23/06Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of England at Cardiff, Jun 23 2021
England won by 8 wkts (17b rem)
Player of the Match
Jos Buttler
Jos ButtlerEngland
23/06Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of England at Cardiff, Jun 23 2021
England won by 8 wkts (17b rem)
Player of the Match
Jos Buttler
Jos ButtlerEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 129/7 | RR: 6.45

  • Isuru Udana6 (7b)
  • Sam Curran3-0-25-2
  • Chris Jordan4-0-29-1

8.10pm: Well, it could have been worse. That's worth saying. Dasun Shanaka hung in there, ground his way through to the death, and then unleashed a wee bit of pongo to get himself fifty and his side up to something. It's not much, but it's something. You'd have to imagine that England will be happy chasing 130, but this looks a sticky Cardiff deck and they have come a cropper here before. Join Valkerie for the start of the chase in 10

19.6
W
Curran to Shanaka, OUT, length ball outside off, pace off again, top-edged to the keeper! Slogged straight up and Buttler walks forward a few paces to swallow the chance. So Shanaka falls to the final ball, but he's helped give the innings a sheen of respectability

MD Shanaka c †Buttler b Curran 50 (51m 44b 3x4 2x6) SR: 113.63

19.5
2
Curran to Shanaka, 2 runs, full toss, sprayed across and he slices it away through backward point, they'll come back for two... and that is fifty for Shanaka
19.4
2
Curran to Shanaka, 2 runs, big old wind-up, lands in no-man's land! All height and no trousers as Curran aimed an offcutter wide of the stumps, Jordan had to run a long way in and they get two more
19.3
6
Curran to Shanaka, SIX, short ball, swung high leg side, goes all the way! It was a cutter from Curran, and he was hitting to the long boundary... but still manages to power it over the rope, with Malan running around in vain
19.2
2
Curran to Shanaka, 2 runs, short ball, goes for the pull, loops off the top edge - but clears short fine leg and they'll get a couple more!
19.1
0
Curran to Shanaka, no run, over the wicket, Curran hits a length in the channel, Shanaka attempts to ramp it... and gets a tickle of glove through to Buttler on the bounce

It'll be Sam Curran to finish this innings off. SL should get 120 now, thanks to some biffing from Shanaka in the previous over

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | SL: 117/6 | RR: 6.15

  • Dasun Shanaka38 (38b)
  • Isuru Udana6 (7b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-29-1
  • Adil Rashid4-0-17-2

"This is exactly why no Sri Lankan cricketers are in the IPL," mithers Abhiram Madala

18.6
1
Jordan to Shanaka, 1 run, pace off, swatted up and over square leg, bounces safely for one more
18.5
6
Jordan to Shanaka, SIX, hello sailor! Shanaka blasts this straight over long-on! In the slot and he nails his shot, high front elbow and holding the pose. More of that needed

"My comments never get published. If this gets published by a miracle, then I will predict SL will win this match!" It's your moment, Lasantha. SL need all the help they can get

18.4
4
Jordan to Shanaka, FOUR, pitched up and clubbed leg side, gets it behind the man at deep backward square! Vital boundary from Shanaka
18.3
0
Jordan to Shanaka, no run, slower ball outside off, Shanaka has a cross-batted waft and doesn't lay bat on ball
18.2
1
Jordan to Udana, 1 run, goes for the blockhole again, 89mph and skidding into the pads as Udana looks to make room, swings one out to deep square leg
18.1
1
Jordan to Shanaka, 1 run, speared in full, 88mph/141kph on leg stump, clipped off the pads

Jordan to bowl out

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs | SL: 104/6 | RR: 5.77

  • Dasun Shanaka26 (33b)
  • Isuru Udana5 (6b)
  • Adil Rashid4-0-17-2
  • Chris Jordan3-0-16-1

Almost four overs since Sri Lanka's last boundary. Two to go, they might get 120...

17.6
1
Rashid to Shanaka, 1 run, looped up on leg stump, Shanaka tucks it through midwicket, just one more as the sweeper comes in
17.5
0
Rashid to Shanaka, no run, pushed through, jabbed towards backward point
17.4
1
Rashid to Udana, 1 run, tosses up the legbreak, lands on leg stump and deflects off the pads as Udana sweeps
17.3
0
Rashid to Udana, no run, possibly a googly, slips this through into the pads, deflected behind square... and Shanaka has to go racing back, as his partner wasn't moving!
17.2
1
Rashid to Shanaka, 1 run, full and flighted, Shanaka is down to sweep, gets another single

MadSL: "@Alan it's not something in the pitch. This is how the Sri Lankan team play. Don't judge the other factors from this inning. Love from Sri Lanka." And love is all you need. Sorry, I mean boundaries

17.1
1
Rashid to Udana, 1 run, tossed up outside off, patted away square going back

Here's Matt Roller, our eyes and ears on the ground: "Interesting contrast in Morgan's use of Rashid in the India series (opening the bowling in four games out of five) vs tonight (not until the 12th over) - seems like a conscious effort to make Eng's plans as fluid as possible?"

END OF OVER:
17 | 3 Runs | SL: 100/6 | RR: 5.88

  • Dasun Shanaka24 (30b)
  • Isuru Udana3 (3b)
  • Chris Jordan3-0-16-1
  • Adil Rashid3-0-13-2
16.6
0
Jordan to Shanaka, no run, fired in full, 88mph/141kph, doesn't quite nail his yorker but Jordan then collects the drive coming straight back in his direction
16.5
1
Jordan to Udana, 1 run, touch short of a length outside off, dabbed down into the covers for one... that's the SL 100 up, enthusiastically cheered by a partisan section of the crowd

"Since the mid 1980s, this has been the weakest Sri Lankan team as for as I remember," bemoans Saeed Jan. "In those days SL team developing in their early days but currently they well below than those days. It really disappointing for SL cricket fans. "

16.4
1
Jordan to Shanaka, 1 run, length, 87mph at the top of off, nudged into the midwicket region
16.3
0
Jordan to Shanaka, no run, slower ball, short and looping up as Shanaka attempts to pull off leg stump, misses
16.2
0
Jordan to Shanaka, no run, low full toss, 84mph/136kph, Shanaka wellies a drive... but straight along the carpet to extra cover, and he won't even get one for it
16.1
1
Jordan to Udana, 1 run, back of a length on the pads, nudged square for one

Chris Jordan back, four overs to go. Can SL scrape up to 130?

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 97/6 | RR: 6.06

  • Dasun Shanaka23 (26b)
  • Isuru Udana1 (1b)
  • Adil Rashid3-0-13-2
  • Mark Wood4-0-33-1
15.6
0
Rashid to Shanaka, no run, looped up around off stump, Shanaka prods it away tentatively

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WktRunsPlayers
1st80JJ RoyJC Buttler
2nd32DJ MalanJC Buttler
3rd18JM BairstowJC Buttler