Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara dedicated yesterday's five-wicket World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand to Muttiah Muralitharan who played his last home game before retirement. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2011/mar/mm1.jpg" border="5" /> Sangakkara said that when his team suffered a worrying wobble by losing four quick wickets chasing 218 to win, it was the thought of the 38-year-old playing in Saturday's final which drove them on. "It was the last game for Murali in Sri Lanka and we really wanted to give him a good send-off," said Sangakkara of the off-spinner who will retire after the tournament. "Murali is the icon of Sri Lanka, on the field, off the field, a fantastic human being and a great team man," added man-of-the-match Sangakkara. But he added: "We haven't won anything yet, we have just reached the final."

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara dedicated yesterday's five-wicket World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand to Muttiah Muralitharan who played his last home game before retirement

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