England beat Sri Lanka by 51 runs
Sports Desk, New Delhi. In the second match of Super-8 of T20 World Cup 2026, England has defeated Sri Lanka by 51 runs. England did not score much while batting first and they scored 146 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. Looking at the score of 147 runs, it seemed that the Sri Lankan team would easily achieve this score because Sri Lanka was playing the match at home but it did not happen and they had to face defeat.
England's batting depended on Phil Salt, who scored 62 runs in 40 balls. Apart from Salt, no other batsman could perform well but their bowlers kept England in the match. Will Jaques was brilliant with the ball for England, who gave the initial shock to Sri Lanka by taking 3 wickets and put the hosts in trouble despite having a low score.
In this match against England, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, the English team, which came on the field to bat first, had a very bad start. He lost the first wicket on the score of 16 runs. After this, the English team kept losing wickets continuously but wicketkeeper batsman Phil Salt stood firm at one end and scored a half-century.
In this match, Salt played an inning of 62 runs in 40 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from Salt, no other batsman could perform well. Will Jacques was the second best scorer, scoring 21 runs. England, batting first, scored 146 runs at the loss of 9 wickets and gave Sri Lanka a target of 147 runs to win.
Sri Lanka lost the match
While chasing the target of 147 runs, Sri Lankan team lost 5 wickets at the score of 34 runs. At the same time, the chances of his return were looking very slim. Will Jacques bowled brilliantly for England and broke the back of Sri Lanka's top order by taking 3 wickets.
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