SANATH JAYASURIYA and Tillekeratne Dilshan’s century opening stand powered Sri Lanka to a 15-run win against the West Indies in the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge.In the absence of injured captain Chris Gayle, the Windies were unable to match the tempo of Sri Lanka’s 192 for five – despite a swift half-century from Dwayne Bravo. As a result, Sri Lanka ended their Group C campaign with two wins from two, while the West Indies must bounce back to face India in the Super Eights on Friday. Jayasuriya (81) enjoyed most of the strike but even so made his fellow Indian Premier League star Dilshan (74) look almost pedestrian as he hit ten fours and three sixes from 47 balls, after Sri Lanka were put in.
In the day’s other game, India beat Ireland by eight wickets. Ireland still join the defending champions in the Super Eights after their shock win against Bangladesh earlier in the week. But they were unable to cope with India’s bowlers as they made 112 for eight in a match reduced to 18 overs a side because of rain. In reply, Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 52 as India reached their
target with 15 balls left.
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