Cricket World Cup 2019: England lose to Sri Lanka after Lasith Malinga magic
The two met at Headingley on Friday
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Your support makes all the difference.England suffered a shock defeat to Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup at Headingley.
Eoin Morgan's men were on a high after a blistering innings from the skipper himself powered them to a 150-run win over Afghanistan at Old Trafford on Tuesday. But they came crashing down to earth at Headingley as Lasith Malinga shredded their top order on the way to a famous win.
Here's how it played out:
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Sri Lanka: 132-3 (29.3 overs)
Matthews punishes a poor ball from Rashid, sweeping a full toss away for four.
WICKET! Sri Lanka: 132-4. K Mendis, c Morgan b Rashid, 46 (68) (29.4 overs)
Another half-century near-miss for Sri Lanka, as Kusal Mendis falls four short.
He takes Rashid on leg-side, but finds captain Eoin Morgan at short mid-wicket who takes a very sharp catch down low to his left.
Brilliant grab!
WICKET! Sri Lanka: 132-5. J Mendis c and b Rashid 0 (1) (29.5 overs)
Rashid is on a hat-trick, as Jeevan Mendis goes first ball!
The left-hander plays it down the ground, straight into the hands of Adil Rashid, who takes a relatively straightforward catch!
Well, well, well...
Sri Lanka: 134-5 (30 overs)
Rashid's hat-trick ball is struck for two runs by new batsman Dhananjaya de Silva through the off-side.
Stunning over, and England are back in control.
Sri Lanka: 138-5 (31 overs)
de Silva is lucky off the final ball, as a top-edge falls wide of short fine-leg.
Ali continues to bowl well, four from the over.
Angelo Matthews, on 32, now has a big role to play in steering Sri Lanka to a defendable total.
Sri Lanka: 141-5 (32 overs)
Three singles from the over - Rashid has now bowled six of his allotted 10 overs.
Sri Lanka: 146-5 (33 overs)
Sri Lanka continue to take singles and 2s - five from that Ali over.
Run rate is now at 4.42 - surely Sri Lanka need to up that in the coming overs if they're to stand a chance against what is a formidable England batting lineup.
Sri Lanka: 152-5 (34 overs)
A four off the last ball, as de Silva creams it leg-side into the gap, with James Vince just unable to stop the boundary.
Six from the over.
Sri Lanka: 154-5 (35 overs)
Ali has one over left, and concedes only two from that over (one of which was a wide)...
And the drinks are coming out at Headingley.
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