SriLanka vs England Highlights: ICC T20 World CUP 2022: England win by 4 wickets: England have booked the 2nd semifinal slot with 4-wicket win over SriLanka. With the win, England have also knocked defending champions and the hosts Australia out of T20 World Cup. England did stutter in the chase on a slow Sydney surface. However, England somehow got there with two balls to spare. NewZealand became the first team to book semifinal slot. Watch SL vs ENG Highlights with InsideSport.IN.
With this win, England has finished the group stage in the second position in points table, with three wins in five matches and a total of seven points. They have qualified for the semifinal along with New Zealand. Australia, which also has seven points like England and NZ, have been knocked out of the tournament due to an inferior net run-rate.
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Chasing a modest target of 142, England were off to a blazing start thanks to Alex Hales and Jos Buttler. The opening duo rushed to 75/0 in just 7.2 overs. However, Wanindu Hasaranga turned the game around with two quick wickets. Buttler and Hales departed in quick succession. Buttler scored 23-ball 28 while Hales smashes 30-ball 47.
Dhananjaya de Silva continued to tilt momentum in favour of Sri Lanka as he caught and bowled Harry Brook for just four, reducing England to 93/3. England was 106/4 in 13.1 overs and seemed to have been derailed from the chase after a strong start by openers. De Silva took his second wicket of the match by dismissing Moeen Ali for just one. Half of England’s batting line-up was inside the pavilion for 111 runs.
Though England continued to put runs on the board, the road ahead was not really smooth as Curran was dismissed for six runs off 11 balls by Kumara, who took his second wicket of the match. England was 129/6, needing 13 runs in the final two overs.
England managed to get to their target, finishing their innings at 144/6 in 19.4 overs, with Stokes (42*) and Chris Woakes (4*) unbeaten. Kumara, de Silva (2/24) each and Hasaranga (2/23) gave England a scare of their lifetime, but it was not enough to stop them from reaching the semifinals.
SL vs ENG Highlights: England book 2nd semifinal slot with 4-wicket win over SriLanka, KNOCK OUT Australia, Watch ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights
England seal their spot in the #T20WorldCup 2022 semi-finals 🤩
They have now made it to the last four in three successive editions of the tournament! 👏 pic.twitter.com/7RS7qwNgA6
— ICC (@ICC) November 5, 2022
Earlier, despite a blazing start, SriLanka struggled in the middle-overs. Pathum Nissanka smashed 67 to help SriLanka be on a roll. But Adil Rashid and Sam Curran both bowled excellent spells to restrict SriLanka to 141/8. SriLanka could only manage 25/5 in the last five overs after going 118/3 in 15.3.
Mark Wood (3/26) was the pick of the bowlers for England. Opting to bat first, openers Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka gave Sri Lanka a solid start.
England got their first wicket after Mendis was dismissed for 18 off 14 while attempting a pull which was caught by Liam Livingstone at deep backward square leg. SL was 39/1 in four overs, courtesy of all-rounder Chris Woakes.
Halfway through the innings, SL was 80/2, with Nissanka (45*) and Asalanka (5*). Stokes delivered another jolt to Lankans by sending back Asalanka for 8, with the help of Livingstone who took yet another great catch. SL was down three at 84 runs.
SL vs ENG Highlights: England book 2nd semifinal slot with 4-wicket win over SriLanka, KNOCK OUT Australia, Watch ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights
Nissanka continued his fine form in the tournament, bringing up his second half-century of the tournament and his ninth overall in 20-over format within just 33 balls. He was joined by hard-hitting Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
In the 16th over, spinner Adil Rashid put an end to Nissanka’s knock of 67 off 45 balls, consisting of two fours and five sixes. Skipper Dasun Shanaka was also dismissed cheaply for 3 by pacer Mark Wood. Half of the Lankan side was in the pavilion for 127 runs.
Wanindu Hasaranga was next on the crease to help take SL through the remainder of their innings without any damage. Wood also took the scalp of Rajapaksa for 22 off 22 balls while Hasaranga was run out for 9. Theekshana was dismissed for a duck at the final ball of the innings.
SL finished their innings at 141/8 in their 20 overs. Wood (3/26) was the leading bowler for Sri Lanka. Curran, Rashid, Stokes or Woakes took a wicket each.
England Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler (WK/C) | 28 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 121.74 | |
| Alex Hales | 47 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 156.67 | |
| Ben Stokes | 42 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 | |
| Harry Brook | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | |
| Liam Livingstone | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |
| Sam Curran | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 | |
| Chris Woakes | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 | |
| Extra | 7 (b 0, w 3, nb 1, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 144/6 (19.4) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Kasun Rajitha | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 3.4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.55 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Charith Asalanka | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Jos Buttler | 1-75 | 7.2 |
| AD Hales | 2-82 | 9.1 |
| Harry Brook | 3-93 | 10.6 |
| LS Livingstone | 4-106 | 13.1 |
| Moeen Ali | 5-111 | 14.3 |
| Sam Curran | 6-129 | 17.6 |
SriLanka Scorecard:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | 67 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 148.89 | |
| Kusal Mendis (WK) | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 128.57 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81.82 | |
| Charith Asalanka | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Dasun Shanaka (C) | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 141/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | M Theekshana, L Kumara, K Rajitha | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Chris Woakes | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Mark Wood | 3 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 8.67 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Moeen Ali | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| K Mendis | 1-39 | 3.6 |
| D de Silva | 2-72 | 8.2 |
| C Asalanka | 3-84 | 10.4 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 4-118 | 15.3 |
| D Shanaka | 5-127 | 17.5 |
| B Rajapaksa | 6-140 | 19.2 |
| W Hasaranga | 7-141 | 19.5 |
| C Karunaratne | 8-141 | 19.6 |
England Playing XI: Jos Buttler(w/c), Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Dawid Malan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
SL vs ENG Highlights: England book 2nd semifinal slot with 4-wicket win over SriLanka, KNOCK OUT Australia, Watch ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights
| ICC T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 Group 1 Points Table | ||||||||
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
| 1 | New Zealand (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.113 | 7 |
| 2 | England (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.473 | 7 |
| 3 | Australia (E) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.173 | 7 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka (E) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.422 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland (E) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1.615 | 3 |
| 6 | Afghanistan (E) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.571 | 2 |
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