Sri Lanka eliminated Australia from the ICC World Twenty20 with a six-wicket victory at Trent Bridge. Kumar Sangakkara played a captain's innings to lead them across the line, with an over to spare, as they chased 160 after Tillakaratne Dilshan sparked the pursuit with an innovative 53 off 32 balls. Australia were set back by a magnificent display from Ajantha Mendis, who bamboozled with his variations, and although the match went to the final over Sri Lanka always held the edge to book their Super Eights berth.
O'Brien brothers Niall and Kevin's scintillating knocks gave Ireland a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh and a berth in the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 championship, at Trent Bridge, in Nottingham, on Monday.
Niall blasted a 25-ball 40 that was studded with three fours and as many sixes, while Kevin fired an unbeaten 17-ball 39, inclusive of fours and a couple of sixes, as Ireland attained the target with 10 balls to spare.
The world's number one Test side have got one of the beefiest batting line-ups in the game - David Warner, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin - healthy, even in the absence of Symonds. Their bowling attack looks good on paper as well- Mitchell Johnson with his newly acquired inswinger, Nathan Bracken, the top one-day bowler on the ICC rankings, and Brett Lee form one of the meaner pace trios in the game. And their fielding has always been sharp, irrespective of the length of the game.
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