Sri Lanka enter WT20 final after beating WI in rain-hit match

April 03, 2014 22:07

SRI LANKA WIN BY 27 RUNS (D/L) | Scorecard

The match has been called off and Sri Lanka have emerged winners by 27 runs courtesy of the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Chasing 161 for victory, West Indies were 80 for four in 13.5 overs against Sri Lanka when heavy rain halted play in the first semi-final.

Marlon Samuels (16) and Darren Sammy (3) were in the middle when the rain, mixed with hail, started pouring down at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

In the second semi-final, India will take on South Africa at the same venue on Friday, starting at 1830 IST.

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