ENG vs SL, T20 World Cup Score: Adil Rashid picked two wickets vs Sri Lanka.© AFP
After being sent to bat, England have put up 163 runs on the board for the loss of 4 wickets vs Sri Lanka in their fourth match of the ongoing T20 World Cup. Jos Buttler (101*) top-scored for England as he got to his maiden T20I hundred and also became the first batsman to reach the three-figure mark in this year’s tournament. Earlier, Sri Lanka removed England’s three wickets in the powerplay but later Buttler and Eoin Morgan (40) stitched to a partnership of 122 runs for the fourth wicket that guided England to a good finish. For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga was the best bowler again as he returned with the figures 3/21 in his four overs. Currently unbeaten, Eoin Morgan’s side sits at the top spot in Group 1 points table with 6 points while Sri Lanka who lost two of their three Super 12 games are in fourth position with 2 points. (LIVE SCORECARD)
T20 World Cup 2021 England vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score Straight From Sharjah Cricket Stadium
November01202121:50 (IST)OUT!Rashid to Perera, OUT!! Good catch by Morgan!Kusal Perera c Morgan b Adil Rashid 7(9)Live Score: Sri Lanka 34/3 in 5.1 oversNovember01202121:45 (IST)FOUR!Jordan to Avishka, FOUR, to covers!! Avishka found the gap nicelyNovember01202121:40 (IST)OUT!Rashid to Asalanka, OUT!! caught by Moeen Ali.Asalanka c Moeen Ali b Adil Rashid 21(16) [(4s-3 6s-1)Live Score: Sri Lanka 25/2 in 3.3 oversNovember01202121:35 (IST)FOUR!Moeen Ali to Fernando, FOUR!! to the leg side. Second boundary of this over.Live Score: Sri Lanka 23/1November01202121:33 (IST)RUN OUT!Moeen Ali to Kusal Perera, OUT!! RUN OUT!! Nissanka has to go on the third ball of the chase.Nissanka run out (Morgan/Buttler) 1(1)Live Score: Sri Lanka 1/1 in 0.3 oversNovember01202121:16 (IST)Buttler’s Ton Takes England To 163!SIX!! Buttler gets to his maiden hundred in style. England finish their innings at 163.Live Score: England 163/4 in 20 oversSri Lanka need 164 runs to winNovember01202121:10 (IST)FOUR!Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, to fine leg. Brilliant shot!November01202121:07 (IST)Morgan OUT!OUT!! BOWLED!! Third wicket for Hasaranga!!Morgan b Hasaranga 40(36) (4s-1 6s-3)Live Score: England 147/4 in 18.2 oversNovember01202121:06 (IST)SIX!SIX!! Morgan goes downtown against Hasaranga on his first ball of the 19th over.November01202121:03 (IST)Buttler On Fire!Shanaka to Buttler, FOUR!! 16 runs in last three balls. Butter has moved to 85 now and this is his highest T20I score.November01202120:55 (IST)SIX!Chameera to Morgan, huge SIX!! Morgan is back in form!!November01202120:49 (IST)100 Comes Up For England!Kumara to Buttler, SIX!! 25 runs from the 15th over and England are eyeing for a big finish after their recovery in the last two overs.Live Score: England 105/3 in 15 oversNovember01202120:45 (IST)SIX!Another SIX this time from Buttler, over extra covers this time. Kumara bowled a hard length but he can’t stop Buttler today.November01202120:43 (IST)SIX!Kumara to Morgan, stepped out and SIX between long off and extra covers. 50 partnership between Morgan and Buttler.November01202120:42 (IST)England Eye For Good Finish!Eight runs from the 14th over with a boundary on the fourth ball.Live Score: England 83/3 in 14 oversNovember01202120:41 (IST)Fifty Up For Buttler!Hasaranga to Buttler, single and fifty comes up for Jos Butter.November01202120:36 (IST)SIX!Karunaratne to Buttler, SIX!! He moved to 45!! Four on the previous ball and a maximum this time.Live Score: England 72/3November01202120:24 (IST)FOUR!Kumara to Buttler, FOUR, to covers. On the up!! He found the gap and played brilliantly for a boundary.November01202120:21 (IST)Sri Lanka Dominate In First 10 Overs!So, after 10 overs England have 47 runs on board for the loss of three wickets. Sri Lankan bowlers have dominated the game so far.November01202120:01 (IST)OUT!!Bairstow LBW!!! Hasaranga strikes again!! This time Sri Lanka got the wicket after going for a review. The ball was clearly hitting the stumps and it stayed low.Bairstow lbw b Hasaranga 0(1)Live Score: England 35/2 in 5.2 oversNovember01202119:57 (IST)Chameera Strikes!Chameera to Malan, BOWLED!! Second wicket falls for England and Sri Lanka have taken an early lead in the match.Malan b Chameera 6(8) (4s-1)Live Score: England 34/2 in 5 oversNovember01202119:54 (IST)FOUR!Chameera to Malan, flicked to deep square leg and he gets the boundary. Easy picking for Malan.Live Score: England 34/1November01202119:51 (IST)2000 T20I Runs For Buttler!Theekshana to Buttler, 1 run. 2000 T20I runs for Jos Buttler. He is just the second Englishman score 2000 runs in T20I after Eoin Morgan.November01202119:43 (IST)FOUR!Kumara to Buttler, edge and FOUR!! Lucky Buttler!!Live Score: England 23/1November01202119:42 (IST)FOUR!Kumara to Buttler, FOUR, to square of the wicket. Buttler is continuing from where he left.November01202119:39 (IST)OUT!Hasaranga strikes!! Jason Roy is BOWLED!! Brilliant start from Sri Lanka.Jason Roy b Hasaranga 9(6) (4s-1)Live Score: England 13/1 in 1.2 oversNovember01202119:35 (IST)FOUR!FOUR!! Lovely shot to the covers. Chameera bowled outside off-stump but Roy picked up very easily.November01202119:33 (IST)First Runs!Chameera to Roy, 2 runs, to backward square-leg. Roy gets off the mark with a double.November01202119:08 (IST)No Changes In England Line-Up As Well!England Playing XI: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal MillsNovember01202119:08 (IST)No Changes In Sri Lanka Playing XI!Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera(w), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru KumaraNovember01202119:03 (IST)November01202118:08 (IST)Hello and Welcome!Hello and welcome to the live blog of the England vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2021 match that will start shorty. England are still unbeaten in the tournament and are at the top spot with 6 points while Sri Lanka sit at the fourth position with 2 points. The Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka side who won all of their Round 1 matches have lost two of their three Super 12 games. They lost to South Africa in their last game where Lahiru Kumara failed to defend 16 runs in the final over. On the other hand, the table-toppers England come into the game after crushing Australia in a one-sided game by 8 wickets.Match will start at 7:30 PM IST while the toss will be at 7:00 IST.
Topics mentioned in this article