On the 5th of November Saturday, it was all set for England to clash with Sri Lanka in the race of semi finale in the ongoing t 20 World Cup Australia. England held on to claim a victory against Sri Lanka to secure their spot in the semi-finals of the t20 World Cup. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first.
In the first innings, Sri Lankan batters show an impressive performance and give an aggressive start but their opponents were able to take control in the latter stages of the innings holding them to register a total score of 141 runs.
The bowling attack from England Pacers was really hard to resist the boundaries from the Sri Lankan batters mark wood took 3 wickets off 22 runs in 3 overs. To give the company to wood, Adil Rashid took one door off 16 runs in 4 overs. Another pacer Chris Woakes took one wicket for England after giving 24 runs in 3 overs.
In the first inning, Pathum Nissanka scored a half-century and Scored a total of 67 runs in just 45 deliveries. Another better to contribute to the team is Chanuka Rajapaksa. He scored a total of 22 runs on 22 balls. And kusal Mendisis registered 18 runs in 22 balls. all the batters contributed so that team lead in the match and get the victory.
But in the second inning, gs England made a strong comeback. England appeared to be cruising as Joss Butler and Alex Hales crushed boundaries at will. However, er Sri Lanka tried harder to come back in the match with strong fielding. This saw the match reach the final over but then stocks stood tall to win the game for England with 3 balls remaining.
A fabulous batting performance is shown by the England batters that lead the team to victory. Alex Hales scored 47 runs off 30 deliveries, to give the company Ben stokes registered 42 runoff of 36 deliveries and the captain Jos Buttler give 28 runs in 23 balls.
Wanindu Hasaranga took 2 wickets after giving 23 runs in 4 overs. Dhananjaya d Silvtalkslk 2 wickets off 22 runs in 4 overs. LahirKumarartakeske 2 wickets after giving 24 runs in 3.2 overs.
Due to their superior net run rate, the result means Englanovertakeke Australia in the group standings, sending the host nation and champions out of the tournament.