T20 World Cup Live: England’s team is chasing a target of 142 runs against Sri Lanka in Sydney.© AFP
T20 World Cup 2022, England vs Sri Lanka Live Updates: Chasing a target of 142 runs, England’s team is leading despite losing the wickets of Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, Harry Brooke, Liam Livingston, Moeen Ali and Sam Curran. Earlier, Pathum Nissenka hit a scintillating half-century but Mark Wood grabbed three wickets as England restricted Sri Lanka to 141 for 8 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Nissenka smashed a 45-ball 67 from the top-order as the other batsmen struggled to get going. Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka had won the toss and elected to bat first. While Sri Lanka are already out of the race for the semi-finals, England need nothing less than a win to overtake Australia for second place from Group 1. (live scorecard)
England (Playing XI):Jos Buttler (w/c), Alex Hales, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brooke, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, David Malan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka (Playing XI):Pathum Nisanka, Kusal Mendis (W), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charit Aslanka, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Dasun Shanaka (C), Vanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahesh Thekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
Here are the live score updates of the T20 World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka directly from the Sydney Cricket Ground:
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