Put into bat, Sri Lanka were all out for 174 in 19.2 overs in the semifinal match with the Indian bowlers and fielders coming up with an impressive performance.
Sri Lanka tried to push the scoring rate through Suranga Sampath (49 off 37 balls) and Chandana Deshapriya (42 off 35 balls) but found it hard against a strong Indian bowling unit.
India also produced a superb show in the fielding department by effecting four run outs.
India chased down the target in just 13 overs with both the openers remaining not out. The Sri Lankan bowlers found it difficult to contain the Indian openers. They gave away only nine extras but had little answer against the strokeplay of Prakash and Ajay.
It was a big day, and India brought out their top game forward to make an empathetic statement ahead of the final. They will now wait for the winner of the second semi-final between Pakistan and England at the Alur Ground in Bangalore tomorrow to know their opponents in the final.
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