Best performances - Batsmen
HDRL Thirimanne
44(35) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot on back foot
- 16 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
AD Mathews
40(23) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %64%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 17 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
03/04Result
1st Semi-Final (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 3 2014
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
160/6 (20 ov) -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
80/4 (13.5 ov, target 108)
Player of the Match
03/04Result
1st Semi-Final (N), World T20 at Dhaka, Apr 3 2014
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
160/6 (20 ov) -
![West Indies]( "West Indies")
80/4 (13.5 ov, target 108)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
SL Malinga
- O2
- M0
- R5
- W2
- Eco2.50
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
K Santokie
- O4
- M0
- R46
- W2
- Eco11.50
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
Sri Lanka - Innings
West Indies - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSave our hearing please
The cricket was fine despite the storm. If only the emcee had turned down the volume on them loudspeakers
The flamingo uppercut and Bravo's boundary magic
Plays of the day for the semi-final between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Mirpur
Sri Lanka book another final spot; holders out
West Indies banked on a frenetic finish, but Sri Lanka's bowlers had choked the chase to suffocation-point before heavy rain, then marble-sized hail, cut the innings short and sent Sri Lanka to yet another major final
Sammy defends wait-and-watch approach
Darren Sammy said it was disappointing to go out under the rain rule, and refused to answer when he was asked whether West Indies could afford Gayle and Samuels taking as much time as they did
Sri Lanka thrive before the storm
Before the rain arrived, Sri Lanka showed an intensity while bowling and fielding that West Indies could not deal with
The D/L deal
27
No. of runs Sri Lanka are ahead by when the storm stopped play, according to Duckworth-Lewis.
The slowdown
17
West Indies had scored 17 off the first over. They then scored only 17 off the next six overs and lost two wickets
Knockout stats
141
Chris Gayle's runs in three T20I knockouts. He has hit two fifties and has been dismissed only once
Tight finishers
6.06
West Indies' economy rate in the last-five overs in this World T20 is the best among all the teams
Knockout star
147
Runs scored by Dilshan in knockout matches in T20Is before today, the most for any Full Member batsman
Diamond ducks
2
This was Mahela Jayawardene's second diamond duck in T20Is, he is the only batsman with two diamond ducks
Perfect timing
20
SL's previous best opening partnership in this World T20. These two had added 61 runs in four innings before today
Head to head
5-1
It's massively in Sri Lanka's favour. But the one match West Indies won was the 2012 World T20 final
Toss stats
3
The team batting first in Mirpur has won three of the last four matches here. Bangladesh lost batting first to Australia
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.466 |
| NEP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.933 |
| AFG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.981 |
| HKG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.455 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.109 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.957 |
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.701 |
| UAE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.541 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.233 |
| SA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.075 |
| NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.678 |
| ENG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.776 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.866 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.28 |
| WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.971 |
| PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.384 |
| AUS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.857 |
| BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.072 |