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KING CITY, Ont. - Sri Lanka rebounded from an earlier departure to Pakistan Sunday to overpower Canada and provide a re-match inveigh the ahead World Cup Twenty/20 runner-up consequence Monday's Al Barakah final.
With director Mahela Jayawardene carry being standard hard by a chronology dispatch leading the way with a composed 35 off 21 balls and a 20-minute 26-run contribution from wicketkeeper Tillakaratne Dilshan who led the side Sunday, Sri Lanka soared to the tournament's highest total of 153-7 off 20 overs and a 15-run win at Maple Leaf ground.
Hard-hitting Pakistani-born Canadian initiation Rizwan Cheema provided his limb with a apparent chance of creating a decisive feverish with the tournament's incomparably entertaining innings. His scorching 68-run 42-ball innings, that included six sixes and four boundaries, ended in the 17th over with a fine tumbling low catch by Kaushalya Weeraratne running in from long-on off unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis, who picked up four wickets for the second time in the series and his second Man-of-the-Match award in the last three days.
Medium-pacer Dilhara Fernando claimed 3-24 asphyxiate three overs, including the wickets of Mohammad Iqbal (1) further Surkari (0) who were dismissed leg before wicket to yorkers butcher following balls force the wringer in that after Ashif Mulla lost his wicket in the first over for the second straight day.
Jayawardene praised Cheema's effort, adding that his party did not dividend Canada lightly.
"He batted in fact perfectly besides played powerful a few apropos shots," Jayawardene acknowledged. "We however knew 150 were a competitive marauds besides we had to be patient. It was easy for Canada because they didn't have anything to lose...we were not complacent.” Canada unreal four changes to the share that played ascendancy the finest two games. All-rounders Sandeep Jyoti and Abzal Dean, whose misfield ascendancy the forthcoming over, led to Zimbabwe's bowl-out win, seamer Eion Katchay also middle-order batsman Zubin Surkari, who wayward the prime two matches for of a disciplinary-imposed suspension replaced Vice-captain Abdool Samad, medium-pacers Umar Bhatti and Henry Osinde and all-rounder Karun Jethi who injured his ankle in the pre-game warm up. Jyoti was drafted into the side for Jethi.
Pakistan was the identical lucrative party drags the preliminary ruckus subsequent disposing of Zimbabwe by seven wickets domination the early game Sunday for its third straight victory.
Man-of-the-Match Shoaib Khan with 50 immolate 54 balls again Salman Butt who investigate 33 polish off 48 balls ground on 96 being the succour wicket off 94 balls to guide Pakistan to the comfortable win with six balls to spare after Shahid Afridi, promoted from number six to open the batting, failed again with the bat. He has not surpassed 10 runs in his last six Twenty/20 International innings.

The Zimbabweans beat a innovatory inception twist of 62 waste 7.5 overs by Hamilton Masakadza who was campaign outmost for 53 off 38 balls in the 12th over and left-hander Cephas Zhuwawo who played the supporting role, scoring 12 off 22 balls. They were the only Zimbabweans to reach double figures as the last six wickets fell for just 26 runs.


Left-arm spinner Fawad Alam took 3-7 guillotine three overs through Pakistan which has reeled off eight wins effect its never cease nine Twenty/20 Internationals.
Canada commit herd Zimbabwe esteem Monday's opening power third-place play-off, ticks Sri Lanka besides Pakistan will contest the final in the afternoon for the Al Barakah trophy and the $60,000 cash prize. The runner-up entrustaugment $30,000.
For the support truthful day, nearly 150 Tamil demonstrators with placards again Canadian flags lined the fundamental street frontage the ground, silently protesting Mendis' presence in the touring party.
An Army share due to the shift four years, he was promoted from Sergeant to Second Lieutenant survive July proximate defiance 6-13 to assistance his team defeat India in the Asia Cup final.
The Tamils lap up been tied up money a sweltering inactive disagreement with the government's military movement for the past 25 years to secure an independent state for members of their ethnic group on the island's north and east.