SLA 1ST

OUT! Caught. Chris Woakes to Kusal Mendis. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Livingstone. Much needed breakthrough for England.

OUT! Caught. Sam Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Stokes. Safely held by Stokes near the ropes.

OUT! Caught. Ben Stokes to Charith Asalanka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Malan. Stokes has this knack for picking up wickets.

OUT! Caught (Sub). Adil Rashid to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on. Nissanka's good knock comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Mark Wood to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away driving, outside edge, caught by Buttler. Too hot to handle Wood's pace.

OUT! Caught. Mark Wood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Curran. Simple catch for Curran.

OUT! Run Out. Mark Wood to Wanindu Hasaranga. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed, fielded by Buttler. Good work from Buttler.

OUT! Caught. Mark Wood to Chamika Karunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man, caught by Hales. Wood has his third. That brings the innings to a close. Sri Lanka started brilliantly in the powerplay, but the England bowlers fought their way back nicely to restrict them to a below-par total of 141. Can England chase this down against a good Lankan spin attack? Join us for the chase in a while.

ENG 1ST

OUT! Caught. Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Karunaratne. Fabulous diving catch in the deep.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Wanindu Hasaranga to Alex Hales. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed back to bowler. Hales falls short of his fifty.

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, mis-timed back to bowler. Brook fails to make use of another opportunity.

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Liam Livingstone. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by de Silva. Livingstone holes out in the deep.

OUT! Caught. Dhananjaya de Silva to Moeen Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover, caught by Shanaka. England is in a bit of trouble.

OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran. Short, down leg side moves in front hooking, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Rajitha. Pressure building on England.

Over 20. 5 runs. Bowler: Mark Wood. Sri Lanka: 141/8(rr 7.05)

Mark Wood to Wanindu Hasaranga. Bouncer, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Mark Wood to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pulling, hit body to silly point for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

FOUR! Mark Wood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Sam Curran. Sri Lanka: 136/5(rr 7.16)

Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga. Off cutter length ball, off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Brook.

FOUR! Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga. Half volley, middle stump moves in front Slog, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.

Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga. Yorker, middle stump deep in crease driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Livingstone.

Sam Curran to Wanindu Hasaranga. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Buttler.

Over 18. 5 runs. Bowler: Mark Wood. Sri Lanka: 128/5(rr 7.11)

Mark Wood to Wanindu Hasaranga. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Ali.

Wide Mark Wood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

Mark Wood to Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brook.

Mark Wood to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Over 20. 7 runs. Bowler: Lahiru Kumara. England: 144/6(rr 7.20)

FOUR! Lahiru Kumara to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Woakes hits the winning runs and England qualify for the Semi-Finals of this T20 World Cup. Once again, Ben Stokes stepped up under pressure and delivered for his team. Kumara, Dhananjaya and Hasaranga bagged a couple of wickets each. Adil Rashid has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his wily bowling. Cheers!

Lahiru Kumara to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Stokes. Short, down leg side backing away cutting, in the air under control to third man for 1 run, fielded by Theekshana.

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Stokes. Leg cutter back of a length, to leg on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by De Silva.

Over 19. 8 runs. Bowler: Kasun Rajitha. England: 137/6(rr 7.21)

Kasun Rajitha to Ben Stokes. Half volley, outside off stump deep in crease flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by De Silva.

Kasun Rajitha to Ben Stokes. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.

Kasun Rajitha to Ben Stokes. Slower length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Wide Kasun Rajitha to Ben Stokes. Slower ball half volley, wide outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

Kasun Rajitha to Ben Stokes. Full toss, outside off stump deep in crease flick, well timed to long on for 2 runs, run save by Rajapaksa, fielded by De Silva.

Kasun Rajitha to Chris Woakes. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to silly point for 1 run.

Kasun Rajitha to Ben Stokes. Yorker, outside off stump deep in crease pushing, to mid off for 1 run, run save by Shanaka.

Over 18. 2 runs. Bowler: Lahiru Kumara. England: 129/6(rr 7.17)

Lahiru Kumara to Ben Stokes. Leg cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran. Short, down leg side backing away cutting, in the air under control to third man for 1 run, fielded by Theekshana.

Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot dropped, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksa.

Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot dropped, to backward point for no runs, run save by Rajapaksa.

Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
P Nissankacaught(sub) b Rashid	67	45	2	5	148.89
B Mendisc Livingstone b Woakes	18	14	1	1	128.57
D de Silvac Stokes b Curran	9	11	0	0	81.82
K Asalankac Malan b Stokes	8	9	0	0	88.89
P Rajapaksac Curran b Wood	22	22	3	0	100
M Shanakac Buttler b Wood	3	8	0	0	37.5
P De Silvarun out (Buttler)	9	9	1	0	100
C Karunaratnec Hales b Wood	0	2	0	0	0.0
M Theekshananot out	0	0	0	0	0.0
C Rajithadid not bat
C Kumaradid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	WD	E/R
B Stokes	3	24	1	0	8
C Woakes	3	24	1	1	8
M Wood	3	26	3	1	8.67
S Curran	4	27	1	0	6.75
A Rashid	4	16	1	0	4
L Livingstone	2	16	0	0	8
M Ali	1	5	0	0	5

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