Jos Buttler smashed a powerful 101 not out, his maiden worldwide century within the shortest format, as England registered their fourth consecutive win, beating Sri Lanka by 26 runs in a Tremendous 12 match to just about seal a semifinal spot within the T20 World Cup right here on Monday.
Buttler (101 not out off 67 balls) and skipper Eoin Morgan (40 off 36 balls) shared a century stand for the fourth wicket to take England to a difficult 163 for 4 after early setbacks.
Despatched in to bat, England misplaced three wickets for 35 runs earlier than Buttler and Morgan joined palms to sew a vital 112 runs that got here off 78 balls.
Sri Lanka’s chase too began on a disappointing be aware as they misplaced their first three wickets with the scoreboard studying 34 runs in 5.1 overs.
Whereas Pathum Nissanka (1) was run out within the third ball of their innings, Kusal Perera (7) and Charith Asalanka (21) had been undone by the guile of leg-spinner Adil Rashid (2/19), each caught after miscuing their photographs.
The islanders misplaced one other wicket after a short 23-run stand between Avishka Fernando (13) and Bhanuka Rajapaksa (26) with Chris Jordan (2/24) catching the previous plumb in entrance of the wicket within the ninth over.
Needing 98 off the final 10 overs, Rajapaksa tried to up the ante, hitting Chris Woakes for a six and boundary in consecutive balls. However he departed within the subsequent ball in the hunt for one boundary too many, caught by Jason Roy because the batter was deceived by Woakes’ off-cutter.
It grew to become a herculean activity for Sri Lanka from there on. However Wanindu Hasaranga (34) and skipper Dasun Shanaka (26) had been in no temper to bow out and not using a combat as they stitched 53 runs for the sixth wicket to maintain Sri Lanka afloat.
Left-arm pacer Tymal Mills was hit for a six and 4 within the 14th over earlier than the bowler limped off the sector after struggling a proper quad damage that would presumably rule him out of the event.
Simply when it appeared it was finish of the street for Sri Lanka, Hasaranga and Shanaka discovered the fence fairly a couple of events to deliver down the equation to 51 off the final 5 overs and provides their aspect a glimmer of hope.
With 10 runs coming within the sixteenth over off Jordan, the scales had been pretty even going into the final 4 overs.
However Liam Livingstone broke the partnership, dismissing the dangerous-looking Hasaranga within the seventeenth over that produced simply seven runs and tilt the match in England’s favour.
Sri Lanka misplaced the plot after Hasaranga’s wicket, courtesy some good fielding by England, accounting for the wickets of Shanaka and Dushmantha Chameera.
Sri Lankan tail tried to make use of their lengthy deal with in the hunt for massive hits however each time they hit the ball in air, they discovered the protected palms of England fielders to be bowled out for 137 in 19 overs.
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Earlier, England misplaced Jason Roy (9) within the second over. Their script went from unhealthy to worse as they misplaced two extra fast wickets.
First Dawid Malan (6) was cleaned up by Dushmantha Chameera within the third over and two overs later Jonny Bairstow (0) was out LBW to de Silva after Sri Lanka efficiently requested for a evaluation.
In between, Buttler discovered the fence on a couple of events to maintain England’s scoreboard ticking, managing a meagre 47 runs within the first 10 overs.
The onus was on Buttler to up the ante and he did attempt his finest after the tenth over, piling up 14 runs of medium pacer Chamika Karunaratna within the thirteenth over.
Buttler first muscled the bowler to the mid-on fence after which clobbered him over the deep midwicket boundary for a most.
Buttler notched up his fifty off 45 balls, the slowest of his T20 profession, with a single off de Silva within the 14th over.
The partnership between Buttler and Morgan grew in confidence as time progressed.
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The fifteenth over bowled by quick bowler Lahiru Kumara yielded 22 runs with Buttler hitting two sixes, whereas Morgan clearing the fence as soon as.
Morgan’s dismissal had no impact on Buttler who continued his attacking recreation and completed off the innings with a six off Chameera to notch up first T20 ton.
Buttler adorned his innings with six boundaries and as many sixes.
England batters took Sri Lanka bowlers to activity within the last 5 overs, scoring 58 runs for the lack of only one wicket. PTI SSC SSC
