2nd Semi-final: Windies win toss, bat against Aussies

COLOMBO: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and decided to bat first against Australia in the second semi-final of the World Twenty20 Cricket 2012 here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday.

The winners will qualify to play the Sunday’s final against hosts Sri Lanka, who had defeated Pakistan by 16 runs in the first semi-final on Thursday.

Both teams made one change each from their previous games.

The West Indies brought in all-rounder Dwayne Bravo in place of batsman Darren Bravo whereas Australia included David Hussey for the first time in the tournament after leaving out Glenn Maxwell.

Teams:
Australia: George Bailey (captain), David Warner, Shane Watson, Matthew Wade, Michael Hussey, Cameron White, David Hussey, Brad Hogg, Xavier Doherty, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins.

West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Dwayne Bravo, Samuel Badree, Johnson Charles, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels.

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Aleem Dar (PAK), TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SL)