Sri Lanka defeated England by 20 runs in the 27th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in Headingley, Leeds on Friday.
Here are the highlights from the match:
# Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs!
# Wicket! Mark Wood departs for 0 off 4 deliveries as he edges the ball to wicketkeeper Kusal Perera, resulting in a victory for Sri Lanka by a margin of 20 runs. England 212/10 (46.6 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his final over of the innings!
# 15 runs from the over as Ben Stokes scores two consecutive sixes off the first two deliveries followed by three runs off the remaining deliveries, England 203/9 (46 overs)
# Isuru Udana to bowl his eighth over!
# Two runs off the over following a single and a wide delivery as England reach 188/9 (45 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his final over of the innings!
# Just a single and a wicket off the over as England reach 186/9 (44 overs)
# Mark Wood is the final batsman for England!
# Wicket! Jofra Archer departs for 3 runs off 11 deliveries as he attempts to go for a big hit straight down the ground resulting in a catch to Thisira Perera. England 186/9 (43.4 overs)
# Isuru Udana to bowl his seventh over of the innings!
# Just two runs off the over with England 185/8 (43 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his ninth over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as Archer and Stokes complete four singles followed by a wide delivery, with England 183/8 (42 overs)
# Isuru Udana to bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Jofra Archer is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Adil Rashid departs for 1 run off 2 deliveries as the batsman edges the ball to wicketkeeper Kusal Perera. England 178/8 (40.5 overs)
# Adil Rashid is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Chris Woakes departs for 2 runs off 4 deliveries as he edges the ball to wicketkeeper Kusal Perera. England 176/7 (40.1 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his eighth over!
# Five runs from the over as Ben Stokes completes his half-century with a boundary following an edge to the third man. England 176/6 (40 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his ninth over of the innings!
# Six runs and the wicket of Moeen Ali as England reach 171/6 (39 overs)
# Chris Woakes is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Moeen Ali dismissed for 16 runs off 20 deliveries as he attempts to go for a second consecutive six, hitting the ball straight to Isuru Udana who completes the catch. England 170/6 (38.3 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his seventh over!
# Five runs from the over with three singles and a double, England 164/5 (38 overs)
# Thisira Perera to continue with the ball!
# Five runs from the over as Ali and Stokes complete three singles and a double to reach 159/5 (37 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Three runs off Perera’s over, England 154/5 (36 overs)
# Thisira Perera to bowl his seventh over of the innings!
# Three runs from the over as England cross the 150-run mark, England 151/5 (35 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to continue with the ball!
# Four runs off the over as Ben Stokes scores his third boundary of the innings beating the fielder at deep mid-wicket. England 148/5 (34 overs)
# Thisira Perera to bowl his sixth over!
# Four runs and a wicket off the over as England reach 144/5 (33 overs)
# Moeen Ali is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Jos Buttler departs for 10 runs off 9 deliveries having scored a boundary off his previous delivery, with the batsman adjudged lbw following a delivery which hit him on the leg. England 144/5 (32.3 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his seventh over!
# England 140/4 (32 overs), with nine runs off the over as Ben Stokes scores his third boundary of the innings hitting the ball to third man.
# Thisira Perera to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Five runs and a wicket off the over, England 131/4 (31 overs)
# Jos Buttler is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Joe Root departs for 57 runs off 89 deliveries in an innings comprising of two boundaries after edging the ball down the leg-side to wicketkeeper Kusal Perera. England 127/4 (30.3 overs)
# Lasith Malinga is back in the attack!
# Four runs from the over, as England reach 126/3 at the end of 30 overs!
# Jeevan Mendis to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as Root and Stokes complete five singles to help England reach 122/3 (29 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep is back in the attack and set to bowl his eighth over!
# 14 runs from the over as Ben Stokes scores two sixes off the first and fourth deliveries hitting the ball straight down the ground. England 117/3 (28 overs)
# Jeevan Mendis to bowl his second over!
# England 103/3 (27 overs) with seven runs off the over, as Ben Stokes scores his second boundary of the innings, flicking the ball onto the leg-side.
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his seventh over!
# Five runs from the over as Joe Root completes his fifth score in excess of 50 in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 with a single off the final delivery. England 96/3 (26 overs)
# Jeevan Mendis into the attack!
# Three runs from Udana’s fifth over following three singles as England reach 91/3 (25 overs)
# Isuru Udana to bowl his fifth over!
# Three runs from the over as Root and Stokes complete three singles, with England 88/3 (24 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his fifth over!
# Four runs off the over as Ben Stokes scores his first boundary of the innings hitting the ball towards backward of square leg. England 85/3 (23 overs)
# Isuru Udana to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# Four runs from the over following four singles, as England reach 81/3 (22 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his fourth over!
