{"id":13087,"date":"2026-02-22T17:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13087"},"modified":"2026-02-22T17:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:49:49","slug":"england-bowlers-crush-sri-lanka-in-t20-world-cup-super-eight-opener-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13087","title":{"rendered":"England bowlers crush Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup Super Eight opener | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The 2022 champions demolish host nation Sri Lanka for just 95 runs to win in Pallekele.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span 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class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Will Jacks has impressed with bat and ball to rescue England from a poor start and help them to a 51-run victory \u2060over Sri Lanka in a low-scoring Super Eight match at the Twenty20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Tournament cohosts Sri Lanka appeared to be well set on Sunday after restricting England to a below-par 146-9 \u2060in the Group 2 match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Jacks, who made 21 useful runs down the order, returned to claim 3-22 as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 95 inside 17 overs to prevail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt encourages me to get into the game and perform better,\u201d player of the match \u200cJacks said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBowling in the powerplay is something I\u2019ve done a lot of, so it\u2019s not foreign to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka elected to field after winning the toss and had reasons to feel vindicated as England slumped to 68-4 at the halfway mark of their innings.<\/p>\n<p>Jos Buttler\u2019s 14-ball struggle ended when he was trapped LBW for seven after attempting a reverse shot against spinner Dunith Wellalage only to miss a ball that rapped him \u2060on the pad.<\/p>\n<p>Spinner Maheesh Theekshana dismissed the in-form Jacob Bethell for \u2060three, and Tom Banton perished in his pursuit of a risky single, beaten by Shanaka\u2019s direct throw from mid-off.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Brook made 14 before Wellalage dismissed him LBW, a decision the England captain challenged but could not overturn.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Salt (62) \u2060raced to a 36-ball fifty but holed out in the 15th over to give Wellalage his third wicket of the match.<\/p>\n<p>Jacks added late \u2060runs, but England fell short of the 150 mark.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4329655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4329655\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4329655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AFP__20260222__98HW6GC__v1__HighRes__CricketIccMensT20Wc2026SriEng-1771765876.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Phil Salt in action.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4329655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">England opener Phil Salt led all scorers with 62 runs [Ishara S Kodikara\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"sri-lanka-collapse-in-run-chase\">Sri Lanka collapse in run chase<\/h2>\n<p>England needed a \u2060lion-hearted bowling effort and produced one to reduce Sri Lanka to 22-4 inside five overs.<\/p>\n<p>Jacks dismissed Kusal Mendis and Pavan Rathnayake off successive deliveries after Jofra Archer had sent back Sri Lanka\u2019s in-form opener Pathum Nissanka.<\/p>\n<p>Archer removed Kamil Mishara and \u200cSri Lanka slumped to 34-5 after Wellalage became Jacks\u2019s third victim.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts could never really recover and several front-line batters fell to soft dismissals.<\/p>\n<p>Dushan Hemantha\u2019s bizarre hit-wicket dismissal for five summed \u200cup \u200cSri Lanka\u2019s batting.<\/p>\n<p>Shanaka made a defiant 30, but Jacks relayed a catch in the deep to remove the Sri Lanka captain and essentially seal England\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4329674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4329674\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4329674\" 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