England complete impressive 51-run win - report
Jacks takes 3-22, including two in two, as SL bundled out for 95
Two wickets each for Archer, Dawson & Rashid
England struggle to 146-9
Salt (62 off 40 balls) only England batter to pass 21
In their opening game of the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup, Phil Salt was the only England batter to truly rise to the occasion.
He top-scored with a knock of 62 from 40 balls that stood out in an otherwise faltering England display.
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In the warm up games, England successfully defended a low score on this ground...maybe hold off all the negative stuff until it's finished?
Pete, Salisbury
Not many skyscrapers in England's 'Manhattan' today...
Image source, CricvizEng 146-9
England stagger to 146‑9 in the end after they failed to build any sustained partnerships.
This might just be well short of a truly competitive total but they will hope the pitch does them some favours when they come out to bowl.
Adil Rashid digs out a good yorker from Dushmantha Chameera to hand back the strike to Jamie Overton for the final ball.
Can he take England past 150?
Jamie Overton clears the rope with ease.
It's in the slot from Dushmantha Chameera and the England batter punishes him.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It looked out from the moment it came off Jofra Archer's bat. There was a full length dive but it was the sort of catch you expect to take.
Archer c Hemantha b Madushanka 0 (Eng 135-9)
Jorfa Archer doesn't trouble the scorers.
He offers as easy a catch as any to Dushan Hemantha at mid-off.
England at risk of getting bundled out here.
Jacks c Wellalage b Madushanka 21 (Eng 135-8)
Dilshan Madushanka sends Will Jacks packing!
Having hit two boundaries already in the over, Jacks goes after a wider full toss this time but doesn't get proper connection.
Dunith Wellalage makes ground before settling to take a good catch.
Dilshan Madushanka bowled beautifully in the powerplay for Sri Lanka and is on for the penultimate over of this innings.
And Will Jacks brings up a much-needed boundary for England through the covers.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I don't know what's happening. I think we're being gaslit by the England team who said they wanted to play with fearless intent!
Jamie Overton comes to the crease and England need quick runs from the new batter now. But it takes Overton four balls to get off the mark before Will Jacks misses the final delivery despite a swing at it.
Maheesh Theekshana finishes his spell with a brilliant over with a wicket and two runs from it.
Two overs to go here.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I don't think that's a bad thing at the end of the innings. Jamie Overton is either going to come off or not, he's just one of those players. He's got to try and hit everything for six.
Dawson c Shanaka b Theekshana 6 (Eng 124-7)
England need runs and Liam Dawson goes looking after it.
But he hasn't got the execution right and regrets straightaway.
It's gobbled up by Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka in the cover.
Will Jacks adds another boundary through the covers to make it 10 runs from the over.
He's giving England some much‑needed lift amid a difficult passage of play.
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Sri Lankan spinners today:
Maheesh Theekshana's penultimate over was shaping up to be another good one for Sri Lanka until Will Jacks drives it through the covers for a boundary to make it eight runs from the over.
But England will be far from pleased with the plight they find themselves in at Pallekele at the moment.
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Image source, Getty ImagesNobody should be surprised by this performance so far. England have been poor all tournament and Sri Lanka have performed pretty well so far. This was always going to be tough for England on their current form.
Paul, Portsmouth
End of a brilliant shift from Dunith Wellalage, who has accounted for three England batters, including captain Harry Brook.
One run conceded and a wicket taken from Dunith Wellalage's final over.
He finishes with figures of 3-26 - a match-winning effort?
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Salt,caught Hemantha, bowled Wellalage Salt, caught Hemantha, bowled Wellalage | 62 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 76 | 155.00 |
Buttler,leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage Buttler, leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 50.00 |
Bethell,caught Madushanka, bowled Theekshana Bethell, caught Madushanka, bowled Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 75.00 |
Banton,run out Shanaka Banton, run out Shanaka | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 85.71 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 200.00 |
Curran,caught Mishara, bowled Chameera Curran, caught Mishara, bowled Chameera | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 100.00 |
Jacks,caught Wellalage, bowled Madushanka Jacks, caught Wellalage, bowled Madushanka | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 150.00 |
Dawson,caught Shanaka, bowled Theekshana Dawson, caught Shanaka, bowled Theekshana | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 54.55 |
Overton,not out Overton, not out | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 100.00 |
Archer,caught Hemantha, bowled Madushanka Archer, caught Hemantha, bowled Madushanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Rashid,not out Rashid, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 5 | |||||||
Total,146 for 9 20.0 overs Total,146 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madushanka | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.25 |
Wellalage | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.50 |
Theekshana | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.25 |
Hemantha | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9.50 |
Chameera | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1 (3.1 overs) | Buttler |
32 for 2 (5.1 overs) | Bethell |
49 for 3 (7.5 overs) | Banton |
68 for 4 (9.6 overs) | Brook |
94 for 5 (13.2 overs) | Curran |
106 for 6 (14.2 overs) | Salt |
124 for 7 (17.1 overs) | Dawson |
135 for 8 (18.5 overs) | Jacks |
135 for 9 (18.6 overs) | Archer |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Overton, bowled Archer Nissanka, caught Overton, bowled Archer | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 112.50 |
Mishara,caught Overton, bowled Archer Mishara, caught Overton, bowled Archer | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 54.55 |
Kusal Mendis,caught and bowled Jacks Kusal Mendis, caught and bowled Jacks | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
P Rathnayake,caught Banton, bowled Jacks P Rathnayake, caught Banton, bowled Jacks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Wellalage,caught Brook, bowled Jacks Wellalage, caught Brook, bowled Jacks | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 100.00 |
Kamindu Mendis,caught and bowled Dawson Kamindu Mendis, caught and bowled Dawson | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 118.18 |
Shanaka,caught Banton, bowled Rashid Shanaka, caught Banton, bowled Rashid | 30 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 125.00 |
Hemantha,hit wicket Hemantha, hit wicket | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62.50 |
Chameera,bowled Dawson Chameera, bowled Dawson | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 46.15 |
Theekshana,not out Theekshana, not out | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 125.00 |
Madushanka,bowled Rashid Madushanka, bowled Rashid | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 2 | |||||||
Total,95 all out 16.4 overs Total,95 all out 16.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.66 |
Jacks | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.50 |
Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
Rashid | 3.4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 |
Overton | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (2.4 overs) | Nissanka |
20 for 2 (3.3 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
20 for 3 (3.4 overs) | P Rathnayake |
22 for 4 (4.5 overs) | Mishara |
34 for 5 (5.5 overs) | Wellalage |
52 for 6 (8.4 overs) | Kamindu Mendis |
69 for 7 (11.6 overs) | Hemantha |
82 for 8 (14.2 overs) | Shanaka |
94 for 9 (15.6 overs) | Chameera |
95 for 10 (16.4 overs) | Madushanka |