# Single off the over with Ben Stokes yet to get off the mark despite facing seven deliveries so far. England 77/3 (21 overs)
# Isuru Udana to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Need 157 runs from 180 deliveries!
# Three runs from the over as Joe Root and Stokes complete a double followed by a single off the next delivery to help England reach 76/3 (20 overs)
# Thisira Perera to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# Three runs off the over followed by the dismissal of Eoin Morgan as England reach 73/3 (19 overs)
# Ben Stokes is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Morgan departs for 21 runs off 35 deliveries as Udana pulls off a reflex catch after the ball was hit straight at him, England 73/3 (18.4 overs)
# Isaru Udana to bowl his second over!
# Just two runs from the over as Root and Morgan score a single apiece off consecutive deliveries, as England reach 70/2 (18 overs)
# Thisira Perera to bowl his third over of the innings!
# 10 runs off Udana’s maiden over as Eoin Morgan and Joe Root score a boundary apiece to the fine-leg fence, with England 68/2 (17 overs)
# Isuru Udana into the attack!
# Five runs from the over following three singles and a double, with England 58/2 (16 overs)
# Perera to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Three runs from the over yet again as England reach 53/2 (15 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Three runs from the over as Morgan and Root complete three singles to help England reach the 50-run mark. England 50/2 (14 overs)
# Thisira Perera into the attack!
# Five runs from the over as Joe Root and Eoin Morgan complete three singles and a double, as England reach 47/2 (13 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Just a single off the over as Pradeep completes his sixth over of the spell with just 12 runs conceded so far. England 42/2 (12 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to continue with the ball, bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Three runs from the over as Root and Morgan complete a double followed by a single, as England reach a score of 41/2 in 11 overs.
# Dhananjaya de Silva into the attack!
# Three runs from the over as Morgan and Root complete three singles to help England reach 38/2 at the end of the first powerplay.
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his fifth over!
# Nine runs off the over as Joe Root and Eoin Morgan score a boundary apiece hitting the ball through cover and past mid-off. England 35/2 (9 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Pradeep bowls the first maiden of his spell, England 26/2 (8 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his fourth over!
# 10 runs and a wicket off the over following two consecutive boundaries by James Vince through mid-wicket and wide of mid-off. England 26/2 (7 overs)
# Eoin Morgan is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! James Vince departs for 14 runs off 18 deliveries as he attempts to drive hard at a length delivery, which gets a thick edge to Kusal Mendis at second slip. England 26/2 (6.5 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his fourth over!
# Just a single off Pradeep’s third over of the innings, England 16/1 (6 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as Root and Vince complete two doubles along with a single as England reach 15/1 (5 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Six runs from the over as Joe Root scores his first boundary of the innings, following a backfoot drive through point. England 10/1 (4 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to bowl his second over!
# First maiden over of the England chase as well as the first maiden of Lasith Malinga’s spell, with England 4/1 (3 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Just a single off the over as James Vince hits the ball to mid-off with the two batsmen completing a single after a fumble by the fielder. England 4/1 (2 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep to share the new ball!
# England 3/1 (1 over) as Joe Root gets off the mark with a double. Vince got off the mark with a single from the first delivery which was followed by the dismissal of Bairstow.
# Joe Root is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Bairstow departs for a duck after missing a flick off a straight length delivery by Malinga, which hit him on the pads in line with the leg stump. England 1/1 (0.2 overs)
# Lasith Malinga to bowl the opening over of the innings!
# England openers Jonny Bairstow and James Vince are set to kick start the chase!
# England need 233 runs to win!
# Eight runs off the final over of the innings, following an Angelo Matthews six off the first delivery over mid-wicket. Just two runs off the remaining five deliveries as Sri Lanka finish on 232/9 (50 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl the final over of the innings!
# Four runs and a wicket off the over following two singles and a double, as Sri Lanka reach 224/9 (49 overs)
# Nuwan Pradeep is the final batsman for Sri Lanka!
# Wicket! Lasith Malinga departs for 1 run off 5 deliveries following a leg stump yorker by Wood which goes on to hit the stumps, Sri Lanka 220/9 (48.3 overs)
# Mark Wood to bowl his eighth over!
# Six runs from the over as Angelo Matthews scores his fifth boundary of the innings off the final delivery as the batsman hits the ball over the wicketkeeper’s head, Sri Lanka 220/8 (48 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl his ninth over of the innings!
