Summary

  • 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

  • Buttler, Bethell & Banton out for single-figure scores

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Live Reporting

by Mike Peter, Adwaidh Rajan & Pollie Starkie

  1. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It's such a crucial time to lose a wicket and Phil Salt knows it, he's walking off very slowly.

    He's gifted that one down long-off's throat. He backed himself to clear it but that's a crucial time for England.

    I understand he's got to carry on the way he's been playing but also not throw it away and for me, that seems like he's thrown it away.

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    Salt c Hemantha b Wellalage 62 (Eng 106-6)

    And that England hope is swiftly dashed as Phil Salt is gone.

    He's looked a bit fatigued in the past few overs and it's a shot of a tired batter as the England opener hits it straight into the hands of Dushan Hemantha at long-off.

    He's the only batter who has negotiated this fierce Sri Lankan attack and his exit is a huge setback.

  3. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a lovely shot from Phil Salt. I did think he was going to pick out the fielder on the deep square boundary but it went too fine.

    Salt is England's only hope really.

  4. 6 runs

    Eng 105-5

    Some respite for England after the players return after the drinks.

    Phil Salt is gifted a boundary as Kamindu Mendis fumbles at deep cover before he hooks one for six over fine leg.

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    Is this groundhog day? I feel like we've been in this exact position for every game of the World Cup so far!

    John, Bath

  6. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist in Pallekele

    We've seen Dushmantha Chameera bowl at 90mph but that one was down at 72mph.

    Curran backed himself to clear the fielder on the long-on boundary but didn't have enough on it.

    Problems.

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    WICKET

    Curran c Mishara b Chameera 11 (Eng 94-5)

    Another timely wicket for Sri Lanka as Sam Curran walks back.

    He went for another big one, this time off the bowling of Dushmantha Chameera, but he holes out to Kamil Mishara at the long-on boundary.

    In at number seven for England is Will Jacks.

  8. Sri Lanka have been brilliant on the field today and but none more so than when their captain Dasun Shanaka ran out Tom Banton earlier in the day.

  9. Eng 94-4

    Three more runs from the final two deliveries of the Dushan Hemantha over means it's a good one for England.

    11 runs have come in it - it's what England need more of.

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 91-4

    A massive six from Sam Curran.

    He clears the rope over deep mid-wicket with a slog-sweep off Dushan Hemantha.

  11. 50 runs

    50 for Salt

    Eng 85-4

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    That will do Phil Salt's confidence a world of good.

    The England opening batter brings up his half-century in 36 balls.

    But England will want him to go on and score a big one here.

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    What is going on with England's top order this tournament? Lack of confidence? Fatigue? Form is temporary, class is permanent surely!

    Nick, Louth

  13. Eng 83-4

    Maheesh Theekshana is back into the attack.

    And England are happy knocking the singles to add six more to their total.

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    England have been poor but credit to Sri Lanka. They have been brilliant and at the moment the only thing I can see is an England defeat.

    Joe, London

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    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    We have seen 2.6° of spin so far in this innings on average - this is the highest figure for any of the four games at Pallekele so far in the tournament.

  16. Eng 77-4

    Phil Salt begins Dushan Hemantha's over with a boundary through long-off before he and new batter Sam Curran add five more off the Sri Lanka leg-spinner.

    You feel this is a crucial stage in this England innings - perhaps even their T20 World Cup campaign.

  17. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist in Pallekele

    It's tentative from Harry Brook, stuck on the crease. I wonder whether the messaging from England is getting through.

    Every time we've spoken to Brook he's said he wants the team to be more aggressive, less careful. The first over was knocked for singles, they didn't score many off the powerplay and them he himself is trapped on the crease.

    It's not going how England wanted it and not how they've asked for it to go.

  18. Win predictor update

    All is not lost yet for England but the scale is starting to tip towards Sri Lanka.

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    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    England’s top four are averaging just 22.61 so far in the tournament - the lowest of all full member nations.

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    Brook lbw b Wellalage 14 (Eng 68-4)

    And Harry Brook departs.

    It's umpire's call and Sri Lanka can celebrate.

    The England captain perishes for a seven-ball 14 and Dunith Wellalage has a second victim of the day.