ICC World Twenty20 2014 Photos

World T20: Sri Lanka ride Duckworth-Lewis vs Windies, sail into final

April 03, 2014 22:28

Sri Lanka beat West Indies by 27-runs on Duckworth-Lewis method to reach the final of the World Twenty20.

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Sri Lankan skipper Lasith Malinga (2/5) led from the front when his side began to defend their total of 160/6 in the first semi-final (All images AFP).
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Chris Gayle (3 off 13 balls) had a miserable outing with the bat. His misery ended when he played a delivery from Malinga on to his stumps.
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Dwayne Smith started well but was foxed by a slower one from Malinga that went right through his defence and crashed onto his stumps.
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Sekkuge Prasanna struck with a wicket off his first ball in T20Is as he trapped Lendl Simmons in front of the stumps.
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Dwayne Bravo went after the Lankan bowling, scoring 30 off 19 balls before Kulasekara dismissed him.
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With West Indies on 80/4 in 13.5 overs, heavy showers forced the players off the field. Within minutes the rain turned into hailstorm. At this stage, the Windies were 27 runs behind Sri Lanka via Duckworth-Lewis method.
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Earlier, West Indies started well with three quick wickets of Kusal Perera, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.
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However, Tillakaratne Dilshan (39) proved to be a thorn in their flesh as he kept the Sri Lankan scoreboard ticking.
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Dilshan had left-handed Lahiru Thirimanne for company who top-scored for Lanka with 44.
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But it was Angelo Mathews' 40-run cameo that took Sri Lanka to 160/6 in 20 overs.
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Krishmar Santokie was the pick of the bowlers for the Windies, finishing with figures of 2/46.
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The play was called off due to rain and Sri Lanka sailed through to the final with a 27-run victory over the West Indies via D/L method.

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