England
146/9 (20)
T20I Match
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Sri Lanka
95/10 (16.4)
England won by 51 runs
England haven't played their best cricket as yet and they still are finding ways to win cricket matches. They've 2 points on the board and will be more confident ahead of their next game against Pakistan at the same venue on Tuesday. Can they peak at the right time as the tournament heads to the knockouts? It's the same question for Sri Lanka as well. Did they peak too early? They started the tournament so well with three wins and they've now succumbed to two straight losses. Just 2 more Super Eight games left and they can't fumble any further? Their next match is against New Zealand on Wednesday and they'll hope for a better show at the RPS in what could be a must-win match. South Africa are batting first against India in tonight's blockbuster night game in Ahmedabad. Change tabs and join us for all the action. For now, cheers and bye..
Harry Brook | England Captain – A beautiful birthday present. I thought we played exceptionally there and to get over the line and bowl them out for less than 100 is an awesome effort. I didn't think there were really any demons on the pitch. I think the spinners on both sides used the pace really well, and that's what brought a lot of wickets. We saw how it was behaving in the first innings and lack of pace was creating chances. So we had a good chat about that before going out and we adapted to the surface really well. It was just slow (on the wicket). It was hard to time, and I thought Salty played an exceptional innings there to get 60 with everybody fumbling around him as well. Not the fluent Phil Salt that everybody knows, but he managed to get us to a very good score there and a couple of partnerships at the end as well. It was a hell of a performance. Not concerned at all (on Buttler's form). He's a powerhouse of world cricket. He has been for many years. He's arguably the best white-ball player to have ever played the game. He's just lacking a little bit of confidence at the minute, but I'd rather him start the competition like this and finish with a flourish. Looking forward and really excited to see how he goes in the next couple of games. It has worked for them, we've played a lot of cricket here in the last few weeks, and we knew that it was gonna play a big part today. And Jacksie was pretty annoyed with the way he got out, so he said to me he always bowls better when he's angry, and thankfully he got off to a cracking start on Will Jacks). I had a chat with the spinners as well and we were like, we don't really need to vary our lines, it's more about paces, and as we saw, we got rewards for that as well with a few caught and bowleds, like I said, and a couple of catches out on the boundary, it was perfect adaption to the surface. No, not really (if he thought England will be better served on Sri Lankan wickets). I feel like we can play on any surface. Like you said, Joss hasn't fired yet, but when he does fire and he gets on a very good wicket, he's going to get 100 and blitz the team away. And same with Salty as well, he got 60 today, but like I said, it's not the flourishing Salty that we know. Once we can figure that power play out and get on top of them with the bat, then we're going to be a very hard team to beat.
Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka Captain – It's very disappointing, but at the same time, we had a lot of positives in the ball. So I think we kept them towards a total which was at least 20 runs under par. I expected my players to bat well. A combination of all the things (on the reasons for the low-scoring contest). I think the pitch played well. Certainly, it was a bit slow in the first innings, but with the lights on, it settled a bit. We played badly. All the bowlers in our side bowled well, it's not that they (England) bowled really well. We played some rash shots in critical intervals. In this World Cup, we tried with five main bowlers. I mean, including allounder. So it is a nice attack to have, so I can restrict most of the sides to lower scores. The discussion was to take it deep (during the chase). We have played a lot of cricket in this sort of conditions, it was about taking it deep and taking the positive options and the right options, which we didn't take. So eventually it's one bad game which is not affordable in a World Cup, but we need to bounce back in the next couple of games. (when asked if he's confident about bouncing back) As I mentioned, it's the one bad game. The top four have done really well in the recent past, so I'm pretty sure that they will do well in the upcoming games.