# 11 runs and a wicket off the over as Angelo Matthews scores his fourth boundary of the innings hitting the ball to the square third man fence. Sri Lanka 214/8 (47 overs)
# Lasith Malinga is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Isuru Udana departs for 6 runs off 4 deliveries as he attempts to go for a big hit off a short delivery by Wood, with Joe Root completing the catch. Sri Lanka 209/8 (46.4 overs)
# Mark Wood to bowl his seventh over of the innings!
# Six runs and a wicket off the over as Thisira Perera walks back to the pavilion with Sri Lanka 203/7 (46 overs)
# Isuru Udana is the next batsman in for Sri Lanka!
# Wicket! Thisira Perera departs for 2 runs off 6 deliveries as Adil Rashid completes a fine catch at square third man following a short delivery, Sri Lanka 200/7 (45.4 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl his eighth over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as Matthews and Perera complete three singles and a double to help Sri Lanka reach 197/6 (45 overs)
# Mark Wood to bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Four runs and a wicket off the over, Sri Lanka 192/6 (44 overs)
# Thisira Perera is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Dhananjaya de Silva departs for 29 runs off 46 deliveries following a fine catch by Root off a leg-cutter which deceived the batsman. Sri Lanka 190/6 (43.3 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl his seventh over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as Angelo Matthews and Dhananjaya de Silva complete a double followed by three singles, as Sri Lanka reach 188/5 (43 overs)
# Mark Wood is back in the attack and set to bowl his fifth over!
# Two runs from the over following a single which was further followed by a wide delivery as Sri Lanka reach 183/5 (42 overs)
# Jofra Archer is back in the attack and set to bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Nine runs from the over as Angelo Matthews completes his half-century off the fifth delivery hitting the ball to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Sri Lanka 180/5 (41 overs)
# Joe Root to bowl his second over!
# Three runs from the final over of Rashid’s spell as the spinner finishes with figures of 45/2 at the end of a 10 over spell, Sri Lanka 171/5 (40 overs)
# Adil Rashid to bowl his final over of the innings!
# Just four runs from the over, Sri Lanka 168/5 (39 overs)
# Joe Root into the attack!
# Four runs from the over as the two batsmen complete four singles with an edge off the final delivery, which Butler fails to cling on to. Sri Lanka 164/5 (38 overs)
# Adil Rashid to continue with the ball!
# Just two runs from the over as Moeen Ali completes his spell of 10 overs with figures of 40/0. Sri Lanka 160/5 (37 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his final over of the innings!
# Sri Lanka 158/5 (36 overs) with four runs from the over as Dhananjaya de Silva and Angelo Matthews complete four singles.
# Adil Rashid to bowl his eighth over of the innings!
# Two runs from the over as Sri Lanka reach 154/5 (35 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his ninth over of the innings!
# Six runs from the over as Dhananjaya de Silva hits his first boundary of the innings to deep mid-wicket, with Sri Lanka 152/5 (34 overs)
# Adil Rashid to continue with the ball!
# Five runs from the over as Angelo Matthews and Dhanjaya de Silva complete three singles and a double, as Sri Lanka reach 146/5 (33 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his ninth over of the innings!
# Three runs from the over as Sri Lanka 141/5 (32 overs)
# Adil Rashid to bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Three runs off the over, Sri Lanka 138/5 (31 overs)
# Moeen Ali to continue with the ball!
# Seven runs and two wickets off the over as Angelo Matthews scores his second boundary of the innings backward of square leg, Sri Lanka 135/5 (30 overs)
# Dhananjaya de Silva is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Jeevan Mendis departs for a duck following a return catch to Adil Rashid who is now on a hat-trick. Sri Lanka 133/5 (29.5 overs)
# Jeevan Mendis is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Kusal Mendis departs for 46 runs off 88 deliveries in an innings comprising of two boundaries after hitting the ball close to Eoin Morgan at mid-wicket who dived and completed the catch. Sri Lanka 133/4 (29.4 overs)
# Adil Rashid to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Three runs from the over, Sri Lanka 128/3 (29 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his sixth over of the innings!
# Six runs from the over as Angelo Matthews and Kusal Mendis complete a double and four singles off the over, as Sri Lanka reach 125/3 (28 overs)
# Adil Rashid to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# Four runs off the over as Matthews and Mendis complete four singles with Sri Lanka reaching 119/3 (27 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Just a single off Rashid’s third over, Sri Lanka 115/3 (26 overs)
# Adil Rashid to bowl his third over!
# Eight runs from the over as Mendis and Matthews complete three doubles and two singles off the over with Sri Lanka 114/3 (25 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# Eight runs from the over as Angelo Matthews scores his first boundary of the innings, lofting the ball over mid-on. Sri Lanka 106/3 (24 overs)
# Adil Rashid to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Six runs off the over as the two batsmen complete six singles, finishing the over just two short of a century. Sri Lanka 98/3 (23 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his third over of the innings!
