 143.51 HS: 56*

8. Graeme Swann

Consistent throughout, Swann has become a vital cog in England's wheel in all three formats. The quirky bowler seemed to thrive on having another spinner in the team, bowling brilliantly in combination with Michael Yardy, with Yardy firing them in while Swann floated the ball more. The right-armer saved his best for the crunch Super Eight match with South Africa in which he finished with figures of three for 24, having claimed the key scalps of Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers and Mark Boucher.

Stats: 22 overs, 10 wickets, SR: 13.2, Econ: 6.54

9. Dirk Nannes

So dominant throughout the tournament, one of the key reasons for Australia's poor performance in the final was the lack of wickets up front. Such has been Dirk Nannes' prowess that rarely has a batting line-up had time to compute that they're out in the middle before they're heading back to the dugout. His four for 14 against Bangladesh was an obvious highlight, but Nannes remained consistent throughout. The Australian combined pace and accuracy with aplomb and deservedly finished the highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

Stats: 26 overs, 14 wickets, SR: 11.1, Econ: 7.03

10. Charl Langeveldt

Quite remarkably the second highest wicket-taker despite only playing four games, Charl Langeveldt was one of the few South Africans who could leave the tournament with some pride in tact. A great death bowler, Langeveldt picked up his best figures in the crucial game against Pakistan, with a return of four for 19. If only his team-mates had performed to the same standard...

Stats: 16 overs, 11 wickets, SR: 8.7, Econ: 6.5

11. Shaun Tait

Like Nannes, Tait failed to fire in the final, but in the run up to it was superb. He remains wayward at times but his consistency has certainly improved, and his raw pace and ferocious bouncers mean he's always going to be a handful for batsmen. In tandem with Nannes the 27-year-old forms perhaps the world's fiercest opening attack in the shortest form of the game.

Stats: 23.4 overs, 9 wickets, SR: 15.7, Econ: 5.53