Sri Lanka booked a place for in the semi finals when they beat West Indies by nine wickets to register Second comfortable win of the Super Eighths.
Sri Lanka spinners restrict West Indies to 129 for 5 in 20 overs. Sri Lanka chased down the target in 15.2 overs. Kulasekara got the crucial Chris Gayle wicket when he was in 2 runs. Marlon Samuels made 50 off 35 balls with four fours and 2 sixes and Dwayne Bravo scored 40 from 34 balls. Ajantha Mendis take 2-12 in 4 overs.
In the chasing 130 runs, Sri Lanka lose the Tilakratne Dilshan wicket on 13 runs. Mahela and Sangakkara played brilliantly. Sangakkara past 1000 runs in T20 Internationals in this match. Jayawardene smashed unbeaten 65* off 49 balls with 10 fours and one six, Kumar Sangakkara made unbeaten 39 runs from 34 balls with five fours. Sri Lanka reached their target in 15.2 overs. Jayawardene named as the Player of the Match.
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