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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rochel1977" data-source="post: 4962117" data-attributes="member: 371">Sri Lanka have been fined for a slow over-rate during its 57-run win over West Indies in the World Twenty20 semi-final at The Oval, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.Australian match referee Alan Hurst acted after Kumar Sangakkara's side was ruled to be one over short of its target at the end of the West Indies innings when time allowances were taken into consideration.In accordance with the ICC Code of Conduct, players are fined 5 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time, with the captain fined double that amount.As such, Sangakkara was fined 10 per cent of his match fee while his players received 5 per cent fines.Sri Lanka, which has yet to lose a match at this tournament, made 5 for 158 thanks mainly to Tillekaratne Dilshan's 96 not out, before bowling out the West Indies for 101 with 14 balls to spare.Pace bowler Angelo Mathews, who took three wickets in the first over of the West Indies innings, finished with 3 for 16.Sri Lanka will play Pakistan in the final at Lord's after its Asian rivals beat favourite South Africa by seven runs in the first semi-final at Trent Bridge. (AFP)</blockquote>

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