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WT20 semi-final: Spin could decide the fate of Sri Lanka vs West Indies match

<p>Defending champions the West Indies, who clash with Sri Lanka today in the semi-final, boast two prolific slow bowlers in Samuel Badree and Sunil Narine. Sri Lanka have an ace up their sleeve in veteran left-armer Rangana Herath</p>

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West Indies spinners Samuel Badree (right) and Sunil Narine warm up during a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Pics/AFP

West Indies spinners Samuel Badree (right) and Sunil Narine warm up during a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Pics/AFP

Dhaka: Spinners, once considered irrelevant in hit-and-run cricket, will play a pivotal role when the World Twenty20 reaches the business end with the first of two semi-finals here today.

West Indies spinners Samuel Badree (right) and Sunil Narine warm up during a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Pics/AFP
West Indies spinners Samuel Badree (right) and Sunil Narine warm up during a training session at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka yesterday. Pics/AFP

Among the top eight wicket-takers in the elite Super-10 round, six are spinners with South Africa's leggie Imran Tahir leading the pack with 11 wickets in four games.

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