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World CupMatch 27 · ODI

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

Headingley, Leeds, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

England21247 ov
Sri Lanka232/950 ov
Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
England won the tournament

Match report

From the scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 232 for 9 in 50 overs, Angelo Mathews 85 not out from 115 balls and Avishka Fernando 49 from 39 balls. Mark Wood took 3 for 40.

England were bowled out for 212, Ben Stokes 82 not out from 89 balls and Joe Root 57 from 89 balls. Lasith Malinga took 4 for 43.

Sri Lanka won by 20 runs.

Key performers

Sri Lanka innings

232/9(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Dimuth Karunaratnec †JC Buttler b JC Archerc †JC Buttler b JC Archer180012.50
Kushal Janith Pererac MM Ali b CR Woakesc MM Ali b CR Woakes260033.33
Avishka Fernandoc AU Rashid b MA Woodc AU Rashid b MA Wood493962125.64
Kusal Mendis †c EJG Morgan b AU Rashidc EJG Morgan b AU Rashid46682067.65
Angelo Mathewsnot outnot out85*1155173.91
Jeevan Mendisc & b AU Rashidc & b AU Rashid01000.00
Dhananjaya de Silvac JE Root b JC Archerc JE Root b JC Archer29471061.70
Thisara Pererac AU Rashid b JC Archerc AU Rashid b JC Archer260033.33
Isuru Udanac JE Root b MA Woodc JE Root b MA Wood6410150.00
Lasith Malingab MA Woodb MA Wood150020.00
Nuwan Pradeepnot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(lb 4, w 6)(lb 4, w 6)10
Total50 Ov (RR 4.64)50 Ov (RR 4.64)232/9
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (FDM Karunaratne, 2 ov), 3-2 (MDKJ Perera, 2.2 ov), 62-3 (WIA Fernando, 12.5 ov), 133-4 (BKG Mendis, 29.4 ov), 133-5 (BMAJ Mendis, 29.5 ov), 190-6 (DM de Silva, 43.3 ov), 200-7 (NLTC Perera, 45.4 ov), 209-8 (I Udana, 46.4 ov), 220-9 (SL Malinga, 48.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Woakes502214.40172000
Jofra Archer1025235.20384320
Mark Wood804035.00233010
Ben Stokes501603.20202000
Moeen Ali1004004.00280030
Adil Rashid1004524.50273000
Joe Root201306.5031000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stFDM Karunaratne 1(8) & MDKJ Perera 2(4)312
2ndMDKJ Perera 0(2) & WIA Fernando 0(0)02
3rdWIA Fernando 49(39) & BKG Mendis 9(24)5963
4thAD Mathews 31(57) & BKG Mendis 37(44)71101
5thBMAJ Mendis 0(1) & AD Mathews 0(0)01
6thDM de Silva 29(47) & AD Mathews 25(35)5782
7thNLTC Perera 2(6) & AD Mathews 7(7)1013
8thAD Mathews 1(2) & I Udana 6(4)96
9thAD Mathews 10(6) & SL Malinga 1(5)1111
10thN Pradeep 1(1) & AD Mathews 11(8)12*9

England innings

212(47 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
James Vincec †BKG Mendis b SL Malingac †BKG Mendis b SL Malinga14182077.78
Jonny Bairstowlbw b SL Malingalbw b SL Malinga01000.00
Joe Rootc MDKJ Perera b SL Malingac MDKJ Perera b SL Malinga57893064.04
Eoin Morganc & b I Udanac & b I Udana21352060.00
Ben Stokesnot outnot out82*897492.13
Jos Buttler †lbw b SL Malingalbw b SL Malinga10910111.11
Moeen Alic I Udana b DM de Silvac I Udana b DM de Silva16200180.00
Chris Woakesc MDKJ Perera b DM de Silvac MDKJ Perera b DM de Silva240050.00
Adil Rashidc MDKJ Perera b DM de Silvac MDKJ Perera b DM de Silva120050.00
Jofra Archerc NLTC Perera b I Udanac NLTC Perera b I Udana3110027.27
Mark Woodc MDKJ Perera b N Pradeepc MDKJ Perera b N Pradeep04000.00
Extras(lb 1, w 5)(lb 1, w 5)6
Total47 Ov (RR 4.51)47 Ov (RR 4.51) · Target 233 from 50 ov212
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (JM Bairstow, 0.2 ov), 26-2 (JM Vince, 6.5 ov), 73-3 (EJG Morgan, 18.4 ov), 127-4 (JE Root, 30.3 ov), 144-5 (JC Buttler, 32.3 ov), 170-6 (MM Ali, 38.3 ov), 176-7 (CR Woakes, 40.1 ov), 178-8 (AU Rashid, 40.5 ov), 186-9 (JC Archer, 43.4 ov), 212-10 (MA Wood, 47 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Lasith Malinga1014344.30395020
Nuwan Pradeep1013813.80405020
Dhananjaya de Silva803234.00240100
Thisara Perera803404.25232000
Isuru Udana804125.13283210
Jeevan Mendis302307.6750200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Vince 1(1) & JM Bairstow 0(1)12
2ndJE Root 12(22) & JM Vince 13(17)2539
3rdEJG Morgan 21(35) & JE Root 25(36)4771
4thBA Stokes 32(40) & JE Root 20(31)5471
5thJC Buttler 10(9) & BA Stokes 6(3)1712
6thMM Ali 16(20) & BA Stokes 10(16)2636
7thCR Woakes 2(4) & BA Stokes 4(6)610
8thAU Rashid 1(2) & BA Stokes 1(2)24
9thJC Archer 3(11) & BA Stokes 4(6)817
10thMA Wood 0(4) & BA Stokes 25(16)2620

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 212 (47 ov)
End of over 479 runs, 1 wktENG 212/1004401W
BA Stokes 82(89)N Pradeep 10-1-38-1
46.6W
N Pradeep to MA Wood, OUT
MA Wood c MDKJ Perera b N Pradeep 0(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 212/10 (47 ov)
46.51
N Pradeep to BA Stokes, 1 run
46.40
N Pradeep to BA Stokes, no run
46.34
N Pradeep to BA Stokes, FOUR
46.24
N Pradeep to BA Stokes, FOUR
46.10
N Pradeep to BA Stokes, no run
End of over 4615 runsENG 203/9660210
MA Wood 0(3)BA Stokes 73(84)I Udana 8-0-41-2
45.60
I Udana to MA Wood, no run
45.51
I Udana to BA Stokes, 1 run
45.42
I Udana to BA Stokes, 2 runs
45.30
I Udana to BA Stokes, no run
45.26
I Udana to BA Stokes, SIX
45.16
I Udana to BA Stokes, SIX
End of over 452 runsENG 188/900Wd0001
BA Stokes 58(79)MA Wood 0(2)SL Malinga 10-1-43-4
44.61
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, 1 run
44.50
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, no run
44.40
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, no run
44.30
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, no run
44.3Wd
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, wide
44.20
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, no run
44.10
SL Malinga to BA Stokes, no run
End of over 441 run, 1 wktENG 186/9010W00
MA Wood 0(2)BA Stokes 57(73)I Udana 7-0-26-2
43.60
I Udana to MA Wood, no run
43.50
I Udana to MA Wood, no run
43.4W
I Udana to JC Archer, OUT
JC Archer c NLTC Perera b I Udana 3(11) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 186/9 (43.4 ov)
43.30
I Udana to JC Archer, no run
43.21
I Udana to BA Stokes, 1 run
43.10
I Udana to BA Stokes, no run