2014 ICC T20 World Cup SF -1 Sri Lanka Vs West Indies Thursday April 03,2014

Defending champions West Indies will on Thursday April 03,2014 lock horns with Sri Lanka, who in turn would be hoping to avenge their loss in the 2012 ICC T20 World Cup

Currently ranked eighth both in Test and one-day internationals, West Indies have emerged as a stronger force in cricket's latest and shortest format, winning the World Twenty20 crown in Sri Lanka  in 2012

Squads
 
West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simons, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Samuel Badree, Sunil Narine, Krishmar Santokie, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Fletcher, Sheldon Cotterell, Johnson Charles

Sri Lanka: Dinesh Chandimal (captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Perera, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Rangana Herath, Suranga Lakmal, Seekkuge Prasanna, Ajantha Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Chaturanga de Silva.


Sri Lanka and the West Indies have had identical victories in their final group league encounters in which they crushed their respective opponents for paltry scores of less than 100 runs.

Both the sides boast of world class spinners, who are winning games on a consistent basis

The Sri Lankan batting depends on their three senior players - Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan - and all of them need to fire in order to post a good total. Sangakkara, in fact, has had a horrible run so far, scoring just 18 runs from his three innings

For Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene, who is playing in his last T20 tournament, has been his team's top scorer with 134 runs.

SF -1 Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Shere Bangla National Stadium,Nirpur,Bangladesh Thursday April 03,2014

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first

SL scored 160/6 in 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SL)
Kusal Perera               26(12 Balls 4x2 and 6x2)
Mahela Jayawardene   00(0 Ball)
Kumar Sangakkara      01(6 Balls)
Tillakaratne Dishan       39(39 Balls 4x2 and 6x1)
Lahiru Thirimane          44(35 Balls 4x3 and 6x2)
Angello Mathews         40(23 Balls 4x3 and 6x2)
Seekkuge Prasanna      06*(5 Balls)
Wicket Takers(WI)
Krishmar Santokie       2/46(4 Overs)
Samuel Badree             1/23(4 Overs)
Andre Russel                1/37(3 Overs)
WI scored 80/4 in 13.5 Overs - Target 108 runs from 13.5 overs under D/L
Fall of Wickets(WI)
Chris Gayle           03(13 Balls)
Dwayne Smith       17(14 Balls 4x1 and 6x1)
Lendl Simmons      04(8 Balls)
Dwayne Bravo      30(19 Balls 4x3 and 6x1)
Marlon Samuels     18*(29 Balls 4x1)
Darren Sammy       00*(0 Ball)
Wicket Takers(SL)
Lasith Malinga          2/5(2 Overs)
Seekkuge Prasanna   1/15(2 Overs)
Nuwan Kulasekara    1/22(2.5 Overs)

 Match Result -Sri Lanka won by 27 Runs under D/L
MOM -Angello Mathews(SL)

The storm had the final say in Mirpur, Sri Lanka v West Indies, World T20, semi-final, Mirpur, April 3, 2014