Sri Lanka keep clean slate, reach semis

Man of the Match Ajantha Mendis' three-wicket spell of 3-0-9-3 took the wind out of New Zealand’s run chase, as the Black Caps collapsed 48 runs behind the victory target of 159, earning Sri Lanka a place in the semi-final with their third straight victory in the Super Eights group stages. They topped Group F.

Kiwis, the pre-tournament favorites, only beat Scotland and Ireland and lost to semi-finalists South Africa and West Indies, to exit before the semis. Captian Vettori said a South Africa v Sri Lanka final at Lord's on Sunday looked to be on the cards.

2009 World Cup T20 Super Eight stage Match Schedule

2009 World Tweenty20 cricket match schedule & timings for the Super Eight stage of the competition is as follows:

SUPER EIGHT MATCHES

DATE	TIME (IST)	VENUE	MATCH
June 11	6pm	Trent Bridge	NZ vs Ire
June 11	10pm	Trent Bridge	Eng vs SA
June 12	6pm	Lord's	Pak vs SL
June 12	10pm	Lord's	Ind vs WI
June 13	6pm	Oval	WI vs SA
June 13	10pm	Oval	NZ vs Pak
June 14	6pm	Lord's	Ire vs SL
June 14	10pm	Lord's	Ind vs Eng
June 15	6pm	Oval	Pak vs Ire
June 15	10pm	Oval	Eng vs WI
June 16	6pm	Trent Bridge	NZ vs SL
June 16	10pm	Trent Bridge	SA vs Ind

The top four teams from the Super Eight qualify for the finals:

Semi Final 1 - 18th June, Trent Bridge, E1 vs. F2Semi Final 2 - 19th June, Oval, E2 vs. F1

Final - 21st June at Lord's