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Sri Lanka to face Pakistan in World Twenty20 final

Sat, 06/20/2009 - 11:21 by preet_20

London, June 20: A destructive unbeaten 96 from Tillakaratne Dilshan and a sensational three-wicket first over by Angelo Matthews destroyed the West Indies and carried Sri Lanka to the World Twenty20 final with a 57-run victory at The Oval here Friday.

For the second time in the World Twenty20, two sub-continent teams will be playing in the final, as Sri Lanka will clash with Pakistan, who were runners up in 2007.

Put into bat first, a blistering 96 not out from 57 balls by Man of the Match Dilshan helped Sri Lanka post a challenging 158 for five in 20 overs.

Medium pacer Angelo Matthews gave Sri Lanka a surprise start by picking up three wickets in the first over while mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis (2/9) and the veteran Muttiah Muralitharan (3/29) wrecked the West Indies and packed them up for 101 runs in 17.4 overs.

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand, reach semi-finals

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 10:41 by preet_20

Nottingham, June 16: Ajantha Mendis claimed three wickets as Sri Lanka charged into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with a 48-run victory over New Zealand in the last Group F Super Eight match at Trent Bridge here Tuesday.

Sri Lanka thus finished at the top of Group F with three victories and joined Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa in the semi-finals.

Deciding to bat first in the must-win match, Sri Lanka scored 158 for five with contributions from Tillakaratne Dilshan (48), Mahela Jayawerdene (41 not out) and Kumar Sangakkara (35). Sangakkara steered the innings, sharing 62 runs in 49 balls with Dilshan for the third wicket and 50 with Jayawerdene for the fourth.

New Zealand then squandered a good start and collpased like a pack of cards.