England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets (DLS) to win second T20 & clinch series victory
Banton made superb unbeaten 54 off 33 deliveries to lead chase of revised 168 in 17 overs
Sri Lanka posted 189-5 in Pallekele - Rathnayake top scored with 40 off 22 balls
England now 2-0 up in three-match series
Adil Rashid and his box of tricks are next.
Kusal Mendis picks the leg-spinner's googly and slog sweeps him for four.
Rashid is a fraction short with his length off the final ball of the over and Mendis rocks back in his crease and pummels him for another boundary.
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Image source, ReutersHarry Brook's captaincy looks clueless. It seems to be you have an over ooh that's not good try next one then next one and repeat.
Michael A, Dorset
End of the powerplay and Jofra Archer manages to stymie Sri Lanka's momentum a little.
Steve Harmison
Ex-England pace bowler on TNT Sports
That was the first time that Pathum Nissanka lost his shape. He got a bit excited there and there was no foot movement.
Nissanka b Archer 34 (SL 56-1)
Jofra Archer returns and gets England a much-needed breakthrough as Pathum Nissanka drags on.
It's a fraction wider from Archer and Nissanka throws the kitchen sink at it, but a bottom edge deflects the ball on to the stumps.
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Nissanka out-Bazballing England with a start like that!
J Evans, London
Will Jacks manages to get through the remainder of the over relatively unscathed.
Pathum Nissanka is unbeaten on 33 off 20 balls while Kamil Mishara is 14 not out off 10.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
35 is the highest score England have conceded after two overs of a full T20 international.
The previous high was 32-0 v West Indies in Tarouba in 2023
A slog sweep from Pathum Nissanka who hits it as clean as a whistle over the boundary at square leg.
Strong wrists from the Sri Lanka opener.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Well, Harry Brook is not afraid to mix it up and after that first few overs Will Jacks worked well. Unexpected but put the brakes on after the Pathum Nissanka assault.
Liam Dawson into the attack. He starts well but then his fifth delivery is a full toss which is creamed away by Kamil Mishara through point.
Harry Brook responds to this early onslaught by tossing the ball to all-rounder Will Jacks.
Jacks' off spin blunts the scoring as he varies his pace. A good bit of fielding from Phil Salt on the boundary at deep mid-wicket prevents Pathum Nissanka punishing one dropped a fraction short.
Four runs off the over. Much needed for England and Brook.
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Why are England unchanged for this match? Surely they should be looking to give all members of the squad match practice ahead of the T20 World Cup.
David Jones, Selsey
Image source, Getty ImagesSri Lanka have started like a train here.
The left-handed Kamil Mishara whips his bat across the line and pings Jofra Archer over the rope for another six.
A bit of a sloppy start from England with the ball.
Jofra Archer fires one down the legs side which nips even further away and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler cannot prevent it racing away for wides to the delight of the Sri Lankan fans in the crowd.
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Jofra Archer finds a hint of swing with his first ball but Pathum Nissanka flicks it off his toes for a couple.
Nissanka then uses all the pace that Archer can generate by whipping it into the stands for an eye-catching six.
Pure timing and a shrug of the shoulders from Archer.
Kieran Parmley
CricViz analyst
England have batted first in only 10 of their 29 completed T20Is since the start of 2024.
With Harry Brook electing to chase once again today, could the England batting line-up be a little undercooked when it comes to setting a score at the World Cup?
Short and wide from Sam Curran and Pathum Nissanka leaps in the air to upper cut it for a one-bounce four.
Three successive boundaries for Nissanka before he nudges himself off strike from the final ball of the over.
Two fours off Sam Curran's first three balls from Pathum Nissanka.
The first is a fortunate edge, but the second the right-handed Nissanka steps across his stumps and lap sweeps it round the corner for four.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,bowled Archer Nissanka, bowled Archer | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 154.55 |
Mishara,caught Overton, bowled Jacks Mishara, caught Overton, bowled Jacks | 36 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 120.00 |
Kusal Mendis,caught Rashid, bowled Dawson Kusal Mendis, caught Rashid, bowled Dawson | 32 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 188.24 |
P Rathnayake,caught Bethell, bowled Archer P Rathnayake, caught Bethell, bowled Archer | 40 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 181.82 |
Shanaka,leg before wicket, bowled Rashid Shanaka, leg before wicket, bowled Rashid | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16.67 |
Asalanka,not out Asalanka, not out | 28 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 127.27 |
Liyanage,not out Liyanage, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 12, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 17 Extras, no balls 0, wides 12, byes 1, leg byes 4, total 17 | |||||||
Total,189 for 5 20.0 overs Total,189 for 5 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Curran | 2.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15.50 |
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10.50 |
Jacks | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 |
Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.00 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.25 |
Overton | 2.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
56 for 1 (5.3 overs) | Nissanka |
106 for 2 (10.6 overs) | Mishara |
128 for 3 (12.2 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
131 for 4 (13.4 overs) | Shanaka |
187 for 5 (19.4 overs) | P Rathnayake |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Mishara, bowled Pathirana Salt, caught Mishara, bowled Pathirana | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50.00 |
Buttler,caught P Rathnayake, bowled Wellalage Buttler, caught P Rathnayake, bowled Wellalage | 39 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 134.48 |
Bethell,caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Shanaka Bethell, caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Shanaka | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 118.18 |
Banton,not out Banton, not out | 54 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 163.64 |
Brook,caught Hasaranga, bowled Pathirana Brook, caught Hasaranga, bowled Pathirana | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 300.00 |
Curran,not out Curran, not out | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 142.86 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 5, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 10 Extras, no balls 1, wides 5, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 10 | |||||||
Total,173 for 4 16.4 overs Total,173 for 4 16.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathirana | 4.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11.75 |
Shanaka | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8.00 |
Wellalage | 3.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10.00 |
Malinga | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
Hasaranga | 4.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11.00 |
Liyanage | 1.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
10 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Salt |
38 for 2 (4.3 overs) | Bethell |
81 for 3 (9.1 overs) | Buttler |
130 for 4 (12.3 overs) | Brook |