| 0.3 : 0.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Jason Roy, FOUR! Roy does not take time to get going. Back of a length, around off. Roy hits it on the up. He makes room and punches it through covers and bags the first boundary of the innings. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jason Roy, OUT! TIMBER! The plan of getting the spin early on has done wonders for Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga gets the big wicket of Roy. He has to depart on 4. Floated, full and on off. The ball skids through off the pitch. Roy kneels down and looks to sweep it away but misses it completely. The ball sneaks under the blade and connects with the off pole. The lights are off and Wanindu Hasaranga is up and running with his celebration. A great start for Sri Lanka. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Lahiru Kumara to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Great hands by Jos Buttler. Good length and outside off. Buttler stays inside the crease and punches it through point. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Lahiru Kumara to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Streaky this time! Buttler gets lucky and finds the second boundary of the over. A length ball, around off. The ball nips in off the pitch. Buttler though looks to push it away to the off side without any footwork. The ball takes the inside edge and goes into the boundary at fine leg. |
| 4.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Dawid Malan, FOUR! Just a flick from Malan and the ball has raced away into the fence. Length again, on middle and leg, Malan hangs back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Dawid Malan, OUT! Cleaned up! Dushmantha Chameera has got the breakthrough for his team. Chameera bowls it a bit fuller, around the off stump and this is angled in. Dawid Malan looks to play an expansive cover drive but doesn't move his feet and as we have already seen, the ball skids on, low. The ball goes through the huge gap between bat and pad and castles into the off pole. Sri Lanka right on top of things at the moment. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jonny Bairstow, LBW! Wanindu Hasaranga has sent back Jonny Bairstow for a duck and England in all sorts of trouble right now. Wanindu Hasaranga gives this one some air and bowls it around off. Jonny Bairstow looks to dance down the track and just nudges it on the leg side but misses and gets rapped on the pads. The bowler lets out a huge appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Sri Lanka take the review and UltraEdge confirms that there's no bat involved but Ball Tr |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Lahiru Kumara to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Welcome boundary and the drinks might have boosted England's energy! A length ball, outside off. Jos Buttler punches off the back foot through covers and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Jos Buttler, FOUR! A much-needed boundary for England. They need more of these at the moment. A full-length ball, around middle and off. Buttler goes inside the crease and whips it across the line through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Jos Buttler, SIX! BANG! Buttler is on the charge now. Full and on middle, this one is a slower one. Buttler hangs back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Eoin Morgan, FOUR! Morgan gets going now. A poor delivery and Morgan pounces on the opportunity. Low full toss, around leg. Morgan sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: Lahiru Kumara to Eoin Morgan, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Morgan is certainly finding his form here. A full-length ball, on off. Morgan gets under it and muscles it over the wide long off fence for a maximum. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Lahiru Kumara to Jos Buttler, SIX! KABOOM! Full and wide outside off. Buttler reaches out and powers it over the cover fence with ease. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Lahiru Kumara to Jos Buttler, SIX! Third maximum of the over! Kumara is not enjoying his bowling at this moment. Full and on off. Buttler stays inside the crease and smokes it over the long off fence for a maximum. 22 runs coming off this over. Pressure is back on Sri Lanka. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Bang! Chameera bangs in a short one, around middle. Eoin Morgan pulls it away with disdain and the ball flies well over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Dasun Shanaka to Jos Buttler, SIX! That is a proper baseball swing from Jos Buttler and he is in fantastic form. A length ball, on middle and this one sits up nicely for Buttler to swing across the line and dispatch it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 17.3 : 17.3: Dasun Shanaka to Jos Buttler, SIX! Back-to-back! Slower one this time, on middle. Jos Buttler stays deep in his crease and then muscles it over the long on fence for another biggie. The 100 partnership is also up. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Dasun Shanaka to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Fullish ball, on the pads and buttler flicks it behind square on the leg side and finds the fence yet again. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Eoin Morgan, SIX! It's always a risk to bowl a spinner at the death and a well set Morgan knows that. Wanindu Hasaranga looks to push it wide but Eoin Morgan just skips down the track and lifts it well over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Eoin Morgan, OUT! Cleaned up! Wanindu Hasaranga has the last laugh! after being hit for a six, Hasaranga still flights it up, this time around the leg stump and it's the googly as well. Eoin Morgan looks to lift it over long on but gets completly beaten in flight. The ball goes on to hit the leg stump and Sri Lanka have finally broken this partnership. Eoin Morgan departs after a captain's knock. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Pure class from Jos Buttler! Full toss, on off, Buttler just walks across his stumps and scoops it over short fine leg and the ball races away into the fence. Buttler is into the 90s now! |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, SIX! Jos Buttler you beauty! Chameera bowls a full toss, on the pads and Buttler gladly accepts the gift as he clips it over the square leg fence for a biggie and there it is, a maiden T20I century for Jos Buttler! Buttler raises his bat and looks ecstatic. England END WITH 163/4! |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Moeen Ali to Kusal Perera, OUT! RUN OUT! Jos Buttler continues his brilliant work, now behind the stumps. Tossed up on middle. Perera tucks it to short square leg and runs across for a quick single. There was never a run there but both the batters ran across. Morgan there throws it to the keeper. Jos Buttler collects it and whips the bails off. Even a dive from Pathum Nissanka doesn't save him as shown on the big screen. |
| 1.3: Chris Woakes to Charith Asalanka, SIX! First maximum of the chase and that was some hit! A length ball, on middle. Charith Asalanka runs down to the pitch of the ball and pulls it all the way over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Chris Woakes to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! EDGY RUNS! Asalanka will take that! A length ball, on off. Charith Asalanka tries to heave it again but gets an inside edge past short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Moeen Ali to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Charith Asalanka continues to be the aggressor! A full ball, on middle. Charith Asalanka gets low and sweeps it to square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Moeen Ali to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Good shot! In the arc, full and on middle. Charith Asalanka slog-sweeps it over the man at square leg for another boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Adil Rashid to Charith Asalanka, OUT! TAKEN! A little cameo from Charith Asalanka comes to end. Looked like this was another googly from Rashid. Full and on off. Charith Asalanka skips down and tries to go downtown but ends up slicing it to covers where Moeen Ali moves across and takes a simple catch. |
