Highlights: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh - 3rd ODI Pallekele

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI Highlights Pallekele 2013. 3rd ODI Highlights Bangladesh vs Sri played at Pallekele 2013. Ban vs SL 3rd ODI Highlights played at Pallekele on 28 March 2013. Watch England tour of New Zealand 2013 cricket highlights below.

Sri Lanka thrashed Bangladesh in the first ODI and then the next ODI got washed off by rain. Sri Lanka now will be looking to seal the series in the final ODI of the series at the Pallekele. Bangladesh have played competitive cricket so far in the series but were outplayed in the first ODI. Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a brilliant century to give Sri Lanka a 1-0 lead in the series. Tamim Iqbal too scored the century in first ODI but is ruled of the remaining series due to hairline fracture on his right thumb. Jahurul Islam replaced the opener in the 2nd ODI but did not get a chance to bat. Bangladesh had also included the 21-year-old all-rounder Mominul Haque in place of Abul Hasan in the 2nd ODI and Haque too would be a part of the playing XI for the third ODI. Sri Lanka on the other hand have retained their 1st ODI squad for the final ODI of the series. Watch out for the highlights of 3rd ODI of Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh below:

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Highlights: 1st Test Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka- Day 5

Sri Lanka 570 for 4 dec (Sangakkara 142, Thirimanne 155, Chandimal 116*) and 335 for 4 dec (Sangakkara 105, Dilshan 126, Vithanage 59) drew with Bangladesh 638 (Mushfiqur 200, Ashraful 190, Nasir 100) and 70 for 1 (Jahurul 41*)

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Highlights: 1st Test Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Day 4

Bangladesh are on high after the end of 4th day of 1st test. This is the first time three Bangladesh batsmen smacked centuries including a double hundred in an innings. Bravo Tigers!!

Sri Lanka 570/4d and 116/1; Bangladesh 638
Mushfiqur 200 | Ashraful 190 | Nasir 100
Sri Lanka lead by 48 runs with 9 wickets remaining

Stumps: Day 4

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Taylor eyes quick bowlers for first Test

New Zealand are likely to pick two quick bowlers and a spinner as they attempt to win their first Test match in Sri Lanka since 1998.

"I haven't seen the wicket so far today, but it's got another day to go and pitches do change," New Zealand captain Ross Taylor told reporters on the eve of the first Test which starts on Saturday.

"Because they cover the whole ground it might look a little bit different in the morning, but that's probably the side that will go in this next Test match," he said.

New Zealand's bowling department has been boosted by the presence of former Sri Lanka paceman Chaminda Vaas who is assistant fast bowling coach for the series.

"Vaas has given us an insight into how to play in Sri Lankan conditions and we have a couple of left-arm quicks who are learning a lot off him at the moment, he's been an asset to our group so far," said Taylor.

Taylor also expressed concern about wet weather which has affected New Zealand throughout the tour and led to three successive matches in the one-day series, which they lost 3-0, being decided using the Duckworth-Lewis method.

"Both teams are in the same boat, and the weather will probably play its part over the next two matches," said Taylor

"You can prepare to play, and I guess switching on and off is going to be a crucial part of this game.

"Test cricket is great to play and as we've been here in Galle, it's rained everyday so far in the afternoon, and we'll have to factor that into our preparations and into the match.

"The last time we played here I don't think there was a lot of spin, there was spin, but not excessive spin," he added.

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene thought the pitch would only aid spin bowlers in the latter stages of the match.

"The wicket will help spin bowlers only on the last two days and I hope it will be a good track for the fast bowlers too," he said.

Having played cricket with a white ball for the past four months, Jayawardene said his team needed to adjust to playing with a red one.

"The players have had training for three days or so with the red ball and we look forward to doing well in the test match that begins tomorrow and give our best and come up with a win," the skipper said.

The second of the two Tests is due to begin in Colombo on Nov 25.

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Pakistani refugee helps Aussies with spin practice

Australia on Tuesday used the leg-spin bowling of a Pakistani asylum seeker in their first net practice session ahead of this week`s first Test against South Africa in Brisbane.

Fawad Ahmed, who is awaiting a decision from the Australian government about his refugee protection claim, bowled against Australia`s top batsmen as a preparation for South African spinner Imran Tahir ahead of Friday`s Gabba Test opener.