Will Jacks | Player of the Match: We're buzzing with that. Halfway stage, we were pleased to get up to 145, but obviously we knew we were going to have to bowl well and work hard. And we had such a brilliant start in the powerplay, Jof got us off to a good start. And then we managed to continue taking wickets all the way throughout. (On the conditions) We seem to do well here. We've obviously just come off a series against Sri Lanka at this ground. So we do know it well. Yeah, with minimum really 12 overs to spin here, that suits us. I think we spin the ball hard, which definitely helps there. And we seem to do well defending, squeezing the game, like squeezing, eking every dot out that we possibly can. And we know as a chasing side how hard it makes it. (Bowling crucial overs) I love getting that responsibility with the ball. I think it encourages me to get into the game and perform better. I think I like that responsibility and bowling in the powerplay is something I've done a lot. So it's not foreign to me. And when we get on the surface like that, I come into the game knowing what I need to do. We haven't quite been at our best, but importantly, we've been winning those close games. And I think it's quite relieving in a way to get through that stage where you're expected to win. Coming back here and against the better teams in a way, some of that pressure is off you and you just go out there and play your way. And that's something we've done today. Played with freedom. And it's just about trusting our own game. We know we're good enough and we know if we play with that freedom and that unity that more often than not we'll be in the right position.
Stats by Shashikant Singh \n \nMost PoTM awards in a single T20 WC edition \n4 – Shane Watson in 2012 \n3 – Sikandar Raza in 2022 \n3 – Will Jacks in 2026*
Lowest totals for SL in T20 WCs \n77 vs SA, New York, 2024 \n87 vs AUS, Bridgetown 2010 \n95 vs ENG, Pallekele, 2026* \n101 vs AUS, Cape Town, 2007 \n101 vs WI, Colombo RPS, 2012 \n \n51 runs win is England’s second biggest in T20 WCs after 116 runs win against AFG at Colombo RPS in 2012.
This is England’s 12th successive win against Sri Lanka in T20Is. Only Pakistan's 15 wins against Zimbabwe (between 2008-21) are the most consecutive wins against a full-member team in T20Is. \n \nSeven wickets by England spinners – the most by them in a T20 World Cup match. \n \nLowest totals successfully defended by ENG (20-over T20Is) \n128/9 vs SL, Pallekele, 2026 (won by 12 runs) \n129/6 vs PAK, Abu Dhabi, 2012 (by 5 runs) \n142/7 vs AFG, Delhi, 2016 WC (by 15 runs) \n146/9 vs SL, Palleleke, 2026 WC (20 runs)* \n \nThis is also the second-lowest total successfully defended against Sri Lanka in T20 WCs after West Indies’s 137/6 (won by 36 runs) at Colombo RPS in the 2012 edition.
18:13 Local Time, 12:43 GMT, 18:13 IST: Sri Lanka were cock-a-hoop going into the break. The bowlers had done a stupendous job to restrict the powerful England batting line-up to a mere 146. With their top-order firing on all cylinders, you'd think they had this chase in the bag, but their batting in the powerplay was a shocker. Pathum Nissanka whipped one with the angle and holed out to deep mid-wicket. Kusal Mendis tamely chipped one back to Will Jacks, next ball, Pawan Rathnayake had a brain explosion as he holed out to cover. Kamila Mishara then edged one to short third, Kamindu Mendis went with hard hands on the tuck and offered a leading edge to the bower. 34 for 5 inside the batting powerplay and the crowd in Pallekele was truly silenced. Skipper Dasun Shanka did chip in with a 24-ball 30, but he was simply unable to stem the rot from the other end. The hosts have been bundled out for a mere 95, their lowest-score of the tournament so far and they've left themselves with plenty to do in the next couple of games. Three wickets for Will Jacks – how crucial he's been for England in the tournament? Vital runs during the league phase in India and now wickets on a pitch that assisted his off-breaks. Every bowler took a wicket with Archer, Rashid and Dawson getting two apiece.
