Sri Lanka hold their nerve to reach semi-final
A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into
17/06Result
12th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at London, Jun 17 2013
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233 (42.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
17/06Result
12th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at London, Jun 17 2013
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253/8 -
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233 (42.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
From gaudily dressed duffers to crimson-clad superheroes
England had to work hard for their semi-final place, and so did the viewers
Malinga does his Usain Bolt
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the final Champions Trophy Group match
The remake that has gone bust
Long gone are the days when any group of Australian cricketers were world-beaters. Now the best they've got just doesn't look good enough
When Clarke gave Bailey the Moyes glare
Tweet report for the Champions Trophy game between Australia and Sri Lanka
Watson's diminishing returns
With the retirement of Michael Hussey and injury to Michael Clarke, Australia desperately needed Shane Watson to perform at the Champions Trophy
Sri Lanka propelled by a little Mahela magic
Mahela Jayawardene is adept at making hard runs when his team needs him, and he did so again in this match
Australia focused, Clarke remains hopeful
Michael Clarke has admitted the off-field drama surrounding the Australia team has affected preparation for his side's must-win group match against Sri Lanka
'Role model' Sangakkara remains at the top of his game
Even as he enters the twilight years of his career, Kumar Sangakkara continues to be among the world's best and is at the heart of Sri Lanka's quest to progress
Clarke hopeful of Sri Lanka return
Michael Clarke is not certain whether he will be fit to face Sri Lanka in Australia's vital last Champions Trophy group match on Monday but has declared that he "will definitely be back for the Ashes"