160/2 (25.4)
CR : 6.23
156/10 (33.2)
CR : 4.68
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Lahiru Kumara
3/35
Lahiru Kumara (Player of the Match): "I'm really happy with how I performed today. I didn't make many changes after the Australia game. It was an off day for me that day and I did the basics right today.
Having Angelo back in the team is a massive boost to the team. To have him standing at mid off and mid on and giving me advice really helps.
The plan was to bowl disciplined lines and lengths in the middle overs and we got the results for sticking to the plan."
Having Angelo back in the team is a massive boost to the team. To have him standing at mid off and mid on and giving me advice really helps.
The plan was to bowl disciplined lines and lengths in the middle overs and we got the results for sticking to the plan."
This is the first time since the 1996 World Cup that England has lost 3 games in a row.
England in CWC:
Away matches- Won: 27, Lost: 27
At home- Won: 23, Lost: 9
Current points table scenario 👇
Jos Buttler (England Captain): “Yeah, yeah, a lot. Incredibly tough, incredibly disappointing tournament. We are short of our best a long way. We are sad, the boys are disappointed. I have been a question we have been trying to answer. We are trying and pick ourselves up. As a captain, you want to lead the side with confident but that hasn't been so far.
Not massively to be honest [whether low on confidence]. There are a lot of massive players who are in with us. You do not become a bad player overnight. There must be something but can’t put our finger at the moment.
Selection is something you want to be consistent with. Selection is not a problem. Whoever has been in the field has been just short of doing the wonders.
I think, it’s an obvious one to say. Another run out, Joe Root’s run out, you don’t see that too often, and don’t see that happen. We have failed to build partnerships. I think, the biggest thing is there is no pride in the way we have played as a team. Whatever happened in the tournament, happened. We want to play to our best in the remaining matches, whatever will be, will be.”
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka Captain): "Yeah, the net run rate is going up. This is good for me and my team. We have bowled well in the first couple of overs and continued the good work. Everyone bowled and played very well.
We have four games left. We can get to the semi-finals by winning the remaining ones. I and my team hope that we will do well in the rest of the games. We will go game by game. We will try to do well in the next couple of games.
See, Lahiru Kumara has bowled really well. He has been bowling pretty well in the domestic set-up. He's the main fast bowler in Sri Lanka. Bowled 140-145 speeds. Very happy that he came back strong today. Kumara has performed really well.
Mathews has been one of the phenomenal players. He has shown it again, coming back into the squad and then XI, showing his experiences with those breakthroughs, it has been amazing. He offers so many things. He can bat, also and can play the pressure situation also. I am lucky to be playing alongside such a player.
The fielding has been brilliant. Charith, Sadeera and all have been good. Looking forward for more wins."
We have four games left. We can get to the semi-finals by winning the remaining ones. I and my team hope that we will do well in the rest of the games. We will go game by game. We will try to do well in the next couple of games.
See, Lahiru Kumara has bowled really well. He has been bowling pretty well in the domestic set-up. He's the main fast bowler in Sri Lanka. Bowled 140-145 speeds. Very happy that he came back strong today. Kumara has performed really well.
Mathews has been one of the phenomenal players. He has shown it again, coming back into the squad and then XI, showing his experiences with those breakthroughs, it has been amazing. He offers so many things. He can bat, also and can play the pressure situation also. I am lucky to be playing alongside such a player.
The fielding has been brilliant. Charith, Sadeera and all have been good. Looking forward for more wins."
England lost three matches in a row in a CWC for the first time since the 1996 World Cup. How rare is it to witness the English side reeling at the bottom half of the table? Among the three teams, the defending champions are one of them with just a couple of points in their kitty. Such has been the traumatizing situation in England cricket in the past three weeks.
The chances of qualification hang by a thread for the Three Lions. They will face India in their upcoming assignment in Lucknow and hope to bounce back strong.
So, that is it from the coverage. This is Arijit Kundu taking your leave on behalf of good pals and co-commentators- AkshayaKrishna Polya and Akshay Bhide. Ashok Dayma and Raju Khariya were tag-teamed up for the scoring duties. Thanks and cheers!!
The chances of qualification hang by a thread for the Three Lions. They will face India in their upcoming assignment in Lucknow and hope to bounce back strong.
So, that is it from the coverage. This is Arijit Kundu taking your leave on behalf of good pals and co-commentators- AkshayaKrishna Polya and Akshay Bhide. Ashok Dayma and Raju Khariya were tag-teamed up for the scoring duties. Thanks and cheers!!