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Adil Rashid to Dilshan Madushanka, out Bowled!! All-over, England clinch their 12th straight win over Sri Lanka in T20I cricket. Only fitting that Adil Rashid has the final wicket – a wicked wrong 'un, flighted outside off, dragged Madushanka into the ambitious drive and then spun through the gate to crash into the middle-stump. Dilshan Madushanka b Adil Rashid 0(2)
Adil Rashid to Dilshan Madushanka, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
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Adil Rashid to Dilshan Madushanka, no run, flighted delivery outside off – driven straight to the fielder at cover
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Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, 1 run, slower and just outside off – Theekshana drags the sweep behind square on the on-side
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Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, no run, the wrong 'un from Rashid, Theekshana swipes across the line and drags an inside edge onto the thigh-pad
Dilshan Madushanka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 1
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Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, out Bowled!! Nine down and the end is nigh for Sri Lanka. Chameera runs down the pitch, allows Dawson to drag the length back and push it quicker, he makes room and then swings wildly, misses it completely and the ball crashes into the top of middle-stump. England haven't been flawless, but they're closing this game down with ease. Dushmantha Chameera b Liam Dawson 6(13)
Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
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Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, 2 runs, a leading edge, lobs over the bowler's head and rolls towards long-off. They look for the second, Banton shies at the bowler's end and misses, the ball though clatters into the stumps at the striker's end, but Chameera had scrambled home
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Liam Dawson to Maheesh Theekshana, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, punched down to long-on for a single
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Liam Dawson to Maheesh Theekshana, FOUR, nicely played, Dawson drags the length back as Theekshana set himself up early on the paddle – the right-hander uses the pace and laps it fine. Curran runs to his right, slides and drags the ball with himself onto the ropes
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Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, pushed through by Dawson as Chameera came down the pitch, stabbed wide of cover-point for a single
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Liam Dawson to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dawson tosses one at the stumps, defended back at the bowler
Liam Dawson [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 1
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Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, 2 runs, edged, and the ball runs wide of short third – was the loopy leg-break and Theekshana was undone in the flight, went through with the shot and the edge went past slip. Archer with the chase and they're back for the second
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Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, no run, slower and just outside off – Theekshana prods forward in defence
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Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, 2 runs, good fielding in the deep and it's Jacob Bethell with the big dive – was a well flighted delivery outside off and Theekshana drilled the drive past cover- was racing away until Bethell put in the big dive in the deeep
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Adil Rashid to Maheesh Theekshana, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Theekshana presses forward in defence
Maheesh Theekshana, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Tom Banton!! That's a brilliant piece of fielding from Jacks and that should be the end for Sri Lanka. Pin drop silence engulfs Pallekele as Sri Lanka lose their 8th wicket. Was a fraction short and Shanaka backed himself to clear the long boundary with the pull – he struck it sweetly enough, but Will Jacks runs to his left at deep mid-wicket, takes the catch right in front of the ropes. He realises that he's going over, so he calmly flicks it towards wide long-on where Tom Banton is at hand to take the rebound. Dasun Shanaka c Tom Banton b Adil Rashid 30(24) [4s-1 6s-2]
Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, tossed up just outside off – Chameera comes down the pitch and drives it down to long-off for a single
They've taken drinks with England bossing this contest. The home team needs 11 rpo in the next 6 and they'll need Dasun Shanaka to do all the heavy lifting from hereon
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 0
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Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, lovely, on a length and at the stumps – Shanaka backs away, mid-off was inside the circle and he drives it through the line, the timing is sweet and the ball soars into the crowd
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Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, fuller length delivery on the pads, flicks the pads and rolls down to the on-side for a leg-bye. It's given as a run though, might've been an inside edge
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Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, on a good length and angling into the right-hander, past Chameera's flick and rolls down to the on-side
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Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, banged in short and climbing onto the right-hander – took Chameera by surprise, he takes his eyes off as he fended awkwardly, the ball lobbing up and dropping in front of backward point
This is the sixth hit wicket dismissals in the T20 World Cups; three came in this edition itself.
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Jamie Overton to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, Chameera shuffled across and is pinned in front of leg-stump as he missed
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Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, a top-edge on the pull, lobs up and it falls right in between Jos Buttler, who was running back and Jofra Archer, who was running in from long leg. Was a short ball at the hips and Shanaka was shaping to help it on its way with the pull
Highlights (overs 7-13) | 39 runs, 2 wickets \n- Dawson bowls a quiet over. \n- Shanaka breaks the shackles with a six. \n- Jacks finishes with excellent figures of 3/22. \n- SIX and OUT. Kamindu falls to Dawson. \n- Rashid comes into the attack, bowls a couple of tidy overs. \n- Hemantha tries to pull and breaks the stumps with his bat.
