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England vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Updates: Out! And Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs. A massive upset. Wood nicks one to the keeper off Pradeep and England have folded here. 212 all-out. England will look to maintain their winning momentum and significantly increase their chances of making it to the semi-finals by beating struggling Sri Lanka at the Headingley on Friday. With four wins and one defeat, England are second in the points table behind New Zealand. One more win on Friday will take their points tally to 10. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has just one win from five matches with two games resulting in washouts. In their last match against Afghanistan, England skipper Eoin Morgan hit 17 sixes, a world record, to help England post 397/6 in 50 overs. Morgan smashed 148 off just 71 balls as England won the match by 150 runs. Fast bowler Mark Wood believes Morgan’s audacious ball striking, which helped England to a massive score, sums up the team’s fearless approach to one-day cricket in recent years. “It was amazing, amazing,” Wood told reporters. “Coming off his back injury scare and stuff, and not knowing how he would play or feel, I was just astounded by how well he played. “A lot of the bowlers tend to sit in the back of the dressing room and try and relax but even I came out and watched that because it was great to see on such a big occasion. “I know we’ve played like this for four years now, and there’s been some remarkable things, but to do it in a World Cup game speaks volumes about how Eoin wants the team to play and the values we’ve kept going throughout those four years.” Full team squads: England: Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali , Jofra Archer , Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran , Liam Dawson , Liam Plunkett , Adil Rashid , Joe Root , Jason Roy , Ben Stokes , James Vince , Chris Woakes , Mark Wood . Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Suranga Lakmal , Isuru Udana , Lasith Malinga , Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Nuwan Pradeep , Suranga Lakmal , Jeevan Mendis , Thisara Perera , Lahiru Thirimanne , Jeffrey Vandersay , Milinda Siriwardana , Avishka Fernando , Dhananjaya de Silva For all the latest news, opinions and analysis from ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, click here With inputs from Reuters
England vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Highlights: Sri Lanka win by 20 runs
England vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Updates: Out! And Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs. A massive upset. Wood nicks one to the keeper off Pradeep and England have folded here. 212 all-out.
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What a game we had tonight! This World Cup has been quite mundane so far but not today. Sri Lank’s surprise win over England has thrown this World Cup wide open. England were expected to earn an easy win tonight but Sri Lanka kept fighting. First Angelo Mathews with the bat and then the bowlers, Lasith Malinga was the pick of them but he was supported greatly by Nuwan Pradeep and Dhananjaya de Silva. We hope for more such games.
That’s it for tonight! We will see you tomorrow. Remember, India plays Afghanistan tomorrow.
This is England’s first defeat at Leeds after winning six consecutive ODIs at the venue.
Ben Stokes is the first England player with two eighty-plus scores batting at No.5 or lower in ICC ODI WCs. Overall, he is the seventh player to achieve the feat.
SRI LANKA BEAT ENGLAND
WICKET! Mark Wood c Kusal Perera b Pradeep 0(4)
Out! And Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs. A massive upset. Wood nicks one to the keeper off Pradeep and England have folded here. 212 all-out.
After 46 overs,England 203/9 ( Ben Stokes 73 , Mark Wood 0)
Big over. 15 off it. Stokes have been cool as ice today and just as Malinga went out of attack, he attacked the bowler for two sixes. 30 now needed from 24 balls.
After 45 overs,England 188/9 ( Ben Stokes 58 , Mark Wood 0)
Malinga’s night is over. He finishes with match figures of 10-1-43-4. Stokes, as expected, decided against taking any risks. Even letting fuller deliveries to go to the keeper. Refusing singles. Had to go for a single towards the end of over. Went for a lofted flick which fell marginally ahead of the square leg fielder. 45 in 30 needed.
After 44 overs,England 186/9 ( Ben Stokes 57 , Mark Wood 0)
Malinga didn’t but Udana has got Sri Lanka a wicket. They are now just one more scalp away from a win. Archer crumbled under the pressure. Went for the easy option, looking to clear the longon boundary but failed to read the slower ball as his catch was taken in the deep. Mark Wood joins Stokes now. 47 in 36 balls required.
OUT! Jofra Archer c Perera b Udana 3(11)
The pressure has accounted for another wicket. Archer wanted to the change the dynamics of the game with a slam down the ground but Udana changed the pace, bowled a slower one and the catch has been taken at longon. SL just a wicket away from win.