Ahmed, who plays Melbourne club cricket and has previously bowled in nets sessions to Australia`s batsmen, was flown to Brisbane due to the similarities of his bowling action with that of Pakistan-born Tahir, team officials said.

Ahmed is familiar with naturalised South African Tahir, having played against him when they were both in Pakistan`s domestic cricket.

He left his home in the border region near Afghanistan to come to Australia on a short-stay visa to play cricket in 2010.

Despite a temptation to play a four-man pace attack on what is expected to be a bouncy Gabba wicket, South Africa have said they are planning to play Tahir, who has played 10 Tests for the Proteas.

All of Australia`s players took part in Tuesday`s first training session at the Gabba, including Rob Quiney, who is set make his Test debut as a replacement for injured allrounder Shane Watson.

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Video Clips: Crazy Celebration from West Indies After winning T20 World Cup 2012

West Indies defied the odds to claim their first World Cup in 33 years after upstaging Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final of the World Twenty20 at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

The Caribbeans, always favourites with the game's romantics, bowled their opponents for 101 in 18.4 overs defending a modest 137-run total. This is their first major global title since 2004 when they won the Champions League. 



West Indies 137 for 6 (Samuels 78, Sammy 26*, Mendis 4-12) beat Sri Lanka 101 (Jayawardene 33, Kulasekara 26, Narine 3-9, Sammy 2-6) by 36 runs  

 Watch some crazy celebration moments from Chris Gayle and West Indies After winning the T20 World Cup 2012.

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After 33 years, West Indies win WC

West Indies defied the odds to claim their first World Cup in 33 years after upstaging Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final of the World Twenty20 at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

The Caribbeans, always favourites with the game's romantics, bowled their opponents for 101 in 18.4 overs defending a modest 137-run total. This is their first major global title since 2004 when they won the Champions League.

The low-scoring final was turned on its head after Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene's dismissal for 33.

Concerned at being behind the Duckworth-Lewis score, an unsettled Jayawardene tried to reverse sweep but succeeded in top-edging to point.

And thereafter the Lankans lost three more wickets, two of them being run outs for nine runs.

Nuwan Kulasekara entertained the crowd with cameo 16-ball 26 that took them close to the 100-run mark.

Sunil Narine took 3 for 9 and Darren Sammy 2 for 6.

Sri Lanka's chase got off to a terrible start when Tillaratne Dilshan (0 ) was clean bowled by Ravi Rampaul with the score on six in the second over.

Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara however steadied the ship putting on 42 runs.

But Sangakkara (22) was taken out at deep midwicket trying to pull Samuel Badree.

All-rounder Angelo Mathews, having faced a couple of dot balls, tried to scoop over short fine leg but was bowled by Sammy.

Earlier, Marlon Samuels launched an audacious counter-attack under pressure to smash a superb half-century and rally the West Indies to 137 for six after they won the toss.

The right-hander, Man of the Final, saved his best performance for the final with a 56-ball 76 that contained six sixes and three fours.

Towards the end, Sammy made a quick 15-ball 26 not out.

All of Sri Lanka's frontline bowlers subjected the West Indies to a torrid time at the crease. Ajantha Mendis led the show with four wickets for 12 runs.

The West Indians laboured to 32-2 after 10 overs.

Johnson Charles was out for a duck off the fifth ball of the opening over that was a maiden bowled by Angelo Mathews.

Much was expected of Chris Gayle; however, he was trapped lbw by Ajantha in the sixth over when he missed a straight delivery. He faced 16 balls to make three – a rare failure.

Such was the dominance of the Lankan bowlers that the West Indies had managed to score just one four at the halfway point of the innings.

Samuels and Dwayne Bravo added 59 runs for the third wicket after their side slumped to 14-2 after six overs.

But Mendis ended the stand getting Bravo lbw for 19 in the 14th over.

The spinner then put the Windies under more pressure with a double-wicket strike to remove Kieron Pollard (2) and Andre Russell (0), who tried to sweep the first ball he faced. It made the score read 87-5.

All the time though Samuels was dealing in boundaries until Akila Dananjaya had him caught at mid-wicket as he pulled one from outside off for another big hit.

