| 1.4 : Over 1.4: Herath to Hales, OUT, no run, ball skids on and traps Hales in front! The umpire raises his finger and Hales is on his way for a duck! Great start here for Sri Lanka! |
| 3.2 : Over 3.2: Herath to Roy, FOUR, reverse sweep for four! Wonderful shot from Roy as it plays it behind square to the boundary. |
| 3.5 : Over 3.5: Herath to Root, FOUR, full toss driven through the covers to the boundary for four! Root puts the bad delivery away! |
| 4.1 : Over 4.1: Vandersay to Root, FOUR, driven through the covers to the boundary for four! |
| 4.5 : Over 4.5: Vandersay to Roy, FOUR, opens the blade and slashes it through backward point to the boundary for four! |
| 5.3 : Over 5.3: Mathews to Roy, FOUR, swept to the fine-leg boundary for four! Roy takes advantage of fine-leg being up in the ring! |
| 5.6 : Over 5.6: Mathews to Root, FOUR, worked through mid-wicket as it beats the man on the ring and rolls over the rope for four. End of the power play! ENG 38/1 (Roy 20, Root 16) |
| 6.3 : Over 6.3: Siriwardana to Roy, SIX, full toss is smashed back over the bowler head for an 86 metre six! |
| 8.4 : Over 8.4: Herath to Roy, SIX, smashed over mid-wicket for a six! |
| 9.2 : Over 9.2: Chameera to Root, FOUR, smashed over cover for a once bounce four. |
| 10.1 : Over 10.1: Vandersay to Root, OUT, no run, played out to deep square-leg and easily caught by Thirimanne! Root is on his way for 25 from 24 balls! Big wicket for Sri Lanka! |
| 10.6 : Over 10.6: Vandersay to Buttler, FOUR, reverse sweep for four to third-man! Great shot from Buttler to get off the mark! ENG 73/2 (Roy 40, Buttler 4) |
| 11.4 : Over 11.4: Mathews to Buttler, FOUR, paddle sweep to the fine-leg boundary for four! Wonderful shot! |
| 12.1 : Over 12.1: Vandersay to Buttler, FOUR, advances down the wicket and finds the outside edge. The ball runs down to the third-man boundary for four! |
| 12.5 : Over 12.5: Vandersay to Roy, OUT, no run, short ball skids on and traps Roy in front! He is on his way for 42 from 39! England lose their 3rd wicket! |
| 15.2 : Over 15.2: Perera to Morgan, FOUR, flicked to the right of the man at fine-leg for a boundary! |
| 15.3 : Over 15.3: Perera to Morgan, SIX, driven over the long-off boundary for six! Wonderful shot from the captain! |
| Over 16.3: Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, driven through the covers to the boundary for four! Attempted yorker is overpitched and Buttler puts it away. |
| 16.4 : Over 16.4: Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, smashed to the long-on boundary for four! Back to back boundaries for Buttler. |
| 16.5 : Over 16.5: Chameera to Buttler, (no ball) FOUR, thick outside edge runs to the third-man boundary for four! The umpire signals a no-ball and the next delivery will be a FREE HIT! |
| 17.2 : Over 17.2: Shanaka to Buttler, FOUR, full toss is smashed to the cover boundary for four! |
| 17.4 : Over 17.4: Shanaka to Buttler, SIX, smashed back over the bowlers head for a maximum! That's 50 for Buttler, from 28 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six! |
| 18.1 : Over 18.1: Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, slapped through backward point for four. |
| 18.2 : Over 18.2: Chameera to Buttler, SIX, clubs the ball over long-on for a HUGE six! Great batting from Buttler! |
| Over 19.2: Perera to Buttler, OUT, no run, smashes the ball back at the bowler who fields wonderfully and throws the ball at the stumps to run out Morgan! He is gone for 22 from 16! |
| 19.6 : Over 19.6: Perera to Stokes, SIX. ENG 4/171 (Stokes 6, Buttler 66) |
| Sri Lanka will need 172 runs from their 20 overs to win. After a slow start, England recovered nicely to set a competitive total. |
| Some fantastic batting from Roy (42) and Buttler (66) rocketed England total past 150. A half century partnership between Buttler and the English captain, Morgan, was the highlight of the innings. |
| Sri Lanka bowled well early on, restricting England's run rate nicely. Vandersay finished with 26/2 from his 4 overs and the veteran, Herath, finished with 27/1 from his four overs. |
