India enter into Champions trophy final by defeating Sri Lanka

Cardiff: India passed the test for the first time from the real conditions of English overcast evening because it is welded from Sri Lanka by eight wickets to enter the tournament the last third of the cup.

After restricting Sri to 181/8 through a combination of astute swing and spin, grabbed India home with 15 overs to spare as Shikhar Dhawan continued his brilliant career with 68 and scrambled Ferrat Cooley inevitable with a blistering unbeaten 58.

Was postponed Dhawan by Captain Angelo Mathews in the slip when he had scored 18 - inexpensive miss - and went on to smash his second half-century of the tournament, to go with two centuries he plundered in the first couple of games.

Then coiled Cooley in the win in a great hurry, seasoning with his fifty limits of disrespect against Sri Lanka's trump card Lasith Malinga and towering six off leggie Jeevan Mendis, 50 runs last hunt coming in just five overs.

India will face hosts England in the final on Sunday - arguably the two best teams over the last two weeks of the meeting for the title - with a flawless record of four victories in many games.

It was a trivial sum of Sri Lanka as a result of the generally good bowling in conditions that help the movement in the air. Man of the Match chose Ishant Sharma and off spinner R. Ashwin three wickets each, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja exercising control and the economy significantly.

Crucial toss

A outfield wet delay the start of some thirty minutes with India assured of making the final in the event of a wash-out, and on account of that topped the group after their university. As it happened, and they took the honorable path in the title clash.

Movement away from the left hand written torment in the early after Donnie elected to field. This was to seek hegemony that Captain himself left the gloves to be a big pot, as did Dinesh Karthik duty behind the stumps.

Revels Ishant

Bhuvneshwar drew first blood harvested Kusal Perera (4) on the outer edge.The slim fast bowler to reach penis slanter the Kumar Sangakkara (17), who seemed quite upset lured to what has become the third fishing in our opinion.

Sri Lanka 41/3 after 18 issued worse as it came after more than five Tillakaratne Dilshan for retirement. Made Mahila Jayawardene (38) and Angelo Matthews (51) for the slow progress to a normal life, coloring and playing with Captain six straight off the ball the length of Ishant good for.

Dhoni bowls

Jadeja and input - Do you think so! - Commuted cut leg Donny pressure to some extent. Donny has emerged hit the second ball as he trapped Jayawardene on backfoot.

But the Sri Lankan was indignant acquitted on the review, which revealed the existence of a thick inside edge of the plate. Matthews also survived after a successful review replays showed that the delivery of Jadeja to have fizz stumps.

Not long after Sri Lanka opt for PowerPlay beatings to the 78-run Union amputated. Jadeja castled Jayawardene early in the restricted phase as a mere 12 came from five crucial amounts.

Ashwin excel

R. Ashwin is now in its level, and a lengthy pause bodes each delivery, in conjunction with the newly mustachioed left-arm spinner Jadeja, does not allow space for stroke play.

Matthews reached fifty and almost on cue perished to Kerem ball with about four remaining amounts, Sri Lanka on 158 and go in barely more than three per cent compared.

Dilshan scene abroad after Ashwin Nuwan Kulasekara threw his legs and saw Chennai outside rotor add the third when he was Jeevan Mendis puzzling, himself remaining unbeaten on 18.

Perfect hunt

India suffered the first tremor when Rohit, even then, is an example of a caution, Matthews was accused threw for 33 in more than 17, and an end-run opening partnership 77 between him and Dhawan.

The openers lived dangerously. Rohit Kulasekara rose for the third man fence and survived a huge appeal 'underweight at birth ", thanks to an inside advantage. Dhawan was all over Malinga before before upper cutting nicely for six.

Dhawan fell

Dangerous left-hander was dropped on 18 at slip by Mathews off Nuwan Kulasekara. In over the next, Rohit edge off Pereira rocket landed near the first slide, reaching India exactly 40 Powerplay after the mandatory.

Was Dhawan in the end when he failed to read the googly Mendes ", with India needing to win 41 18 amounts. Cooley, whose mastery of Malinga was clear again, shifted gears and India destined to win with 90 balls to spare. Went Malinga to wicket less 54 off his eight overs.