West Indies qualified for the final after inflicting a crushing 74-run defeat on Australia. Sri Lanka sealed their place with a 16-run victory against Pakistan in their semi-final.

The West Indians, the original kings of one-day international cricket, last won a global title at the 2004 Champions Trophy held in England. Sri Lanka had been to three major finals - two World Cup 50 overs finals losses in 2007 and 2011 and the T20 final loss to Pakistan in 2009.

Meanwhile, Australia's Shane Watson has been named World Twenty20 player of the tournament after dominating the event with both bat and ball.

The opener topped the run-scoring list with 249 at an average of 49.80, including three half-centuries.

Watson also claimed 11 wickets at 16.00, second on the bowling list behind Mendis (15 victims at 9.80)

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Aussie women retain T20 title

Jess Cameron's show with the bat and Lisa Sthalekar's all-round skills helped Australia retain the Women's World Twenty20 title with a close four-run victory over England in the final on Sunday.

Put in to bat, the defending champions, who won the last edition of the tournament in West Indies, made 142 for four from their 20 overs, riding on a strong opening partnership.

England lost wickets at regular intervals during their chase and required 16 off the last over but managed 11 to reach 138 for nine.

Danielle Hazel needed to hit a six off the last ball for a victory but she could just get a single sparking widespread celebrations in the Australian camp.

"So proud of this team," an emotional Australian captain Jodie Fields said during the prize distribution ceremony.

"I love this jersey, whenever you put this jersey on, you have to fight hard. England played a really good match, but we had the belief in our team."

Jess Jonassen picked up three wickets for 25 while Sthalekar and Julie Hunter shared four wickets between them as Australia dropped a number of catches.

Skipper Charlotte Edwards (28) top-scored for England and kept the team in the hunt with four boundaries and a six but the 2009 champions lost their way after her dismissal.

"Last 18 months we have worked towards this. It didn't go our way, but congratulations to Australia," Edwards, who was adjudged the player of the tournament, said.

"We didn't bowl well up front, and just couldn't pin them. I wouldn't change the decision to bowl first. Our bowling is good, the wicket is still good.

"It still came down to six off the last ball. It wasn't to be a fairy tale, but hope we have done the country proud."

Meg Lanning (25) and Alyssa Healy (26) notched up 51 for the opening wicket for Australia to build a solid platform and then Cameron (45) and Sthalekar (23 not out) added another 51 for the third to set England 143 for a win.

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Australia reach women's T20 WC final

Australia qualified for the final of the Women's World Twenty20 after defeating West Indies by 28 runs in the second semi-final in Colombo on Friday.

They will meet England in Sunday's final at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Right-arm medium-pacer Julie Hunter destroyed West Indies with a devastating five for 22 that sent them crashing to 87 all out in 19.2 overs while chasing 116 to win.

Fellow medium-pacer Ellyse Perry and off-spinner Erin Osborne picked up two wickets each.

Opener Juliana Nero (31) and Shanel Daley (25) were the only two West Indies players to reach double figures.

Earlier, Australia, who won the toss, recovered from losing their first wicket without a run on the board, to score a modest 115 for seven in 20 overs.

England stormed into the final with a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the other semi-final on Thursday.

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Winning Moment of West Indies with Gangnam Style dance

Opener Chris Gayle, who hammered an unbeaten 75 to help West Indies reach the finals, sounded the battle cry against Sri Lanka, saying his team will definitely win the World Twenty20 on Sunday.

Riding on Gayle's blistering 41-ball 75, West Indies today mauled Australia by 74 runs in the second semifinals to set up a summit clash with Sri Lanka on Sunday and the flamboyant opener declared they will definitely come on top.

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Highlights between West Indies and Australia 2nd semi final of T20 World Cup 2012

Chris Gayle smashed a blistering unbeaten 75 as West Indies stormed into their maiden ICC World T20 final with a crushing 74-run victory over a listless Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Friday. Now Watch Highlights of the match and Enjoy !! 

 T20 World Cup 2012 | West Indies Vs Australia T20 World Cup 2012 Semi Final 5 OCT 2012 Highlights

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Windies in first WC final after 29 years

A blistering Chris Gayle unbeaten half-century and a 15-ball cameo by Kieron Pollard helped West Indies storm into the final of the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 74-run victory over Australia in the second semi-final in Colombo on Friday.

