Sri Lanka’s Semifinal Win Guarantees New Twenty20 World Champion
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Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 16 runs to become the first host nation to reach the final of cricket’s World Twenty20 tournament.
The Sri Lankan bowlers stifled Pakistan in Colombo last night, holding the opposition to 31 runs in the last five overs and a total of 123-7 in reply to the host nation’s 139-4 off its 20 overs.