Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 59 runs in a low-scoring World Twenty20 Super-10 group one match in Chittagong Monday to cruise into the semi-finals. New Zealand were bowled out for their lowest Twenty20 total of 60 in 15.3 overs in the final match of the group played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took a career best 5-3 in a destructive spin bowling display of 3.3 overs. Sri Lanka were bowled out for a paltry 119 in 19.2 overs with left-arm paceman Trent Boult taking a career best 3-20 and Jimmy Neesham 3-22. Sri Lanka will play the first semi-final on Thursday, against the winners of final group two match between Pakistan and defending champions the West Indies to be played in Dhaka on Tuesday. India face South Africa in the second semi-final, also in the Bangladeshi capital on Friday.
Scoreboard
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Sri Lanka
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K. Perera c Ronchi b Boult 16
T. Dillshan c Ronchi b Boult 8
M. Jayawardene b N. McCullum 25
K. Sangakkara c Anderson b Boult 4
L. Thirimanne c Guptill b Neesham 20
A. Mathews c Ronchi b McClenaghan 6
T. Perera c Williamson b Mills 16
N. Kulasekara c N. McCullum b McClenaghan 0
S. Senanayake c Williamson b Neesham 17
R. Herath not out 1
L. Malinga b Neesham 0
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Extras: (lb2, nb1, w3) 6
Total: (all out; 19.2 overs) 119
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Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Perera), 2-29 (Dilshan), 3-35 (Sangakkara), 4-65 (Thirimanne), 5-81 (Mathews), 6-85 (Jayawardene), 7-92 (Kulasekara), 8-116 (Thisara), 9-119 (Senanayake).
Bowling: Mills 4-0-30-1, Boult 4-0-20-3 (1nb, 1w), Anderson 3-0-13-0 (1w), McClenaghan 4-0-24-2 (1w), Neesham 2.2-0-22-3, N. McCullum 2-0-8-1
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New Zealand
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M. Guptill run out 5
K. Williamson run out 42
B. McCullum st Sangakkara b Herath 0
R. Taylor lbw b Herath 0
J. Neesham b Herath 0
L. Ronchi lbw b Herath 2
N. McCullum c Mathews b Senanayake 2
K. Mills lbw b Senanayake 4
T. Boult c Jayawardene b Herath 3
M. McClenaghan not out 0
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Extras: (w2) `2
Total: (all out; 15.3 overs) 60
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Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Guptill), 2-18 (B. McCullum), 3-23 (Taylor), 4-23 (Neesham), 5-29 (Ronchi), 6-33 (N. McCullum), 7-51 (Mills), 8-60 (Williamson), 9-60 (Boult).
Bowling: Kulasekara 3-0-15-0 (2w), Mathews 4-0-26-0, Herath 3.3-2-3-5, Malinga 2-0-13-0, Senanayake 3-0-3-2
Note: Corey Anderson could not bat after dislocating a finger while fielding in Sri Lankan innings.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 59 runs
Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
Match referee: David Boon (AUS).
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