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 0
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Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, tossed up slower and just outside off – defended to the off-side
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Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, tossed up slower and on the leg-stump line, Chameera gets half-forward as he defends with his bat/pad close together
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Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, very full from Rashid – Chameera jams the bat down and squeezes it to the off-side – Rashid thinks it's brushed the front-pad first as he appeals, but there's no support
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Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, wide, the wrong 'un, but it spins well down leg and has been wided
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off – driven down to long-on for a single
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Adil Rashid to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, a tame chip and the ball nearly carried to long-off – tossed up just outside off and Chameera didn't bother to keep the drive down, on the bounce to the fielder
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off – an open-faced push past cover-point for a single
Adil Rashid [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Change of ends for Adil Rashid
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 1
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Jamie Overton to Dushan Hemantha, out Hit Wkt!! He's dragged himself back onto his own stumps and Sri Lanka are in a pile of despair now. Banged in short and at the right-hander, Hemantha was undone by the pace and the ball rolls off the thigh-pad to the on-side. But as Hemantha completed his shot, the bottom-hand comes off and he ends up smashing the stumps on the followthrough of the bat. Pallekele has been stunned into silence as the hosts lose their 7th wicket. Dushan Hemantha hit wkt b Jamie Overton 5(8)
Jamie Overton to Dushan Hemantha, THATS OUT!! Hit Wkt!!
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Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, fuller length delivery at the stumps – clipped into the gap past square leg for a single
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Jamie Overton to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, full and wide of off – driven into the gap past cover for a single
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Jamie Overton to Dushan Hemantha, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, driven back at the bowler
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Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, too full and at the pads, tucked backward of square on the on-side for a single
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Jamie Overton to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on the pads, Shanaka looks to clip and gets an inside edge, backward of square on the on-side for a couple
Jamie Overton, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Just one over for Rashid, he's replaced by Jamie Overton
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 0
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, clipped into the gap past mid-wicket for a single
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, no run, flighted delivery around off, Shanaka prods across defensively
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, thumped, tossed up on middle and leg – Shanaka backs away and then hammers the drive back past the leaping bowler, struck hard and it runs away to the straight boundary
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Liam Dawson to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, tossed up on middle, pushed to the right of the bowler – Dawson dives and gets a hand onto it, but can't prevent the single
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, loopy full-toss down leg – Shanaka prods across and can't beat Curran's dive at short fine, just a single
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Liam Dawson to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, tossed up just outside off – driven down to long-off for a single
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 0
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, no run, Rashid drags the length back as Shanaka came down the pitch – the right-hander adjusts and defends it to the on-side
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, no run, tossed up just outside off – Shanaka plays from the crease and picks out cover
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, nicely played, the attempted wrong 'un, but Rashid has dragged it short and down leg, pulled backward of square on the on-side and Shanaka is back for the second
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Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka, no run, flighted delivery on off – Shanaka backs away and pushes it to the off-side
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Adil Rashid to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, slower and at the stumps, Hemantha prods forward and then goes back into the punch to long-on
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Adil Rashid to Dushan Hemantha, no run, tossed up on off – Hemantha prods forward in defence
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
A slip for Rashid
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 1
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, no run, pushed through with the arm – Shanaka goes back on the clip and the ball catches the inside edge to square leg
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Liam Dawson to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle, worked down to long-on for a single
Dushan Hemantha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
This is the third instance of England picking five wickets inside the Powerplay (1-6 overs) and first time Sri Lanka lost five wickets in this phase in T20 World Cups.
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! Dawson has his man now – was a nicely tossed up delivery on middle and Kamindu was looking to work it onto the on-side, but it's the drift which leads to his downfall – closes the face of the bat and the leading edge lobs back into the bowler's hands. Dawson wasn't dropping those any day and the Sri Lankan fans look miserable. Kamindu Mendis c and b Liam Dawson 13(11) [4s-1 6s-1]
Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, SIX, smashed, Kamindu uses the left-handed match-up and carts Dawson high over mid-wicket for a maximum – was pushed through and the length was on the shorter side, allowing Kamindu to power it over the on-side
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Kamindu leans across and turns it to the on-side
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Shanaka goes back and skews an inside edge past square leg for a single
34/5 runs is the second lowest powerplay score for a full-member team in this WC after 33/0 by West Indies vs Scotland at Eden Gardens.
