Muralitharan backs Sri Lanka to win World T20 trophy – Cricket News Update
Legendary Sri Lankan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 since September 18, 2012.
Sri Lanka cricket team has been in a stupendous form right from the start of the marquee tournament, winning four of the five-matches played so far. Their only defeat in the global event had come at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in a rain curtailed Group C match.
The Islanders finished the Super Eight stage unbeaten, after soundly defeating their Group 1 opponents England, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, and must be brimming with confidence going into the tournament semi-final, where they will take on 2009 champions, Pakistan.
The semi-final is going to be a repeat of 2009 World T20 final in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749, when the Green Shirts defeated the Islanders at Lord’s to win the title.
Muralitharan, who was part of the Sri Lankan squad that lost to Pakistan in the 2009 final, reckons Pakistan is the main threat to Sri Lanka’s bid for their maiden World T20 title.
While speaking to media reporters ahead of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka semi-final, veteran spinner said if Jayawardene and men could manage to defeat Pakistan on Thursday, they will have a 90 percent chance of winning their maiden T20 Cup.
“If Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in tomorrow's semi-final in Colombo, they have a 90 per cent chance of winning the World Twenty20 title,” Muralitharan told the Evening Standard on Wednesday.
“The home team have impressed me more than any other in the tournament and they should believe they can go on to take the trophy,” he added further.
The 40-year-old Kandy off-spinner, who picked up 800 wickets in 133 Tests, backed Australia to win the second semi-final on Friday.
“I see http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, they can feel confident of clearing that last hurdle.”
The final of the marquee tournament will be played at the same R Premadasa Stadium, on Sunday, October 7.
Tags: