So Sri Lanka will meet Pakistan in the final at Lord's on Sunday. Chris Gayle walks off with no emotion on his face, he played a lone hand and got no support whatsoever from his team-mates. Three batsmen played on in Mathews' first over and West Indies never recovered from that. Gayle scored 63, extras contributed 11 and no one else made more than 7.

How about Sri Lanka's bowling? Mathews 3 for 19 off four overs, Mendis 2 for 9, Murali 3 for 29. They will believe they can defend anything, even 100. And don't forget Dilshan's 96, he is a shoo in for the Man of the Match.

Gayle says Dilshan took the game away. "One man can actually change the game, and we didn't get the runs," he says. "We didn't bowl badly. We didn't get the start, it didn't happen and we have to use it as a learning experience."

"I've run out of superlatives to describe him," Sangakkara says about Dilshan. "Fantastic knock, Angelo Mathews' first over, it's a great team effort. It was a perfect pitch for us.

"You can't ask for more than the first over that Mathews bowled. And once we got through the first six overs, we had Mendis and Murali ..."

Dilshan is the Man of the Match. "Once I got the start, I wanted to keep going until the end," he says. "I'm in good form over the last six months, I want to keep it going. Just one more to go."

So it will be Sri lanka v Pakistan at Lord's on Sunday. What a smashing finale. No matter which way that one goes, it's going to be emotional. Hope you've enjoyed today's coverage. This is George Binoy signing off. Over and out.

17.4
W
Malinga to Benn, OUT, Malinga's sealed Sri Lanka's place in the final with a searing yorker that crashes into the stumps, that ball completes a fearsome defence

SJ Benn b Malinga 0 (6m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

17.3
1
Malinga to Gayle, 1 run, another slower ball, Gayle can't do much but punch it towards long-off, he takes the single
17.2
0
Malinga to Gayle, no run, excellent ball from Malinga, tight length and straight, Gayle gets behind the line and blocks
17.2
1w
Malinga to Gayle, 1 wide, a slower ball and it's wide down leg side
17.1
0
Malinga to Gayle, no run, full and wide outside off stump, Gayle winds up and swings hard but can't make contact

Malinga runs in to bowl at Gayle ...

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 99/9 (60 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.82, RRR: 20.00)

  • Sulieman Benn0 (3b)
  • Chris Gayle62 (47b)
  • Ajantha Mendis4-0-9-2
  • Muthiah Muralidaran4-0-29-3
16.6
0
Mendis to Benn, no run, Benn tries to sweep but can't make contact
16.5
0
Mendis to Benn, no run, full and straight again, Benn defends back to the bowler
16.4
0
Mendis to Benn, no run, defended back to the bowler on the front foot
16.3
1
Mendis to Gayle, 1 run, Gayle strides forward and defends towards the off side, he takes the single
16.3
1w
Mendis to Gayle, 1 wide, Mendis slips one down leg side, that's a wide

Benn's the last man but he's at the other end because Gayle crossed.

16.2
W
Mendis to Sammy, OUT, another one goes, feeble feeble batting, Sammy tries to clear the infield but slices the ball in the air towards point where Mubarak takes the catch, they simply need to give Gayle the strike

DJG Sammy c Mubarak b Mendis 1 (1m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

16.1
0
Mendis to Sammy, no run, Sammy gets beaten by one from Mendis that moves away from him

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | WI: 97/8 (62 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 6.06, RRR: 15.50)

  • Daren Sammy1 (2b)
  • Chris Gayle61 (46b)
  • Muthiah Muralidaran4-0-29-3
  • Isuru Udana3-0-20-1
15.6
1
Muralidaran to Sammy, 1 run, cut off the back foot towards backward point, Gayle won't have the strike again, he's been given shockingly inadequate support from his team-mates
15.5
0
Muralidaran to Sammy, no run, Sammy pushes forward and gets beaten by one that drifts across him
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West Indies 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1CH GayleXM Marshall
2nd0CH GayleLMP Simmons
3rd0CH GayleDJ Bravo
4th42S ChanderpaulCH Gayle
5th21RR SarwanCH Gayle
6th11CH GayleKA Pollard
7th11CH GayleD Ramdin
8th9CH GayleJE Taylor
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10th4CH GayleSJ Benn

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND22041.227
IRE2112-0.162
BAN2020-0.996
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG21121.175
PAK21120.85
NED2112-2.025
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL22040.626
WI21120.715
AUS2020-1.331
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA22043.275
NZ21120.309
SCOT2020-5.281
Group E
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.787
WI32140.063
ENG3122-0.414
IND3030-0.466
Group F
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33061.267
PAK32141.185
NZ3122-0.232
IRE3030-2.183