After 43 overs,England 185/8 ( Ben Stokes 56 , Jofra Archer 3)
Karunaratne has played his best card. Malinga into attack now. England safely negotiates the threat for now. Two off the over. 48 in 42 required
After 42 overs,England 183/8 ( Ben Stokes 55 , Jofra Archer 2)
A thick-edge off Archer’s bat flies through slip cordon. Second slip could have done the job but there wasn’t one. We have got a proper thriller on our hands. England need 50 in 48 balls.
After 41 overs,England 178/8 ( Ben Stokes 53 , Jofra Archer 0)
England bat deep we know that but the test is today! de Silva has turned the game on its head with two wickets in this over. Both Woakes and Rashid were caught behind. They were looking for turn but the lack of it outdid them. Jofra Archer is now in the middle. England need 55 in 54. SL need two wickets.
OUT! Adil Rashid c Kusal Perera b Dhananjaya de Silva 1(2)
Another one bites the dust trying to play for the spin. And lack of spin has proved to be fatal. Rashid was looking to cut it late but edged it to the keeper.
OUT! Woakes c Kusal Perera b Dhananjaya de Silva 2(4)
Another wicket for de Silva! He has opened up the game for Sri Lanka. Woakes gets caught behind as he attempted a cut. Good catch by Kusal Perera.
After 40 overs,England 176/6 ( Ben Stokes 52 , Chris Woakes 2)
Stokes gets to his fifty with a four to third man. He edged the ball but there’s no slip fielder and he got a boundary off Pradeep. Still SL decided against having a slip fielder. 57 in 60 needed.
After 39 overs,England 171/6 ( Ben Stokes 48 , Chris Woakes 1)
Poor cricket from Moeen Ali. Slog-swept a tossed up delivery from de Silva for a six in the square region and then tried to slam the spinner down the ground and got caught at long off in the process. England in some trouble now. Chris Woakes is in the middle now. Seven off the over. 62 in 66 needed.
OUT! Moeen Ali c Udana b Dhananjaya de Silva 16(20)
Moeen Ali gets caught in the deep at long off trying to go for a six. There was no need for that shot, he just hit a six on the previous ball. England in some trouble.
After 38 overs,England 164/5 ( Ben Stokes 48 , Moeen Ali 10)
Moeen Ali’s miscued slice falls safely wide of the third man as he went after a fuller delivery. Five off the over.
Most wickets for Lasith Malinga against an opposition in ODIs:
48 v Australia
48 v Pakistan
48 v England* (And counting)
After 37 overs,England 159/5 ( Ben Stokes 47 , Moeen Ali 6)
Malinga is done for now and de Silva is back into attack. And bowls a ripper. Finds sharp turn to square up Stokes but the outside edge runs past the keeper for double. Five off the over.
After 37 overs,England 159/5 ( Ben Stokes 47 , Moeen Ali 6)
Three more from this over. Moeen Ali has started slowly and Sri Lanka must target him. The equation is 79 in 84 for England.
After 35 overs,England 151/5 ( Ben Stokes 43 , Moeen Ali 2)
Malinga continues. Three off the over. The pacer is trying everything for a wicket. Bowling fuller length deliveries here and there but didn’t manage to hit the target in this over.
After 34 overs,England 148/5 ( Ben Stokes 42 , Moeen Ali 0)
Four off the over. Stokes keeps England’s scoreboard ticking. This time with a sweetly timed four through the cow corner.
After 33 overs,England 144/5 ( Ben Stokes 38 , Moeen Ali 0)
England are in a spot of bother now after losing Buttler. Malinga once again shows his class. Rapped the pads of Buttler with a yorker. Buttler took a review but that also didn’t help him. Moeen Ali is the new batsman.
Most wickets in ODI WCs:
71 – Glenn McGrath
68 – Muttiah Muralitharan
55 – Wasim Akram
51 – LASITH MALINGA* (Aand counting)
49 – Chaminda Vaas
OUT! Buttler lbw b Malinga 10(9)
Malina produces his special yorker to pin down Buttler in front of the stumps. Given out lbw but he decides to take a review which just confirms the dismissal. England lose the review.