Hosts Sri Lanka Fall to England by 51 Runs in T20 World Cup Super Eight Stage

Colombo. Hosts Sri Lanka were defeated by England by 51 runs in the second to last Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup.

In the match held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Batting first, England scored 146 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Opening batter Phil Salt played an excellent half-century innings of 62 runs off 40 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. Although Will Jacks contributed 21 runs, other batters could not put up a significant performance.

Chasing a target of 147 runs, Sri Lanka had a weak start. Losing wickets at regular intervals, Sri Lanka were all out for 95 runs in 16.4 overs and were defeated. Captain Dasun Shanaka scored the highest 30 runs.

In bowling, England's Will Jacks took 3 wickets. He dismissed Pawan Ratnayake and Kusal Mendis on consecutive two balls. Jofra Archer put further pressure on Sri Lanka's innings by dismissing Pathum Nissanka.

With this victory, England added two crucial points in the Super Eight stage, while Sri Lanka came under pressure.