Sri Lanka have opened up World Cup, can make semis - Jayawardene

Sri Lanka may have done the World Cup a favour with Friday's shock victory ...

SOUTHAMPTON, England - Sri Lanka may have done the World Cup a favour with Friday’s shock victory over hosts England by opening up the race to the semi-finals, former captain Mahela Jayawardene believes.

Sri Lanka’s old warhorse Lasith Malinga then conjured up a four-wicket masterclass as the 1996 champions stunned the hosts in a low-scoring thriller to shake up the tournament, jeopardising England’s semi-final prospects in the process. “The top four so far have a lot of matches against each other coming up, so they will inevitably drop some points.

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