Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. There were a couple of occasions where Sri Lanka looked to be putting England under pressure, but Morgan’s side refused to buckle.Ĭharith Asalanka and Kusal Perera were both out to ugly hacks off Rashid, while Avishka Fernando played around a full and straight one off Jordan.īhanuka Rajapaksa took 10 runs in two balls off Chris Woakes but then holed out to long-on to leave Sri Lanka on 77 for five after 11 overs.Įngland’s bowlers occasionally struggled to grip the ball because of the evening dew, while they were dealt a further setback when Mills limped off the field in the 14th over.īut England held their nerve, with Roy and substitute fielder Sam Billings combining on the boundary to end Hasaranga’s counter-attack before Buttler brilliantly threw down the stumps of Dasun Shanaka which ended Sri Lanka’s challenge. From Gnasher to Lancer, r/GearsOfWar is the front page Press J to jump to the feed. Sri Lanka realistically knew they needed a win to keep their hopes of reaching the knockout stages alive and they attempted to take the attack to an England bowling line-up that has been collectively excellent to lay the foundations for comfortable wins over the West Indies, Bangladesh and Australia. England celebrate their fourth victory over the T20 World Cup (Aijaz Rahi/AP).
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