Brook, Buttler, Baker star as Sri Lanka slump to 119-run rout
Captain and former captain combine to post 254 for 4, before fast bowler leads the line with three wickets
Captain and former captain combine to post 254 for 4, before fast bowler leads the line with three wickets
Scorer: Thilak Ram & Vairavan | Commentator: Alan Gardner
9.55pm: Presentations time, starting with Sri Lanka captain, Charith Asalanka: [Toss] "I think I would do the same thing, but it was a tough day for us. Credit to Harry Brook and Jos Buttler for their exceptional innings. We missed our plans and execution. [Positives] Nothing happened for us. Especially these guys have been playing really good cricket recently. [Conditions] We didn't think about that, but knew that it's a high-scoring venue."
England's Harry Brook is Player of the Match: "Exceptional performance and very proud how the boys went about it. [Baker] He's been bowling extremely well and he deserved his opportunity. To bowl three overs in the powerplay is never an easy task. Thought he had an amazing night. [Short turnaround] It's not the ideal schedule, if the Test had gone all the way we'd have had one day. But it finished early and we could get down. [Batting in Southampton] Don't know, every time we get a decent score, Jose is there as well. He's always been amazing and it feel likes he's hit his straps again. We spoke about running twos, think we had 22 out there tonight, so it's phenomenal. Communication was amazing, if we're being ultra critical we can get a few more runs or take more early wickets. But it was near perfect."
And that's yer lot. Vish's report will be in shortly. Let's hope for something more competitive down in Cardiff on Thursday night. Bye!
9.52pm: Well, that was... emphatic? A mismatch? Both, I guess. Sri Lanka, who had opted to chase, needed a supercharged batting effort but what they produced was anaemic. Harry Brook's 42-ball hundred powered England and the skipper almost ended up outscoring SL on his own. It all adds up to England's 13th consecutive win against SL in T20Is
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