England thrash (146/9) Sri Lanka (95) by 51 runs in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 clash

[JaDed]

Why does the RR matter for England on a win?

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

pure suicide from sri lanka, choked away what should have been a comfortable chase

exactly, many soft dismissals as well

 

[Katwalindian]

Why does the RR matter for England on a win?

Don't matter...just need two wins.....

 

[Justcrazy]

66 required from 36 balls.

 

[Justcrazy]

Shanaka needs to bat through .

 

[CricVet]

Done

 

[JaDed]

Game over lol

Shanaka needs to bat through .

As you said it

 

[Asif321]

Final nail in coffin.

 

[Bhaijaan]

OUT

Sri Lanka 82/8

Shanaka the danger man gone

 

[Justcrazy]

O U T

Eight down. This is important win for England.

 

[CricVet]

Bye SL. Huge NRR boost for Eng

 

[jnaveen1980]

If England goes all the way will jacks will become mOS. He saved England atleast in 3 matches

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Chalo ghar chalo, tata, birla.

 

[batandballbattle]

exactly, many soft dismissals as well

yep a few chips back to the bowler, trying to work legside not a great option on a pitch that is holding
then others while trying to be uber agressive when they didn't need to be with a small total to chase

 

[Katwalindian]

Om of most stupid rules...if fielder goes outside it should be declare six

 

[Devadwal]

Now England need just a another win to seal the semi-final birth.

 

[shah9425]

That's it

 

[RexRex]

If England goes all the way will jacks will become mOS. He saved England atleast in 3 matches

Very handy player he is.

 

[Asif321]

Big win for England

 

[AAli98]

Love seeing the biased Russel Arnold crying in commentary

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan better not lose vs England

 

[batandballbattle]

shanaka goes and with that the game is sealed
england have been gift wrapped two points here

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

England doing a 2010 ?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Bruh Pakistan batting better than England in these conditions

If England batting clicks nobody can keep up

 

[CricVet]

I hope these 2 take it to at least 120-130 to make the group NRR not too lopsided

 

[Devadwal]

Nz is going to smoked this helpless Lanka then Lanka is going to win against Pakistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lanka would be disappointed they should have won this.

 

[CricVet]

Shaanaka should have played Adil out :<

 

[Bhaijaan]

England going to top the group tonight with a huge NRR surplus

 

[Bhaijaan]

OUT

94/9

England on the verge of a huge win

 

[jnaveen1980]

Minnowsque performance by England. Some Associate nations probably would have gotten closer.

 

[Asif321]

One host lost today , other one will lose tonight

 

[CricVet]

These 2 have enough time to make 25-30 runs

 

[CricVet]

Damn. Not even 100. 12th str8 loss handed over

 

[Bhaijaan]

OUT

England win by 51 runs and go to #1 ranking the group

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Pakistan should be able to beat England and srilanka without breaking sweat.
Both are terrible teams.Pakistan is surely better than them both.

 

[Devadwal]

Will Jacks is certainly having a T20 World Cup to remember. The most consistent performer with both bat and ball.

39*(18) & 17/1 vs Nepal
16*(10) vs Scotland
53*(22) & 34/1 vs Italy
21(14) & 22/3 vs Sri Lanka

 

[Justcrazy]

England won by 51 runs

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Why does the RR matter for England on a win?

It matters to the the calculations that the Pakistan team forces its fans to do mid -tournament, every time: If Roshnaara Begum's Abbu eats 2.45 haleem plates in 78 seconds three minutes before midnight while wearing an indigo pyjama, PCT's chances of qualifying to the next stage are....

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan should be able to beat England and srilanka without breaking sweat.
Both are terrible teams.Pakistan is surely better than them both.

Pakistan haa habbit of self imploding .

 

[Asif321]

Sad for the crowd

 

[KingKhanWC]

Brilliant win!
Cricket is coming home

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan should be able to beat England and srilanka without breaking sweat.
Both are terrible teams.Pakistan is surely better than them both.

