27/10Result
Only T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 27 2018
England won by 30 runs
Player of the Match
Joe Denly
Joe DenlyEngland
27/10Result
Only T20I (N), England tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Oct 27 2018
England won by 30 runs
Player of the Match
Joe Denly
Joe DenlyEngland

  • England Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    JJ Roy
    69
    36
    4
    6
    191.66
    10.6 spinning away, wide of the stumps, Roy goes reaching for a cut... and Dickwella is convinced he's edged it! Roy reviews, but Ultra Edge has picked something up! Roy looks disgusted, but probably as much with the shot as the decision 107/4
    JC Buttler †
    13
    7
    3
    0
    185.71
    3.2 tossed up, this spins a touch, Buttler drives off the back foot... but sends it straight to cover! A miscued effort, and he'll head off disappointed 41/1
    AD Hales
    4
    3
    1
    0
    133.33
    3.5 grips and spins, Hales sweeps... trapped in front! And he doesn't review! That initially looked pretty plumb, though on second view it may have been sliding a touch leg side. Umpire Wimalasiri thought long and hard before raising his finger... Two in four balls for Aponso! 45/2
    EJG Morgan (c)
    11
    10
    2
    0
    110.00
    6.2 another poor bit of running, and this does result in a wicket! Morgan reverse-swept in the air, didn't quite carry to short third man but there was then hesitation from the batsmen, with Roy halfway down... he eventually made up his mind, but by then Morgan was struggling, Sandakan collected the throw and hit the stumps from five yards! 60/3
    BA Stokes
    26
    27
    1
    1
    96.29
    18.3 Malinga hits! Low full toss does the job! Stokes' hard-scrabble stay is ended, he throws his head back, thinking he should have smacked that... but the dip and swerve sent the ball thudding into off stump 173/7
    MM Ali
    27
    11
    1
    3
    245.45
    14.2 bowled him! Slides this under the bat, Moeen heaves down the ground, misses and Dhananjaya hits! A neat cameo from Moeen but he's swung his last for tonight 145/5
    JL Denly
    20
    17
    3
    0
    117.64
    18.2 takes pace off, does for Denly, who holes out to long-on! Malinga gets his man, but not before Denly had struck a few blows... Tried to hit straight but dragged across it, completely mistimed and this time the simple catch is taken 173/6
    AU Rashid
    5
    3
    1
    0
    166.66
    19.5 poleaxed! Full and straight, Rashid clears the front leg but only manages a thick inside edge into his stumps! Udana strikes with the penultimate ball of the innings 185/8
    LE Plunkett
    not out
    7
    5
    1
    0
    140.00
    CJ Jordan
    not out
    2
    1
    0
    0
    200.00
    Extras
    3 (lb 1, w 2)
    TOTAL
    187/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)
    Did not bat: TK Curran
    Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Jos Buttler, 3.2 ov), 2-45 (Alex Hales, 3.5 ov), 3-60 (Eoin Morgan, 6.2 ov), 4-107 (Jason Roy, 10.6 ov), 5-145 (Moeen Ali, 14.2 ov), 6-173 (Joe Denly, 18.2 ov), 7-173 (Ben Stokes, 18.3 ov), 8-185 (Adil Rashid, 19.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SL Malinga403027.50134110
    MA Aponso302929.6676000
    I Udana302418.0041100
    PADLR Sandakan403919.7591410
    PHKD Mendis302709.0051200
    NLTC Perera1015015.0010200
    DM de Silva2022111.0034000

  • Sri Lanka Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    N Dickwella †
    3
    7
    0
    0
    42.85
    2.5 bowled him again! A near-replica of that first dismissal, Dickwella playing for the spin and just playing across the line as a result. Good flight and dip, pegging back off stump, and Denly has two! 16/2
    BKG Mendis
    1
    3
    0
    0
    33.33
    0.6 bowled him! And Denly strikes in his first over back! A violent slog across the line, perfect length, doesn't turn, doesn't need to turn, as the middle stump is pegged back. Scenes at the Premadasa! 7/1
    LD Chandimal
    26
    20
    4
    0
    130.00
    6.5 reverse sweep, times it well, but Hales saw him going, and snaffles the catch! There he was, lurking down at deep backward point, perhaps unnoticed against the crowd. But that's a big wicket for England 49/3
    DM de Silva
    17
    19
    2
    0
    89.47
    10.3 very full, raps the pads ... is that actually missing much! England are reviewing. It is leg-sided, but very adjacent... sure enough, it's taking out leg stump! Two in the over for Rashid, both of the set batsmen, England very much in command 77/5
    PHKD Mendis
    24
    14
    3
    1
    171.42
    10.1 tossed up, into the slot, spanked to deep midwicket! Mendis had a go, but got a fractional top-edge on his slog sweep, that's a timely breakthrough 77/4
    NLTC Perera (c)
    57
    31
    1
    6
    183.87
    19.4 low full toss, clobbered out to deep midwicket, and Denly has his third of a renaissance night! Probably his worst ball of the day, but it matters not. The end of a fine captain's knock, and it's all over bar the slogging 156/9
    MD Shanaka
    10
    13
    0
    1
    76.92
    14.5 full, straight, back goes the off stump! Sneaks the slower ball through Shanaka's wild slog, and that's a good riposte, albeit a pretty flimsy shot 110/6
    I Udana
    2
    3
    0
    0
    66.66
    15.4 crashed to mid-off! Made room, tried to get under the ball, but scuffed his stroke straight to Stokes. That's another limp dismissal with Perera running out of allies 119/7
    MA Aponso
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0.00
    15.6 yorker, nailed. Second ball, right in the blockhole, clatters the base of middle stump. England are nearly home 119/8
    SL Malinga
    5
    7
    0
    0
    71.42
    19.6 Denly has four on his comeback! Full and straight, Malinga plays all round it, and that is a very comprehensive win! 157/10
    PADLR Sandakan
    not out
    1
    1
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    11 (b 5, lb 5, w 1)
    TOTAL
    157 all out (20 Overs, RR: 7.85)
    Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Kusal Mendis, 0.6 ov), 2-16 (Niroshan Dickwella, 2.5 ov), 3-49 (Dinesh Chandimal, 6.5 ov), 4-77 (Kamindu Mendis, 10.1 ov), 5-77 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 10.3 ov), 6-110 (Dasun Shanaka, 14.5 ov), 7-119 (Isuru Udana, 15.4 ov), 8-119 (Amila Aponso, 15.6 ov), 9-156 (Thisara Perera, 19.4 ov), 10-157 (Lasith Malinga, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JL Denly401944.75131100
    TK Curran4040010.0073200
    CJ Jordan402927.25113100
    AU Rashid401132.75140000
    LE Plunkett2024112.0052210
    MM Ali2024012.0011200

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Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st7N DickwellaBKG Mendis
2nd9LD ChandimalN Dickwella
3rd33LD ChandimalDM de Silva
4th28DM de SilvaPHKD Mendis
5th0NLTC PereraDM de Silva
6th33NLTC PereraMD Shanaka
7th9NLTC PereraI Udana
8th0NLTC PereraMA Aponso
9th37SL MalingaNLTC Perera
10th1SL MalingaPADLR Sandakan