Pallekele | Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl against England in their Super Eights match in T20 World Cup here Sunday.
The hosts have made two changes to their playing XI, bringing in Dushmantha Chameera and Kamil Mishara in place of Pramod Madushan and Kusal Perera.
England are unchanged.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Wellalage, D Hemantha
Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana and D Madushanka.
England: Harry Brook (C), Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Jaco
Phil Salt struck a brisk 62 off 40 balls but lacked support as a disciplined Sri Lanka restricted England to 146 for nine in their T20 World Cup Super Eights clash here on Sunday.
Jos Buttler (7), Jacob Bethell (3) and Tom Banton (6) fell for single-digit scores as England's batting faltered after Sri Lanka opted to field.
Sri Lanka were clinical with the ball, with left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage (3/26), the tidy Maheesh Theekshana (2/21) and Dilshan Madushanka (2/25) leading the charge.
Brief Scores:
England: 146 for 9 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 62; Dunith Wellalage 3/26, Maheesh Theekshana 2/21, Dilshan Madushanka 2/25).
Following is the scoreboard of Sri Lanka and England, in the T20 World Cup Super Eights clash, here on Sunday.
England:
Phil Salt c Hemantha b Dunith Wellalage 62
Jos Buttler lbw b Dunith Wellalage 7
Jacob Bethell c Madushanka b Maheesh Theekshana 3
Tom Banton run out (Shanaka) 6
Harry Brook lbw b Dunith Wellalage 14
Sam Curran c Mishara b Dushmantha Chameera 11
Will Jacks c Dunith Wellalage b Dilshan Madushanka 21
Liam Dawson c Shanaka b Maheesh Theekshana 6
Jamie Overton not out 10
Jofra Archer c Hemantha b Dilshan Madushanka 0
Adil Rashid not out 1
Extras: (lb-2, w-3) 5
Total: (For Nine Wickets in 20 overs) 146
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-32, 3-49, 4-68, 5-94, 6-106, 7-124, 8-135, 9-135
Bowling:
Dilshan Madushanka 4-0-25-2, Dunith Wellalage 4-0-26-3, Maheesh Theekshana 4-0-21-2, Dushan Hemantha 4-0-38-0, Dushmantha Chameera 4-0-34-1.