And what makes you think Pakistan aren’t terrible

 

[saabir]

Big win for England..I was expecting this match to be lot closer. But Srilanka playing like minnows these days. Probably loss against Zimbabwe have dent their confidence..

 

[WengerOut]

SL deserved it for the abomination of Theekshana celebration

 

[CricVet]

And what makes you think Pakistan aren’t terrible

Nah...Pak is way better than this despite its passengers

 

[jnaveen1980]

Such a low quality match lol But i knew this. Srilanka got roled over for 51 in the Asia cup final. So they are known for these blowouts.

 

[JaDed]

Brilliant win!
Cricket is coming home

offtopic like Union jack is to India, that flag is to ones that lost the crusades esp the third crusade(IIRC)

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pakistan should be able to beat England and srilanka without breaking sweat.
Both are terrible teams.Pakistan is surely better than them both.

You were breaking boat load of sweat when Matthe o dowd dropped the catch

 

[CricVet]

Eng cannot rest though and still can be knocked out

 

[Fast bowler6929]

You were breaking boat load of sweat when Matthe o dowd dropped the catch

Chacha chal nikal idheron.

Mods put them on leash.@bouncer guy
Mera aise hi Roza khrab hoga.

 

[KingKhanWC]

offtopic like Union jack is to India, that flag is to ones that lost the crusades esp the third crusade(IIRC)

There were dozens of crusader flags .

Since then England conquered India and will crush this Indian team in the semis .

 

[battler]

SL's NRR has been nuked. -2.55

 

[JaDed]

There were dozens of crusader flags .

Since then England conquered India and will crush this Indian team in the semis .

We haven’t reached semis yet,one day at a time for me

 

[shah9425]

SL is done they are not making past super 8

 

[Deewana Mastana]

It's been a thrashing

 

[jnaveen1980]

SL is a poor team with out Hasaranga. But they actually had a poor total to chase. You cannot screw this one by gifting wickets.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Such a low quality match lol But i knew this. Srilanka got roled over for 51 in the Asia cup final. So they are known for these blowouts.

What's going with sri lanka one day they beat team like australia next day they go on to loose vs Zimbabwe now bundled out with cheap score vs average england bowling shame for sri lankan fans who once saw greats of the game played for sri lanka

 

[Nikhil_cric]

As unlikely as it may seem , SL spinners ,and mainly Hemantha, also share a lot of the blame .

24 out of 72 deliveries were overpitched from their spinners and went at 10 RPO.

This was a very difficult pitch and 146 was way too many

 

[big_gamer007]

That’s the end for SL’s tournament, no way they are beating Pakistan.

 

[harshjoshi87]

there were also several matches that have been washed out even during july to sep period, including champions trophy final in 2002. SL is a frustrating place to play cricket

Yes India were top on both days in that final, rain spoiled India's chances on both days back then.

 

[Usman Chadda]

SL is a poor team with out Hasaranga. But they actually had a poor total to chase. You cannot screw this one by gifting wickets.

146 was never achievable on this pitch, they bowled poorly and let England make slightly above par.

 

[Asif321]

Stubbs doing a babar so far

 

[Ball Blazer]

England bowlers secure crucial win over Sri Lanka​

T20 World Cup, Super 8s Group 2, Pallekele

England 146-9 (20 overs): Salt 62 (40), Jacks 21 (14); Wellalage 3-26,

Sri Lanka 95 (16.4 overs): Shanaka 30 (24); Jacks 3-22

England won by 51 runs

Scorecard. Tables

A superb bowling performance breathed life into England's T20 World Cup campaign as Harry Brook's side beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs in their opening match of the Super 8s phase.

England remained unconvincing with the bat in posting 146-9 but their bowlers took full advantage of a tricky surface to knock over their hosts for 95.

