Angelo Mathews has decided to take matters in his own hands with just 140 runs in the cupboard.
Out walk the new English opening pair of Jason Roy and Buttler. Would be very exciting to see how the man who was once a makeshift keeper fares as a makeshift opener. Well he has all the ingredients to become an English Gilly in the making.
An underwhelming innings from Sri Lanka. They seemed to have arrived at an ice rink in embarrassingly polished spike boots. Just lost too many wickets too soon. Opting to bat first, Gunathilaka showed some promise at the top but didn't last long. Mendis, Mathews and Rambukwella all got starts but failed to get going. Chastened by the spate of wicket-falls, the best plan for the Lankans would have been to get a partnership in the middle. Instead, they tried to hit their way out of trouble. And as is the case often, the ploy did not work out well. For England, Dawson bowled with great accuracy and bite. He did not let the batsmen settle into any sort of rhythm against his crafty deliveries. Plunkett and Jordan were at their best in the death overs. England were sharp in the field, effecting direct-hits at will. There were also aided by some sloppy running between the wickets from the Sri Lankan batsmen. An easy chase beckons for Morgan and Co. Join us shortly for the chase.
19.6 -
Jordan to Pradeep, out Bowled!! Castled! Excellent stuff from Jordan. Just too good for a No. 11. The perfect yorker, Pradeep made room to carve through the off-side, missed and the ball crashed into the base of off-stump. Good comeback by Jordan, who was smacked for 20 runs in his 2nd over. He ends with impressive figures of 4-0-29-3. Pradeep b Jordan 0(1)
Jordan to Pradeep, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Jordan to Maharoof, out Caught by (sub)Willey!! Maharoof had to go for it and all he can do is find the fielder. Length delivery right in the hitting zone, Maharoof winds up by clearing his front leg, smacks it straight down the throat of long-on, where Willey reverse cups it. It was there to be hit and Maharoof could not capitalize. Maharoof c (sub)Willey b Jordan 10(16)
Jordan to Maharoof, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.4 -
Jordan to Maharoof, no run, Jordan is mixing it up nicely. Shortens the length and gets some zip off the surface, Maharoof makes room and has a crack at that, only connects with air
19.3 -
Jordan to Maharoof, no run, Maharoof charges down while backing away, jams it off the inside edge onto the pad. The ball goes to the left of Jordan, no chance of a single
19.2 -
Jordan to Chaminda Bandara, byes, 1 run, Jordan keeps it simple, slants it across the left-hander, Bandara goes for a wild mow and fails to connect, Maharoof calls for a quick run and he makes it with a dive. Would have been close had Buttler had the stumps
19.1 -
Jordan to Maharoof, 1 run, misses the yorker length and dishes out a fuller length delivery, Maharoof drives to mid-off, where Plunkett fumbles and allows the batsmen to sneak in a single
18.6 -
Plunkett to Maharoof, 1 run, Maharoof shuffles across and Plunkett digs it short, tucked away behind square on the leg-side, just a single and Plunkett finishes a fine spell, his figures read: 4-0-27-2
18.5 -
Plunkett to Maharoof, no run, pitched up and in the slot, Maharoof drills the drive to mid-off, straight to Roy. He might feel he missed out there
18.4 -
Plunkett to Maharoof, 2 runs, once more Plunkett follows Maharoof, who is backing away to leg, squeezed in front of square on the leg-side, right between long-on and deep mid-wicket. Couple added to the total
18.3 -
Plunkett to Maharoof, no run, Maharoof walks away to the leg-side and attempts the loft on this length delivery, hits it in the air and luckily for him the ball drops in front of Roy at mid-off
18.2 -
Plunkett to Chaminda Bandara, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Bandara eases it towards cover, the fielder dives to his left and parries it wide of mid-off
Plunkett switches to round the wicket...
