Mahela Jayawardene: Sri Lanka need to learn to be more ruthless in execution
Mahela Jayawardene says it's a young side that will gain a lot if they learn from their errors in this tournament
01/11Result
29th Match, Group 1 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Nov 1 2021
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![England]( "England")
163/4 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
137 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
01/11Result
29th Match, Group 1 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Nov 1 2021
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![England]( "England")
163/4 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
137 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Steve Harmison: England held their nerve at crunch times very well
Says they ticked many boxes in their defeat of Sri Lanka
Jayawardene: Staying low key to Buttler's success
Jos Buttler scored his maiden T20I century against Sri Lanka in Sharjah
Does captain Eoin Morgan's tactical nous outweigh his indifferent batting form?
Steve Harmison and Mahela Jayawardene share their views
Should England make changes for Sharjah? Should Sri Lanka persist with Fernando?
Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir on the big questions ahead of the match between England and Sri Lanka
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We help you pick your fantasy XI for the match between England and Sri Lanka
Match Coverage
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Morgan: 'You always have to believe because if you don't, nobody else will'
England captain "absolutely delighted" after defending 163 against Sri Lanka
Fantastic Buttler ton makes it four out of four for England
Spot in semi-finals all but firmed up; Sri Lanka will need a near-miracle
England show adaptability to all but seal semi-finals berth
They become only the third team to defend a total in the Super 12s stage of this World Cup
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.754 |
| NAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.853 |
| NED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.46 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SCOT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
| OMA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
| PNG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
| AUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
| SA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
| WI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
| BAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 |
| NZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.162 |
| IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.747 |
| AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.053 |
| NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.89 |
| SCOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |