ENG vs SL Match Highlights: There is no sign of any less difficulties for England in the World Cup 2023. Now Sri Lanka defeated defending champion England by 8 wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Sri Lankan bowlers bowled out England for 156 runs in just 33.2 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka achieved the target in 25.4 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka played unbeaten innings of 77* and Sadira Samarawickrama of 65*. In bowling, Lahiru Kumara took 3 wickets for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka controlled the match from the beginning till the end. From bowling to fielding and batting, Sri Lanka did not allow England to dominate at any moment. Third class batting was seen from England who came to bat first. Ben Stokes played the biggest innings of 43 runs for the team. A total of 6 batsmen could not even cross double figures. During this period, Sri Lanka kept the English batsmen in a bind with their tight bowling. Lahiru Kumara did wonders for Sri Lanka and took 3 wickets. While Rajitha and Mathews got 2-2 successes and Teekshana got 1 success.
Sri Lanka achieved the target easily even after losing 2 wickets early
Sri Lanka, chasing the target of 157 runs, lost two wickets in 9.4, which included the fast-batting captain Mendis. England’s David Willey brought both the successes. Sri Lanka got its first blow on the fifth ball of the second over in the form of opener Kusal Perera, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs. Then on the second ball of the sixth over, captain Kusal Mendis was out after scoring 11 runs.
After this, openers Pathum Nissanka and Sadira Samarawickrama made an unbeaten 137* (122 balls) partnership for the third wicket and took the team to the threshold of victory. During this, Nissanka scored 77* runs in 83 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes and Sadira Samarawickrama scored 65* runs in 54 balls with the help of 7 fours and 1 six.
England’s bowling was like this
Only David Willey could take 2 wickets for England. Apart from this, all the bowlers completely failed to take wickets. After poor batting, third class performance was seen from England in bowling also.
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