18.1 -
Plunkett to Maharoof, 1 run, short of length on off, Maharoof drops it into the off-side, calls for a single and gets it easily
Liam Plunkett [3.0-0-22-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Jordan to Chaminda Bandara, no run, slanted across the left-hander, Bandara has a swing of the bat and connects with thin air
17.5 -
Jordan to Maharoof, 1 run, very full and almost in the blockhole, Maharoof squeezes it to mid-off and hares to the other end, there is a direct-hit, but Maharoof has made it in comfortably
17.4 -
Jordan to Maharoof, 2 runs, fullish and on the stumps, flicked away to deep square leg, Buttler gets a bad throw and he fumbles, the duo have enough time to sprint back for the second
17.3 -
Jordan to Chaminda Bandara, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, tucked away to the on-side and straightaway set off, another risky run and they have got away with it
Chaminda Bandara, left handed bat, comes to the crease
17.2 -
Jordan to Chandimal, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! Morgan is running off the field after completing the catch. Seems to have hurt it in the process. Sri Lanka's last hope to reach a good score departs. Full delivery around off, Chandimal moves to the leg-side to go over extra cover, gets it off the base of the bat and lobs a dolly to Morgan. The England skipper jerked his left hand and ran off the field. Hope it is not serious as England might need him with a bat. Chandimal c Eoin Morgan b Jordan 23(22) [4s-1 6s-1]
Jordan to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
17.1 -
Jordan to Maharoof, 1 run, Maharoof backs away and drives the fuller length delivery to sweeper cover
Chris Jordan [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Tymal Mills to Maharoof, 1 run, allows the slower delivery to arrive and then directs it to backward point with an open bat face. Mills finishes his spell with figures: 4-0-22-0. He has the pace and a well-disguised slower ball, but needs to be a bit more consistent and should hit the fuller length
16.5 -
Tymal Mills to Maharoof, no run, another dot ball. Good length ball on the fourth stump line, blocked from the crease to mid-off
16.4 -
Tymal Mills to Maharoof, no run, short of length close to off, Maharoof offers a copybook back foot defence
16.3 -
Tymal Mills to Chandimal, 1 run, changes the pace and hurls it back of a length, Chandimal opens the bat face and runs it down to third man
16.2 -
Tymal Mills to Chandimal, FOUR, short and outside off, Chandimal's eyes lit up seeing the width on that one, gets on top of it and cracks it behind point, the pace of Mills took it to the fence beating third man
16.1 -
Tymal Mills to Chandimal, no run, bouncer outside off, Chandimal sways away from the line of the delivery
15.6 -
Plunkett to Maharoof, no run, short of length around off, defended off the back foot to cover
Farveez Maharoof, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.5 -
Plunkett to S Prasanna, out Caught by Buttler!! A soft dismissal. Someone needs to stay with Chandimal, otherwise they will end up with a below par total. Nothing but a harmless back of a length delivery just outside off, Prasanna wanted to steer it to third man, gets a thick outside edge, which is gobbled up by Buttler. S Prasanna c Buttler b Plunkett 1(3)
Plunkett to S Prasanna, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.4 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 1 run, another indecision between the batsmen. Chandimal tucked the back of a length delivery to backward square and called for two, Prasanna was coming back before Chandimal changed his mind. Sent him back in the nick of time
15.3 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, leg byes, FOUR, Plunkett sprays it down leg and Chandimal misses out on the flick. However, the ball brushed the thigh pad and raced away fine. Handy runs these
15.2 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, SIX, Sri Lanka need plenty more of this. Slight shimmy down the wicket, converts it into a length delivery, presents the full face of the bat and creams it over long-on. Sailed comfortably over the rope
15.1 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 2 runs, straightaway hits the yorker length, Chandimal sinks low, opens the bat face and directs it behind point, by the time third man cleaned up, the batsmen come back for the second
Liam Plunkett [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Tymal Mills to S Prasanna, no run, short and outside off, Prasanna gets on top of it and cuts it to backward point, straight to the fielder
14.5 -
Tymal Mills to Chandimal, 1 run, what are they doing? Chandimal was almost gone. He was not even in the frame had the ball hits the stumps. The slower delivery outside off, chopped off the inside edge to Buttler, who fires at the bowler's end and misses
14.4 -
Tymal Mills to S Prasanna, 1 run, again, Mills keeps it on the shorter side, Prasanna rides the bounce and late cuts it to third man
14.3 -
Tymal Mills to Chandimal, 1 run, shortish and just outside off, guided away towards third man
Seekkuge Prasanna, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.2 -
Tymal Mills to Rambukwella, out Rambukwella Run Out!! Not sure why Rambukwella didn't put in the dive. Short of a length delivery around off, Rambukwella stands tall and guides it to backward point, Chandimal calls for the single and Rambukwella responds, Vince moves forward, collects the ball and hits timber at the bowler's end. Rambukwella was well short of the crease. Rambukwella run out (James Vince) 19(16) [4s-1 6s-1]
Tymal Mills to Rambukwella, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Third umpire called in for a run-out check. Rambukwella is the man in question. He is a goner. Short by almost a feet. Not great running.
14.1 -
Tymal Mills to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal has not timed one delivery that I remember. Mills charges in from round the wicket, sees the batsman give him the charge and pulls the length back, mistimed the pull to the right of mid-on
Tymal Mills [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, 2 runs, another mighty bat-swing from Rambukwella, again not off the middle and the batsmen get a couple before deep square leg tidies up
13.5 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, this time Chandimal connects with the cut and he sends it to sweeper cover
13.4 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, shortish and outside off, Chandimal mishits the cut to cover
13.3 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, 1 run, touch quicker from Rashid, Rambukwella mistimes the heave to deep mid-wicket
13.2 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, FOUR, a mishit and it is still four. Rambukwella is a strongly built man. Reminds me of Thisara Perera. Dances down and drags the pull off the inner part of the bat to deep square leg, placed it between the two fielders
13.1 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, SIX, finally, Rambukwella manages to connect with one. The length was fuller from Rashid and Rambukwella got underneath that, lofted it handsomely over long-off. Got plenty of power to clear the ground
12.6 -
Liam Dawson to Rambukwella, 1 run, pushed through just outside off, Rambukwella flat-bats it past the non-striker, long-on tidies and the crowd stand up to cheer for the home boy, Liam Dawson, who has finished his spell: 4-0-27-3
12.5 -
Liam Dawson to Chandimal, 1 run, shimmies down and closes the bat face again, the leading edge dribbles away to long-off
12.4 -
Liam Dawson to Rambukwella, 1 run, quicker and just outside off, drilled down to long-on. Didn't middle and also broke his bat
12.3 -
Liam Dawson to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal has lived dangerously. Couple of reverse sweeps missed and now a leading edge that evades everyone. He closes the bat face early on the nudge, the ball balloons and lands safely on the off-side
12.2 -
Liam Dawson to Rambukwella, 1 run, Rambukwella clears his front leg to free his arms to ping the deep mid-wicket fence, drags it off the inner half of the bat to backward square leg
12.1 -
Liam Dawson to Rambukwella, 2 runs, excellent stop from Vince. Rambukwella slog sweeps it towards deep mid-wicket. Vince and Roy converge from deep mid-wicket and long-on respectively, it is the former, who flicks the ball in play. The duo almost collided into each other
11.6 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, teased up on off, Chandimal presses forward and blocks it to cover
11.5 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, leg byes, 1 run, turning into the left-hander, Rambukwella shuffles across and fails to get bat on the glance, off the pad to short fine
11.4 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, no run, the wrong 'un and once again Rambukwella fails to read, goes for the hoick towards cow corner, the spin takes it away from the left-hander and he is beaten
11.3 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, no run, similar delivery to the previous one and Rambukwella has no clue about it, cuts and is beaten for pace. Nice take from Buttler behind the stumps
11.2 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, no run, shortish and outside off, Rambukwella cuts and misses
A slip in place now..
