Sri Lanka team beat New Zealand for 4 wickets in the semi final match of world cup cricket and entered into the Final of cricket world cup 2011. In the semi final match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, team Lanka and the bowlers succeeded to pack all batsmen of New Zealand for jut 217 runs. Kiwis were totally defeated by the silly game plans made by Kumar Sangakkara utilizing the whole strength of team, abilities for his bowlers and arranging the field. In the second bating there was no problem for opening batsmen of Sri Lanka. Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara batted well against the Kiwis and they founded a better basement for Sri Lankan Victory. But after the wickets of Sangakkara and Dilshan, the Lankans seems like in trouble unable to get a any runs and on other side they loose some wickets immediately making unnecessary shots. That time was well utilized by Danial Vettory and his fields. They tied the Lankan batsmen for a few overs. There was some time when they was able to score 11 runs from 40 balls. But latter by mistakes for Kiwis, some increase in the score card by extra runs Sri Lanka came in better strike. Angelo Mathews and Thilan Samaraveera together batted very carefully till they reach the team total of 220. In the 34th over bowled by Daniel Vettory when Mahela Jayawardhane the strongest men in the middle order of Lanka was out by a Leg before wicket appeal, the game came to the hands of New Zealand. But the Lankan team was able to utilize the positive energy in the form of support given by the thousands of audience present in the Premadasa stadium. Yesterday the day was of Sri Lanka. The fast bowler Tim Southee of New Zealand was not well bowled in the semi final match.
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