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RESULT • 53rd Match • IPL • T20 • Eden Gardens

KKR

RR

(20 ov, T:207) 205/8

KKR won by 1 run

Schedule Table Videos Series

54th Match • IPL • T20 • Dharamsala

Punjab Kings

Lucknow Super Giants

LSG chose to field

Schedule Table Videos Series

RESULT

1st Semi-Final (D/N), Colombo (RPS), March 29, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup

217

(47.5/50 ov, T:218) 220/5

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Kumar Sangakkara

, SL

54 (79) & 3 catches

Sri Lanka reach World Cup final with tense win

Sri Lanka reach World Cup final with tense win

Match Coverage

Vettori retires from Twenty20s

Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals

Vettori retires from Twenty20s

Semi-elated? Hardly

Sri Lanka march into their second successive final, and the fans are delirious with joy

Semi-elated? Hardly

Sangakkara praises middle-order

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara praised his brittle middle-order batting for carrying his team to the final of the World Cup after they beat New Zealand

Sangakkara praises middle-order

Emotions run high in tight game

You felt sorry for New Zealand, you felt happy for Sri Lanka. You felt sport

Emotions run high in tight game

Vettori pragmatic after defeat

Daniel Vettori did not look like his world has crashed around him, but was able to put the loss in perspective

Vettori pragmatic after defeat

Instant answers to T20 questions

Videos

All Match Videos

Kumar Sangakkara: Very special moment for us

Kumar Sangakkara: Very special moment for us

Daniel Vettori: We were 20-30 runs short

Daniel Vettori: We were 20-30 runs short

Champions' memorable farewell

Champions' memorable farewell

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
WU Tharanga	caught	30	31
TM Dilshan	caught	73	93
KC Sangakkara	caught	54	79
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw	1	3
TT Samaraweera	not out	23	38
LPC Silva	bowled	13	25
AD Mathews	not out	14	18
Extras	(lb 2, w 10)
Total	220(5 wkts; 47.5 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	40	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Upul Tharanga
2nd	120	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	1	Mahela Jayawardene	Kumar Sangakkara
4th	8	Thilan Samaraweera	Kumar Sangakkara
5th	16	Thilan Samaraweera	Chamara Silva
6th	35	Thilan Samaraweera	Angelo Mathews

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ICC Cricket World Cup

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	6	5	1	10	0.758
SL	6	4	1	9	2.582
AUS	6	4	1	9	1.123
NZ	6	4	2	8	1.135
ZIM	6	2	4	4	0.030
CAN	6	1	5	2	-1.987
KENYA	6	0	6	0	-3.042

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	6	5	1	10	2.026
IND	6	4	1	9	0.900
ENG	6	3	2	7	0.072
WI	6	3	3	6	1.066
BAN	6	3	3	6	-1.361
IRE	6	2	4	4	-0.696
NED	6	0	6	0	-2.045