Sri Lanka and India qualify for tri-nation final
Published:Friday | September 11, 2009 | 7:02 PM
Hosts Sri Lanka and India qualified for the tri-nation limited-overs cricket final, after New Zealand crashed out today.
New Zealand lost their second match to India by six wickets at R. Premadasa Stadium.
The Black Caps opted to bat first after winning the toss and were bundled out for a paltry 155 runs.
India reached their target with more than nine overs to spare and six wickets in hand.
Seamer Ashish Nehra and spinner Yuvraj Singh laid the foundation for India\'s win, taking three wickets apiece which gave their batsmen a relatively easy target to chase.
Sachin Tendulkar top scored for India with 46, while Suresh Raina hit an undefeated 45 and Mahendra Dhoni was 35 not out.
Sri Lanka and India will play a scheduled match tomorrow before Monday\'s final.