New Delhi: England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the match played in Sydney on Saturday. With this win, England have made their place in the semi-finals. With the win against Sri Lanka, England became the second team to reach the semi-finals, while Australia’s dream of reaching the semi-finals was shattered. While batting first Sri Lanka scored 142 runs, while chasing the target, England’s team achieved this target by losing 6 wickets. Ben Stokes and Alex Hales played match winning innings for the team.
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— ICC (@ICC) November 5, 2022
Target achieved by losing 6 wickets
Chasing the target, the start of England was strong. Jos Buttler and Alex Hales made an excellent opening. During this, Butler scored 28 runs off 23 balls. Whereas, Hales scored 47 runs off 30 balls. His innings included 7 fours and a six. After which Harry Brooks and Liam Willingston, who came to the crease, could not do much and returned to the pavilion after scoring 4-4 runs. At the same time, Moeen Ali was also dismissed after scoring 1 run. At the same time, Sam Curran also went to the dressing room after scoring 6 runs.
Sri Lanka scored 141 runs for the loss of 8 wickets
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 141 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Pathum Nisanka made a good start from Lanka’s side, he scored 67 runs off 45 balls. Nisanka’s innings included 5 sixes and 2 fours. But after that no player could stay in the field. Kusal Mendis was dismissed after scoring 18 runs in 14 balls. Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 22 runs off 22 balls. Dhananjaya de Silva returned to the pavilion after scoring 9 runs. At the same time, captain Shanaka also returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs. Mark Wood took 3 wickets for 26 runs for England. Ben Stokes put 1 wicket in his yellow for 24 runs in 3 overs. Chris Woakes, Sam Curran and Adil Rashid took a wicket each.