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00:00it's the second t20i between Sri Lanka and England in a three-match series we had Palakale
00:16and a warm welcome to the highlights the coin went up and the England captain won the toss
00:23again Harry Brooke and had no hesitation in inviting Sri Lanka to bat first let's take
00:28a look at the two teams England of course is unchanged Sri Lanka have made two changes
00:32done and give the silver is out power that night is in Willal again for my distinction is the other
00:37change now this opening partnership a couple of nights ago was in electrifying
00:43form shots played everywhere the ball was traveling in which case I guess we can start
00:58straight ball length delivery four defensive shots
01:07he's showing his intent early and that will go for four
01:15oh that's beautifully played that little bit of shape in from Archer just helped and I guess you
01:26have to say it was helped on its way with consumities well this is his favorite shot
01:33well as Machara's turn to club it eight yards over that boundary
01:42so if the right-hander can do it it seems the left-hander can do it just as well
01:48that's a full toss it's a gift it's four he's found the gap this time didn't try and over
01:58hit it just open the face oh what a shot that six it's been dismissed a slog sweep and the 50s up in
02:09the fifth over well this star is going to improve that last stat them last stats well Archer strikes he
02:19drags it on and Patum Nisanka goes 34 of 21 and that's wicket number one and England fans are elated and
02:28why not because this pair was threatening to create absolute destruction in the England
02:34goaling lineup Nisanka has to go 30 for 34 Sri Lanka 56 for one Kosal Mendes is the new batter that strike
02:43create little over 130 and this goes for that slog sweep and he gets it in the gap
02:55and this time no stopping that he's got the slog sweep out and he gets it over mid picket for six
03:02he sweeps it fine and gets four who told you that the Sri Lankans can't play spin
03:19that sliced it's four and when you show that intent you get that little little bit of luck that you
03:24always search for pulls it in front that skips away hundred on the board he picked his spot very very
03:35nicely Mendes yeah he stripped that mid on takes it well judged overturn it is England have got that
03:46breakthrough couldn't quite get the the bat speed onto it to get it over the boundary it was anxiously
03:51waiting to see if it would clear the man which having picked out one of the taller ones in Overson it
03:58wasn't going to happen two down then 106 for two after 11. Paman Ratnayaka in that four
04:08oh boy oh boy that's out of here he's just picked it up Mendes
04:13this bat from down to up gets underneath it Ratnayaka top edge it's flying into the crowd
04:27gets off the mark with a six
04:32hits it even better this time maybe it's four but it's a better shot off the middle of the bat
04:38that's over the top oh he's going to say it's over the top he hasn't quite made it
04:50two hands to it from Banton not enough to catch it though one two seven for two
04:55Mendes and should be taken yes Adil Rashid the catcher and Dawson strikes wicket number three
05:10after a partnership of 22 of just nine balls
05:13big wicket who sell Mendes guys for 32 it's 128 to three
05:23that's the wrong one that is out that is out this is clever bowling really clever bowling
05:29sarnik has asked for it let's see
05:34original decision out pitching outside of impact in line
05:38wicket's hitting charmer you can stay with the original decision stand by
05:46yeah on screen make the signals
05:48uh as plum as it gets really i'm not sure what sharnika
05:52was thinking but he definitely didn't pick him you're absolutely spot on about that
05:56first game he struggled and uh a good bit of bowling from rashid the captain goes for one it's 131 to four
06:02that's kids through four 150 on the board and the first boundary to charita salanka
06:15go square fielder in the deep brilliant oh he spilled it he spilled it what an effort
06:23phil salt i thought he had it but when his elbows hit the ground it popped out
06:35asalanka
06:38just pokes it past slip three boundaries on the trot ratnaikadu tries to go leg side in the gap hit hard
06:46that's a wonderful shot indeed that's high he's got enough a couple of bounces and four
07:03gets underneath it he's got enough this will skip away as well useful runs
07:08that's in the gap four more really really good batting from pavan ratnaika the ratnaik on strike
07:19now he hits it deep mid wicket bethel doesn't drop many ratnaikadu's gone that's a good little cameo
07:27from him but archer four balls just three runs and the wicket
07:34good innings from ratnaikadu really good innings from ratnaikadu exactly what his team needed 40 of 20 balls
07:45what a wonderful last over from joffre archer five runs off it but just two runs off the bat tremendous
07:54work last five overs sri lanka have got 50 they end the 20 on 189 for five in nissanka misha ramindis
08:03as usual getting those starts and pretty quickly but pavan ratnaikadu's 40 of 22
08:09has just pushed sri lanka to a very good total sri lanka as well chipping in
08:15england will ask questions in that power play a tough power play for england current and archer were
08:20expensive archer come back with two for 42 off his four but the bowling of dawson jacks and rashid one
08:29wicked each and rashid continued on one for 25 of his four give england a good chance in this game
08:36put into bat sri lanka they've gone and got themselves 189 to defend so england 190 required in
08:44their 20 at 9.5 runs per ova something different for sri lanka they've posted a big score and well
08:53incidentally if england do go on to run to chase this down this will be the highest run chased at
08:58the palakala international stadium the previous was 177 by sri lanka against australia and patirana who
09:07was outstanding in that first game bold it was real venom and pace up to 148 kilometers an hour with
09:13his uh malinga type action
09:15a single from ball number one phil salt up and running
09:31nicely timed and nicely placed as well joss butler gets himself off the mark with a sweetly timed boundary
09:38to the offside well that's even better well there we go it's aggressive the slower ball actually
09:53ironically does the damage bill salt looks at the screen mr sildi's done wrong he's tried to guide it
10:01and he has but in the air the straight to slip bill salt he has a quiet night goes for one it's
