Sri Lanka crush Windies to reach final

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Kumar Sangakkara's side will go to Lord's on Sunday in the highest of spirits after a scintillating knock from Tillekeratne Dilshan, whose 96 not out was only five fewer than the West Indies managed for the loss of all 10 wickets.

In reply, captain Chris Gayle was the only player in double figures, scoring an unbeaten 63 off 50 balls.

Opener Dilshan took only 57 balls over his knock, the highest of the tournament to date, as he led Sri Lanka to 158 for five having been inserted by Gayle.

Three wickets from Angelo Mathews in the first over of the reply, at the cost of a single run, then put the Windies on the road to a crushing defeat.

Muttiah Muralitharan weighed in with three wickets of his own while Ajantha Mendis recorded remarkable figures of 4-0-9-2.