11.1 -
Adil Rashid to Rambukwella, no run, Sri Lankans are going to play their shots, Rambukwella kneels down to play the slog sweep, ekes out an inside edge onto the pad. The ball pops and drops in the vacant FSL region
10.6 -
Liam Dawson to Rambukwella, 1 run, slider attacking the stumps, Rambukwella prefers to stay back and nudge it round the corner - to backward square leg
10.5 -
Liam Dawson to Rambukwella, no run, touch quicker and around off, Rambukwella hangs back and taps it in front of short mid-wicket
Ramith Rambukwella, left handed bat, comes to the crease
10.4 -
Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, out Dasun Shanaka Run Out!! 1 run completed. Hara-kiri being committed by the Sri Lankan batsmen. First, Shanaka almost chips it to Morgan at cover, to make it worse they try and steal a second, only for Shanaka to lose his wicket. Flighted around off, Shanaka is deceived and he checks his shot, the ball lobs over Morgan. Roy runs forward from sweeper cover and sends in a bullet throw to Buttler, who has the bails off in a flash. Shanaka dived, but he was well short of the crease. Easy call for the third umpire. Dasun Shanaka run out (Jason Roy/Buttler) 1(1)
Liam Dawson to Dasun Shanaka, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.3 -
Liam Dawson to Mathews, out Bowled!! The dream continues for Dawson. Three wickets in three overs in his debut game. What more can a debutant ask? An ugly heave by Mathews. Very unlike him. Tossed up on middle and leg, Mathews sinks to one knee and looks to send it towards cow corner, is beaten by the lack of pace. The ball arrived after the shot was played and it goes on to hit the middle stump. Mathews b Liam Dawson 11(10) [4s-1]
Liam Dawson to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
10.2 -
Liam Dawson to Chandimal, 1 run, lifted towards long-off, for a single
10.1 -
Liam Dawson to Mathews, 1 run, milked away behind square on the leg-side
9.6 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal again goes for the reverse sweep, fails to connect, the keeper takes the bails off, an enquiry for a stumping-check was sent upstairs but Chandimal is safe. His back foot was in the crease. Buttler was more interested in the caught behind, but that might have just clipped the pad
9.5 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, darts it around off, pushed down to long-off
9.4 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, eased down to long-on for a single
9.3 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, shortish outside off, Chandimal cracks the cut towards cover, there was some hesitation in the middle but no harm done
9.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, loopy full delivery, Mathews gets forward and pushes it to long-off
9.1 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, leg byes, 1 run, Chandimal tries to reverse sweep, fails to connect, the ball pings him on the pad, there was a stifled appeal for LBW but I think it was turning too much. HawkEye confirms it to be missing the stumps
8.6 -
Liam Dawson to Chandimal, 1 run, flogged down to long-off for a single
Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
8.5 -
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! Another one bites the dust. Dawson picks up his second wicket. Clever stuff, sees Mendis advancing and shortens his length, Mendis ends up hitting it straight back to the bowler off the toe-end. Catching practice for Dawson, who accepts the catch gleefully. Kusal Mendis c and b Liam Dawson 21(16) [6s-1]
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
8.4 -
Liam Dawson to Mathews, 1 run, milked away down to long-on for a single
8.3 -
Liam Dawson to Mathews, FOUR, some improvisation from the Sri Lankan skipper. Brings out the reverse sweep and directs it past backward point. The ball races away into the fence
8.2 -
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower through the air, Mendis gets down on one knee and sweeps it uppishly infront of square on the on-side
8.1 -
Liam Dawson to Mathews, 1 run, drops it shorter outside off, Mathews stands tall and pushes it towards long-off
7.6 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, floats it up on the stumps, tucked away into the on-side
7.5 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, sinks on one knee and laps it over the short fine fielder, runs hard and gets three
7.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, drags the length on the shorter side, Mendis goes deep in the crease and lofts it over extra cover. The sweeper cover fielder tidies up
7.3 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, darts it around off, Mathews pushes it down to long-off
7.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, no run, beauty! Pitched up around off, dragged Mathews forward on the push and gets it to spin past the outside edge
7.1 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slider from Rashid, cramps Mendis for room as he manages to chop it towards cover
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, dragged down, pulled away to deep mid-wicket
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6.5 -
