ICC World Twenty20, St Lucia: England 132-3 (16 overs) beat Sri Lanka 128-6 (20 overs) by seven wickets..
England strolled to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the World Twenty20 semi-finals to reach an ICC tournament final for the first time since 2004.
Led by Stuart Broad (2-21), the bowlers excelled in St Lucia with only Angelo Mathews (58) making any sort of contribution in a total of 128-6.
Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb then put on 68 in 8.1 overs for the first wicket to put England firmly on course.
New dad Kevin Pietersen made 42 not out as they eased home with 24 balls left.
England's eyes will now turn towards Sunday's final in Barbados, potentially against this winter's Ashes opponents Australia, should Michael Clarke's unbeaten team put paid to Pakistan's defence of the trophy on Friday.
England have never won a major global tournament, a depressing statistic their fans are keen to see consigned to history, but Paul Collingwood's side will go into the final full of confidence after an impressive all-round display.
source:bbc
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