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 0
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Will Jacks to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, worked down to long-on for a single. Will Jacks is done with the ball tonight, he's ended with 3/22
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Will Jacks to Dasun Shanaka, no run, beaten, good comeback from Jacks – tossed up and sliding with the angle, draws Shanaka forward and goes past the outside edge
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Will Jacks to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, clubbed, that brings the crowd back to life. Was fraction short and at the stumps – Shanaka picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull over mid-wicket for a maximum
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Will Jacks to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg – worked backward of square on the on-side for a single
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Will Jacks to Kamindu Mendis, no run, a soft leading edge and the ball nearly lobs back to Jacks – Kamindu was looking to work against the drift and closed the face of the bat early
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Will Jacks to Kamindu Mendis, no run, appeal for LBW, but that was heading down leg – Kamindu was looking to tuck it onto the on-side and missed
Will Jacks is the first England spinner to pick three wickets in Powerplay (Overs 1-6) in a T20I match.
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 0
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, no run, Dawson tosses one on middle – Shanaka goes right back on the defensive push
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, nudged backward of square on the on-side for a single
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, Dawson tosses one around off, turned onto the on-side
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Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flighted on middle, wristily worked through mid-wicket for a single
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flatter and on off, punched down to long-on for a single
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Liam Dawson to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tossed up on middle, Kamindu goes back and can't beat straight mid-wicket with the nudge
Liam Dawson, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Spin from both ends and it's Liam Dawson
Highlights (overs 1-6) \n- Jofra bowls a quiet over. \n- Jacks to Mishara: boundary followed by 5 dots. \n- Nissanka holes out after hitting back-to-back fours. \n- Mendis gets off the mark with a boundary. \n- Jacks removes Mendis and Rathnayake off successive balls. \n- Jofra Archer nips out Mishara. \n- Wellalage perishes to Jacks after hitting 2 fours.
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 1
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Will Jacks to Dasun Shanaka, no run, tossed up from round the wicket – Shanaka leans forward and finds mid-off with the drive
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, out Caught by Harry Brook!! Wicket number three for Will Jacks. The teasing offbreak on leg stump, Wellalage wanted to slam it down the ground and got the timing horribly wrong. Right off the thick inside half and offered catching practice to the fielder backtracking at mid-on. Brook is a tall man and he is not going to miss that. Sri Lanka in all sorts of trouble and the crowd have been stunned into silence. Dunith Wellalage c Harry Brook b Will Jacks 10(10) [4s-2]
Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, no run, skips down the pitch and squeezes the full delivery to the right of square leg
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, no run, full on off, Wellalage leans across and gets an inside edge onto pad
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, make that 3 boundaries in a row! Full on middle and leg, Wellalage plays the sweep and manages to get enough contact off the inside half to get the ball racing down to the fine leg fence
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Sri Lanka, Wellalage cuts the short ball and gets it in the gap between cover and backward point
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 1
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Jofra Archer to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, flirts with a pacy length delivery outside off and gets a thick outside edge that runs away down the third man fence
Kamindu Mendis, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! Kamil Mishara remains unmoved but he has to go. 143ks length delivery wobbling in towards middle, Mishara stays leg-side of the delivery and tries to punch it on the off-side. The ball takes the thick outside edge and carries low to the right of Overton at gully. A fine catch from the big man and Sri Lanka have now lost 4 wickets in the space of 13 balls. Oh dear.Kamil Mishara c Jamie Overton b Jofra Archer 6(11) [4s-1]
Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, no run, good length on middle and leg, blocked into the leg-side
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Jofra Archer to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, good length just outside off, Wellalage opens the bat face and steers it to the left of the man at deep backward point
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Jofra Archer to Dunith Wellalage, no run, shuffled across in an attempt to play the pick-up pull and missed it completely
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Jofra Archer to Dunith Wellalage, no run, short of length on off, Wellalage hangs back and taps to backward point
Will Jacks vs Kusal Mendis in T20s \n3 innings \n5 balls \n2 runs \n2 dismissals
Runs: 2 • Wickets: 2
