| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to this Super 10 Group 1 match between England and Sri Lanka in Delhi. Sri Lanka have one the toss and elected to bowl. |
| Sri Lanka team: LD Chandimal†, TM Dilshan, TAM Siriwardana, HDRL Thirimanne, AD Mathews*, CK Kapugedera, NLTC Perera, MD Shanaka, PVD Chameera, HMRKB Herath, JDF Vandersay |
| England team: JJ Roy, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, MM Ali, CJ Jordan, DJ Willey, AU Rashid, LE Plunkett |
| This is a must win match for England, as a loss would send them packing from this tournament. Sri Lanka on the other hand are the defending WT20 champions, however have been slightly inconsistent this tournament |
| Sri Lanka were thrashed by West Indies, but recovered with an incredible run chase against South Africa. We are in for a very exciting match today, with a lot on the line. |
| Play should be underway in less than 5 minutes! Do not go away! |
| 0.1 : Mathews to Roy, two runs, flicked through mid-wicket for two! |
| 0.2 : Mathews to Roy, no run |
| 0.3 : Mathews to Roy, no run |
| 0.4 : Mathews to Roy, two runs, guided to third man for a single. |
| 0.5 : Mathews to Roy, no run, play and a miss! |
| 0.6 : . End of over: Mathews to Roy, no run, play and a miss once again, good start for Sri Lanka! ENG 4/0 (Roy 4, Hales 0) |
| 1.1 : Herath to Hales, APPEAL, no run, big shout for caught behind is turned down. |
| 1.2 : Herath to Hales, no run, forward in defence. |
| 1.3 : Herath to Hales, no run, pushed to mid-on or a dot. |
| 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! |
| 1.5 : Herath to Root, no run, cut shot straight to point for a dot. |
| 1.6 : Herath to Root, no run, driven straight to cover and that is the end of the over. End of over: A wicket maiden for Herath! ENG 4/1 (Roy 4, Root 0) |
| 2.1 : Vandersay to Roy, one run, pushed to the off-side. |
| 2.2 : Vandersay to Root, leg bye, single on the leg-side. |
| 2.3 : Vandersay to Roy, one run, pushed to cover for a single. |
| 2.4 : Vandersay to Root, one run, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 2.5 : Vandersay to Roy, no run, defended on the back foot. |
| 2.6 : Vandersay to Roy, APPEAL, no run, big shout for LBW is turned down by the umpire to end the over. End of over: ENG 8/1 (Roy 6, Root 1) |
| 3.1 : Herath to Root, one run, whipped to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.2 : Herath to Roy, FOUR, reverse sweep for four! Wonderful shot from Roy as it plays it behind square to the boundary. |
| 3.3 : Herath to Roy, one run, whipped to square-leg for a single. |
| 3.4 : Herath to Root, no run, driven straight to mid-on for a dot. |
| 3.5 : Herath to Root, FOUR, full toss driven through the covers to the boundary for four! Root puts the bad delivery away! |
| 3.6 : Herath to Root, one run, driven down the ground for a single to long-off to end the over. End of over: ENG 19/1 (Roy 11, Root 7) |
| 4.1 : Vandersay to Root, FOUR, driven through the covers to the boundary for four! |
| 4.2 : Vandersay to Root, no run, defended on the front foot. |
| 4.3 : Vandersay to Root, one run, driven to long-off for a single. |
| 4.4 : Vandersay to Roy, no run, played straight back to the bowler who easily fields. |
| 4.5 : Vandersay to Roy, FOUR, opens the blade and slashes it through backward point to the boundary for four! |
| 4.6 : Vandersay to Roy, leg bye, pushed t the leg-side for a single. End of over: ENG 29/1 (Roy 15, Root 12) |
| 5.1 : Mathews to Roy, no run, driven straight back to the bowler. |
| 5.2 : Mathews to Roy, no run, driven straight to mid-off. |
| 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! |
| 5.4 : Mathews to Roy, one run, worked onto the leg-side for a single. |
| 5.5 : Mathews to Root, APPEAL, no run, shout for LBW is turned down by the umpire. |
| 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 over: End of the power play! ENG 38/1 (Roy 20, Root 16) |
| 6.1 : Siriwardana to Roy, one run, driven to long-off for a single. |
| 6.2 : Siriwardana to Root, one run, driven out to deep extra cover for an easy single. |
| 6.3 : Siriwardana to Roy, SIX, full toss is smashed back over the bowler head for an 86 metre six! |
