Bracing for victory!

Quite a lot of enthusiasm among Sri Lankan cricket fans irrespective of age or gender was observed during the few hours before the Sri Lanka-New Zealand World Cup Semi-final match was to start at the R. Premadasa cricket stadium yesterday. Here are some images of the enthusiastic crowds that thronged the vicinity of the stadium and the security alert that was visible - Pix by Upul Abayasekara and Shantha Ratnayake