SL vs ENG: In the second match of Super-8 in T20 World Cup 2026, England achieved a big victory by defeating Sri Lanka by 51 runs. Will Jacques and Phil Salt played important roles in this victory of England.
England’s big win of 51 runs in the Super-8 match will also affect their net run rate. So that they can get advantage in the upcoming competition. The hero of the victory of this match against Sri Lanka was Will Jacques who took 3 important wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs.
Sri Lanka continuously failing in front of England
This is England’s 12th consecutive win against Sri Lanka in T20 International cricket. There have been 18 matches between the two teams so far. Sri Lanka had four wins in the first 6 matches. Sri Lanka last won against England in this format in 2014. Before the T20 World Cup 2026, England had clean swept Sri Lanka in the three-match T20 series held in Pallekele.
SL vs ENG: England’s innings condition
Batting first, the England team could score only 146 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. At one time, looking at England’s score, it seemed that Sri Lanka would easily achieve this low score target. But Sri Lanka failed miserably against the lethal spin of Will Jacques.
Phil Salt scored the most runs for England. A explosive inning of 62 runs came from Salt’s bat. For Sri Lanka, Dunit Velez bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets. Apart from them, Dilshan Madushanka and Mahish Tikshana took 2 wickets each, while Dushmantha Chameera got one wicket.
SL vs ENG: Sri Lanka is in bad shape
The Sri Lankan team, which came out to chase the small target of 147 runs, was seen faltering badly. The team lost five wickets while reaching just 34 runs. Pathum Nissanka returned to the pavilion cheaply after scoring 9 runs, Kamil Mishara 6 and Kusal Mendis 4 runs, while Pawan Ratnayake became the victim of a golden duck.
Will Jacques took 3 wickets
In the middle order, only Dunith Velalage, Kamindu Mendis and captain Dasun Shanaka could cross the double figures. For Sri Lanka, Shanaka played the highest innings of 30 runs in 24 balls, but he could not bring the team on the path to victory. The Sri Lankan team could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out after scoring 95 runs in 16.4 overs.
Whereas, for England, Will Jacques bowled brilliantly and took maximum 3 wickets. Apart from him, Joffra Archer, Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid took 2 wickets each.
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