# Five runs from the over as Matthews and Kusal Mendis complete five singles, with the former registering his highest score in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 so far. Sri Lanka 92/3 (22 overs)
# Adil Rashid comes into the attack!
# Three runs from the over as Angelo Matthews completes a double, hitting the ball wide of backward point. Matthews further works the ball to the on-side for a single, as Sri Lanka reach 87/3 (21 overs)
# Moeen Ali to bowl his second over!
# Five runs from the over as Kusal Mendis scores his second boundary of the innings, hitting the ball wide of mid-off. Sri Lanka 84/3 (20 overs)
# Ben Stokes to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Four runs off the over as Matthews and Mendis complete four singles hitting the ball to square leg and short third. Sri Lanka 79/3 (19 overs)
# Moeen Ali into the attack!
# Just a single off the over, as Sri Lanka reach 75/3 (18 overs)
# Ben Stokes to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# Two runs from the over as Angelo Matthews and Kusal Mendis complete two singles hitting the ball to the on-side and deep square leg. Sri Lanka 74/3 (17 overs)
# Mark Wood to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# Three runs from Mark Wood’s third over, Sri Lanka 66/3 (15 overs)
# Mark Wood to continue with the ball!
# 1 run from the over, Sri Lanka 63/3 (14 overs)
# Ben Stokes to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Three runs and a wicket off the over, Sri Lanka 62/3 (13 overs)
# Angelo Matthews is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Avishka Fernando departs for 49 runs off 39 deliveries as he attempts a ramp shot off a short delivery by Wood, resulting in an easy catch to Moeen Ali at third man. Sri Lanka 62/3 (12.5 overs)
# Mark Wood to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Three runs off Stokes’s maiden over of the innings as Fernando and Mendis complete three singles hitting the ball to deep square leg and third man. Sri Lanka 59/2 (12 overs)
# Ben Stokes into the attack!
# 50 up for Sri Lanka with eight runs from the over. Avishka Fernando scores his sixth boundary of the innings following a shot off the final delivery after edging the ball past the wicketkeeper. Sri Lanka 56/2 (11 overs)
# Mark Wood into the attack!
# 11 runs from the over as Avishka Fernando scores his fifth boundary and second six of the innings connecting off the short deliveries delivered, with Sri Lanka 48/2 (10 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Six runs from the over as Avishka Fernando scores his fourth boundary of the innings, hitting the short delivery over square leg. Sri Lanka 37/2 (9 overs)
# Chris Woakes is set to bowl his fifth over of the innings!
# Jofra Archer bowls his second maiden over of the innings, Sri Lanka 31/2 (8 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl his fourth over!
# 7 runs from the over as Fernando scores his third boundary of the innings hitting the ball straight down the ground. Sri Lanka 31/2 (7 overs)
# Chris Woakes to bowl his fourth over of the innings!
# 14 runs from the over as Avishka Fernando hits two boundaries and a six, hitting the ball through cover followed by a hit into the crowd at fine leg. Sri Lanka 24/2 (6 overs)
# Jofra Archer is set to continue with the ball!
# Six runs from the over as Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando complete two singles and two doubles, with Sri Lanka 10/2 (5 overs)
# Chris Woakes to bowl his third over!
# Jofra Archer bowls his first maiden over of the innings with Sri Lanka 4/2 (5 overs)
# Jofra Archer to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Just a single and the wicket of Kusal Perera as Sri Lanka reach 4/2 (3 overs)
# Kusal Mendis is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Sri Lanka lose their second wicket as Kusal Perera goes for a flashy cut, resulting in a catch to Moeen Ali at third man. Sri Lanka 3/2 (2.2 overs)
# Chris Woakes to bowl his second over of the innings!
# Just a single with a wicket off the final delivery of the over, Sri Lanka 3/1 (2 overs)
# Avishka Fernando is the next batsman in!
# Wicket! Dinesh Karunaratne departs for 1 off 8 deliveries as he is dismissed off the final delivery of the over, following a nick to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler. Sri Lanka 3/1 (1.6 overs)
# Jofra Archer comes into the attack!
# Two runs from the over as Dinesh Karunaratne and Kusal Perera get off the mark with a single, Sri Lanka 2/0 (1 over)
# Chris Woakes to open the bowling for England!
# Sri Lankan openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera are set to open the innings!
# The two squads have walked down to the ground for the national anthems!
# Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has won the toss and opted to bat!
With just four points from five games, Sri Lanka will aim for an improbable victory and survival in the ongoing World Cup when they take on hot favourites England at Headingley on Friday.
The 1996 champions have managed to win just one game so far, that too against Afghanistan in what was a tense battle for them. The other two points that they have in their kitty are because of the washouts against Pakistan and Bangladesh.
In their last game against Australia, Sri Lanka suffered an 87-run loss at the Kennington Oval in London and therefore, it would need an extraordinary performance from Dimuth Karunaratne’s men to get past an in-form English side.
England, led by Eoin Morgan, have been in sublime form, especially with the bat as they posted 300 plus scores in four of the five games — two of them being 386/6 against Bangladesh and 397/6 against Afghanistan.
Lineups:
England (Playing XI): James Vince, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jos Buttler(w), Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep.
Source: Zee News