Sri Lanka knocks out England from World Twenty20

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Sri Lanka knocks out England from World Twenty20

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Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals.

01 October,2012 11:02 pm

Sri Lanka beat England by 19 runs to reach the World Twenty20 semi-finals along with West Indies Monday and send the defending champions crashing out of the tournament.Sri Lanka made 169-6 in their 20 overs before Lasith Malinga took a career best 5-31 to restrict England to 150-9 in their 20 overs in Pallekele. Earlier, West Indies defeated New Zealand in a thrilling Super Over finish.Pakistan play Australia and India meet South Africa in Colombo on Tuesday to decide the two semi-finalists from group two of the Super Eights round.