| The Sri Lankan batting lineup will have their work cut out for them in this run chase. Their performance with the bat will have to be better than it's recent form in order to get the win here in Delhi. |
| We will be back for the run chase very soon! |
| 0.3 : Over 0.3: Willey to Dilshan, OUT, no run, full ball is whipped to deep square-leg and safely caught by Hales! Great start for England dismissing the danger man! Dilshan gone for 2 from 2 balls! |
| 1.2 : Over 1.2: Jordan to Chandimal, OUT, no run, ball finds the edge and is easily caught behind by Buttler! England have their second wicket as Chandimal departs for 1 from 3 balls. |
| 2.4 : Over 2.4: Willey to Siriwardana, SIX, short of the length ball is smashed over long-on for six! Great shot! |
| 2.5 : Over 2.5: Willey to Siriwardana, OUT, no run, driven on the up straight to Morgan at cover, who takes a comfortable catch. Siriwardana departs for 7 from 7 balls. Sri Lanka in big trouble here! |
| 2.6 : Over 2.6: Willey to Mathews, OUT, no run, driven straight to cover and Thirimanne attempts to come through for a single but is sent back by his captain! Stokes provides a lovely piece of fielding and runs out Thiriimanne! SLA 4/15 (Thirimanne 3, Mathews 0 |
| 4.1 : Over 4.1: Jordan to Mathews, FOUR, inside edge runs to the fine-leg boundary for four! A bit of much needed luck for Sri Lanka! |
| 4.2 : Over 4.2: Jordan to Mathews, FOUR, whipped to the square-leg boundary for four! |
| 7.6 : Over 7.6: Plunkett to Kapugedera, FOUR, lofted cover drive to the boundary to end the over! SLA 4/46 (Mathews 16, Kapugedera 12) |
| 9.3 : Over 9.3: Rashid to Mathews, SIX, half volley is smashed back over the bowler head for a big six! |
| 10.1 : Over 10.1: Stokes to Mathews, FOUR, short of the length ball is hooked to the mid-wicket boundary for four! |
| 11.2 : Over 11.2: Rashid to Mathews, SIX, half volley is smashed over the long-on boundary for a big six! Wonderful shot! |
| 11.4 : Over 11.4: Rashid to Kapugedera, SIX, driven over the cover boundary for another six! Expensive over for England! |
| 11.6 : Over 11.6: Rashid to Mathews, SIX, slapped over long-on for another maximum! Wonderful hitting here from Sri Lanka! SLA 4/88 (Mathews 44, Kapugedera 25) |
| 12.2 : Over 12.2: Plunkett to Kapugedera, FOUR, flicked away into the gap at fine-leg for four more! |
| 12.6 : Over 12.6: Plunkett to Kapugedera, OUT, no run, short ball finds the top edge and the balls travels high in the air and safely caught by Stokes in the deep on the legside! Kapugedera is on his way for 30 from 27 balls. SLA 5/95 (Mathews 45, Kapugedera 30) |
| 13.4 : Over 13.4: Ali to Perera, SIX, smashed over the mid-wicket boundary for six! 100 up for Sri Lanka! |
| 15.1 : Over 15.1: Ali to Mathews, SIX, smashed over the long-on boundary for six! 79 metres that went! |
| 15.2 : Over 15.2: Ali to Mathews, SIX, smashed over the mid-wicket boundary for another six! 84 metres this time! |
| 15.5 : Over 15.5: Ali to Perera, SIX, smashed back over the bowlers head for six! What an over here for Sri Lanka! |
| 16.3 : Over 16.3: Jordan to Perera, FOUR, flicked to the fine-leg boundary for four! |
| 16.4 : Over 16.4: Jordan to Perera, OUT, no run, driven on the up straight to Willey at mid-off! Perera gone for 20 from 11! Sri Lanka need 35 from 20 balls! |
| Over 17.4: Willey to Shanaka, SIX, full pitched ball is smashed over the long-on boundary for six! 80 metre maximum! |
| 17.6 : Over 17.6: Willey to Shanaka, FOUR, short ball is pulled to the mid-wicket boundary for four! Sri Lanka need 22 from 12 balls to win! SLA 6/150 (Mathews 67, Shanaka 11) |
| 18.2 : Over 18.2: Jordan to Shanaka, FOUR, played late as the ball runs to the third-man boundary for four! 17 from 10 needed! |
| 18.3 : Over 18.3: Jordan to Shanaka, OUT, no run, smashed to mid-off and a wonderful catch from Root dismisses Shanaka for 15 from 9! Sri Lanka need 17 from 9! |
| 18.6 : Over 18.6: Jordan to Herath, OUT, no run, yorker cleans up herath for 1 from 2 balls! Mathews willl be on strike for the final over! Sri Lanka need 15 from 6 to win! What a finish we have here! SLA 8/157 (Mathews 69, Herath 1) |
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