Chasing a daunting 206, Australia were bowled out for 131 in 16.4 overs after Gayle (41-ball 74) and Pollard (38) blitzed their opponents almost into submission.

They will meet hosts Sri Lanka in Sunday's mouth-watering final. It will be the first for the once mighty Caribbean in 29 years, though they had made the final in the Champions Trophy in 2004.

The West Indian bowlers ran through their top-order to send the Aussies plummeting to 64-6 after 10 overs.

Skipper George Bailey scored a valiant 29-ball 63—the fastest half-century of the match.

The ploy to unsettle the Australians with spin, as happened in their last Super Eight game against Pakistan, again proved their Achilles ' heel.

The West Indies made a dream start when leg-spinner Samuel Badree removed David Warner (1) in the first over. He also dismissed Shane Watson who was bowled for seven a couple of overs later.

In between Marlon Samuels caught and bowled dangerous Michael Hussey (18).

Paceman Ravi Rampaul started with a double-wicket over that claimed Cameron White and David Hussey, who was caught by the bowler off a well-directed short ball.

He finished the match by bowling Mitchell Starc to return impressive figures of three for 16.

Mystery spinner Sunil Narine then induced Mathew Wade into a top-edge sweep into waiting arms of Badree at short long leg.

Narine later accounted for Brad Hogg.

Pollard followed up his batting antics also with a double-wicket over that included Bailey.

Gayle's unbeaten half-century set West Indies up for an imposing total of 205 for four in 20 overs after they won the toss.

The destructive left-hander after a watchful start got into his stride hitting a couple of lusty sixes off slow left-arm bowler Doherty's first over that went for 13 runs.

He reached his fifty off 29 balls.

West Indies lost the early wicket of opener Johnson Charles (10), who was caught behind slashing a short delivery from Starc.

Gayle and Marlon Samuels then responded with a 41-run second-wicket stand but Pat Cummins broke the partnership with a slower delivery that clean bowled the aggressive right-hander for 26.

Dwayne Bravo (37) and Gayle then were involved in an 83-run third-wicket onslaught that ended after the former was caught by the Australian skipper standing at extra cover off Cummins.

But Gayle and Pollard clobbered 25 runs in the final over bowled by Doherty to rub salt into their wounds before Pollard fell.

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Team Preview:

Australia will consider bringing the T20 veteran David Hussey in and the likely candidate to miss out would be Glenn Maxwell. However, that is far from certain and would almost certainly be the only change.

Australia (probable) 1 David Warner, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Michael Hussey, 4 George Bailey (capt), 5 Cameron White, 6 Glenn Maxwell/David Hussey, 7 Matthew Wade (wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Brad Hogg, 11 Xavier Doherty 

West Indies are likely to again choose the twin spin options of Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree on the wearing Premadasa pitch. It seems unlikely that any of Fidel Edwards, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons or Dwayne Smith will be able to force their way in.

West Indies (probable) 1 Johnson Charles, 2 Chris Gayle, 3 Marlon Samuels, 4 Dwayne Bravo, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Andre Russell, 7 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 8 Darren Sammy (capt), 9 Sunil Narine, 10 Samuel Badree, 11 Ravi Rampaul.

 

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Sri Lanka reaches World T20 final

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 16 runs and storm into the final of the ICC World Twenty20 here on Thursday night.

After managing a modest 139 for four on a slow Premadasa track, Sri Lankan duo of Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis stifled the Pakistan batsmen in the final overs to restrict them to 123 for seven.

Pakistan needed 32 runs off last three overs which is considered to be quite achievable by Twenty20 standards but Mendis and Malinga held their nerves giving only five and four runs respectively of the 18th and 19th over.

Nuwan Kulasekara, who bowled the 20th over, didn`t have any pressure on him as he gave only seven runs to sent the capacity crowd into a tizzy.

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath used the conditions to perfection as he recorded the best figures of three for 25 in four overs. Malinga gave only 19 runs in his four overs while Mendis was also impressive with figures two for 27.

Chasing a target of 140 was a tricky one on the slow Premadasa track as batsmen often got confused whether to attack or rotate the strike.

Imran Nazir was in his element as he tried to hit each and every ball out of the sight but failed to connect most of them before he dragged one off Mendis onto his stumps. Nazir made 20 with the help of three fours.

