Asian Games 2010: Sri Lanka reach the semi-final in T20 cricket tournament

Question

Sri Lankan T20 team is performing good. I want to know that how Sri Lanka reach the semi-final in T20 cricket tournament? Anyone tell me

Answer 1

The Guanggong International Cricket Stadium at Guangzhou in China resounded with cheers as Nepalese bowlers nearly pulled out a shocking result but luck was not on their side as Sri Lanka won the match by two wickets.Nepal won the toss and decided to bat first. The Sri Lankan bowlers looked comfortable on the pitch as they restricted the Nepalese top order to three runs for the loss of two wickets. The top scorer for Nepal was Gyanendra Malla who hit a fantastic 30 off 30 balls smashing four boundaries and a six. Whereas the other, only double figure batsman Paras Khadka scored 18 runs off 24 balls.Nepal was bowled out in 19.4 overs as they scored 72 runs. Sri Lanka’s bowlers did a tremendous job with the ball as Jehan Mubarak took three wickets with Dilhara Lokuhettige scooping up two wickets.
Sri Lanka started off very shaky as the Nepalese bowlers ripped right through the Lankan top order. Sri Lanka’s opener Jeevanth Kulatunga was the top scorer and hit 20 runs off 20 balls smashing a six and two boundaries.