India were today knocked out of the Twenty20 cricket World Cup after suffering third defeat in a row as they lost their last Super Eights match to Sri Lanka by five wickets here.
After putting on 163 for five, India needed to not only win the crunch rubber but by at least 20-run margin to give themselves an outside chance of sneaking into the semifinals.
However, Sri Lanka not only ended India's hopes with their thrilling win but also dented hosts West Indies' semifinal chances.
Chamara Kapugedara hit a six off Ashish Nehra in the last ball of the 20th over as Sri Lanka made 167 for five after a wobbly start.
Sri Lanka now have four points in group F and West Indies will have to win the next match against Australia with a considerable margin to remain in the competition.
India were going great guns initially as they were 90 for one in 10 overs but could muster only 37 runs in the last five overs and the total proved insufficient in the end.
