SRI LANKA won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a ‘super over’ was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.

There was a sense of a tournament beginning at last. Twelve matches had already been played in the World Twenty20 but yesterday in the first of the Super Eight stage, it had the close contest it needed.

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The World Twenty20 Super Eights got off to a thrilling start with Sri Lanka beating New Zealand in a dramatic Super Over in Pallekele.

The World Twenty20 Super Eights got off to a thrilling start with Sri Lanka beating New Zealand in a dramatic Super Over in Pallekele.

The Sri Lankan cricketers held their nerve in the “Super Over’ to beat New Zealand by 5 runs, after the 20 overs a side game ended heart stopping tie in the first game of the Super Eight World Cup Twenty20 at the Pallekele Stadium under lights, yesterday.

West Indies and hosts Sri Lanka earned hard-fought wins in an exciting start to the Super Eights round in the World Twenty20 on Thursday.

Sri Lanka won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a 'super over' was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a 'super over' was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over after the opening Super Eights match of the ICC World Twenty20 ended in a tie.

Batting first in the extra over, Sri Lanka made 13 without managing to hit a boundary off Tim Southee, who bowled two costly wides.

Sri Lanka have won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights with a 'super over' win over New Zealand.

Tillakaratne Dilshan cracked a scintillating 76 but it was Lasith Malinga's tight bowling that scripted Sri Lanka's thrilling Super Over victory against New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over in a Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Brief score: New Zealand 174-7 in 20 overs (R. Nicol 58, M. Guptill 38) v Sri Lanka 174-6 in 20

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 27, 2012 (AFP) - Scoreboard of the World Twenty20 Super Eights group one match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Pallekele stadium on Thursday.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over in the first Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Opting to bat first, New Zealand posted 174 for seven wickets after Rob Nicol (58) and Martin Guptil

Sri Lanka won the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super Eights in dramatic fashion after a 'super over' was required to settle the clash with New Zealand in Pallekele.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka beat New Zealand via Super Over in the first Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Opting to bat first, New Zealand posted 174 for seven wickets after Rob Nicol (58

The World Twenty20 Super Eights group one match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand ended in a tie at Pallekele stadium on Thursday, and will be decided by a "super over".

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Sept 27, 2012 (AFP) - The World Twenty20 Super Eights group one match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand ended in a tie at Pallekele stadium on Thursday, and will be decided by a "super over".

Opening batsman Rob Nicol hit a career-best 58 as New Zealand reached 174-7 against Sri Lanka in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20.

Nothing but victory will be on the minds of Sri Lanka and New Zealand as they prepare to face each other in the first Super Eight match of the 2012 World Twenty20.

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