Sri Lanka are the favourites to win the World Twenty20

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P Sivaramakrishnan BBC Tamil service

Sri Lanka are still undefeated in the group stage and the Super Eight

Sri Lanka are the favourites to win the World Twenty20 currently being held in England says former Indian player and selector V B Chandrasekar.

Being a "fantastic bowling side," Sri Lanka has the best possibilities of clinching the trophy with the exit of India having been beaten by England on Sunday, he says.

“If at all Sri Lanka have some problems it is with their batting” observes Chandrasekar who also says that with Dilshan Tilakaratne being in very good form Sri Lanka’s chances are very bright.

Ably supported by Jayasurya, Mahela jayawardane and Sangakkaara chipping in suitably that could also be overcome.

World Class spinners

Kumar Sangakkara as the skipper keeping wickets is concentrating well on the field positioning and placements suiting to the requirements from over to over.

If at all Sri Lanka have some problems it is with their batting V B Chandrasekar

Chandrasekar says that the skipper’s correct use of Lasith Malinga has paid rich dividends to the Sri Lankan team.

He is being made to take wickets in the first two overs, and then used in between to put pressure on the batsman and bag wickets then used again during the final overs to wrap up the match.

Sri Lanka's world class spinners add to the team’s best bowling attack in the tournament says the former Indian player and selector.

However he cautions that South Africa too has a very good bowling line up and could pose a tough challenge to Sri Lanka in their quest for the title.

He also says Sri Lanka’s strength also lies in effectively controlling the opponent even if they have scored a modest total of around 150 runs.

Predicting a final between Sri Lanka and South Africa he opined that West Indies could be a dark horse who could upset these two teams.