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
England captain Harry Brook: "We would have bowled as well. We'll see how it plays early on and try to adapt. It's a new stage, so we should he brave to take on the opposition and put them under pressure. We had an amazing series here against them and can take a lot of confidence having played here.
"It's the same team but it's a long time ago."
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka: "We've been chasing well in the past few occasions and we are happy to do so again. I'm very happy and very confident with the team. We've had lots of good memories here at Pallekele.
"Injuries have been really damaging for us but at the same time, the replacements have done so well for us."
Image source, Getty ImagesNo luck for England captain Harry Brook on his 27th birthday as his counterpart Dasun Shanaka wins the toss at Pallekele.
And he has decided to put England in to bat first.
Yesterday's Super 8 match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Colombo was completely washed out.
And the weather could well be a factor again today in Pallekele today.
But it's looking bright and sunny out there at the moment and let's just hope it stays that way to give us a good, uninterrupted contest.
Image source, Getty ImagesGood morning and welcome along.
The group stages are in the rear-view mirror and the margin for error now virtually zero.
It's Super 8 time at the T20 World Cup and England face Sri Lanka at Pallekele today in their first game of this stage.
We will be bringing you all the live updates and expert analysis right here as the action unfolds, so settle in.
| 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 |