10:08dead for one bethel jacob bethel is the man who takes the place of phil salt
10:17that's through racing away so one very good delivery cutting back this one's just short
10:22and wide and is something of a gift from sarnica
10:28oh that's close to being corded mid-wicked he was on the edge of the circle bethel didn't quite get
10:33hold of it as he intended reverse weight comes out and goes a long way
10:44ball space off and that's driven better looks so good
10:51this is good ball now they're asking for that and he's given clever bowling that time there was a bit
10:56more pace and a bit more bounce as well better had i thought he was committed because he had gone
11:02the way to the leg side and did well to reach it and eventually that nick fiend edge jacob bethel goes
11:11for 13 england 38 for two
11:17oh that he does so effortlessly that six he is so good at that
11:23it's worth taking another look just to try and understand the ease he executed it
11:29again they've got 10 runs with that reverse the previous one from banton low and looked for that
11:42elevation and this butler stood up and hit it along the ground unfortunately we have a little bit of
11:49rain which is not what we want to see and unfortunately it's not a little bit of rain
11:54that looks a lot of rain covers coming on this is terrible news this is really terrible it never
12:01looked like it when we started the game and we were hoping that the weather will stay on us but it's
12:07not it's coming down quite strongly but i can tell you that these guys are possibly one of the best
12:14teams of groundsmen that we have good to see pavan ratnak getting an opportunity and 40 of 22 england 57
12:21for two when the rains came down we lost 75 minutes but of course there's an hour that we can extend
12:28play by hence we have lost just the three overs banton butler out in the middle for england the one
12:37six a river sweep offer will lala gay center tom banton on his way butler's looking good at the other end
12:4530 of 23 revised playing conditions 17 over game that would mean england need another 11 11 runs
12:53or 58 balls the required rate at the moment 11.48 nick compton you look very confident about the chase now
13:04ishan malinga oh dear that'll be a no ball you could call it from anywhere so that's going to be a warning
13:14to eshan malinga and he's on the ground
13:21the siren we heard that was for the no ball but he looks like he's in big trouble eshan malinga
13:26that's a tough one to explain on his follow-through he just clutches his uh shoulder has he dislocated
13:42that yeah i think it's dislocated you can see he's holding it i have a feeling that uh just as he bowled
13:48that delivery it just came out the other shoulder good luck to janet lean again he's got to complete
13:55the over and he starts off with joss butler facing up to a free hit
14:02on the bounce too long off so they get away with it
14:09four that's gone through bottom edge that's unlucky for lean again
14:22oh another one another one what does the umpire say it's four though it's going wrong 13 runs off
14:30that 69 for two after eight
14:32that's six that's huge
14:39it's out of here
14:44i was right in the slot and he gave all of that didn't he
14:47he picked the wrong and front leg out of the way let it come in to him this is where sri lanka need
14:54to be brave
14:59that's high in the air deep point takes it they get the wicket
15:04gunit well lala gay he strikes with his first ball and it's josh butler who's got to go
15:15the big wicket of joss butler goes for 39 it's 81-3 harry bro kingland's captain walks out joss butler
15:22dismissed with lala gay producing the magic
15:28bantan gets it right though oh it's gone for six
15:35much better feature from bantan moves early gets the position and stays right on it fantastic shot from bantan
15:41oh that's it hard four flick of the wrist heavy hover 12 off it
15:55he sliced that that'll be 400 on the board for england
16:00last ball of the over there we go that's where he was eyeing all the while
16:04that's a massive over 14 off the partner over after 11 england 107 for three
16:17huge six that is a mighty blow harry brooke he gets his second six
16:25brooke goes square and that's six every time he connects it's gone the distance
16:40that is another massive six
16:42course again what about that that's six two back to back that's a flat six the previous one was a high
16:53one and this was hit with a lot of power pace on
16:57go now this might be taken it is taken very good catch by one of the hustle runga brooke was
17:11trying to be a little bit creative innovative looking to play that lap over the keeper's head
17:17and a very good catch i thought by one of the hustle runga brooke's gone for 36 of 12 england 130 for four
17:28hustle runga and two is the call might be four it is four what timing on the back foot and he hits it in the gap
17:38oh he man doesn't doesn't get across that will run away for four so runs are flowing
17:54oh good now he's gonna have to turn quickly the throw had it been straight would have been a killer
18:00had all three stumps to aim at dasun shanaka tom banton who's uh held his innings together
18:11has flicked away powerfully on the onside skids and bounces one bounce over the rope for four
18:19banton tom banton moves on to 50 from just 29 deliveries
18:24well this time is banton's turn to sprint is it a better throw this time it's a desperate dive from
18:35tom banton better bit of fielding but it's the same results too
18:44up in the air england will finish this in style
18:48well sam curran clears the ropes england get what they need which is a second consecutive victory
18:56in the series they lead the series 2-0 they have the series in the bag we're still
19:01that one more game to come in two nights time but a very very impressive performance once the the rain
19:08had intervened the game changed it was a challenge for england with the chase before that they met the
19:14challenge afterwards maybe conditions as russell's been saying were just that bit different to hamper
19:20sri lanka in the field but some of that stroke play was just out of this world a failure for salt butler
19:28looked really good battle didn't last long he was dismissed before the rain break but the 36 of 12 geez
19:35he took patirana on harry brooke but needed banton to hold things together and take england home sam
19:43commonville he seems like the guy they have in the team to hit the winning run he did that in the
19:47first game as well
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