ENG vs SL Highlights: Sri Lanka Beat England By 8 Wickets
ODI World Cup 2023, ENG vs SL Highlights: Check below latest updates, live scorecard from England vs Sri Lanka ICC Cricket World Cup match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Sri Lankan team outclassed England by 8 wickets. Be it bowling or batting, they displayed tremendous performance and outplayed the defending champions.
Nissanka gets his half-century. What a run he is having in the ongoing World Cup 2023.
Adil Rashid has conceded a maximum here against Samarawickrama. What a shot!!
Samarawickrama is looking good as he smashed a fine boundary towards the fine leg region against Willey.
The Island nation started the run chase but then lost two wickets. The English bowlers are not going to give up so easily.
Yet another below-average batting show by the English batters and as a result, they got restricted in front of the Sri Lankan bowlers to just 156 runs.
England's only hope Stokes departed, kudos to Lahiru Kumara. Another poor batting show by the English batters.
Sri Lankan bowlers have been taking wickets on a regular stretch as Rajitha snared Woakes.
Just when it looked like England making a comeback, Mathews trapped Moeen Ali.
Lahiru Kumara took the wicket of Livingstone. England are struggling now.
Big Big blow to England as Buttler departs. Lahiru Kumara does the damage.
Rajitha strikes this time as he takes the wicket of Bairstow and Dhananjaya finishes off by taking an easy catch.
Big wicket for Sri Lanka as they ran out Joe Root. England are reeling now.
Mathews took the wicket of Malan and an easy catch by Kusal Mendis did the rest.
Both Bairstow and Malan have been batting brilliantly. Sri Lankan bowlers are looking clueless.
Bairstow and Malan have started batting. Madushanka bowled the first over.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka
England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
England have won the toss and have opted to bat
Jos Buttler: We are going to bat first. Looks a good wicket, little bit drier but we will look to put up a good score. We have been short of our best, we have done enough talking and it is about performing.
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Background
England vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Hello and welcome to live coverage of ENG vs SL ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match. England vs Sri Lanka ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 match will take place on October 26, 2023 at 14:00 IST at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. England vs Sri Lanka ODI World Cup 2023 match is expected to be a thriller. The teams of England and Sri Lanka will square off in the 25th match of ICC World Cup 2023 tournament on Thursday (October 26) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Defending champions England cricket team, led by star Jos Buttler, are facing a dire situation in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, having lost three of their first four ODI World Cup 2023 matches. England's recent 229-run loss against South Africa marked their biggest loss in their ODI cricket history, and the reigning World Cup champions currently find themselves in the ninth position in the ICC Cricket World Cup Points Table 2023 standings.
Sri Lanka, in contrast, currently holds the seventh position in the ten-team ICC Cricket World Cup Points Table 2023 standings. Despite being marred by injuries, the Lankan Lions have displayed resilience. Sri Lanka recently secured a win over South Africa in one of their four ODI World Cup 2023 matches, also their only win in the ongoing tournament. Sri Lanka's losses came against Pakistan, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka. Both England and Sri Lanka are now under significant pressure to avoid further losses in the tournament.
England vs Sri Lanka Probable Playing XI
England Probable XI for ENG vs SL ODI World Cup Match: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c and wk), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Sri Lanka Probable XI for ENG vs SL ODI World Cup Match: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c and wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka
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