Liam Dawson to Gunathilaka, out Caught by Jordan!! Both the openers are back in the hut for Sri Lanka. Dawson gets his maiden T20I wicket. Again tosses it up, Gunathilaka shuffles across, lofts it towards long-off, didn't connect it too well and ends up hitting it in the air, Jordan sprinted across, put in a dive to his right and pouches it inches above the ground. Gunathilaka got it off the base of the bat, hence no timing on that. Gunathilaka c Jordan b Liam Dawson 26(16) [4s-4]
Liam Dawson to Gunathilaka, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
6.4 -
Liam Dawson to Gunathilaka, FOUR, streaky! That was was very close to the stumps. Again slows it up around off, Gunathilaka goes for the heave, gets an inside edge which misses the stumps and runs away to the fence
6.3 -
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower through the air, Mendis eases it down to long-on
6.2 -
Liam Dawson to Gunathilaka, 1 run, goes for the reverse sweep this time, the ball hits the pad and then the bat before dribbling away towards backward point
6.1 -
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, loopy full delivery, Mendis crouches low and works it away into the on-side
Liam Dawson, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Jordan to Gunathilaka, FOUR, lovely shot! Gunathilaka lofts this fullish delivery over mid-on and the ball races away into the fence
5.5 -
Jordan to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, bangs this short of length, Gunathilaka was early into the pull, gets a top-edge which flies towards third man, the pair will add a couple of runs to the tally
5.4 -
Jordan to Gunathilaka, FOUR, poor stuff from Jordan, offers a half-volley outside off, Gunathilaka takes full toll of it, crunches a drive through extra cover.
5.4 -
Jordan to Gunathilaka, wide, oh! That was close. Jordan sees Gunathilaka back away and hurls it wide of off, Gunathilaka can't reach out for it. The umpire signals it a wide. Jordan is not happy
5.3 -
Jordan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, angling in on the pads, Mendis shuffles across and tucks it behind square on the on-side
5.2 -
Jordan to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, pitched up around off, Mendis sinks low and chips it over mid-on and gets a brace
5.1 -
Jordan to Kusal Mendis, SIX, Jordan misses his yorker and pays for it. Ends up dishing out a low full, Mendis gets low and butchers it over the backward square fence for a maximum
Chris Jordan [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, no run, shortish and width on offer, Gunathilaka cracks the cut straight to backward point
4.5 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, FOUR, nicely played. Overpitched this time from Plunkett, Gunathilaka gets low and creams the drive past cover, the ball races away into the fence
4.4 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, spraying on the pads, Mendis whips it off the inner part and the ball deflects off the pad to the on-side
4.3 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of good length outside off, Mendis goes hard on the cut and misses
4.2 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, leg byes, 1 run, change of pace from Plunkett, Gunathilaka shuffles across and fails to lay bat on the scoop, ball goes off the pad to the right of Buttler, who has a shy at the bowler's end, he missed. Gunathilaka dived, but even that wouldn't have saved him
4.1 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, Gunathilaka stands tall and guides it past backward point, good running from the pair as they get a couple of runs
3.6 -
Tymal Mills to Gunathilaka, leg byes, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Gunathilaka fails to get a bat on the flick, the ball rolls away off the pad into the leg-side
3.5 -
Tymal Mills to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, change of pace from Mills, Gunathilaka was taken by surprise, mananges to flick it into the leg-side
3.4 -
Tymal Mills to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, too straight from Mills, Mendis gets across and clips it to backward square leg
3.4 -
Tymal Mills to Kusal Mendis, wide, serious pace from Mills. Bumper aimed at the batsman, Mendis gets out of the line of the delivery, umpire signals it a wide for height
3.3 -
Tymal Mills to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
3.2 -
Tymal Mills to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish on the stumps, Mendis drives it to cover
3.1 -
Tymal Mills to Gunathilaka, 1 run, short of length just outside off, Gunathilaka stands tall and punches it to cover
Kusal Mendis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Plunkett to K Perera, out Caught by Tymal Mills!! The first incision has been made. The dangerous Perera departs. Shortish at the batsman, Perera was hurried by the pace as he tried to pull, ends up lobbing it in the air off the top-edge towards short fine leg, where Mills takes an easy catch. K Perera c Tymal Mills b Plunkett 13(15) [4s-1]
Plunkett to K Perera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.5 -
Plunkett to K Perera, 2 runs, clipped away towards mid-wicket and gets a brace
2.4 -
Plunkett to K Perera, no run, Gunathilaka is a very lucky man. Perera drives this back of a length delivery on the up towards mid-off, Gunathilaka was backing up for the single but Perera sends him back, the fielder at mid-off effects a direct-hit. The replays show that Gunathilaka's bat was on the line when the direct-hit was effected. England didn't appeal and hence it was not sent upstairs. Strange!
