| 0.2 : 0.2: Ben Stokes to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! It's a thumping start for Sri Lanka. Stokes errs in his line and length. Serves it short around middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka swivels on the back foot and nails his pull shot over deep backward square leg for a biggie. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Mark Wood to Kusal Mendis, SIX! Dismissed! Wood fires in a full ball, around middle and leg at 143 kph, Kusal Mendis flicks it across the line and towers it over square leg for a maximum. High and handsome. Excellent start to the over for the Lankans. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Mark Wood to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! Up and over! The over ends the way it started - with a biggie. Wood bangs it in short, outside off at 152 kph, Pathum Nissanka uses the pace of the bowler to his advantage and upper-cuts it over third man for a maximum. 17 from the over! |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Chris Woakes to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Easy pickings! Woakes strays on the leg side, fuller in length, Mendis picks it off his pads and whips it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Chris Woakes to Kusal Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT! Exceptional running catch from Liam Livingstone. Woakes dishes out a shortish ball around off, Mendis stays back to heave it over the leg side but gets more height than distance. It flies towards deep mid-wicket and Liam Livingstone puts in a run across to his left. At the last moment, he realizes that he can reach with a slide and does so to claim the catch cleanly. The extra ball in the over fetches England a wicket. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Sam Curran to Pathum Nissanka, EDGY FOUR! Back of a length, around off, Pathum Nissanka gives the charge to pull it across the line but it flies off the outside edge to third man for a boundary. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Sam Curran to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! Just over the fielder! Curran delivers it full and around leg, Pathum Nissanka uses his wrists and flicks it over square leg. Harry Brook runs in a bit from the deep and then tries to jump to take the catch over his head. But it sails over his outstretched right hand. Had he been at the edge of the boundary line, he could have been in a better position to take the catch. 50 up for Sri Lanka! |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Liam Livingstone to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! Just over! Tossed up outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets down on one knee and slogs it away flat and hard over the wide long on fence for a biggie. 11 from the over! |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Sam Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! CAUGHT! Straight to the man and Sri Lanka lose their second. Another cutter from Sam Curran, on a good length and around middle and off. Dhananjaya de Silva stays deep in his crease and just looks to have a swipe across the line. De Silva gets a good hit in but fails to find the elevation. Ben Stokes takes an assured catch just inside the deep mid-wicket fence and the bowling change has worked for England. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Ben Stokes to Charith Asalanka, OUT! CAUGHT! Out of nowhere the big shot comes but it's mistimed and Charith Asalanka has been dismissed. Stokes sticks to bowling short to the left-hander, serves it just outside off and Charith Asalanka shapes up to hammer it across the line. The bounce though gets big on his bat and the ball flies off the top half of the bat. Dawid Malan settles underneath at point and takes the skier safely. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Ben Stokes to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! This one has gone the distance. Ben Stokes delivers it in the slot, a touch fuller around off, Pathum Nissanka swings his bat across the line and heaves it over square leg for a maximum. 1000 runs in T20Is for Pathum. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Ben Stokes to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Bhanuka Rajapaksa was waiting for this delivery. Short in length, outside off and slower in pace, Bhanuka waits on the back foot and lofts it over short third man for a boundary. 100 up! |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Chris Woakes to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Put away. Fuller in length and around off, Pathum Nissanka fires his drive over extra cover. The fielder from long off rushes across to his left but it spins away from him and goes to the fence. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Chris Woakes to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Guided away! Short and on top of off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa hangs on the back foot and ramps it down to third man for a boundary. 12 from the over, Sri Lanka are 116 for 3 with 30 legal balls left in the innings. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Adil Rashid to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! TAKEN! Adil Rashid bags an important wicket in his final over, his first of the tournament and Pathum Nissanka has to depart. Rashid gives this one more air and floats it up around middle and leg. Nissanka comes down the track and goes hard at it, looking to go over long off. The ball comes off the inner half of the bat and gets skied over mid on. The substitute fielder, Chris Jordan, comes in from the long on fence and takes a good catch. End of a s |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Mark Wood to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mark Wood strikes now as another one bites the dust for Sri Lanka. Back of a length, around off and at 147 clicks. Dasun Shanaka stays leg side of the ball and just looks to use the pace and guide it away. Shanaka gets stuck at the crease and the ball just caresses the outside edge before going into the assured gloves of Jos Buttler behind the stumps. With the boundaries drying up, Sri Lanka are now finding it difficult to hit the top ge |
