ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group 1, Sydney Cricket Ground |
Sri Lanka 141-8 (20 overs): Nissanka 67 (45); Wood 3-26 |
England 144-6 (19.4 overs): Hales 47 (30), Stokes 42* (36) |
England won by four wickets |
Scorecard. Tables |
England survived a scare to reach the semi-finals of Men’s T20 World Cup with a nerve-jangling four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Sydney.
Chasing 142 in the win-or-bust match, England were cruising at 75-0 in the eighth over before a collapse of 5-36 put them in peril.
They needed 13 from 12 balls with four wickets in hand but Ben Stokes’ calm 42 not out took them to victory with…