2.3 -
Plunkett to K Perera, 2 runs, again Plunkett continues to spray on the leg-stump line, Perera gets across and tucks it behind square, the fielder in the deep tidies up
2.2 -
Plunkett to K Perera, 2 runs, bangs this one short at the batsman, Perera swivels across and pulls it behind square on the on-side, good running ensures the pair will add a couple of runs
2.1 -
Plunkett to K Perera, no run, pitched up on the stumps, Perera bunts it out
Liam Plunkett, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Tymal Mills to K Perera, leg byes, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Perera fails to get a bat on the flick, the ball rolls away off the pad into the on-side
1.5 -
Tymal Mills to K Perera, no run, short of length outside off, dabbed away to backward point
1.4 -
Tymal Mills to K Perera, FOUR, Perera is off and running. Sees the width on offer and latches onto it, stands tall and slaps it over the infield on the off-side, the ball just about trickles to the fence. Not a quick outfield!
1.3 -
Tymal Mills to K Perera, 2 runs, in the airr and just wide of the backward point fielder. Shortish outside off, Perera rises on the toes and uppishly steers it towards backward point where Roy dived to his left but can't reach for the ball
1.2 -
Tymal Mills to Gunathilaka, 1 run, a direct-hit from Jordan would've been curtains for Gunathilaka. Pushed this back of a length to mid-on and sets off for a single, Jordan swoops down on the ball quickly, underarms a throw at the bowler's end and fails to hit the target
1.1 -
Tymal Mills to Gunathilaka, no run, fullish and a hint of movement for Mills, Gunathilaka gets a stride forward and slices it to backward point
Tymal Mills, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Jordan to Gunathilaka, 1 run, full and slanting across outside off, Gunathilaka went hard on the drive, the ball squirts off the inner half towards mid-on and the pair will sneak in a single
0.5 -
Jordan to K Perera, 1 run, shortish from Jordan, Perera gets across and pulls it towards deep square leg
0.4 -
Jordan to K Perera, no run, the off-pace delivery from Jordan, Perera gets half-forward and pushes it back to the bowler
0.4 -
Jordan to K Perera, wide, slips this one down leg, called as a wide
0.3 -
Jordan to K Perera, no run, oh! This one didn't rise as much as Perera expected. He went for the pull, the ball keeps a touch low as Perera swiveled across and missed
0.2 -
Jordan to K Perera, no run, fullish outside off, Perera gets a stride forward and drives it sweetly to mid-off
0.1 -
Jordan to K Perera, no run, starts with a gentle back of a length delivery outside off, Perera throws his hands at it, gets a bottom edge which rolls away to the keeper
K Perera and Gunathilaka are at the crease. K Perera is on strike. Jordan will open the attack
Ahem! Here's the final scorline of the super series: 20-4. Ouch! That's quite embarrassing for the tourists. Whew! What next? England v Pakistan, 1st Test. Where? The iconic Lord's cricket ground. When? You know. Hoping for another riveting season of cricket. That's a wrap of this tour. Till we meet next, totsiens from Raju Peethala on behalf of Akshay Maanay, Vineet Anantharaman, Sriram and our very own scorer Sreenivas. Someone ring the bells please.....
Uh-oh! There seems to be no post match talk from the captains. Wonder what Mathews would have said given the way things unfolded for his side. Nevertheless, Sri Lanka played some exciting cricket but just couldn't latch on when it mattered the most. It just got bad to worse for them. England, though are brimming with impeccable confidence. Their evolution in the shorter formats is quite some story I tell you. They, however, will be tested once again as another Asian rival Pakistan get ready to challenge them head-on. There's still a week left (14th July) for that! Mohammad Amir, who was known for all wrong reasons the lasted time visited the UK, has already started making the ball talk ....Oh! Test cricket!
"I've really enjoyed it. Delighted to take the opportunity and good to get a few off the middle. They were under par, probably 160 would have been a decent score. It suited us bowling first and we finished it off well. It's good to captain the side, great debuts for both of them. I've seen Liam bowl well. Mills did well, he hit 90mph more often than not. He has great skills and it is exciting to see him bowl well. Just see what happens and keep pushing for the rest of the summer" concedes Jos.
Buttler expectedly takes the Man of the Match award
The win however was set up in the first innings, with the Lankans continuing their hara-kiri with the running between the wickets and playing some ill-advised shots to succumb to a well below par 140. The bowlers had the batsmen up in knots, with the debutant Liam Dawson snaring three top order wickets to have them on the mat, after which they never recovered to hand the hosts another easy chase. Presentations in a moment..
Once again, the English do it with utmost ease. A glance at this scorecard would summarize how depressing this tour has been for the Lankans and also the immense gulf between these two teams. After a nought in the wins column across the three formats, this nightmare tour has finally come to an end, courtesy another rollover. But nothing to take away from this renewed English side playing a fearless brand of cricket. Jos Buttler, the makeshift opener in another of England's successful experiments, raced to his highest T20 score and with Morgan finding form for himself made this total of 140 seem like a walk in the park.
17.3 -
Rambukwella to Eoin Morgan, SIX, Enough's enough decides the English skipper. Launches a dart over cow corner and pumps his fists in delight. The crowd stand and acclaim as the players shake hands, look at that dugout - England's I mean. They are loving it, aren't they? All smiles, plenty of cheerful pats, cheers, hoots and et al. So, England seal the one-off T20I and send Sri Lanka home sans a win against their name. The visitors have lost across all formats. It all started with the combo of Anderson and Broad in Test cricket, Jason Roy's juggernaut proved too hard to handle in the ODIs, Buttler and Morgan ensured there's no way back for the Lankan Lions in the lone T20I game. Summer bummer for Sri Lanka.