| 18.5: Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Fortuitous but Wanindu Hasaranga and Sri Lanka will take it. Hasaranga pre-meditates and shuffles past the off stump. Curran finds the yorker on middle and leg but Hasaranga gets an inside edge that goes through his legs and into the fine leg fence. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Mark Wood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Good cricket all-around but it will be a boundary. Good length, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa stands tall and blasts it through covers. Liam Livingstone sprints to his left from the backward point fence and puts in the dive but is unable to cut it off cleanly. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Mark Wood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OUT! CAUGHT! Mark Wood cranks up the pace and gets rid of Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Wood bowls a heavy ball around 152 clicks and keeps it close to the off pole line. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to take it on and clubs it over mid on but gets it off the higher part of the bat. The ball lobs up and towards mid on where Sam Curran takes a simple catch. Wood gets his second and Sri Lanka lose their sixth. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Mark Wood to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! RUN OUT! A dot ball for England and a wicket as well. Mark Wood keeps the pace up and serves it on a hard length outside off. Wanindu Hasaranga backs away and looks to slap it away but misses. The batters try to sneak in a bye but Jos Buttler collects the ball and throws it back to Wood. Hasaranga puts in the dive as Wood stretches out and dives as well to dislodge the bails. It is checked by the third umpire and replays show that Hasaranga is just |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Mark Wood to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! TAKEN! Mark Wood finishes off the innings in style. Full and around off stump at 154 clicks. Chamika Karunaratne stays deep in the crease and looks to go big across the line. Karunaratne is undone by the pace and the ball ends up getting sliced aerially towards third man. Alex Hales makes no mistake over there and Sri Lanka finish with 141/8 on the board. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Top shot from Alex Hales. Just a regulation length ball angled into leg stump, Hales backs away and plays the lofted drive over mid off to bring up the first boundary of the innings. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Pace off from Kasun Rajitha, pitched up and around the off stump. Alex Hales frees his arms and lofts it over covers for yet another boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, FOUR! This is fired in full and at the stumps, Jos Buttler just creams the straight drive and beats the diving man at mid off to find the boundary. |
| 3.3: Lahiru Kumara to Alex Hales, FOUR! Easily dispatched. Kumara pitches it up on off, Hales stays rooted to his crease and lofts it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Lahiru Kumara to Alex Hales, NO BALL AND FOUR! Just the start England were looking for. This is full and on the pads, Alex Hales gets inside the line of the ball and whips it away into the backward square leg fence. Kumara has overstepped and a Free Hit will follow. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Just a fraction short and Jos Buttler pounces on it. This is outside off and turning away, Buttler rocks back and slaps it away into the cover fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, SIX! BOOM! 50 up for England in no time. Tossed up, full and outside off, Jos Buttler gets down low and drags the slog-sweep over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, SIX! England are motoring and the defending champions would have started to pack their bags. Back of a length, around off, Hales stands his ground and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Boom! Too full in length around off, Hales clears his front leg and drills it down to long on for a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! England are cruising. A low full toss, around middle, once again Alex Hales clears his front leg and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 76 needed off 86 balls. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Bang! Hales stands his ground and fires this one over mid off for yet another boundary in this over. 20 from the over. At the end of the Powerplay, England have raced away to 70 for no loss. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! A stunning diving catch from Chamika Karunaratne. A wrong 'un from Hasaranga, around off and fuller in length, Buttler tries to swipe across the line but it comes off from the lower part of his bat and flies towards deep mid-wicket. Chamika Karunaratne, in the deep, reacts to his right, takes a start and then puts in a full-length dive to take a ripper of a catch. Buttler is gone but England are in front. 67 needed off 76 balls. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Alex Hales, OUT! Caught and bowled! That's a soft dismissal for Hales. Floated one, full and around off, Hales sits down for a big slog sweep across the line but it comes off from the cue end of the bat and loops back to the bowler. A simple catch for Wanindu Hasaranga and Alex Hales is dejected. He departs for 47 but his knock has put England on top. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Firmly struck and will beat the man into the fence. This is fired in full and wide, Ben Stokes stays deep and creams it in front of cover-point for a boundary. The fielder puts in a dive in the deep but fails to stop the ball cleanly. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A sharp return catch by Dhananjaya de Silva and England lose their third. De Silva gives it a nice loop and bowls it on leg. Harry Brook looks to come forward and drive straight but the ball just holds in the surface a bit. Brook ends up just pushing it uppishly to the right of the bowler who takes a good low catch to that side. Harry Brook departs cheaply and Sri Lanka keep on chipping away with timely wickets. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Lahiru Kumara to Liam Livingstone, OUT! TAKEN! Lahiru Kumara strikes on his very first delivery after coming back into the attack. On a length and outside off, Liam Livingstone stays put and just opens up his arms as he looks to big downtown. Livingstone has to reach for it a bit and gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes high and straight down the ground. Dhananjaya de Silva runs to his left from long on and keeps his eyes on the ball before completing a brilliant catch. Liv |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! A very soft dismissal and England have now lost their 5th wicket. Dhananjaya de Silva flights this one up nicely, on a nagging length and around off stump. Moeen Ali looks to drive it through covers but tries to pull out of the shot. In the end, Ali just chips it to the left of the man at short cover and Dasun Shanaka over there takes a sharp catch. Ali departs cheaply and England still need 31 runs off 33 balls with 5 wickets in hand. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Charith Asalanka to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Aerial but wide of the fielder! Flatter and shorter outside off, Stokes camps back and blazes it through extra cover for a cracking boundary. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran, OUT! Curran holes out! This game is heading towards a thrilling finish. The crowd roars. Kumara bangs it in short, slower in pace and outside off, Curran walks across the stumps to get inside the line and swings his bat at it. The bounce gets big on him and the ball flies off the top edge to fine leg where Kasun Rajitha takes a fine diving catch inches ahead of the boundary line. 13 needed off 12 balls. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Lahiru Kumara to Chris Woakes, FOUR! ENGLAND WIN! AUSTRALIA ARE KNOCKED OUT! Woakes finishes it off and releases all the pressure in the English camp. Short in length and wide outside off, Chris Woakes stays on the back foot and whacks it through backward point. The ball races away and finds the fence to hand the ticket to the semis to England. They win by 4 wickets. |
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