SHARJAH – England Monday continued their winning streak as they beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs to qualify for the semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in Sharjah.
Sri Lanka lost all their players at 137 while chasing a strong target of 164 runs. Jordan, Rashid and Moeen took two wickets each, helping England to book berth in the next round of the tournament.
Jos Buttler made an unbeaten 101 runs off 67 helping team to set a tough target for Sri Lanka.
We finally have our first century of the #T20WorldCup 2021 🤩
And it belongs to Jos Buttler 👏
A maiden T20I hundred for him! #ENGvSL | https://t.co/qlHuDOhCpo pic.twitter.com/VrWNj9iSZL
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 1, 2021
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first against England.
Sri Lanka await for in-form Group 1 leaders England, as Eoin Morgan’s side eye a win to effectively guarantee a semi-final spot.
England have been in impressive form so far in the tournament, defeating West Indies first up and comfortably beating Bangladesh, before bagging a victory over Australia on Saturday.
Sri Lanka know they need a win too, with only one more game against West Indies to come, and South Africa and Australia to overhaul if they want to snatch a qualification spot for the semi-finals.
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Both teams are expected to be unchanged for today’s fixture.
Probable England XI: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (captain), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills.
Probable Sri Lanka XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara.