| 6.4 : Siriwardana to Roy, no run, driven straight to cover. |
| 6.5 : Siriwardana to Roy, no run, forward in defence. |
| 6.6 : Siriwardana to Roy, one run, driven to long-off for a single. End of over: ENG 47/1 (Roy 28, Root 17) |
| 7.1 : Chameera to Roy, no run, play and a miss! |
| 7.2 : Chameera to Roy, no run, ball nips back late and beats the bat! |
| 7.3 : Chameera to Roy, bye, ball bounces just before the keepers glove and deflects to third-man. |
| 7.4 : Chameera to Root, one run, driven off the back foot to cover for a single. |
| 7.5 : Chameera to Roy, no run, whipped to mid-wicket for a dot. |
| 7.6 : Chameera to Roy, one run, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. End of over: ENG 50/1 (Roy 29, Root 18) |
| 8.1 : Herath to Roy, one run, driven to long-off for a single. |
| 8.2 : Herath to Root, no run, forward in defence. |
| 8.3 : Herath to Root, one run, driven to long-on for a single. |
| 8.4 : Herath to Roy, SIX, smashed over mid-wicket for a six! |
| 8.5 : Herath to Roy, one run, worked to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.6 : Herath to Root, one run, flicked onto the leg-side for a single to end the over. End of over: ENG 60/1 (Roy 37, Root 20) |
| 9.1 : Chameera to Root, no run, forward in defence. |
| 9.2 : Chameera to Root, FOUR, smashed over cover for a once bounce four. |
| 9.3 : Chameera to Root, no run, mistimed cut shot straight to cover for a dot. |
| 9.4 : Chameera to Root, no run, short ball carries through to the keeper. |
| 9.5 : Chameera to Root, one run, cut shot to deep point for a single. |
| 9.6 : Chameera to Roy, no run, slapped straight to cover for a dot ball to end the over. End of over: ENG 65/1 (Roy 37, Root 25) |
| 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! |
| 10.2 : Vandersay to Buttler, leg bye, single onto the leg-side. |
| 10.3 : Vandersay to Roy, two runs, whipped to deep mid-wicket and a misfield allows for two. |
| 10.4 : Vandersay to Roy, one run, driven to deep long-on for a single. |
| 10.5 : Vandersay to Buttler, no run, forward in defence. |
| 10.6 : . End of over: 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) |
| 11.1 : Mathews to Roy, APPEAL, leg bye, shout for LBW is turned down and England steal a quick single. |
| 11.2 : Mathews to Buttler, one run, short ball is pulled to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.3 : Mathews to Roy, one run, pushed to backward point for a single. |
| 11.4 : Mathews to Buttler, FOUR, paddle sweep to the fine-leg boundary for four! Wonderful shot! |
| 11.5 : Mathews to Buttler, no run, defended on the back foot. |
| 11.6 : Mathews to Buttler, one run, worked onto the leg-side for a single to end the over. End of over: ENG 81/2 (Roy 41, Buttler 10) |
| 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! |
| 12.2 : Vandersay to Buttler, one run, worked onto the off-side for a single. |
| 12.3 : Vandersay to Roy, one run, pushed to long-on for a single. |
| 12.4 : Vandersay to Buttler, one run, pushed to cover for a single. |
| 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! |
| 12.6 : Vandersay to Morgan, no run, worked to cover for a dot to end the over. End of over: ENG 88/3 (Morgan 0, Buttler 16) |
| 13.1 : Mathews to Buttler, one run, played to deep point for a single. |
| 13.2 : Mathews to Morgan, one run, worked onto the leg-side for a single. |
| 13.3 : Mathews to Buttler, one run, short ball is pulled to square-leg for a single. |
| 13.4 : Mathews to Morgan, no run, play and a miss! |
| 13.5 : Mathews to Morgan, one run, mistimed pull shot onto the leg-side. |
| 13.6 : Mathews to Buttler, one run, driven to deep backward point for a single. End of over: ENG 93/3 (Morgan 2, Buttler 19) |
| 14.1 : Herath to Buttler, one run, pushed to long-on for a single. |
| 14.2 : Herath to Morgan, one run, worked onto the leg-side for an easy single. |
| 14.3 : Herath to Buttler, one run, pushed to cover for a single. |
| 14.4 : Herath to Morgan, one run, whipped to deep square-leg for a single. |
| 14.5 : Herath to Buttler, one run, flicked off the pads to square-leg for a single. |
| 14.6 : Herath to Morgan, one run, driven to long-on for a single to end the over. End of over: ENG 99/3 (Morgan 5, Buttler 22) |