17.2 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, 1 run, down the track to milk one down to long-on. Off to you skip.
17.1 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, no run, full one at the pads, Buttler whips it hard, but instead hits it straight to short mid-wicket
The beatles "Hey jude" reverberates across the stadium. Ah! I so love that song... Here we go for what could and should probably be the last over of this game and the tour.
16.6 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, walks forward and across to smother a flighted delivery to long-off
16.5 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, tries a googly and bowls a slider, Morgan taps to long-off
16.4 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, "Catch catch" exhorts HYD as soon as Buttler hit it. Was in the air but only for a fleeting movement as he chips a drive, well short of long-off though
16.3 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 2 runs, flat and quick on leg, clipped to deep square for a duo of runs
16.2 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, the legbreak spinning into Morgan's pads, he tucks it into the leg-side and sets off for an easy single
16.1 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, no run, shortish around off, Morgan reverse slaps and hits it straight towards backward point
Seekkuge Prasanna [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
Could be the last over of the game...
15.6 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, 2 runs, advancves again, takes on this full ball and biffs it past the bowler. Long-off slides and keeps it down to two
15.5 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, SIX, Jos Buttler is having a ball out there in the middle. Brute stuff from the English keeper: Shimmies down, right underneath this floater and sends it floating into the stands. Dead straight!
15.4 -
Rambukwella to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, eased down to long-on
15.3 -
Rambukwella to Eoin Morgan, no run, down the pitch, realizes he isn't getting behind the line and softly taps it back, almost hurriedly
15.2 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, 1 run, uses his feet to whip a full ball through mid-wicket
15.1 -
Rambukwella to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, Sri Lanka just going through the motions here. No intent. Flat on middle, worked into the leg-side
Ramith Rambukwella [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
21 off 30. Phew! The result is inevitable, Agreed? Wait, wait.. Lemme get the name of this lad. Er! What's that. Rambukwella. Oh yes! The offie for his second over...
14.6 -
Maharoof to Buttler, no run, good length outside off, punched straight to the man at cover
14.5 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, stays deep inside the crease and just opens the bat face to dab it down to third man
14.4 -
Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, runs coming thick and fast for England, another easy one single after Buttler nudged this to mid-wicket
14.3 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, off-cutter just outside off, Morgan dinks it down the pitch and towards long-on
14.2 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, slow ball on middle and leg, pulled away towards deep mid-wicket
14.1 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, well wide of off, Morgan cuts behind backward point and collects another couple of runs
14.1 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 5 wides, that's a horrid delivery from the senior pro. Splays it full and down leg, Morgan couldn't have done any better. Just watches it scorch through the grass and churns out a wry smile
Farveez Maharoof [2.0-0-14-0] is back into the attack
The crowd are being entertained with some loud music in the background. The roof trundles in as Psy's "Gangnam style" rings the Rose Bowl. Off we go...
13.6 -
Mathews to Buttler, 2 runs, gentle pace on middle and leg, ticked away off the pads in front of square. Good running follows...
13.5 -
Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, down the pitch, in the air and falls in no-man's land. All happening here in Southampton. Morgan skates down the pitch and realizes he is beaten for lack of pace, still goes through with the lofted drive and chips it high into the night sky. Off the toe-end, Kusal Mendis rushes in from sweeper cover. Only to see the ball land well in front of him...
13.4 -
Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, 76.7mph, short on middle, Morgan had ample time to jump back and pull it along the ground through mid-wicket
13.3 -
Mathews to Buttler, byes, 1 run, bouncer, outside off. HYD fumbles behind the stumps and allows the duo to nab a bye. Buttler looks to ramp it over third man, but was too high
13.2 -
Mathews to Buttler, no run, pulls his length back a fraction and keeps it in the same area, Buttler cuts, hard hands - Chopped to the right of him
13.1 -
Mathews to Buttler, FOUR, that shot's dripping with class and elegance. Page one shot, just watch the ball and time it in the gap. Buttler shuffles a tad and hits the cover of a length delivery to silk the drive wide of mid-off
Angelo Mathews [3.0-0-18-2] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Chaminda Bandara to Eoin Morgan, no run, fullish on off-stump, driven back to Bandara
Back to over the wicket
12.5 -
Chaminda Bandara to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, "That's Morgan at his very best" reckons Nick Knight on air. Agreed! He is playing the ball late and picking the gaps well, that's the good ol' Morgan we know. Short and there to be put away, he obliges as he rocks back and mauls the pull over mid-wicket
12.4 -
Chaminda Bandara to Buttler, 1 run, another cutter, pushed in front of long-off
12.3 -
Chaminda Bandara to Buttler, FOUR, Joseph Charles Buttler continues to impress. His first fifty as an opener in T20Is. Gets a full ball outside off, he frees his arms and clatters it with a fiercing willow past cover-point. Receives a warm applause from the dressing room
From round the wicket now...
