West Indies vs. Sri Lanka, World T20: Video Highlights, Scorecard, Report

Sri Lanka reached the final of the 2014 World Twenty20 tournament with a 27-run victory over West Indies in Dhaka.

Sri Lanka, who won the toss and elected to bat, made 160-6 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.

In their reply, the defending champions were 80-4 after 13.5 overs when a huge storm brought a premature end to proceedings. They were declared the winners via the Duckworth Lewis method.

Sri Lankan stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara failed to fire, but they still reached a competitive score.

Opener Kusal Perera thrashed 26 from 12 balls before being bowled by Krishmar Santokie, but Sri Lanka slumped to 49-3 after the loss of the veteran pair.

Jayawardene was run out without facing after being called for a quick single by Tillakaratne Dilshan, and Sangakkara was caught and bowled by Samuel Badree for one.

Dilshan departed for a run-a-ball 39 after another run out in the 14th over, but Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews boosted the Sri Lanka cause.

Thirimanne made a career-best 44 from 35 balls, with Mathews chipping in with 40 off 23 balls before being caught off the final ball of the innings.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
K Perera		b Santokie	26	16	12
Dilshan	run out (Simmons)		39	54	39
M Jayawardene	run out (Sammy)		0	2	0
Sangakkara	c and b Badree		1	7	6
Thirimanne	c Simmons	b Santokie	44	42	35
Mathews	c Dwayne Bravo	b Russell	40	30	23
Prasanna	not out		6	14	5
Extras		0nb 2w 0b 2lb	4
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Badree		4	0	23	1
Santokie		4	0	46	2
Narine		4	0	20	0
Samuels		4	0	23	0
Russell		3	0	37	1
Gayle		1	0	9	0

The WI reply started explosively as Nuwan Kulasekara's opening over went for 17.

Yet Sri Lanka's stand-in skipper, Lasith Malinga, removed both openers in the fifth over, Chris Gayle played on for three and Dwayne Smith was deceived by a slower ball after making 17.

Leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna dismissed Lendl Simmons with his first ball of the tournament as West Indies stuttered to 36-3 and they were left needing 100 from the last nine overs.

Their hopes were further hit when Dwayne Bravo was caught at deep mid-wicket off Kulasekara for 30 with Marlon Samuels labouring to 16 off 27 balls, an innings which left his side behind the required run rate when the inclement weather arrived.

		Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s
Dwayne Smith		b Malinga	17	22	14
Gayle		b Malinga	3	18	13
Simmons	lbw	b Prasanna	4	13	8
Samuels	not out		18	38	29
Dwayne Bravo	c M Jayawardene	b N Kulasekara	30	23	19
Sammy	not out		0		0
Extras		0nb 7w 0b 1lb	8
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
N Kulasekara		2.5	0	22	1
Senanayake		2	0	6	0
Malinga		2	0	5	2
Herath		4	0	27	0
Prasanna		2	0	15	1
Mathews		1	0	4	0

Sri Lanka will face India or South Africa in Sunday's final.