| 15.1 : Perera to Morgan, wide, ball sails down the leg-side for a single. That's the 100 for England! |
| Perera to Morgan, two runs, driven out to deep extra cover for two. |
| 15.2 : Perera to Morgan, FOUR, flicked to the right of the man at fine-leg for a boundary! |
| 15.3 : Perera to Morgan, SIX, driven over the long-off boundary for six! Wonderful shot from the captain! |
| Perera to Morgan, wide, ball sails down the leg-side. |
| 15.4 : Perera to Morgan, two runs, flicked out to deep square-leg for two more! |
| 15.5 : Perera to Morgan, one run, worked to long-on for a single. |
| 15.6 : Perera to Buttler, one run, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over. End of over: ENG 117/3 (Morgan 20, Buttler 23) |
| 16.1 : Chameera to Buttler, one run, driven to cover for a single! |
| Chameera to Buttler, no run, driven straight to cover. |
| 16.2 : Chameera to Buttler, no run, forward in defence. |
| 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 : Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, smashed to the long-on boundary for four! Back to back boundaries for Buttler. |
| 16.5 : Chameera to Buttler, no run, play and a miss! |
| 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! |
| 16.6 : Chameera to Buttler, one run, mistimed shot bounces to the man at long-on for a single to end the over. End of over: ENG 131/3 (Morgan 20, Buttler 36) |
| 17.1 : Shanaka to Buttler, two runs, played out to deep mid-wicket for two. |
| 17.2 : Shanaka to Buttler, FOUR, full toss is smashed to the cover boundary for four! |
| 17.3 : Shanaka to Buttler, two runs, slapped to long-on for two! 50 partnership comes up for this pair! |
| 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! |
| 17.5 : Shanaka to Buttler, one run, single onto the leg-side for a single. |
| 17.6 : Shanaka to Morgan, no run, defended on the front foot as the ball finds the bottom edge. End of over: 2 overs remain for England! ENG 146/3 (Morgan 20, Buttler 51) |
| 18.1 : Chameera to Buttler, wide, ball is too wide outside the off-side. |
| Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, slapped through backward point for four. |
| 18.2 : Chameera to Buttler, SIX, clubs the ball over long-on for a HUGE six! Great batting from Buttler! |
| 18.3 : Chameera to Buttler, one run, driven to deep extra cover fora single. |
| 18.4 : Chameera to Morgan, one run, shot ball hits high on the bat and falls safely at square-leg. England take a single. 8 balls remaining for England. |
| 18.5 : Chameera to Buttler, one run, half volley is smashed back at the bowler who stops the ball wonderfully and saves a certain boundary! |
| 18.6 : Chameera to Morgan, one run, mistimed shot rolls to long-on for a single. The last 4 overs have gone for 62! 1 over remaining for England. End of over: ENG 161/3 (Morgan 22, Buttler 63) |
| 19.1 : Perera to Morgan, leg bye, yorker hits the foot and they steal a leg-bye. |
| 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! |
| 19.3 : Perera to Buttler, two runs, slapped to deep mid-wicket and a misfield allows for two! |
| 19.4 : Perera to Buttler, no run, play and a miss! |
| 19.5 : Perera to Buttler, no run |
| Perera to Buttler, one run, inside edge onto the pad as the ball falls at the batsman's feet. Stoke comes through for a single to face the final ball! |
| 19.6 : Perera to Stokes, SIX. |
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| 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. |
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We will be back for the run chase very soon! End of over: Perera to Stokes, SIX, full ball is smashed over the mid-wicket boundary for a huge six! What a finish from Stokes! England have set a total of 171 ENG 171/4 (Stokes 6, Buttler 66)
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Sri Lanka Squad:
Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews (c), Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Rangana Herath, Jeffrey Vandersay
England Squad:
Jason Roy, Alexander Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Benjamin Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett
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