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Kieran Parmley
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129 is the lowest score England have successfully defended in a T20 international (against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2012).
In Pallekele, 125 is the lowest score that has been defended. That was by Sri Lanka playing New Zealand in 2019.
Over the ropes!
Sam Curran cracks the last ball of Dasun Shanaka's through long-on for his first six.
This partnership of 36 from 33 balls has offered a bit of stability after a flurry of wickets.
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I get what Sam Curran is doing, but they might as well go for it. 120 isn't enough. 150 might be.
Webby, Crowthorne
Top stuff from Maheesh Theekshana.
Four runs from the spinner's final over, he finishes with figures of 1-16.
Four overs left in the innings, England may need to accelerate now with the full-time spinners bowled out.
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Two series wins in Sri Lanka, everyone would have taken that. You can't win every game. After the Ashes this is a good shot in the arm. I can see Harry lifting the T20 World Cup.
Rob, Bristol
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Despite regularly clocking over 87mph in this series, four of Matheesha Pathirana's five wicket-taking deliveries have come with deliveries under 81 mph.
Sam Curran starts Dunith Wellalage's over by hitting his fourth four, striking a short-ish ball through mid-wicket.
The rest of the over is quieter, with just three singles, and Wellalage closes with figures of 1-28.
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This is one way of making sure the middle order and tail get some time in the middle before the World Cup.
John, Newcastle
Matheesha Pathirana returns and delivers another excellent over, just four singles coming from it.
He has figures of 2-18 from his three overs thus far.
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Look, sometimes you lose games of cricket - it happens. But you really don't want to be going into a World Cup on the back of an absolute shocker. Hopefully England can rescue something here, even if it's not victory.
John,. Bath
Kamindu Mendis gets his first bowl of the series.
His first five balls go for five runs, before Sam Curran pulls his last delivery through mid-wicket for four.
Curran moves to a run-a-ball 28.
Image source, ReutersLiam Dawson picks up his first boundary, cracking Maheesh Theekshana's delivery past a diving leg slip and to the ropes.
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136-9 is currently England's lowest score in T20 internationals against Sri Lanka, that was in Bristol all the way back in 2011.
Sri Lanka went on to win by nine wickets with 16 balls remaining that day.
England's lowest score overall is 80 all out against India in Colombo in 2012.
A rare boundary for England, as Sam Curran strikes Dushmantha Chameera's penultimate delivery past square for four.
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This one held low from Dushmantha Chameera. Will Jacks has to trudge off with a single figure score.
The England trouble continues.
Jacks c Nissanka b Chameera 3 (Eng 60-6)
Spooned to mid-wicket!
It's a second wicket for Dushmantha Chameera as Will Jacks gets through his shot early and sends a loopy chance out to Pathum Nissanka, who takes an easy catch.
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Harry Brook in T20 internationals:
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Image source, Getty ImagesBefore all the doom and gloom comments come through. The bowling has been excellent today and I'd struggle to put all the blame on the batters.
Bobby, Sheffield
After three dot balls to start the over, including Maheesh Theekshana beating Sam Curran's outside edge, England finish it with three singles.
The players will take drinks.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buttler,bowled Theekshana Buttler, bowled Theekshana | 25 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 119.05 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Chameera Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Chameera | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Bethell,caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Pathirana Bethell, caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Pathirana | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42.86 |
Banton,bowled Wellalage Banton, bowled Wellalage | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 100.00 |
Brook,caught Liyanage, bowled Pathirana Brook, caught Liyanage, bowled Pathirana | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 133.33 |
Curran,caught Nissanka, bowled Chameera Curran, caught Nissanka, bowled Chameera | 58 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 73 | 120.83 |
Jacks,caught Nissanka, bowled Chameera Jacks, caught Nissanka, bowled Chameera | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 75.00 |
Dawson,caught Kamindu Mendis, bowled Chameera Dawson, caught Kamindu Mendis, bowled Chameera | 14 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 70.00 |
Overton,caught Liyanage, bowled Chameera Overton, caught Liyanage, bowled Chameera | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.67 |
Rashid,not out Rashid, not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 140.00 |
Wood,not out Wood, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 4 | |||||||
Total,128 for 9 20.0 overs Total,128 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chameera | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
Shanaka | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.66 |
Pathirana | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
Wellalage | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.00 |
Theekshana | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Kamindu Mendis | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
2 for 1 (0.2 overs) | Duckett |
14 for 2 (2.6 overs) | Bethell |
28 for 3 (4.6 overs) | Banton |
34 for 4 (5.4 overs) | Brook |
47 for 5 (7.4 overs) | Buttler |
60 for 6 (10.3 overs) | Jacks |
107 for 7 (17.2 overs) | Dawson |
109 for 8 (17.5 overs) | Overton |
127 for 9 (19.5 overs) | Curran |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Jacks, bowled Dawson Nissanka, caught Jacks, bowled Dawson | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 191.67 |
Mishara,caught Duckett, bowled Wood Mishara, caught Duckett, bowled Wood | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Kusal Mendis,caught Rashid, bowled Jacks Kusal Mendis, caught Rashid, bowled Jacks | 26 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 100.00 |
P Rathnayake,bowled Rashid P Rathnayake, bowled Rashid | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 86.67 |
Kamindu Mendis,leg before wicket, bowled Jacks Kamindu Mendis, leg before wicket, bowled Jacks | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 127.27 |
Liyanage,caught Bethell, bowled Jacks Liyanage, caught Bethell, bowled Jacks | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 89.47 |
Wellalage,caught Buttler, bowled Bethell Wellalage, caught Buttler, bowled Bethell | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 64.29 |
Shanaka,stumped Buttler, bowled Bethell Shanaka, stumped Buttler, bowled Bethell | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 66.67 |
Chameera,caught Brook, bowled Bethell Chameera, caught Brook, bowled Bethell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Theekshana,caught Dawson, bowled Bethell Theekshana, caught Dawson, bowled Bethell | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33.33 |
Pathirana,not out Pathirana, not out | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 1, total 6 | |||||||
Total,116 all out 19.3 overs Total,116 all out 19.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wood | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.50 |
Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.25 |
Overton | 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14.00 |
Curran | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
Rashid | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 |
Bethell | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
Jacks | 4.0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (0.3 overs) | Mishara |
34 for 2 (4.2 overs) | Nissanka |
62 for 3 (8.6 overs) | P Rathnayake |
62 for 4 (9.1 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
90 for 5 (13.1 overs) | Kamindu Mendis |
97 for 6 (15.1 overs) | Liyanage |
112 for 7 (17.2 overs) | Wellalage |
112 for 8 (17.4 overs) | Chameera |
113 for 9 (17.6 overs) | Shanaka |
116 for 10 (19.3 overs) | Theekshana |