Then it was Angelo Mathews who got Sri Lanka back into the game trapping in-form Nasir Jamshed leg before and then deceived Kamran Akmal with a slower one.

From 57 for three, Pakistan soon became 64 for four, as Herath bowled Shoaib Malik with a classical left-armer`s delivery. He flighted one to invite Malik for a drive and the ball turned a shade after pitching to knock the batsman`s off-stump.

Having got a reprieve at 24, Hafeez who till now was happy to play the waiting game, chanced his arms. First he pulled Mathews for a boundary and then reverse swept Herath.

He followed it up with a straight six.

But Hafeez finally departed for 42 when he was stumped trying to give Herath the charge.

Shahid Afridi`s woeful time with the bat continued as Herath cleaned up in the next ball to register his third wicket.

Pakistan was tottering at 91 for six at that stage and from there victory became out of question.

Earlier, electing to bat, some scratchy batting by opener Tillekaratne Dilshan hampered Sri Lanka`s chances of putting up a big total as they managed only 139 for four in their stipulated 20 overs.

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England in women's T20 WC final

Skipper Charlotte Edwards anchored a comfortable chase as England sailed into the final of the Women's World Twenty20 with an emphatic seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first semi-final on Thursday.

The 2009 champions got an early, important breakthrough when they ran out rival skipper Suzie Bates before they restricted New Zealand to 93 for eight wickets at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Edwards returned to hit 33 off 37 balls as England overwhelmed the target with 2.4 overs to spare to book a berth in Sunday's final where they meet either Australia or West Indies.

Put into bat in a rematch of the 2009 final, two-time runners-up New Zealand lost their skipper Bates to the fifth delivery but Amy Satterthwaite (30), the other opener, refused to throw in the towel.

England's sharp fielding did not allow easy runs and New Zealand managed just six boundaries, three from Satterthwaite's blade, in their entire innings.

Down the order, Nicola Browne (18) and Katey Martin (19) tried their best but the 100-mark still eluded New Zealand.

For England, spinners Danielle Wyatt (2-15) and Holly Colvin (2-15) shared four wickets between them.

In contrast, England's chase began on a strong note with Edwards and Laura Marsh (11) adding 32 runs for the opening stand.

Edwards, adjudged player of the match, fell in the 11th over but Sarah Taylor (21 not out) and Lydia Greenway (22) batted fluently as England maintained their unbeaten record in the tournament.

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Pietersen makes peace with ECB

Batsman Kevin Pietersen has committed to playing for England in all three forms of the game until at least 2015 after making peace with the England and Wales Cricket Board in a row over 'provocative' text messages.

"I am committed to completing the reintegration process we have agreed over the coming weeks and resuming my England career in all formats, hopefully until the World Cup in 2015, as long as my body allows," he told a news conference on Wednesday.

"I'd like to take this opportunity to apologise to my team-mates, all England supporters and the ECB for the situation that has arisen over the last couple of months.

"Thankfully we have drawn a line under it and can move forward," he added in a prepared statement after signing a new central contract in the Sri Lankan capital where he has been working as a television pundit on the ICC World Twenty20.

Pietersen was dropped in August after sending messages to members of the opposing South Africa side which he conceded were provocative but denied were derogatory about former England captain Andrew Strauss, the ECB said.

The 32-year-old, who has averaged nearly 50 in 88 Test matches, said he had deleted the messages and the ECB added on Wednesday that the issue had been 'successfully concluded through a binding assurance provided by Kevin'.

Pietersen added: "Although it has been made clear in the (ECB) statement, I'd like to make it clear that at no time did I share tactical information with any of the South Africans.

"It's been a horrible situation for all involved but it is time to move forward. All being well, I'll be back in an England shirt as soon as possible."

REINTEGRATION PROCESS

ECB chairman Giles Clarke, who joined Pietersen at the news conference, said a 're-integration process', which was intended to pave the way for the player's recall, had begun with the pair meeting for 2-1/2 hours on Wednesday morning.

"Kevin Pietersen has apologised to Andrew Strauss and... he now wishes to put the events of the summer behind him and to focus on regaining his place in the England team," said Clarke reading from an ECB statement.

