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In an exciting encounter at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, England faced Sri Lanka in the 25th match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Islanders displayed outstand🦄ing cricket and 🔯defeated England by 8 wickets.
Disciplined bowling restrict England at a low score
The toss went in England’s favor, and they elected to bat, setting the stage for a challenging contest. England’s top-order batters put up a decent start, with Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan contributing 30 and 28 runs, respectively.
However, the middle-order struggled, with Ben Stokes being the standout performer with 43 runs to his name. England managed to post a total of 156 runs before being bowled out. Kusal Perera was the🧜 pick of the bowlerღs for Sri Lanka, taking 3 crucial wickets.
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Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama drive Sri Lanka over the finish line
In response, Sri Lanka’s opening batter, Pathum Nissanka, played a brilliant innings, scoring 77 runs off 83 deliveries, supported by Sadeera Samarawickrama, who contributed an impressive 65 runs off 54 balls. Sri Lanka reached the target with ease, losi﷽ng only two wickꦆets.
Sri Lanka convincingly chased down the target, securing a crucial victory by 8 wickets. Nissanka and Samarawickrama’s stellar performances with the bat, along with some effective bowling from the Sri Lankan side, were the key factors in this victory. This win will boost Sri Lanka’s confidence in the tournament, while England will look to regroup and come back stronger in their upcoming matches.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
A comprehensiv෴e win for Sri Lanka as we beat defending champions England by 8 wickets! 🦁👏 on the♔ march! 👊
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
SRI LANKA DEFEATED ENGLAND BY 8 WICKETS.
– World Champions are on the verge of elimination….!!!!
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Lahiru Kumara returns to the S🐼ri Lanka setu🐬p with a bang 👊
♒He wins the for his match-winning bowl🦄ing performance. |
— ICC (@ICC)
Outstanding, very high quality batting from Sri Lanka. Nissanka and Samarawickrama didn't just ease the pressure, they clobbered it. This batting side is very easy on the eye
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Sri Lanka have defeated England by 8 wickets 👏
Scorecard:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Impressive bowling by Sri Lankan bowlers!👌🏾 England is in tro🐠uble!
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa)
England have failed to beat SL i💎n the 🍸past FIVE World Cups:
2007 – 🇱🇰 won
2011 – 🇱🇰 won
2015 – 🇱🇰 won
2019 – 🇱🇰 won2⃣0⃣2⃣3⃣- 🇱🇰 WON
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
It’s been a 𝐖𝐖𝐖𝐖𝐖 vs England for Sri Lanka🍌 since 2007! 🇱🇰
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
England likely to be knockꦑed out of the 2023 World Cup if they lose against🧔 India on Sunday.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
After match scenes
— Rajabets 🇮🇳👑 (@smileagainraja)