We knew that dew will play a major factor. Losing wickets in regular intervals cost the game. Credit to Morgan and Buttler, they showed their experience. I am happy with the way the boys have been fighting. I think staying patient was the key when England lost early wickets , but I managed to get a partnership with Morgan. I found it really tough early on in the innings. There was a point when we were thinking to get to the run mark, but then we got going and got plus.
I use the same bat, even in the nets. It feels good. We were under pressure for a long part of that chase knowing that Moeen had to bowl that over after Mills left the field due to injury so to take that wicket there was crucial and I was delighted with that. Was just trying to guess where he Chameera was going to bowl.
I was pretty calm, I think at that stage I had batted for long, so staying patient was the key and hope he Chameera will miss his yorker. England registered their fourth successive win with a comprehensive run victory over Sri Lanka.
Here's how the two teams fared tonight. Fourth successive victory for England as they consolidated their top spot in Group 1 with 8 points. England are almost through to the semis with the win. Two wickets over to complete his spell for Chris Jordan - a run-out, and caught at deep square leg, while conceding just 4 runs at this stage. His final figures: An outside edge and it goes to the third man for a four.
A welcome boundary for Sri Lanka. Oh No! Sri Lanka skipper taps the ball to the right of the England wicket keeper Jos Buttler and walks out of his crease but fails to get back before Buttler's direct hit rattles his stumps. Wrong time to lose both their set batters. Liam Livingstone completed his spell with a brilliant over at this stage - a big wicket and just 7 runs off it. Bangladesh are straight into the Super 12s at next year's World Cup - despite losing all five matches at that stage this term.
Hamilton: efforts 'underappreciated' amid Verstappen pace. Smith impresses in Norwich interview; Lampard holds talks. I say the match against India, the one we could have won, we betrayed. He added the players we not responsible for the alleged fix, and blamed "certain other sections. Sri Lanka, led by Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten , made in 50 overs then dismissed the two India openers early. However, the underdogs lost their grip on the game as Gautam Gambir 97 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni 91 not out batted on.
After the final, Sri Lankan fans and the media criticised the players, and Sangakkara resigned as captain because he believed he might be too old to be at the tournament. Aluthgamage is not the first to allege the final was fixed. Arjuna Ranatunga, the World Cup-winning skipper, has previously called for an investigation into the defeat.
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