"England Teams Director Andy Flower will lead the (re-integration) process. He will determine the progress of that process and will advise the Board when the team, management and Kevin himself feel he is ready to be reconsidered.

"Following this, it will be up to the National Selector (Geoff Miller) and the England Teams Director to determine when he should be selected. It could be very soon," added Clarke, who said Pietersen had signed a new ECB central contract.

Following England's elimination from the ICC World Twenty20 on Monday, their next competitive action is a tour of India that features four Tests, two Twenty20s and five one-dayers.

The Test series squad, selected last month, did not include Pietersen. The first Test starts in Ahmedabad on Nov 15.

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India win by one run

South Africa were bowled out for 151 against India as both teams were eliminated in the World Twenty20 Super Eight stage match on Tuesday.

Chasing 152 for victory, South Africa fell one run too short at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

India had to restrict the Proteas to 121 or less to qualify for the semis to keep Pakistan out. But South Africa reached 122 for five in the 17th over.

Sri Lanka and Pakistan will go head to head in one semi on Thursday, while Australia will go up against West Indies in the other on Friday.

Ravichandran Ashwin took care of Johan Botha (8), caught by Suresh Raina, while Albie Morkel (10) was bowled off Lakshmipathy Balaji. Morne Morkel was the last man to go bowled off Balaji.

Jean-Paul Duminy (16) went packing for a catch to Gautam Gambhir at deep square leg off Lakshmipathy Balaji.

That was followed by dismissals of Farhan Behardien (13) and Robin Peterson (10) in consecutive deliveries from Zaheer Khan, creating a hat-trick chance for him - which he eventually missed.

Faf du Plessis (65 off 38 balls) played a superb knock to lift South Africa. His 29-ball fifty innings had six boundaries and a couple of sixes. In an attempt to strike over long off, du Plessis shot went straight into the hands of Suresh Raina.

Yuvraj Singh sent back skipper AB de Villiers (13) who defended only to pop the ball up to the stumps.

South Africa opener Hashim Amla (0) went back in the very first over as he nicked Zaheer Khan for a catch to Virender Sehwag at first slip. One down Jacques Kallis (6) followed soon being caught out by Rohit Sharma off Irfan Pathan.

Balaji and Zaheer took three wickets each, with Yuvraj taking two wickets and Irfan, Ashwin taking a wicket each.

Earlier, India scored 152 for 6 in their 20 overs.

Suresh Raina (45 off 34 balls), dropped on 36, struck five boundaries and was run out off the very last ball of the innings, while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained unbeaten (23 off 13).

Things went from bad to worse for India when Yuvraj Singh's (21 off 15 balls) cameo came to an end when Morne Morkel's slower yorker went through his defences. Rohit Sharma (25), after a 44-run fifth wicket recovery stand with Raina, was trapped in front of the stumps by Robin Peterson.

Before that, India opener Gautam Gambhir (8) went packing early as he inside edged Morkel onto the stumps, with danger-man Virat Kohli (2) being caught behind off Jacques Kallis the very next over. Peterson ripped out the off stump of Virender Sehwag (17) after being struck for a six.

Morne Morkel and Peterson bagged two wickets each while Kallis took a wicket.

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Pakistan beat Aussies by 32 runs

Australia scored 117 for 7 in their 20 overs, falling 33 runs short of their winning target against Pakistan in the Super Eight stage match on Tuesday.

Despite the result, Australia ensured their spot in the semis by scoring the 112 runs required for it, with Michael Hussey (54 off 47 balls) being the lone warrior for his side at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Saeed Ajmal went through the defences of Mathew Wade (13), moments before trapping Pat Cummins (0) leg before to end with figures of 3 for 17.

Cameron White (12) was sent packing by Mohammad Hafeez for a catch to Imran Nazir, while Glenn Maxwell was dismissed moments later to leave them reeling at 65 for 5.

Aussie openers, Shane Watson (8) and David Warner (8), were both trapped leg before by Hasan Raza and Hafeez respectively early in their chase. Skipper George Bailey (15) was taken out by Ajmal in the same fashion.

Ajmal bagged three wickets, while Hafeez and Raza took two wickets each.

The result also dismissed South Africa's chances to progress in the tournament.

To deny Pakistan their place, India will need to beat the South Africans by a huge margin to boost their Net Run Rate past their arch-rivals.

