LEEDS: Angelo Mathews hit a patient fifty before veteran pacer Lasith Malinga returned with a sensational four-wicket haul as Sri Lanka shocked hosts England by means of 20 runs in a low-scoring thriller to keep their World Cup semifinal hopes alive on Friday.
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Electing to bat, Sri Lanka managed a modest 232 for 9, using on an unbeaten 115-ball 85 by means of Mathews.
The 1996 champions then returned to push aside England for 212 in 47 overs to check in only their 2d win on this World Cup.
Malinga (four/43) emerged because the megastar for Sri Lanka as he brushed aside the highest three -- James Vince (14), Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (57) and in addition accounted for Jos Buttler (10).
Off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva (3/32) then mopped up the tail with a handy guide a rough three-wicket burst.
After Root's 89-ball fifty, Ben Stokes saved England in the hunt with a 89-ball 82* but he ran out of partners.
The win took Sri Lanka to fifth spot with six issues from six fits, while England remained in 3rd spot with eight issues from six video games.
Earlier, Mathews added 71 and 57 runs with Kusal Mendis (46) and Dhananjaya de Silva (29) for the fourth and 6th wickets, respectively, as Sri Lanka recovered from three for two.
Playing his first World Cup recreation, Avishka Fernando, too, contributed with a 39-ball 49.
Chasing the total, England could now not get well from the twin strike by means of Malinga and could ranking only 38 for 2 in the powerplay.
Root and Eoin Morgan (21) added 47 runs for the 3rd wicket before Isuru Udana (2/41) produced a shocking caught-and-bowled effort to take away the skipper as England slipped to 73 for three in 18.four overs.
Root finished his fifty off 78 balls and soon new guy Stokes introduced up the crew hundred with a boundary off Pradeep.
Malinga then introduced Sri Lanka back in the match when he had Root stuck in the back of off a ball drifting down the leg facet.
De Silva then had Moeen Ali holed out to long-off, while Chris Woakes' skinny edge was once stuck by means of the keeper and any other edge sent Adil Rashid back to the hut as England slipped to 178 for 8.
Earlier, Sri Lanka lost Dimuth Karunaratne (1) and Kusal Perera (2) in three balls to be reduced to three for two.
Fernando then blasted six fours and two sixes, sharing some precious runs with Mendis. But an higher reduce long past unsuitable saw Sri Lanka lose Fernando and slip to 62 for 3.
Leg-spinner Rashid struck twice on successive balls, casting off Kusal Mendis and new guy Jeevan Mendis (0), as Sri Lanka slumped to 133 for 5 in the 30th over.
Mathews and Dhananjaya then took the crew with regards to the 200-mark.
Once Dhananjaya was once removed by means of Archer in the 44th over, it was once a lonely struggle for Mathews.
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Electing to bat, Sri Lanka managed a modest 232 for 9, using on an unbeaten 115-ball 85 by means of Mathews.
The 1996 champions then returned to push aside England for 212 in 47 overs to check in only their 2d win on this World Cup.
Malinga (four/43) emerged because the megastar for Sri Lanka as he brushed aside the highest three -- James Vince (14), Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (57) and in addition accounted for Jos Buttler (10).
Off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva (3/32) then mopped up the tail with a handy guide a rough three-wicket burst.
After Root's 89-ball fifty, Ben Stokes saved England in the hunt with a 89-ball 82* but he ran out of partners.
The win took Sri Lanka to fifth spot with six issues from six fits, while England remained in 3rd spot with eight issues from six video games.
Earlier, Mathews added 71 and 57 runs with Kusal Mendis (46) and Dhananjaya de Silva (29) for the fourth and 6th wickets, respectively, as Sri Lanka recovered from three for two.
Playing his first World Cup recreation, Avishka Fernando, too, contributed with a 39-ball 49.
Chasing the total, England could now not get well from the twin strike by means of Malinga and could ranking only 38 for 2 in the powerplay.
Root and Eoin Morgan (21) added 47 runs for the 3rd wicket before Isuru Udana (2/41) produced a shocking caught-and-bowled effort to take away the skipper as England slipped to 73 for three in 18.four overs.
Root finished his fifty off 78 balls and soon new guy Stokes introduced up the crew hundred with a boundary off Pradeep.
Malinga then introduced Sri Lanka back in the match when he had Root stuck in the back of off a ball drifting down the leg facet.
De Silva then had Moeen Ali holed out to long-off, while Chris Woakes' skinny edge was once stuck by means of the keeper and any other edge sent Adil Rashid back to the hut as England slipped to 178 for 8.
Earlier, Sri Lanka lost Dimuth Karunaratne (1) and Kusal Perera (2) in three balls to be reduced to three for two.
Fernando then blasted six fours and two sixes, sharing some precious runs with Mendis. But an higher reduce long past unsuitable saw Sri Lanka lose Fernando and slip to 62 for 3.
Leg-spinner Rashid struck twice on successive balls, casting off Kusal Mendis and new guy Jeevan Mendis (0), as Sri Lanka slumped to 133 for 5 in the 30th over.
Mathews and Dhananjaya then took the crew with regards to the 200-mark.
Once Dhananjaya was once removed by means of Archer in the 44th over, it was once a lonely struggle for Mathews.
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