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Two shiny teams fight for glory

Australia and Sri Lanka have the chance to end the tournament on a high at Barbados

27-Apr-2007•The Preview by Rahul Bhattacharya in Barbados

Success of '96 drives tough Sri Lankans

The fact that Sri Lanka would be playing on a hard and bouncy pitch expected to favour the Australians didn't bother Mahela Jayawardene

27-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Barbados

Jayawardene-inspired Sri Lanka seal a spot in the final

Mahela Jayawardene produced an innings of pure class as Sri Lanka claimed their rightful place in the final of the 2007 World Cup

24-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Jayawardene peaks at perfect time

Mahela Jayawardene has the opportunity to emulate Arjuna Ranatunga, who led Sri Lanka to a final and victory at Lahore in 1996

23-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Jamaica

'We put our foot down' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene brushed aside suggestions that they could have done with a sterner test with the semis looming

18-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

Ruthless Sri Lanka trounce Ireland

Ireland's World Cup adventure ended with a chastening experience as they crumbled for 77 against Sri Lanka in Grenada. Farveez Maharoof took three wickets in an over and Muttiah Muralitharan bamboozled the middle order

18-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Jayawardene defends resting stars

Mahela Jayawardene has played down the decision to rest two of his team's key bowlers during their seven-wicket defeat to Australia

17-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller

Australia cruise past under-strength Sri Lanka

A couple of Sri Lanka batting collapses turned a potentially cracking contest into a one-sided affair, as Australia wrapped up a comprehensive seven-wicket win

16-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sri Lanka will test us - McGrath

Glenn McGrath, who is usually so certain of Australia's ability to beat all opposition, said their match against Sri Lanka on Monday would be a "big test" and the conditions would favour Sri Lanka

15-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Malinga could have played - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene remains confident that Lasith Malinga's ankle injury is not serious, saying the fast bowler could have played against New Zealand but was rested as a precautionary measure

13-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

The heavyweight bout that wasn't

Ahead of their Super Eights showdown in Grenada, Sri Lanka and New Zealand had been billed as two of the most versatile and power-packed sides in the World Cup; by the dying stages of this bout, however, the Kiwis were visibly pulling their punches

13-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Grenada

Jayawardene questions Moody rumour

Mahela Jayawardene believes Tom Moody has still not decided where he will coach after the World Cup, despite reports he was heading home to Perth to take the reins of Western Australia

11-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Malinga ruled out of New Zealand game

Lasith Malinga, the World Cup's equal leading wicket-taker, has been ruled out of Sri Lanka's match against New Zealand on Thursday with a grade two tear in his left ankle

11-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Tight finishes stress Jayawardene

Sri Lanka's captain Mahela Jayawardene isn't sure how many more tight finishes he can take at the World Cup

05-Apr-2007•Cricinfo staff

Fernando holds his nerve to seal a thriller

Sri Lanka's slick professionalism in the field, and Dilhara Fernando's composure in the final over, earned them a nail biting win over England in Antigua

04-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Will Luke

'Jayasuriya has been brilliant' - Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene admits Sanath Jayasuriya's decision to put his Test match retirement on hold could be the decisive factor in his country's World Cup bid

04-Apr-2007

Uncertain England once again underprepared

Forget Ireland and Bangladesh. If England manage to get it together tomorrow against Sri Lanka, it really will be the shock of the tournament

03-Apr-2007•Andrew Miller in Antigua

Jayawardene sees the light after slump

When Mahela Jayawardene arrived at the crease, Sri Lanka were sliding on very thin ice

01-Apr-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

Jayasuriya crushes feeble West Indies

West Indies lurched a step closer to leaving their own World Cup as Sanath Jayasuriya's 115 condemned them to a 113-run defeat in front of a rare full house in Guyana

01-Apr-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka look to come out guns blazing

Sri Lanka will also be helped by the fact that West Indies' campaign has gone from brimful-of-promise to laced-with-intrigue in the space of a week

31-Mar-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Guyana

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