Aussies exit Pro20 World Cup tournament

Strike two and you are out! Sri Lanka ended the Australian twenty20 cricket world cup campaign by beating Australia by 6 wickets in Nottingham, England on Monday night. Australia only managed to score 159 for the loss of 9 wickets but at one stage it looked like they were heading for a reasonable score. Australia lost wickets at regular intervals, the Sri Lankans spinners did the trick and their game plan was to rotate the bowlers frequently disallowing the Australian batsmen to settle. Only Mitchell Johnson showed some resistance and ended on 28 not out.

Sri Lanka lost their stalwart Jayasuriya early without him adding runs to the Sri Lankan total. Dilshan 53 off 32 balls and Kumar Sangakarra 55 not out played brilliantly and Sri Lanka reach the total with one over to spare. Sri Lanka could face an easier road to the semi finals as they are place in the Super Eights groups with Ireland and possibly Netherlands if they can manage to win or lose by a small margin against Pakistan. Sri Lanka Pro20 cricket team will be playing West Indies Pro20 cricket team tomorrow 10 June.

Today's matches will see South Africa being tested for the first time in this tournament when they play the New Zealand "black caps". Both South Africa and New Zealand are through to the Super Eight Group stages but both teams will want to do well to go in to the next round to keep the winning momentum.

Crucial match for Pakistan today as they take on the Netherlands they need to win and win big otherwise they will go home after today. Exciting times for the Netherlands Pro20 cricket team.