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Presentation Ceremony
Mahela Jayawardene, the winning Captain and also the Man of the Match says : "It means a lot for us, the crowd has been wonderful for us, they have been like a 12th man for us right through. It was a tough call to leave out Akila, we felt that they had a lot of right and left handers and played to our strength. We were probably 15 runs short, we have not played a lot on this surface. The bowlers backed us well and the fielding was outstanding. I am not really fussed about our oponents on Sunday, we need to win against the best to win the Cup."
The losing Pakistan Captain Mohammad Hafeez says: "I am really proud about the way the team played, everybody gave 100% on the field. There were some positives, Nasir and Hasan played really well. I will not blame the pitch, it was the same for both teams, but they played well and deserved to win. It was a good game of cricket, I thank everyone who came here to support our team. We wanted to do something for them, but it did not suffice." |
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For Sri Lanka, Rangana Herath did all the difference taking 3 for 25 in 4 overs. It included the consecutive wickets of Hafeez and Afridi which was a big turning point. Lasith Malinga, of course did a fine job despite bowling a few costly wides, dropping a sitter but in the end coming good. |
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Pakistan were favourites to win the match after restricting Sri Lanka to 139. But as always, the Pakistani batsmen just don't play well in a run chase. The likes of Malik, Afridi not contributing despite having loads of experience! Hafeez provided the hope for Pakistan but got out leaving the job half done. It was beyond Umar Akmal to get the remaining runs. |
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It is the second time that Sri Lanka have made it to the World T20 Final. Pakistan on the other have lost their second consecutive Semi Final. |
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Sri Lanka win by 16 runs to enter into the Finals of the ICC World T20 2012! |
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Over 19.6 KMDN Kulasekarato Umar Akmal, no runsMakes room and cuts the slower one to extra covers.
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19.5
4 Over 19.5 KMDN Kulasekarato Umar Akmal, Boundary!Makes room and slices the slower one, one handed over backward point for a boundary.
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19.4
1 Over 19.4 KMDN Kulasekarato Umar Gul, 1 runDrills the full ball straight down the ground for one.
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19.3
1 Over 19.3 KMDN Kulasekarato Umar Akmal, 1 runDrills the widish yorker to deep point. Sri Lanka now confirm that they have won this match with 22 to get from 3 balls.
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19.2
0 Over 19.2 KMDN Kulasekarato Umar Akmal, beaten, no runsAkmal looks high at the sky while swinging at the ball while Sanga collects that behind calmly outside off. It was a jetplane that just failed to take off!
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19.1
0 Over 19.1 KMDN Kulasekarato Umar Akmal, no runsSlower leg cutter right into the blockhole and Akmal drags it to mid wicket!
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So match over virtually with Pakistan needing 23 runs to win from the final over. Unless Umar Akmal pulls off a miraculous cameo! The chances for that are very minute. Kulasekara is going to bowl the final over and I am sure he will trouble Umar Akmal with the nagging slower ones! |
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Over 18.6 SL Malingato Umar Akmal, 1 runDrives the widish full delivery to deep covers for one.
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18.5
1 Over 18.5 SL Malingato Umar Gul, 1 runDrags a yorker through mid wicket for one.
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18.4
0 Over 18.4 SL Malingato Umar Gul, beaten, no runsSwing and a miss from Gul to a speedy length ball darting away outside off.
Over 18.4 SL Malinga to Umar Gul, 1 wideOne run gifted away with Malinga spraying a widish yorker outside off. |
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18.4
0+wd Over 18.4 SL Malingato Umar Gul, beaten, no runsSwing and a miss from Gul to a speedy length ball darting away outside off.
Over 18.4 SL Malinga to Umar Gul, 1 wideOne run gifted away with Malinga spraying a widish yorker outside off. |
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18.3
0 Over 18.3 SL Malingato Umar Gul, beaten, no runsSri Lanka are easing towards the Finals now! Gul is beaten in a drive to a widish yorker outside off.
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18.2
1 Over 18.2 SL Malingato Umar Akmal, 1 runWidish yokrer and once again it is squeezed to the diving backward point, this time a single is given away. Akmal loses the strike!
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