BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Danushka Gunathilaka	run out (Curran)	3	4	9	0	0	75.00

Avishka Fernando	c Livingstone b Curran	6	10	20	0	0	60.00

Kusal Perera (c)	c Morgan b Rashid	21	25	48	0	0	84.00

Kusal Mendis	c †Bairstow b Wood	39	39	44	3	1	100.00

Niroshan Dickwella †	c Morgan b Wood	3	3	8	0	0	100.00

Dasun Shanaka	c Willey b Jordan	8	14	21	0	0	57.14

Wanindu Hasaranga	st †Bairstow b Rashid	3	7	14	0	0	42.85

Isuru Udana	not out	19	14	20	1	1	135.71
Akila Dananjaya	not out	2	4	15	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 3, w 4)	7
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 5.55)	111/7
Did not bat: Binura Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Avishka Fernando, 3.3 ov), 3-68 (Kusal Perera, 12.3 ov), 4-76 (Kusal Mendis, 13.2 ov), 5-76 (Niroshan Dickwella, 13.3 ov), 6-87 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 16.4 ov), 7-90 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Willey	4	0	17	0	4.25	12	0	0	3	0
Sam Curran	2	0	8	1	4.00	6	0	0	0	0
3.3 to WIA Fernando, short ball, Avishka takes it on... holes out to deep square leg! This was targeting the long boundary out towards the dressing rooms, and it's nowhere near carrying. Livingstone is several yards in and still has to come for it, pouching the catch safely to give Curran one in the wickets column to go with his goal. 18/2
Chris Jordan	4	0	31	1	7.75	11	1	2	1	0
17.4 to MD Shanaka, hacked hard through the line, but straight at Willey, halfway back at mid-on! More unsophisticated hackery from Shanaka. No base, no power, no chance of clearing the fielder. This is dribbling away fast. 90/7
Liam Livingstone	2	0	10	0	5.00	6	1	0	0	0
Mark Wood	4	0	18	2	4.50	12	2	0	0	0
13.2 to BKG Mendis, faster, banged into the hip, flashed high, high, high into Mount Snowdon territory! A swirling top-edge, who wants this? Bairstow bites the bullet and sprints towards square leg, a fling forward and a fine take. Sri Lanka sink again. 76/4 13.3 to N Dickwella, chipped up, and Wood has two in two! Quick and into the deck. Dickwella attempts the flick but he's shuffling to the leg side as he does so, and it's a simple leading edge, plopping into the hands of cover. Oh dear. 76/5
Adil Rashid	4	0	24	2	6.00	5	0	0	0	0
12.3 to MDKJ Perera, reverses his stance, attempts the slap through the off-side, and toe-ends his switch-hit into the hands of cover. Limp and Sri Lanka slide again. 68/3 16.4 to PW Hasaranga, stumped by a country mile! Tossed up above the eyeline, Hasaranga gives him the charge, but almost runs straight past it as it dips, bites and bounces past a flailing edge. Bairstow has all night to gather and nudge the bails. 87/6

England (T: 103 runs from 18 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Jason Roy	c Shanaka b Hasaranga	17	17	37	2	0	100.00

Jonny Bairstow †	b B Fernando	0	3	7	0	0	0.00

Dawid Malan	lbw b Chameera	4	5	9	1	0	80.00

Eoin Morgan (c)	c Hasaranga b Udana	11	9	15	2	0	122.22

Sam Billings	b Hasaranga	24	29	41	2	0	82.75

Liam Livingstone	not out	29	26	42	0	1	111.53
Sam Curran	not out	16	8	9	1	1	200.00
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)	7
TOTAL	16.1 Ov (RR: 6.68)	108/5
Did not bat: David Willey, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Jonny Bairstow, 1.2 ov), 2-8 (Dawid Malan, 2.3 ov), 3-30 (Eoin Morgan, 5.2 ov), 4-36 (Jason Roy, 6.3 ov), 5-90 (Sam Billings, 14.3 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Dushmantha Chameera	4	0	29	1	7.25	12	3	1	2	0
2.3 to DJ Malan, skids into the pads, SL go up... Alex Wharf shakes his head, maybe pitching outside leg? Perera thinks about it, has a chat, then calls for a review as time ticks down. Malan had gone back into his crease, it's probably hitting leg stump. Did it land on leg stump? YES!! Chameera gets one, and England are in a wee bit of strife now!. 8/2
Binura Fernando	3	0	17	1	5.66	9	2	0	1	0
1.2 to JM Bairstow, castled third ball! Full inswinger and Bairstow exposes his stumps, loses his wicket! Early breakthrough for Sri Lanka, and they're going to need a few of those, you'd think. Great start from Binura, on the money and rattling middle stump. 2/1
Isuru Udana	4	0	25	1	6.25	7	2	0	0	0
5.2 to EJG Morgan, width on offer, but Morgan slaps it to backward point! Sri Lanka claim a third wicket in the Powerplay, and England stutter again. There to hit, Morgan latched on to one of his favourite shots... only to send it to Hasaranga at a nice catchable height. Sharp chance, but he grabbed it securely. 30/3
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	0	20	2	5.00	11	1	0	0	0
6.3 to JJ Roy, slogged down the ground, picks out long-on! SL are cock-a-hoop as another wicket falls, and this is a big one! Hasaranga wins his mini-contest with Roy, who goes four and out, looking to smoke this even further but doesn't get hold of it at all. Shanaka sets himself and swallows the catch. 36/4 14.3 to SW Billings, bowled him! What a trio from Hasaranga. Billings had no answer to any of them. Keeps low as he backs away, looking for a cut through the covers, and off come the bails!. 90/5
Akila Dananjaya	1.1	0	13	0	11.14	0	0	1	0	0

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MATCH FLOW

Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 26 runs, 2 wickets)
Over 2.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - MDKJ Perera (Struck down - Umpires Call)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 4
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (MDKJ Perera 16, BKG Mendis 34, Ex 0)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (115 balls), Extras 7
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 111/7 in 20.0 overs (I Udana 19, A Dananjaya 2)

England innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 3 wickets)
Over 2.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - DJ Malan (Upheld)
England: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 2
Rain: England - 69/4 in 12.0 overs (SW Billings 16, LS Livingstone 18)
Wet Ground: England - 69/4 in 12.0 overs (SW Billings 16, LS Livingstone 18)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (SW Billings 22, LS Livingstone 27, Ex 1)
England: 100 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 7

MATCH DETAILS

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	Sri Lanka tour of England
Season	2021
Player Of The Match	Liam Livingstone
Series result	England led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number	T20I no. 1168
Hours of play (local time)	18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days	24 June 2021 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Alex Wharf Mike Burns
TV Umpire	Martin Saggers
Reserve Umpire	David Millns
Match Referee	Phil Whitticase

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JJ Roy	caught	17	17
JM Bairstow	bowled	0	3
DJ Malan	lbw	4	5
EJG Morgan	caught	11	9
SW Billings	bowled	24	29
LS Livingstone	not out	29	26
SM Curran	not out	16	8
Extras	(lb 4, w 3)
Total	108(5 wkts; 16.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
PVD Chameera	4	29	1	7.25
B Fernando	3	17	1	5.66
I Udana	4	25	1	6.25
PW Hasaranga	4	20	2	5
A Dananjaya	1.1	13	0	11.14

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	2	Jonny Bairstow	Jason Roy
2nd	6	Dawid Malan	Jason Roy
3rd	22	Eoin Morgan	Jason Roy
4th	6	Sam Billings	Jason Roy
5th	54	Sam Billings	Liam Livingstone
6th	18	Liam Livingstone	Sam Curran

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