Second T20, Cardiff
England win by six wickets with 7.5 overs to spare
England 146-4 (12.1 overs): Banton 52* (24); Rathnayake 1-25
Hosts take unassailable 2-0 lead in series
Sri Lanka 145-9 (20.0 overs): Nissanka 37 (21); Dawson 3-32
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Target 146
Rathnayake switches from his left-arm tweakers to right-arm off-breaks, though he probably regretting it now he's been pumped for six by Tom Banton.
Want to know my hot take? He shouldn't have to tell the umpire which he's going to bowl before doing so. Why punish the bowler if they're talented enough to do it?
That's the first time Harry Brook has been dismissed in T20 internationals in July.
Sri Lanka have now brought on Tharindu Rathnayake, who can bowl with his right and left arm. He's started bowling with his left.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Sri Lanka really celebrated, they know how important that wicket is. Harry Brook has done a lot of damage though.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
That was hit flat and hard. That is an unbelievable catch. It's really good to see Eshan Malinga wanting that, he takes it inches from the ground.
Brook c Malinga c Hasaranga 23 (Eng 79-3)
It was going to take something special and this is a brilliant catch to see off Harry Brook!
Brook hammers another Hasaranga short ball hard and flat but Eshan Malinga comes flying around from fine leg before diving to his left to take the catch.
The biggest of the lot!
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
It's the transfer of the weight and the ability to hit the good-length delivery off the back foot. Harry Brook has mastered that technique.
And again from Harry Brook. This wasn't even that short.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
It doesn't skid through, it sits up and Harry Brook only finds the middle of the bat.
Sri Lanka turn to their trump card in leggie Wanindu Hasaranga and Harry Brook is in far too good form for half-trackers. He sends this a mile over square leg.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
The fielders have a role to play here. Chameera is bowling with pace and energy, they need to creep in and make sure there isn't a single.
England are well and truly in control. Unless something extra special comes from Sri Lanka, England should make these runs.
Need 86 more runs to win from 84 balls
Sri Lanka are just hunting in the field a bit more intently, their fans cheering a bit louder after those two wickets. Tom Banton struggled the other night and chips a top-edge over the in-field here.
That's the powerplay done.
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Not sure about Donald so far - looks like he's trying to swing at everything. And, as I type this, he gets out. Wild slogging isn't good enough, surely.
John, Bath
That wicket brings in Tom Banton.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Back of a length, it looked like it was going to drop on point's head but wicketkeeper Kamil Mishara kept calling for it.
Buttler c Mishara b Chameera 30 (Eng 55-2)
Well. Maybe Sri Lanka aren't done yet. Jos Buttler has another swing to a back-of-the-length ball from the pacey Chameera. He slices it up into the sky and the wicketkeeper takes command to take the catch.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Not a lot of width on offer. Jeez, so easy. He watches it so closely, as it passes him a slight flick of the wrist to get the ball over the slip fielder.
Need 91 more runs to win
Outrageous. As if to emphasize his form shown by those stats below, Harry Brook just guides his first ball from seamer Malinga through gully for four. It's a beautiful shot amid the swinging.
The ball I mentioned, by the way. Some young lad has found it and is running away down the riverside path.
Since being promoted to number three in England's T20 side at the World Cup earlier this year, Harry Brook averages 95.20 at a strike-rate of 200.84.
He has scored 288 runs in the format since he was last dismissed.
His unbeaten run:
Here's Harry...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Brook, bowled Overton Nissanka, caught Brook, bowled Overton | 37 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 176.19 |
Udara,caught Overton, bowled Dawson Udara, caught Overton, bowled Dawson | 21 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 105.00 |
Mishara,caught and bowled Dawson Mishara, caught and bowled Dawson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Asalanka,caught Overton, bowled Rashid Asalanka, caught Overton, bowled Rashid | 31 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 100.00 |
Mendis,bowled Overton Mendis, bowled Overton | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 150.00 |
Shanaka,caught Donald, bowled Dawson Shanaka, caught Donald, bowled Dawson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Hasaranga,caught Dawson, bowled Baker Hasaranga, caught Dawson, bowled Baker | 27 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 122.73 |
T Rathnayake,caught Brook, bowled Archer T Rathnayake, caught Brook, bowled Archer | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 57.14 |
Chameera,bowled Archer Chameera, bowled Archer | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Malinga,not out Malinga, not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 1, leg byes 5, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 1, leg byes 5, total 9 | |||||||
Total,145 for 9 20.0 overs Total,145 for 9 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baker | 4.0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.75 |
Archer | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8.50 |
Jacks | 1.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17.00 |
Dawson | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.00 |
Overton | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.75 |
Rashid | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
56 for 1 (5.3 overs) | Udara |
56 for 2 (5.4 overs) | Mishara |
75 for 3 (8.6 overs) | Nissanka |
89 for 4 (10.5 overs) | Mendis |
95 for 5 (11.4 overs) | Shanaka |
139 for 6 (17.2 overs) | Asalanka |
141 for 7 (18.2 overs) | Hasaranga |
142 for 8 (19.3 overs) | Chameera |
145 for 9 (19.6 overs) | T Rathnayake |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buttler,caught Mishara, bowled Chameera Buttler, caught Mishara, bowled Chameera | 30 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 187.50 |
Donald,caught Hasaranga, bowled Malinga Donald, caught Hasaranga, bowled Malinga | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 161.54 |
Brook,caught Malinga, bowled Hasaranga Brook, caught Malinga, bowled Hasaranga | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 287.50 |
Banton,not out Banton, not out | 52 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 216.67 |
Cox,caught Udara, bowled T Rathnayake Cox, caught Udara, bowled T Rathnayake | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 171.43 |
Jacks,not out Jacks, not out | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 50.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 1, wides 3, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | |||||||
Total,146 for 4 12.1 overs Total,146 for 4 12.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madushanka | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11.00 |
Chameera | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.66 |
Hasaranga | 3.0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14.00 |
Malinga | 2.1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.46 |
T Rathnayake | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
51 for 1 (4.4 overs) | Donald |
55 for 2 (5.1 overs) | Buttler |
79 for 3 (6.6 overs) | Brook |
136 for 4 (10.6 overs) | Cox |