Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard (Match 1), 23 Jun 2021

Sri Lanka tour of England 2021

Completed

Sri Lanka

129/7

(20.0 ov)

England

130/2

(17.1 ov)

England won by 8 wickets

Match 1 · T20 · 23 Jun 2021

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Key performer

JC Buttler

England

68 (55) · 2 ct

FANTASY PTS

AU Rashid · England

2/17 · 1 ct

MD Shanaka · Sri Lanka

50 (44)

SCORECARD

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
MD Gunathilaka c JC Buttler b CJ Jordan	19	16	3	0
WIA Fernando c CJ Jordan b SM Curran	0	4	0	0
MDKJ Perera c CJ Jordan b AU Rashid	30	26	1	1
BKG Mendis lbw b LS Livingstone	9	12	0	0
DM de Silva c AU Rashid b MA Wood	3	4	0	0
MD Shanaka c JC Buttler b SM Curran	50	44	3	2
PWH de Silva c CJ Jordan b AU Rashid	5	7	0	0
I Udana not out	6	7	0	0

Extras 7 (wd 5, nb 0, b 0, lb 2)

Bowler	O	R	W
CR Woakes (1wd)	3.0	14	0
SM Curran (3wd)	3.0	25	2
MA Wood (1wd)	4.0	33	1
CJ Jordan	4.0	29	1
LS Livingstone	2.0	9	1
AU Rashid	4.0	17	2

Batter	R	B	4s	6s
JJ Roy c MD Gunathilaka b PVD Chameera	36	22	4	1
JC Buttler not out	68	55	8	1
DJ Malan b I Udana	7	14	0	0
JM Bairstow not out	13	12	1	1

Extras 6 (wd 5, nb 0, b 0, lb 1) · Target 130

Bowler	O	R	W
PVD Chameera (1wd)	3.1	24	1
N Pradeep (2wd)	2.0	23	0
A Dananjaya (1wd)	4.0	40	0
I Udana (1wd)	4.0	30	1
PWH de Silva	4.0	12	0

TIMELINE

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Fantasy points

Player	Points
JC Buttler · England	94
AU Rashid · England	58
MD Shanaka · Sri Lanka	57
SM Curran · England	50
CJ Jordan · England	49
JJ Roy · England	42
MDKJ Perera · Sri Lanka	33
I Udana · Sri Lanka	31
MD Gunathilaka · Sri Lanka	30
PVD Chameera · Sri Lanka	25
LS Livingstone · England	25
MA Wood · England	25
JM Bairstow · England	16
BKG Mendis · Sri Lanka	9
DJ Malan · England	7
PWH de Silva · Sri Lanka	5
DM de Silva · Sri Lanka	3
WIA Fernando · Sri Lanka	0
A Dananjaya · Sri Lanka	0
N Pradeep · Sri Lanka	0
EJG Morgan · England	0
CR Woakes · England	0

England won by 8 wickets

Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to batPlayer of the match: JC ButtlerVenue: Sophia Gardens, CardiffSeries: Sri Lanka tour of England 2021

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