England defeated Sri Lanka by 12 runs in a low-scoring T20I encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The visitors swept the series 3-0.
England secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, chasing down a revised target of 169 in the rain-affected second T20I. The series win comes after England's 2-1 win against Sri Lanka in the ODI series earlier.
England's white-ball captain, Harry Brook, revealed that he was not the only player present during the Wellington nightclub incident in October last year and said that his previous comments stating that he was alone were to protect his teammates "from being drawn into a situation that arose
Brook, who smashed an unbeaten 136 off just 66 balls at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, celebrated his third ODI hundred by knocking his gloves together and mimicking pouring a drink over himself -- a gesture many linked to wrestling star Stone Cold Steve Austin's iconic move. The celebr
Batting first, England posted a massive total of 357/3 in 50 overs. Jacob Bethell played a decent knock of 65 runs off 72 balls, with eight fours, while Boork slammed an unbeaten 136 runs off 66 balls, with 11 fours and nine towering sixes.
Captain Harry Brook and veteran batter Joe Root's unbeaten hundred, followed by a comprehensive bowling performance, helped England register a comfortable 53-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Monday.
Veteran batter Joe Root's all-round performance has helped England defeat Sri Lanka by five wickets in the second ODI at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Saturday.
England batting all-rounder Will Jacks is not featuring in the first Sri Lanka vs England ODI of the three-match series, on Thursday, at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. At the toss, England captain Harry Brook announced that illness has ruled Jacks out of the match.
Following England's 4-1 Ashes series loss to Australia, former Three Lions batter Kevin Pietersen came hard at the current batch of cricketers, saying that apart from players like skipper Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Jofra Archer, all-rounder Jacob Bethell and Harry Brook "with a brain", the tea
While Australia was not at their absolute best with the bat, they did make up for it with the ball, courtesy an all-time great series from left-armer pacer Mitchell Starc and some outstanding fielding, with plenty of standouts coming from Steve Smith (14 catches) and Marnus Labuschagne (10 c