Sri Lanka survive jitters to reach World Cup final

Sri Lanka overcame a serious bout of the jitters to book their place in Saturday's World Cup final in Mumbai, as New Zealand bowed out in the last four for the sixth time in ten campaigns

Murali says his home farewell in style

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

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, semi-final, Colombo

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, Colombo

Malinga's magic and Ryder's Leverock moment

Plays of the day from the 1st semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

Emotions run high in tight game

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

Murali's fitting run across the home stretch

Muttiah Muralitharan's final spell at home ended in fairytale fashion, much like his Test career in Galle last year. Just like back then, it would have been incredibly contrived had it not been for real

Sri Lanka v New Zealand, World Cup 2011, Colombo

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Vettori retires from Twenty20s

Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals

Semi-elated? Hardly

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

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 surprised at used pitch

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, is not impressed with the use of the same pitch for Tuesday's semi-final as the one that was used for the quarter-final against England on Saturday

Vettori considering three-spinner attack

Daniel Vettori has said that making the World Cup semi-finals six times is a huge achievement for a small nation like New Zealand

Muralitharan doubtful but Sangakkara upbeat

Kumar Sangakkara has said that there is no point in saving Muttiah Muralitharan for the final, and that if he regains fitness, he will play tomorrow's semi-final against New Zealand

Usual suspects rise to the occasion again

Between them, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have made seven semi-final appearances in five World Cups since 1996. When the whole world is watching, they raise their game a notch

An awesome pair and the battle of flashiness

ESPNcricinfo looks at the key contests in the semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

Trial by spin awaits New Zealand

New Zealand have done superbly to get this far in the World Cup, but can they conquer Sri Lanka's spinners in Colombo?

Wright says he likes New Zealand aggression

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has backed his side's aggressive approach during their quarter-final win against South Africa in Mirpur