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, uses his wrists to knock this down to long-on for a single
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Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, no run, full on off, Wellalage blocks it into the covers
Dunith Wellalage, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Will Jacks to Pavan Rathnayake, out Caught by Tom Banton!! A golden duck for Pavan Rathnayake. He backed himself to play the big shot and ran down the pitch looking to tonk it down the ground. The ball was full and kept sliding away with a hint of drift – Rathnayake was committed to playing the big shot and ended up slicing it off the toe end of the bat. Banton runs under it and puts in the slide to complete the catch. Pavan Rathnayake c Tom Banton b Will Jacks 0(1)
Will Jacks to Pavan Rathnayake, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Pavan Rathnayake, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Archer vs Nissanka in T20s \nInngs: 3 \nBalls: 20 \nRuns: 25 \nDismissals: 2 \nSR: 125.0
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Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! One brings two. A failure for Kusal Mendis. He looks to push the flighted delivery, but played with hard hands and did not account for grip and last-minute bite. It arrived much quicker than anticipated and he ended up chipping a dolly of a return catch back to the bowler. Kusal Mendis c and b Will Jacks 4(4) [4s-1]
Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
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Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, pushed through quicker outside off, Mendis jams the drive to the man at mid-off
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, fired in on middle and leg, Mishara gets an inside edge to the left of square leg for a quick single
Runs: 12 • Wickets: 1
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Jofra Archer to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes! Full ball on leg stump, Mendis picks it up early and flicks crisply behind square on the leg-side
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Jofra Archer to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery on and around off stump, Mendis blocks it into the off-side with soft hands
Kusal Mendis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! Stunned silence in Pallekelle. England summoned Overton at deep mid-wicket just before this delivery and look what happened? Nissanka fell right into the trap. A pacy full delivery on the stumps, Nissanka played the whippy heave and did not bother to keep it down. Overton was looking at the sun, but he did well to keep his focus and take the catch above his head. Pathum Nissanka c Jamie Overton b Jofra Archer 9(8) [4s-2]
Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, full and wobbling down the leg side, Nissanka kneels down and helps the slower ball on its way past the helpless keeper to his left
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, that is excellent cricket from Pathum Nissanka! He waited till the last moment and opened the bat face really late to guide the 145ks length delivery from off stump in the gap between backward point and cover
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, no run, Nissanka charges out and slams the full delivery to the left of Banton at mid-off
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 0
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, no run, tossed up outside off, Mishara strides forward and drives to the right of cover
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, no run, fuller on off, Mishara mistimes the drive back to the bowler
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, no run, width outside off, Mishara cuts to the left of Bethell at cover
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, no run, flat on off, punched to the right of Banton at extra cover
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, no run, cut again and this time Bethell times his dive to his right to prevent the single
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Will Jacks to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, misfield! Touch short outside off, Mishara cuts to the right of cover and Bethell's lackadaiscal dive helped Sri Lanka claim their first boundary of the innings
Will Jacks, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
No slips for Jacks…
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 0
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Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, pitched up outside off at 145ks, Mishara slices the drive off the toe end to the right of deep backward point
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Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, wide, full and swinging away wide of off, Mishara looks to drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. Jofra Archer was not happy with the wide call there…
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Jofra Archer to Kamil Mishara, no run, jagging away from a length wide of off, Mishara shoulders arms
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Nissanka gets across and flicks it to the right of backward square leg
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, no run, ooft! Skiddy short ball on the stumps, Nissanka looks to pull and gets it off the glove to the right of the slip fielder
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 143ks back of a length on off, Nissanka hangs back and defends it
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Jofra Archer to Pathum Nissanka, no run, short of length outside off, Nissanka looks to heave leg-side and misses
Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara are at the crease. Pathum Nissanka is on strike. Jofra Archer will open the attack