It’s quite simple – the winner goes into the semi-finals and the loser heads home. A second-round exit would be slightly unfair on the undefeated Sri Lanka, but they can avoid the trapdoor with another committed performance when they face New Zealand, who have a much healthier net run-rate despite a win and a loss in the Super Eights.

Sri Lanka’s first-up success against Australia was followed by wins over West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland, showing their all-round capabilities in a range of situations. Their closest call came against Ireland on Sunday, when Mahela Jayawardene’s 78 dragged them to 144 and their bowlers held on for a nine-run triumph. It still didn’t guarantee them a spot in the final four.

While Kumar Sangakkara’s men are blot free in England, New Zealand were bewildered after being dismissed for 99 by Pakistan, chiefly because of the head-scratching reverse-swing provided by Umar Gul. Lasith Malinga can manage similar shape at times, but Daniel Vettori’s line-up will have the most concern over Sri Lanka’s spinners. If they conquer the slow men, a place in the semis should be theirs.

23rd Match of ICC World Twenty20 Cricket tournament from Group F between New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (NZ vs SL) is scheduled on 16th July, 2009 from 13:30 GMT local time (12:30 GMT) at The Trent Bridge, London. Live Cricket Match and Hasan Online Sports will publish live links for watch free online tv streaming and embed multimedia player to stream the match live for free.


New Zealand squad

DL Vettori*, NT Broom, IG Butler, BJ Diamanti, JEC Franklin, MJ Guptill, BB McCullum†, NL McCullum, PD McGlashan, KD Mills, IE O’Brien, JDP Oram, AJ Redmond, SB Styris, LRPL Taylor

Sri Lanka squad

KC Sangakkara*, M Muralitharan, SI de Saram†, TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene, KMDN Kulasekara, MF Maharoof, SL Malinga, AD Mathews, BAW Mendis, J Mubarak, LPC Silva, T Thushara, I Udana

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