England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in yesterday’s ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2022 Tremendous 12 match on the Sydney Cricket Floor (SCG). With the win, England booked their place within the semi-finals from Group 1, knocking out the defending champions and hosts Australia. New Zealand had already booked the place within the knockouts from the group, following their conquer Eire on Friday.
Batting first after profitable the toss, Sri Lanka got here up with a disappointing effort to publish 141/8. Opener Pathum Nissanka top-scored with an attacking 67 off 45 balls. Nevertheless, he discovered no help from the opposite finish as England saved putting essential blows.
The Lankans obtained off to a good begin, reaching 32/0 after three overs. Nevertheless, they couldn’t construct on the early momentum. Kusal Mendis fell for 18, pulling Chris Woakes in the direction of deep sq. leg. Dhananjaya de Silva (9) then lofted Sam Curran and was caught within the deep. Charith Asalanka (8) additionally fell for a single-figure rating, at the same time as Nissanka introduced up a powerful fifty on the different finish.
Sri Lanka suffered a large setback because the set opener additionally perished within the sixteenth over, seeking to go after Adil Rashid, who ended up conceding solely 16 runs in his 4 overs. Nissanka’s knock featured two fours and 5 sixes. With out him, the Lankans would have folded up in reasonably embarrassing trend.
Following Nissanka’s exit, Mark Wooden (3/26) took out Dasun Shanaka (3), Bhanuka Rajapaksa (22) and Chamika Karunaratne (0), who discovered his tempo too sizzling to deal with.
Chasing 142, England appeared to be cruising in the direction of the goal as their openers added 75 in fast time. Alex Hales (47 off 30), not for the primary time on this T20 World Cup, dominated the opening stand as England skipper Jos Buttler (28 off 23) was completely happy to play second fiddle. The partnership was damaged when Buttler was caught at deep midwicket, seeking to go after Wanindu Hasaranga.
The leg-spinner additionally dismissed Hales, who by some means miscued a slog-sweep straight again to the bowler. Dhananjaya de Silva joined in by sending again Harry Brook (4) and Moeen Ali (1), whereas Lahiru Kumara obtained the higher of Liam Livingstone (4). All of a sudden, at 111/5, Sri Lanka had a sniff and Australia hope!
Ben Stokes (42* off 36), nonetheless, performed a extremely mature innings beneath strain, slicing down all of the dangerous strokes. He positioned the ball within the gaps alongside the bottom and took singles and twos on a continuing foundation to whittle down the goal. Stokes added 18 for the sixth wicket with Curran (6), which was massively vital within the context of the match and England’s qualification for the semi-finals.
After Curran hooked Kumara to fantastic leg, Woakes (5*) got here and hit the profitable runs, smacking a brief and large supply from Kumara to the boundary. The Englishmen received with solely two balls to spare, a removed from convincing efficiency. However their final goal, that of reserving a spot within the knockouts, was achieved.
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Wooden bowled a fiery spell, claiming three wickets to make sure Sri Lanka didn’t cross 150. Leggie Rashid was sensible together with his financial system, conceding solely 16 runs in 4 overs. He additionally obtained the important thing scalp of Nissanka. Within the chase, Hales and Stokes contributed contrasting 40s to play essential roles in a must-win conflict.
For Sri Lanka, opener Nissanka stood out, slamming two fours and 5 sixes in his 45-ball 67. Hasaranga, Dhananjaya and Kumara all claimed two wickets apiece to present the Lankans faint hope of a win.
Rashid was named Participant of the Match for his economical spell that stifled the Sri Lankan batting.