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SL vs Eng ICC T20 Result: England Acquire Remarkable Win over Sri Lanka in 1st Semi Final

By Priyanka Sabharwal - Friday, May 14th, 2010   |   772 views   |  

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England defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets. Former scored 132 with the loss of 3 wickets and latter 128 with the loss of 6.

England’s Pietersen expressed his happiness on the birth of his child with his smashing 42 runs on 26 balls. His cheering performance led England to the finals of ICC World Cup T20.

Contributing to Pietersen’s efforts were Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb who added together 68 runs in 8 overs for first wicket.

It was yet another extremely poised feat from England, who has discarded the timidity they have consistently displayed in this format, and cemented their way past the defeated finalists in the 2009 tournament in indisputably their most dictatorial performance till date.

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first but England’s seamers and spinners choked a terrifying Sri Lankan batting order in an enthusiastic way and then sailed to their goal without hesitating. Despite the fact that Sri Lanka revived from 47 for 4 after nine overs because of quiet accretion of Angelo Mathews, who scored 58 from 45 balls, at the end they were 20 runs behind from the competitive total.

Pitch that was at Sri Lanka’s side but they failed to utilize it because they ignored the rainy weather conditions that made the surface tacky surface thus, proved their decision of batting first wrong. The situation offered opportunity for the seamers and spinners still Mahela Jayawardene began with purpose by cutting a first-ball loosened from Tim Bresnan for 4 that was perhaps the last minute that Sri Lanka has competition under control.

When England came for batting sending Dilshan and Ajantha Mendis for bowling restricted England’s openers for two overs but as Suraj Randij bowled England turned the tables in its side.

Both men were in need of chance to grab and to continue it till they can and they did. Kieswetter strike boundaries at Angelo Mathews before falling prey to LBW. Before reacting with a trivializing blat for 6 over long-off in the similar exciting over, in the meantime, Sri Lanka missed the chance to dismiss Lumb when his partner rejected a single to rearward point, Mendis strived to collect the shy with hard hands, and the chance to rebound soundly back down the pitch.

Answering Mendis over his clumsiness Kieswetter whipped uninterrupted fours in Powerplay overs, and as the condition curved in a run a ball series was followed, and strike sixes in Jayasuriya’s over. Only Lasith Malinga, managed to hurdled England’s strokes with his fast and flat yorker, by getting 1 after 68 in 9th over. But still competition was slipping out of Sri Lanka’s hands.

When Lumb was missed by a Nuwan Kulasekara at mid-off, Sri Lanka too realized that they have lost it. Later again Lumb has given a chance but throw during the running missed the target. These misfields were hard to swallow for Lankans as Lumb shot two more fours to take up his score to 33 off 26 balls.

At this time, spectators got the idea that England is going to be the next finalist. There came the time for Paul Collingwood to carry on his worrying run of low scores by taking an important rim off Perera to Kumar Sangakkara behind the wickets for 10, but with 16 runs still required, Eoin Morgan hardly got a chance as Pietersen potted the pact with a fliped six and a driven four in uninterrupted strikes off Malinga.

While England’s batsmen penalized all trivial mistakes, Sri Lanka’s own line-up was not ready to resolve.

Dilshan’s frenzied inning came to conclusion; Luke Wright made excellent ground grip against a low pitching catch. In the fourth over, Sangakkara started well but opening of Stuart Broad took Jayawardene just after he reached his 300th run of the tournament.

Only 9 runs have came out from 3 overs when Sangakkara lost endurance with Swann’s cunningness and became prey to Pietersen. Angelo Mathews strike a four on wide ball before attic Swann.

England’s utilization of the slow bouncer confirmed very successful. Not a single batman from Sri Lanka managed to measure the tempo of the deliveries and remained confused in the entire inning.  Broad finally pegged for 27 off 16 as he squashed an unusual full one to Bresnan at mid-off.

Only Matthews was competent enough to accumulate a continuing reaction as Sri Lanka fumbled their way after 100 in the 18th over.

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