12.2 -
Chaminda Bandara to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, another off-cutter from the debutant, Morgan anticipates it early and delays the cut shot. Chopped wide of the keeper
12.1 -
Chaminda Bandara to Buttler, 1 run, no pace, 69mph pitched full and wide, Buttler makes room and had to crouch to fetch the drive, off the toe. Nevertheless, a single wide of mid-off
Chaminda Bandara, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Chaminda Bandara who has got a bit of slingy action like Chaminda Vaas gets ready to bowl on his T20I debut...
11.6 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, attacking the stumps is Nuwan Pradeep, nurdled away into the mid-wicket
11.5 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, Morgan waits on the back foot and on seeing a short ball angled into him, he stays further back and sort of flat-bat pulls wide of long-on
11.4 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, neatly rolls his wrists and whips along the ground through mid-wicket
11.4 -
Pradeep to Buttler, wide, bumper sprayed quite wide, called for height
11.3 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, pulled away, off the splice as a short ball gets big on him
11.2 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, dropped by Gunathilaka at backward point. The skipper gets away with another one, he greyhounds down the pitch looking to flay a Nuwan Pradeep's prime ball over the off-side. Done by the pace and he ends up slicing it off the outside half. The fielder dives full length to his right, only to take the pace off and grass it down. Good attempt though!
11.1 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, shortish at 70mph, outside off, Buttler punch-drives square on the off-side to sneak an easy single
62 from 54. England's game I reckon...
10.6 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, no run, denies width again, pushed back to the bowler
10.5 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, no run, cramps him for room and forces a gentle dab from the English skip.
10.5 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, wide, would have been a legal delivery had Morgan been a right-hander, left alone
10.4 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, neatly driven, down to long-off
10.3 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, FOUR, excellent use of the feet from Jos! Generates helluva lot of power off those whippy wrists as he powers a characteristic drive through extra cover, giving absolutely no chance for the fielder in the deep
10.2 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, steps out again and dinks another full one down to long-on
10.1 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, SIX, that's Eoin Morgan at his very best. Floated full, he waltzes down and gets to the pitch of the delivery, goes boom over long-on! Take that...
9.6 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, good length delivery angling away, Eoin Morgan opens his blade and guides it down to third man
9.5 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, no run, good length delivery slanting away from Eoin Morgan outside off. Looks to cut it as the ball just zooms past the edge to Chandimal
9.4 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, strays onto the pads once again, worked off the hips to deep square leg
9.3 -
Pradeep to Buttler, no run, slower delivery and sprays it down leg, Buttler probably gets a bat and the ball rolls away on the bounce to the keeper. Infact replays show that the ball flicked the thigh pad on its way through
9.2 -
Pradeep to Buttler, no run, good length delivery, Buttler pushes it to cover
9.1 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 2 runs, short and well wide, Buttler mistimes his cut and the ball flies just past the man at point who just doesn't pick it up. Lost it in the sun
Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
8.6 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler is cramped for room and ends up nudging it to backward square leg to keep strike
8.5 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, gets forward and wrists it to long-on. Safe shot
8.4 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, a sitter put down! and it is the captain who is the culprit. Eoin Morgan once again reverse sweeps this tossed up delivery straight into the Mathews' hands at backward point, and the ball just pops out as he looks to take it reverse-cupped
8.3 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, gets down the track and to the pitch of the delivery to drill it down to long-on
8.2 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, no run, gets a leading edge but safe into no man's land as he tries to work it against the spin
8.1 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, fullish on the pads, Eoin Morgan wrists it to deep mid-wicket
7.6 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, neatly flicked off the legs to mid-wicket to keep strike
7.5 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, looks for the reverse sweep, misses as the ball goes past the outside-edge
7.4 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, flatter on the stumps, Morgan slashes the cut straight to backward point
7.3 -
Gunathilaka to Buttler, 1 run, sits back and tucks it to deep mid-wicket. The batsmen think of the second but settle with one
7.2 -
Gunathilaka to Buttler, SIX, flighted delivery and Buttler capitalizes big time! Gets to the pitch of the delivery and lofts it well over the long-on rope. Top shot
7.1 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, nicely floated outside off, driven off the front foot to long-off
Danushka Gunathilaka, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, once again Eoin Morgan is denied any width that he is looking for, pushed to long-on
6.5 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, the arm ball, Buttler is cramped for room and ends up nudging it awkwardly to mid-wicket
6.4 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, tossed up from Prasanna, Morgan rocks back and works it to long-on for another single
6.3 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, pushed down to long-off with ease to milk a single
6.2 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Eoin Morgan dances down and gets it to short fine leg off the inside edge. Another instance of the English batsmen overhitting everything today
6.1 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, 1 run, long hop to start off with, Buttler goes into his crease and slaps it to long-off
