Lanka takes on Windies today

Hosts Sri Lanka will meet the high-riding West Indies in the finals of the ICC T20 World Cup to be played under lights at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo at 7 p.m. today.

When the two teams met in the Super Eight second round at the Pallekele International Stadium, Kandy a week ago, Sri Lanka had a smashing nine-wicket victory with more than four overs to spare.

However, today's grand finale would be a keenly contested tussle, considering the manner in which the West Indies crushed Australia by 74 runs in the second semi final played on Friday. Sri Lanka advanced to its second successive T20 World Cup final when it beat Pakistan by 16 runs in the first semi-final played at the Premadasa Stadium on Friday.