Match 9: Bad Luck for Sri Lanka, Chance for India to Enter Final!!

Rain saves Australia, proves costly for Sri Lanka. Winning the toss and rightly decided to field, Sri Lanka restricted Australia to 184 in 50 overs. Only Clarke and Hussey showed some fight, but couldn't take past beyond 200 mark. Maharoof was the pick of the bowlers and he maintained the line and length very well. Aussies were losing wickets regularly except for 90-run partnership for the 5th wicket between Hussey and Clarke.

Sri Lankan innings didn't start well; once again, they lost the openers with 3 runs on the board. Sangakkara and Jayawardane built the innings this time too, but that was not enough was Sri Lanka. When both of them were out, the score was 64 in 25 overs. Silva and Dilashan played sensibly to take the score to 77 in the 30th over. The rain stopped the play and it never looked like resuming again. As per Duckworth/Lewis method, Sri Lanka should have reached 102 in 29.3 overs, but they were 77. So, Aussies won by 24 runs and are ready to play India in the next game.

Now, for Sri Lanka to enter the finals they have to win both the matches and India has to lose the match against Australia.

Final Score:
Australia 184 for 6 in 50 overs (Michale Clarke 50, Hussey 64 not out, Maharoof 2 for 20, Muralitharan 2 for 37) beat Sri Lanka by 24 runs in D/L method--77 for 4 in 29.3 overs but should have scored 102 in 29.3 overs to win when rain stopped play (Jayawardane 27, Stuart Clark 2 for 8)

Man of the Match: Hussey (Australia)