Seekkuge Prasanna, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, no run, pitches on a good length and nips back into Eoin Morgan sharply, wears it on his pad as he misses his flick
5.5 -
Maharoof to Buttler, 3 runs, just that hint of width outside off and Buttler pushes it to deep backward point. Good running off the relay throw to get back for the third
5.4 -
Maharoof to Buttler, SIX, and he tonks this one! pitched up from Maharoof and Buttler lofts it off his front foot over long-off for a maximum
5.3 -
Maharoof to Buttler, no run, chipped in the air but safe! Buttler is a tad early into his stroke and checks his shot at the last moment and gets a leading edge. Just short of cover. The Lankans are buzzing out there
5.2 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, no room again, Eoin Morgan stays back and late-steers it down to third man with an angled bat
5.1 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, no run, fullish just outside off, Eoin Morgan gets on the front foot and strokes it to mid-off
4.6 -
Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, pushed to mid-off to get off the mark
Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
4.5 -
Mathews to James Vince, out Stumped!! Well done Chandimal! Sharp, smart stuff from the keeper. James Vince on this occasion as well like he has earlier, makes room a long way outside leg and fails to get bat on ball. The ball nips in slightly and deflects into Chandimal's pads off his right thigh. Chandi does well to collect the ricochet off his pads and clatters the bails on the second attempt. Vince had no idea where the ball was. Big wicket. James Vince st Chandimal b Mathews 16(14) [4s-2]
Mathews to James Vince, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
4.4 -
Mathews to James Vince, FOUR, half tracker from Mathews and punished, pulled off the back foot to backward square leg. The orthodox shot brings up another boundary
4.3 -
Mathews to James Vince, no run, and once again Vince backs away looking to make room against Mathews's razor sharp tight line, and once again he misses
4.2 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, straightish delivery on the stump, whipped off the pads to deep mid-wicket
4.1 -
Mathews to Buttler, SIX, absolutely clobbered! This is Buttler in his favourite death batting zone. Mathews drags it short with absolutely no pace and Buttler waits to rise on top of the bounce and pulls it with a cross-bat swing over the deep mid-wicket fence. Not the ideal length to Buttler
3.6 -
Maharoof to James Vince, 2 runs, walks well across and sweeps this fullish ball to backward square leg for a couple
3.5 -
Maharoof to James Vince, no run, once again Maharoof sees James Vince back away and follows him, whizzes past the outside edge as James Vince misses his pull
3.4 -
Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, slapped to extra cover where Prasanna does well to run across and pull it back to keep it to a single
3.3 -
Maharoof to Buttler, no run, back of a length on the stumps again, Buttler plonks his front foot across and looks to heave it over the off-side. Misses
3.2 -
Maharoof to Buttler, no run, with Chandimal standing up, Maharoof cannot afford any width and he sticks to the straight line, defended
3.1 -
Maharoof to James Vince, 1 run, Maharoof sees James Vince make room and follows him, pulled to deep mid-wicket
Farveez Maharoof, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Mathews to James Vince, 1 run, gets back to his trademark line on off, James Vince flicks it to mid-wicket
2.5 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, fullish delivery, tucked off the pads to backward square leg
2.4 -
Mathews to Buttler, no run, the Lankans celebrate as they appeal for the edge as Buttler backs away looking to cut a fullish delivery. Ohh does it come off the inside-edge? Remember there is no DRS in this T20 encounter. The umpire rules it in the favor of batsman. However, Snicko showed it kissed the toe-end of the willow. Lucky chap Jos!
2.3 -
Mathews to Buttler, no run, back of a length delivery around off, punched solidly to cover off the back foot
2.2 -
Mathews to James Vince, 1 run, fullish on the stumps, James Vince backs away and drills it down to long-off
2.1 -
Mathews to James Vince, no run, gets back to his pin-point accurate line on the top of off, James Vince shuffles across and nudges it to the on-side
1.6 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, 2 runs, Rambukwella pulls back the length and Buttler reads it quickly to get back into his crease and short arm jab it to deep mid-wicket for a couple
1.5 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, no run, gets down the ground to the pitch of the delivery and converts it into a yorker, squeezed out
1.4 -
Rambukwella to James Vince, 1 run, comes round the wicket and tosses it up on the stumps, nudged down to mid-wicket for an easy single
1.3 -
Rambukwella to Buttler, 1 run, on the stumps, worked away with soft hands to backward square leg
1.2 -
Rambukwella to James Vince, 1 run, goes deep and makes room to cut it to point who misfields allowing the single
1.1 -
Rambukwella to James Vince, FOUR, poor line to start off with, pitched well down leg and spins further away, swept down to fine leg to bring up the first boundary of this innings
Ramith Rambukwella, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Mathews to Buttler, 2 runs, pushes onto his back foot and works this delivery off the inside half of his blade to backward square leg, sprints back for the second. Good start for Mathews
0.5 -
Mathews to James Vince, 1 run, continues with his wicket-to-wicket line, James Vince gets deep and flicks it to mid-wicket
0.4 -
Mathews to James Vince, no run, slightly back of a length on the stumps, James Vince goes deep into his crease and pushes it to mid-off
James Vince, right handed bat, comes to the crease
0.3 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, out Bowled!! And the captain strikes! Just three balls into this innings, Roy shuffles across and looks to paddle this nagging delivery on the stumps from Mathews. Misses by a fair margin and the timber is dislodged. Just the start the Lankans wanted. Jason Roy b Mathews 0(3)
Mathews to Jason Roy, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
0.2 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, military medium just outside off, Jason Roy looks to flick it to the on-side, wears it on his thighs
0.1 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, good length delivery angling into Jason Roy, who gets behind the line and pushes it to mid-on
Jason Roy and Buttler are at the crease. Jason Roy is on strike. Mathews will open the attack