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Sept 29, Pallekele: Sri Lanka easily scored the modest total set by the West Indies with a loss of only one wicket in the Super Eight Group 1 of the ICC World Twenty20, at the Pallekele International stadium today to secure a semi-final spot.
A remarkable partnership between skipper Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara ensured a comprehensive nine-wicket win against West Indies in their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match in Kandy on Saturday.
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat West Indies by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday. Scores: West Indies 129-5 in 20 overs (Marlon Samuels 50, Dwayne Bravo 40) v Sri Lanka 130-1 in 15.2 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 65) (Editing By Alison Wildey)
Pallekele, Sep 29 (IANS) Sri Lanka got closer to a semifinal spot in the World Twenty20 tournament with a resounding nine wicket win over the West Indies here Saturday.
(Fixes typo in headline) Sept 29 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat West Indies by nine wickets in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday. Scores: West Indies 129-5 in 20 overs (Marlon Samuels 50, Dwayne Bravo 40) v Sri Lanka 130-1 in 15.2 overs (Mahela Jayawardene 65) (Editing
Hosts Sri Lanka are on the brink of the World Twenty20 semi-finals after thrashing the West Indies by nine wickets.
Pallekele, Sep 29 (IANS) SriLanka thrashed the West Indies by nine wickets in a Super Eight match of the World Twenty20 tournament here Saturday.
Sept 29, Pallekele: After winning the toss West Indies set Sri Lanka a modest total of 130 to chase in the Super Eight Group 1 of the ICC World Twenty20, at the Pallekele International stadium today.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 29, 2012 (AFP) - West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in a group one Super Eights match of the World Twenty20 in Pallekele on Saturday.
Sri Lanka's teenage off-spinner Akila Dananjaya is doubtful for Saturday's World Twenty20 Super Eight match against West Indies after he suffered a facial injury on his international debut against New Zealand.
GALLE—West Indies women lost the momentum in a dramatic penultimate over as Sri Lanka scraped through to a narrow five run win by the Duckworth Lewis method in the rain-affected Group B match of the World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.
An inspired Sri Lanka created another major upset when it beat the West Indies by five runs, courtesy of the Duckworth-Lewis method, in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 2012 in Galle on Friday. In the other match of the day, New Zealand registered a win over South Africa. But the talking
KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's teenage off-spinner Akila Dananjaya is doubtful for Saturday's World Twenty20 Super Eight match against West Indies after he suffered a facial injury on his international debut against New Zealand. "X-rays and MRI scans reveal a fracture
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West Indies on Friday suffered a dramatic collapse to lose to Sri Lanka by five runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the Women's World Twenty20 in Galle.
KANDY, Sri Lanka, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's teenage off-spinner Akila Dananjaya is doubtful for Saturday's World Twenty20 Super Eight match against West Indies after he suffered a facial injury on his international debut against New Zealand. "X-rays and MRI scans reveal a fracture
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There was a sense of a tournament beginning at last. Twelve matches had already been played in the World Twenty20 but yesterday in the first of the Super Eight stage, it had the close contest it needed.
West Indies and hosts Sri Lanka earned hard-fought wins in an exciting start to the Super Eights round in the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
SRI LANKA won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a ‘super over’ was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.
There was a sense of a tournament beginning at last. Twelve matches had already been played in the World Twenty20 but yesterday in the first of the Super Eight stage, it had the close contest it needed.
The World Twenty20 Super Eights got off to a thrilling start with Sri Lanka beating New Zealand in a dramatic Super Over in Pallekele.
The World Twenty20 Super Eights got off to a thrilling start with Sri Lanka beating New Zealand in a dramatic Super Over in Pallekele.
The Sri Lankan cricketers held their nerve in the “Super Over’ to beat New Zealand by 5 runs, after the 20 overs a side game ended heart stopping tie in the first game of the Super Eight World Cup Twenty20 at the Pallekele Stadium under lights, yesterday.
West Indies and hosts Sri Lanka earned hard-fought wins in an exciting start to the Super Eights round in the World Twenty20 on Thursday.
Sri Lanka won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a 'super over' was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.
Sri Lanka won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a 'super over' was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over after the opening Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 ended in a tie.
Batting first in the extra over, Sri Lanka made 13 without managing to hit a boundary off Tim Southee, who bowled two costly wides.
Sri Lanka have won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights with a 'super over' win over New Zealand.
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Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked a scintillating 76 but it was Lasith Malinga's tight bowling that scripted Sri Lanka's thrilling Super Over victory against New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over in a Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Brief score: New Zealand 174-7 in 20 overs (R. Nicol 58, M. Guptill 38) v Sri Lanka 174-6 in 20
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