In the end, victory was sealed with six wickets and ten balls to spare, but Chandimal’s quest for a maiden Lord’s century – which he sealed with a cathartic six over long-on in the 48th over, after Mathews had played out a maiden at the other end – left m

The chances for the smaller cricket nations to reach the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in 2012 have been reduced now that the tournament will again be a 12-team event rather than 16