| 4.3: Chris Jordan to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Top shot from Avishka Fernando. Good-length ball, on middle and Fernando backs away a bit and drives it on the up, through the covers and picks up a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Adil Rashid to Kusal Perera, OUT! CAUGHT! Deja-vu for Adil Rashid as he gets rid of another left-hander with the googly. This one is tossed up nicely, around off and Kusal Perera looks to swing it away, across the line. Perera ends up slicing it high and towards the sweeper cover region. Eoin Morgan runs around from backward point and takes a good catch. Just like England, Sri Lanka also lose 3 wickets inside the Powerplay. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Adil Rashid to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Up and over from Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Rashid floats it up, outside off and Rajapaksa just strokes it aerially over extra cover and picks up a boundary. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Liam Livingstone to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, SIX! Classy shot from Bhanuka Rajapaksa! Tossed up, on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa dances down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball and once he does, Rajapaksa just lifts it back over the bowler's head for a huge hit. |
| 8.3: Chris Jordan to Avishka Fernando, OUT! LBW! Avishka Fernando departs after getting a good start, he could not tee off though and goes back on 13 runs. Jordan strikes and gets his first wicket of the game. A full-length ball, around middle and leg. The ball stays low. Fernando looks to flick it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Jordan appeals and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. This is plumb and hence Fernando does not go for the review. Sri Lanka in a spot of bother. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Tymal Mills to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Lovely timing! Shanaka gets his first boundary of the chase. Slightly short and outside off. Dasun Shanaka hangs back and guides it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Chris Woakes to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, SIX! Pressure back on the bowler. Woakes was expensive off his first, he would not like it if he leaks again. A length ball, on middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa stays inside the crease and smokes it over the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Chris Woakes to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Bhanuka Rajapaksa is on the charge now. A length ball, on off. Bhanuka Rajapaksa smacks it past mid off and bags a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Chris Woakes to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OUT! CAUGHT! Chris Woakes has the last laugh here. The change of pace does the trick here. Woakes serves an off-cutter around middle. Bhanuka Rajapaksa lofts it towards long on, he does not connect well. Jason Roy in the deep comes forward and takes a good diving catch. Half of the Sri Lanka side is back in the dressing room. This does not look good. |
| 12.1 : 12.1: Liam Livingstone to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Livingstone drags it short and wide, Wanindu Hasaranga rocks back and cuts it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 13.1: Tymal Mills to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! Wanindu Hasaranga is a true superstar, with the ball and with the bat as well. Mills hurls across a length ball, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga just stands tall and pumps this one right back over the bowler's head for a biggie. |
| 13.3 : 13.3: Tymal Mills to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! More misery for Tymal Mills. Length again, around the hips. Dasun Shanaka looks to tickle it fine and the ball goes off the gloves and past a diving Jos Buttler, into the fine leg fence. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Liam Livingstone to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! The skipper breaks the shackles now. Liam Livingstone has been firing it in on the leg stump and this time Dasun Shanaka was waiting for it. Shanka pulls it over the cow corner fence for a maximum. |
| 15.5: Chris Jordan to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Up and over from Wanindu Hasaranga! A juicy, half volley, on off stump. Wanindu Hasaranga just creams this one over extra cover and the ball skids into the boundary. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Liam Livingstone to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Much-needed! A full ball, around off, spinning away. Wanindu Hasaranga reads the spin and lofts it over cover for a boundary. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Liam Livingstone to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! TAKEN! Roy and Billings combined to take an exceptional catch. This was full and on middle. Hasaranga again looks to go downtown but does not middle it. He hits it off the toe end towards long off. Roy runs from long off, runs nears the ropes and takes a brilliant catch to his right. His momentum was taking him over the ropes so lobs it towards Billings who does the rest. Brilliant stuff from England and it is a vital blow as the partnership wa |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Chris Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! RUN OUT! Jos Buttler, what a night he is having. England, brilliant on the field today. A length ball, on middle. Dasun Shanaka chops it to the right of the keeper. Jos Buttler steps across to that side, grabs it and scores a direct hit at his side. Dasun Shanaka was looking for a quick run but went against it and did not make it back in his crease on time. The game has changed in two deliveries. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Chris Jordan to Dushmantha Chameera, FOUR! Sri Lanka still stretching the game! A length ball, on off. Dushmantha Chameera looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge to the third man fence. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Chris Jordan to Dushmantha Chameera, OUT! TAKEN! Surely it is England's game now! A full ball, angling on the pads. Dushmantha Chameera plays the pickup shot very nicely but finds Malan in the deep at square leg who keeps his nerve and takes a good catch near the ropes. 30 needed in 12 balls. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Moeen Ali to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! CAUGHT! A full ball, on middle. Chamika Karunaratne heaves it straight to long on where Roy takes a simple catch. England on the verge of yet another victory, by the looks of it. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Moeen Ali to Maheesh Theekshana, OUT! A full ball, on middle. Maheesh Theekshana comes down the track and tries to go over long on but finds Chris Jordan who takes a good catch near the ropes. England have been exceptional in the field today. ENGLAND WIN BY 26 RUNS. |
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