Jofra Archer dismissed key batter Pathum Nissanka and fellow opener Kamil Mishara but even more impressive were the three wickets for all-rounder Will Jacks inside the powerplay.

Jacks, who has struggled with the ball at times in this tournament, removed Kusal Mendis and Pavan Rathnayake in consecutive deliveries and added the scalp of Dunith Wellalage as Sri Lanka crumbled to 34-5 under the pressure of a chase.

After Kamindu Mendis chipped back a catch to Liam Dawson and Dushan Hemantha hit his own wicket, Jacks combined with Tom Banton to complete a fine relay catch on the boundary to dismiss Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka's captain and the last recognised batter, for 30.

That England's batting remains far from perfect is pushed to another day. Jos Buttler made a tortured seven from 14 balls, Jacob Bethell fell to a wild slog and Tom Banton ran himself out.

Phil Salt's 62 and 21 from Jacks, who was the next highest scorer in a fine all-round display, were crucial.

England play Pakistan on Tuesday and New Zealand on Friday in their remaining Super 8s matches.

One win should be enough to qualify for the semi-finals.

Salt and Jacks dragged England to a score but Sri Lanka still appeared favourites at halfway.

Though England defended 128 on this ground in a series before the World Cup, Sri Lanka chased 182 with two overs to spare to beat Australia here in the group stage.

This surface was trickier than that one. Its sticky nature and decent turn offered assistance to the spinners and Jacks capitalised.

After conceding four from an accurate first over, Jacks got one to grip to take the leading edge of Mendis. Rathnayake charged him a ball later and was caught skying a hideous swipe.

Credit must also go to Brook, who kept Jacks in the attack for a third over which tempted Dunith Wellalage to charge and hit to mid-on – another wretched stroke.

Brook also used Archer for three consecutive overs at the start.

Archer bowled at high pace and had Nissanka, who scored a brilliant hundred against Australia, caught at deep square leg before finding the edge of Mishara.

Hemantha's dismissal – he hit his stumps with his bat flapping at Jamie Overton – summed up a poor Sri Lanka batting display, not that England will care.

After nervy wins over Nepal, Scotland and Italy in the group stage, they are closing in on a place in the last four.

Salt and Jacks salvage England's innings​

Still we wait for England's batting to truly fire at this tournament.

With his feet stuck and best form seeming distant, Buttler missed three deliveries and toe-ended another before being pinned in front by Wellalage's left-arm spin on the reverse sweep.

Only 37 runs came from the powerplay, with Bethell caught at short third trying to hit Maheesh Theekshana over mid-wicket.

As the pressure to score rose, Banton took on a single that was never there and Brook was trapped tentatively on the crease for 14.

The highest partnership of the match was 26 between Salt and Sam Curran. Battling cramp from the ninth over, Salt did not find top gear and Curran holed out at long-on

Jacks targeted the off side smartly and struck four important fours and Overton clubbed a six in the last over.

There remains room for improvement but England's tactic of favouring batting depth - Jacks was at number seven and Overton nine here – is proving to be smart as the top order struggles.

T20 World Cup: England bowlers complete victory over Sri Lanka

A superb bowling performance ignites England's T20 World Cup campaign as Harry Brook's side beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs.

www.bbc.com

 

[sweep_shot]

England got a big win. Big NRR boost.

They should make it to semi now, unless they lose the next 2 games.

 

[sweep_shot]

This was England's 12th T20I win in a row against SL. They last lost to SL in T20I back in 2014.

12-0 streak.

 

[Mas-LFC]

SL haven't beaten England in a T20 since 2014.

Since then, England have won 11 T20s in a row against SL. SL have to play really well to break this streak.

Damn thats long streak. One would’ve expected SL to have won least one t20 v England since 2014.

 

[sweep_shot]

Damn thats long streak. One would’ve expected SL to have won least one t20 v England since 2014.

Yup.

I was shocked to learn about this.

SL used to crush England at home. Not the case anymore.