Sri Lanka Enter World Twenty20 Final

The seesaw battle between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, for a place in the World Twenty20 final, was full of drama.

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene starts positively against Pakistan in the World Twenty20 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: Getty Images)

Tillakaratne Dilshan gets off to a steady start. (Photo: Getty Images)

Shahid Afridi gets the first breakthrough for Pakistan. He gets Mahela Jayawardene caught by Raza Hasan. (Photo: Reuters)

Kumar Sangakkara starts batting aggressively. (Photo: Reuters)

Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi and Umar Gul amid an intense discussion. (Photo: Reuters)

Pakistan crawl back to the match as Jeevan Mendis gets stumped by Kamran Akmal. (Photo: Getty Images)

Umar Gul gives a dejected look at Thisara Perera and Angelo Matthews. (Photo: Reuters)

Thisara Perera strikes a lusty blow and takes Sri Lanka to 139/4. (Photo: Getty Images)

Chasing 140 runs to win, Pakistan's captain Mohammad Hafeez steals a run. (Photo: Reuters)

Lasith Malinga appeals unsuccessfully to get Imran Nazir out. (Photo: Reuters)