Earlier, Pakistan put up 149 for 6 in their 20 overs.

Umar Akmal (9) and Shoaib Malik (4) saw the team through to the total.

Shahid Afridi (4) was dismissed clean bowled off Mitchell Starc while, Abdur Razzak (27) mistimed a Pat Cummins delivery for an easy catch to Shane Watson at backward point.

Back to back wickets saw Kamran Akmal (32) and Nasir Jamshed (55 off 46) back to the pavilion. Akmal went back for a catch to Cameron White at extra cover off Stark, while Akmal was taken out by Xavier Doherty for a catch to David Warner at long on.

The third wicket stand between Nasir and Kamran Akmal was worth 79 runs. Jamshed whacked four boundaries and two sixes.

Opener Mohammed Hafeez (4) was trapped in front of the stumps by Starc, while the other opener Imran Nazir (14) was taken out by a Watson full toss for a catch to George Bailey at mid-off.

Stark claimed three wickets while Doherty, Watson and Cummins bagged a wicket each.

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Malinga magic derails England

An inspired spell of fast bowling by Lasith Malinga tore England apart and sent the holders crashing out of the World Twenty20 competition with a 19-run defeat against Sri Lanka in the Super Eight stage on Monday.

Malinga bagged five wickets for 31 runs to knock over England for 150 for nine in 20 overs as they chased 170 to keep their slim hopes of survival alive.

Malinga made the task near to impossible after dispatching the top three for only 18 runs. And from that point the game was virtually over.

Only a courageous stand of 51 for the eighth-wicket between Samit Patel (67) and Graeme Swann (34) served to delay the inevitable.

England got off to a horrible start after Luke Wright (12), promoted to open the innings, was caught at point off Malinga's third ball.

The right-arm speedster finished his opening over with successive wickets to remove Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales off the fifth and sixth deliveries.

In this second spell a fired up Malinga sent back Joss Buttler and Patel.

Between the Malinga carnage, the Lankan spinners Akila Dananjaya (2-26) and Jeevan Mendis
Nuwan Kulasekara kept up the pressure with wickets.

Sri Lanka topped the Group One on six points and West Indies advance to the semi-finals as the second best team with four points.

They will be joined either by Australia, India, Pakistan and South Africa, who are locked in an intriguing battle in the other Super Eight group.

The semi-finals are on Thursday and Friday in Colombo.

Put into bat, the hosts relied on 38-ball 42 from Mahela Jayawardene and some good lower-order contributions to reach a competitive total of 169-6 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Stuart Broad bagged three wickets, Swann two and Steve Finn one.

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West Indies beat New Zealand in thrilling super-over contest

West Indies defeated New Zealand via Super Over in their Super Eight match of the ICC World Twenty20 here on Monday.

Chasing West Indies` 139 all out, New Zealand managed 139 for seven, to send the match into a Super Over.

In the Super Over, New Zealand scored 17 runs but West Indies overhauled that target with one ball to spare.

Earlier, New Zealand`s pace-cum-spin attack came together effectively to bowl out the West Indies for 139 in 19.3 overs in their Super Eights group one match at Pallekele stadium on Monday.

Paceman Tim Southee grabbed 3-21 while pace partner Doug Bracell took 3-31 to halt a power-packed West Indian batting after Darren Sammy won the toss and opted to bat.

Chris Gayle top-scored with a fluent 30 while Kieron Pollard (28) and Marlon Samuels (24) also chipped in with useful contributions but none of the batsmen could capitalise on the good starts.

West Indies, who have won one and lost the other match in the group, face a must-win situation to qualify for the semi-finals. New Zealand, who lost both their matches in the round of eight, also need a big win to reach the semis.

The two teams for the semi-finals will only be decided after the Sri Lanka-England match later in the day.

Bracewell provided New Zealand with a double breakthrough by dismissing Johnson Charles (eight) and Andre Russell (six) in his first two overs, leaving the West Indies in a difficult situation.

Southee, who came as first-change, removed Gayle in the seventh over to continue to derail the West Indies. Gayle hit three boundaries and two sixes off just 14 deliveries.

Off-spinner Nathan McCullum finished with 2-19, dismissing Samuels and Darren Bravo (16) as the West Indies lost three wickets in the space of just 15 runs.

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