ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final, Colombo: Sri Lanka 220-5 beat New Zealand 217 by five wickets
Match scorecard
Highlights - Sri Lanka through to final
Sri Lanka reached the World Cup final after holding their nerve to beat a spirited New Zealand by five wickets.
The Black Caps looked set for a competitive score in Colombo, but they collapsed from 192-4 to 217 all out.
Tillakaratne Dilshan (73) and Kumar Sangakkara (54) sent Sri Lanka charging towards victory before a flurry of wickets brought the match to life.
But Thilan Samaraweera and Angelo Mathews kept their cool to see the hosts home with 13 balls to spare.
Sri Lanka, the 1996 winners and 2007 finalists, will face the winner of Wednesday's showdown between India and Pakistan in Saturday's final in Mumbai.
And although they will be leaving the comfort of home soil, Sangakkara's men will go into the showpiece in confident mood, and all the better for having had their mettle tested by the ever-gutsy Kiwis.
When Chamara Silva was dismissed to leave the co-hosts 185-5 in the 43rd over, their score was almost identical to New Zealand's at the same point in their innings.
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