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Sri Lanka vs England Scorecard, 1st T20I, England vs Sri Lanka 2021

Result · Jun 23 2021, Wed - 11:00 PM (IST)
1st T20I - Sophia Gardens Cardiff
SRI LANKA
129/7
ENGLAND
130/2
England won by 8 wickets
CRR:7.57
Player Of The Match
Bowler O M R W Eco
Chris Woakes 3 - 14 0 4.7
Sam Curran 3 - 25 2 8.3
Mark Wood 4 - 33 1 8.3
Chris Jordan 4 - 29 1 7.3
Liam Livingstone 2 - 9 1 4.5
Adil Rashid 4 - 17 2 4.3
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
3/1 (1.3) Avishka Fernando
31/2 (4.3) Danushka Gunathilaka
49/3 (7.5) Kusal Mendis
52/4 (8.3) Dhananjaya de Silva
79/5 (13.1) Kusal Perera
96/6 (15.4) Wanindu Hasaranga
129/7 (19.6) Dasun Shanaka
ENGLAND - 130/2 (17.1)
Batsman R B 4s 6s SR
Jason Roy c Danushka Gunathilaka b Dushmantha Chameera 36 22 4 1 163.64
Jos Buttler (wk) Not out 68 55 8 1 123.64
Dawid Malan b Isuru Udana 7 14 - - 50
Jonny Bairstow Not out 13 12 1 1 108.33
Eoin Morgan (c) - - - - -
Liam Livingstone - - - - -
Sam Curran - - - - -
Chris Jordan - - - - -
Chris Woakes - - - - -
Adil Rashid - - - - -
Mark Wood - - - - -
Extras 6 ( lb: 1 w: 5)
Total 130 / 2 (17.1 ov)
Bowler O M R W Eco
Dushmantha Chameera 3.1 - 24 1 7.6
Nuwan Pradeep 2 - 23 0 11.5
Akila Dananjaya 4 - 40 0 10
Isuru Udana 4 - 30 1 7.5
Wanindu Hasaranga 4 - 12 0 3
Fall Of Wickets Batsman
80/1 (9.1) Jason Roy
112/2 (13.5) Dawid Malan
Match Info
Series: Sri Lanka in England 2021
Date: Jun 23 2021, Wed - 11:00 PM (IST)
Country: Wales
City: Cardiff
Venue: Sophia Gardens Cardiff
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
England Squad: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka Squad: Danushka Gunathilaka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Perera (c) (wk), Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Isuru Udana, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep
  • England have won five of their nine men's T20I matches played against Sri Lanka (L4), including their last three on the trot; this will be the first multi-game bilateral T20I series played between the two sides.
  • England lost their most recent men's T20I on home soil, against Australia in September 2020; however, the last time they lost two consecutive matches at home was in August 2013.
  • Sri Lanka have lost nine of their last 10 completed men's T20Is (W1), their only win during this run was against West Indies in March 2021.
  • England have an unblemished record at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff winning each of their six men's T20I matches at this venue, this will be the first time they have hosted Sri Lanka at this ground.
  • England have won five and drawn one of their last seven multi-game bilateral men's T20I series (L1), however their solitary defeat in that run came in their most recent such series, against India in March this year.
  • Since the beginning of 2020, Sri Lanka have the second lowest bowling dot ball percentage (38.3%) of any Test-playing country in the power play overs in men's T20Is (Afghanistan 37.7%).
  • Sri Lanka have scored just 53.6% of their runs from boundaries in powerplay overs in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2020, the lowest rate of any Test playing country in that time.
  • Only India's Virat Kohli (8) has dropped more catches than England's Chris Jordan (6) in men's T20Is since the start of 2019 (amongst Test-playing countries); however, five of these catches were classified as hard and one as medium.
  • England's Eoin Morgan (201) needs just 13 runs to become the highest run scorer in men's T20Is between England and Sri Lanka (Mahela Jayawardene – 213).
  • England's Chris Jordan (12) needs just two wickets to become the highest wicket taker in men's T20Is between England and Sri Lanka (Lasith Malinga – 13).