Live Cricket Score | England vs Sri Lanka Live Score & Commentary | ENG vs SL Scorecard, ICC Men's T20 World Cup

29th T20I • Sharjah Cricket Stadium • Sharjah

England

163/4 (20)

Sri Lanka

137/10 (19)

ENG won by 26 runs

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Playing XI

Player of the Match Jos Buttler

101(67)

ENG s

SL s

Info

England s

163/4 (20)

Batters

Jason Roy

150.00

b W Hasaranga

Jos Buttler

101

150.75

Not out

Dawid Malan

75.00

b D Chameera

Jonny Bairstow

0.00

lbw b W Hasaranga

Eoin Morgan

(C)

111.11

b W Hasaranga

Moeen Ali

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.15)

163/4

Did not Bat

Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills

Bowlers

EXT

10.75

5.25

11.00

3.25

8.50

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Jason Roy

b W Hasaranga

1-13

1.2

Dawid Malan

b D Chameera

2-34

4.6

Jonny Bairstow

lbw b W Hasaranga

3-35

5.2

Eoin Morgan

b W Hasaranga

4-147

18.2

Sri Lanka s

137/10 (19)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

100.00

runout (J Buttler / E Morgan)

Kusal Perera

77.78

c E Morgan b A Rashid

Charith Asalanka

131.25

c M Ali b A Rashid

Avishka Fernando

92.86

lbw b C Jordan

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

144.44

c J Roy b C Woakes

Dasun Shanaka

104.00

runout (J Buttler)

Wanindu Hasaranga

(C)

161.90

c (sub S Billings) b L Livingstone

Chamika Karunaratne

0.00

c J Roy b M Ali

Dushmantha Chameera

100.00

c D Malan b C Jordan

Maheesh Theekshana

100.00

c C Jordan b M Ali

Lahiru Kumara *

50.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(19 Ov, RR: 7.21)

137/10

Bowlers

EXT

Moeen Ali

5.00

Chris Woakes

2.3

10.00

4.75

6.00

8.50

1.3

12.67

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Pathum Nissanka

runout (J Buttler / E Morgan)

1-1

0.3

Charith Asalanka

c M Ali b A Rashid

2-24

3.3

Kusal Perera

c E Morgan b A Rashid

3-34

5.1

Avishka Fernando

lbw b C Jordan

4-57

8.3

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

c J Roy b C Woakes

5-76

10.5

Wanindu Hasaranga

c (sub S Billings) b L Livingstone

6-129

16.5

Dasun Shanaka

runout (J Buttler)

7-130

17.2

Dushmantha Chameera

c D Malan b C Jordan

8-134

17.6

Chamika Karunaratne

c J Roy b M Ali

9-134

18.2

Maheesh Theekshana

c C Jordan b M Ali

10-137

18.6

Match Info

Date & Time

01 Nov, 07:30 PM IST

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Match

29th T20I,

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Umpires

Adrian Holdstock(South Africa), Rod Tucker(Australia), Joel Wilson(West Indies, TV)

Referee

David Boon(Australia)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bowl

Player of the Match Jos Buttler

101(67)

Commentary

Another double-header day coming our way tomorrow. South Africa will try to keep their tournament alive when they come up against a Shakib-less Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Pakistan will look to keep their own unbeaten run going when they meet the underdogs, Namibia. That's all from this Group One encounter though. This is Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator, Balashankar. The festive season around the corner. May your fireworks be as rollicking as Jos Buttler's batting. On that note, goodbye and goodnight! See you around...

Alrighty! Who is going to stop the English mighty? They've brushed aside all the sides in their group so far. Sri Lanka have certainly pushed them further than any other side has in the tournament. That'll be a positive for the side. One of many. While they won't make the playoffs, they've come a long way in the last six months. A young team that took the big stage. Hopefully, we will see more of these faces for years to come. They've got the talent. It's about bringing the experience to the fore for them from here on. As for England, what can you say about them? Unbeaten so far. They will hope South Africa gives them another tough run in the next game. While no team has won the T20 World Cup while going unbeaten. If anyone can change that, it's this England side.

Eoin Morgan (England captain): Incredibly proud of everything we've done tonight. I thought the guys worked unbelievably hard. The conditions continued to change throughout and with Tymal going down, we asked a bit of question of ourselves. Livingstone and Moeen Ali stepped up incredibly well to support the other guys with the ball. We can't falter our guys. It was challenging at the top of the order and Jos Buttler played one of his best-ever innings in an England shirt. It was incredible to be at the other end and watch the ebb and flow and just the sheer domination at the end. He really is the best in the game. A privilege to play with him and have him in our team. All round performance was pretty good. We are just delighted with the win. Sri Lanka have pushed us further than we've pushed in the tournament. They should be incredibly proud of what they've achieved but we're delighted with four wins. (On what makes Jos special) Just the nature of how unbelievably calm he is about it. He combines them along with reading the game well - where to score and when to score. And if he manages to get on top, then he will punish you. Seeing him in this form in the group stages only bodes well for the latter stages. (On his own form) You always have to believe. If you don't believe, nobody else will. I know I always do. Today was a tough test. It was just about getting a partnership going and give the team something to defend.

Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lankan captain): The bowlers have been outstanding in the first 10 overs. The concern has been at the backend. This is the first welcome for many guys. Hopefully, they will do well and learn with experience. IN the second half, we knew dew will play a major role. Losing wickets in regular intervals hurt us. Credit to Morgan and Buttler, they took the game away for us. Six months back, we weren't the same team. We have come a long way and I'm happy with the way we've come together. Hopefully, in the future, it is better for us.

Jos Buttler (Player of the Match): Staying patient, it was tough to bat early on. Good partnership with Morgs (Eoin Morgan). Spin bowlers were tricky to bat against. We thought 120 might be a good score and were batting towards it. Then started going from one point. Each were trying to take on the shorter side. Really happy to be batting with Morgs. (About the bat) Same one all the time, even in the nets. Just keep going with one. (About the run out) Favorite bit of the day for me. We were under a bit of pressure. Moeen had to bowl an over. So that wicket was crucial. (Six of the last ball) Just trying to guess where he was bowling. I was pretty calm there. Having batted long, staying patient and hoping they miss.

England won by 26 runs.

Bat first? Bowl first? It's just a flip of a coin with evenly split odds. Makes absolutely no difference, says this formidable England unit. They were in a spot of bother and it needed some magic from the Universe Jos as he century led them out of a rut. Morgan's captaincy has always stood out and that was on point, once more. He's got the most wins by a T20I captain now. However, the more pleasing factor for his side will be his innings tonight. His partnership with Buttler was a pivotal moment in the game. England might have thought 130 is a good score at one stage but those two had other plans.

Sri Lanka will be disappointed. There was evidence of plenty of dew around the ground and they could have been on the right side of the result if it wasn't for the madness that unravelled in the last 15 minutes of the match. After the top-order failed once more, Shanaka and Hasaranga stitched a 50-run stand to make a contest out of this one, but the pressure got to them eventually. Despite being a bowler short after an injury to Mills, England managed to hold their nerve. Some excellent fielding, in the end, to seal the deal as they book their spot in the semi-finals. Stay tuned for the presentations.

Game, set, match! The unbeaten run continues for the Three Lions. They've tamed the Lankan Lions tonight in a closely fought contest. How good is this white-ball unit? Or is it just the like of the Irish? Either way, they're the team to beat in this tournament. A smiling Jos Buttler gets applause from his team as he leads them off the ground. England won by 26 runs.

overs

137 /10 score

runs

Lahiru Kumara

1 (2)

Maheesh Theekshana *

2 (2)

Moeen Ali

2 /15

18.6 Moeen Ali to Maheesh Theekshana, OUT! Jordan takes the catch! England continue their merry run in the tournament! Theekshana tries to go big over long-on, but doesn't reach the pitch of it. Mistimes it down the ground and finds the fielder at the boundary

18.5 Moeen Ali to Maheesh Theekshana, backs a long way away and punches the length delivery through the covers. Gets a brace for the effort

18.4 Moeen Ali to Lahiru Kumara, comes down the track and drives it back to the bowler. Bit of a fumble allows them to collect a single

18.3 Moeen Ali to Lahiru Kumara, shapes up for a big one over the mid-wicket but gets no timing on it. Miscues the ball back to Moeen Ali

Lahiru Kumara, left-hand bat, comes to the crease

No heroics from Karunaratne. Sri Lanka have lost 4 wickets for 5 runs and let this game slip away from their grasp.

18.2 Moeen Ali to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! The fielder placed at straightish long-on comes into play. Good length into the pitch. Karunaratne can't get enough strength on the shot. Hits it straight down the throat of Jason Roy who seldom drops these. Chamika Karunaratne c Roy b Ali 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

18.1 Moeen Ali to Chamika Karunaratne, length delivery into the track. Karunaratne gets no timing on the pull and denies the single as the ball trickles down to long-on

Maheesh Theekshana, right-hand bat, comes to the crease

Moeen Ali [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Malan, just inside the boundary line! A matter of inches! A slightly better hit from Chameera and he would have cleared the ropes! What an over from Chris Jordan. A match-winning one, to say the least. Sri Lanka need 30 runs off 12 deliveries.

overs

134 /8 score

runs

Dasun Shanaka

26 (25)

Dushmantha Chameera *

4 (4)

Chris Jordan

2 /24

17.6 Chris Jordan to Dushmantha Chameera, OUT! Another one bites the dust! The innings has gone pear-shaped in the matter of minutes. Full ball angling into the leg-stump. Chameera flicks it aerially but finds the fielder roaming the square leg boundary

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