ICC Champions Trophy 2013 - 12th Match
(Group A: Australia vs Sri Lanka at London)
Sri Lanka hold their nerve to reach semi-final
| Sri Lanka | vs | Australia |
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| 253/8 (50) | 233/10 (42.3) | |
| Sri Lanka won by 20 runs | ||
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| Photo © BCCI |
A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into. Led by Mahela Jayawardene's silken unbeaten 84, Sri Lanka stuttered into a Champions Trophy semi-final against India by defeating a collective whose captain Michael Clarke watched disconsolately from The Oval balcony.
Their slim chances of qualifying long since expired, Australia offered a last gasp via Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty, who added 41 for the final wicket. They were only separated by a blinding return catch from Tillakaratne Dilshan, whose exultant celebrations underlined the anxiety that had crept into a team who looked comfortable winners for most of the journey.
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| Photo © BCCI |
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