Sri Lanka made to sweat by Cheema

Sri Lanka 153 for 7 (Jayawardene 35, Dilshan 26) beat Canada 138 (Cheema 68, Mendis 4-17) by 15 runs Scorecard Sri Lanka held their nerve to quell the plucky resistance of Canada, whose opener, Rizwan Cheema, struck an entertaining 43-ball 68 which so nearly caused an unlikely upset. Sri Lanka now face Pakistan, who earlier eased past Zimbabwe, in tomorrow's final. Cheema's fireworks gave Sri Lanka plenty to be concerned about as Canada chased a challenging 154 for victory. However, as is the trend among Associate nations facing the likes of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, one man does not make a team. The rest of Canada folded with Ajantha Mendis grabbing four as Sri Lanka won by 15 runs. Nevertheless, Cheema made sure Canada didn't go down without a fight. Striking some of the biggest sixes in the tournament, he went some way in... [read full story]