After 17 overs,Sri Lanka 130/6 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 26 , Chamika Karunaratne 0)
Livingstone starts off with a dot, followed by a couple of singles. Hasaranga slices the ball over point off the fourth to collect his third boundary, but perishes next ball while attempting to clear the fence thanks to a terrific bit of work by Roy and Billings near the wide long off boundary. Seven from the over along with the wicket, with Chamika Karunaratne joining Shanaka at the centre. Sri Lanka need 34 off 18 with four wickets in hand.
OUT! Livingstone strikes just when the Hasaranga-Shanaka partnership was starting to look like a match-winning one. Hasaranga goes for the big hit towards the wide long off/deep extra cover boundary, where Roy pulls off a stunning piece of work with a slide — throwing the ball to Billings in front of him just as he’s about to touch the boundary cushion. The umpires take this upstairs with the soft signal out, and sure enough, Hasaranga gets the marching orders. England right back in the game. SL 129/6
Hasaranga c Billings b LIvingstone 34(21)
After 16 overs,Sri Lanka 123/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 24 , Wanindu Hasaranga 29)
If they aren’t able to get the boundaries, Hasaranga and Shanaka are able to keep the scoreboard ticking through the ones and twos. 10 from Jordan’s third over, including a boundary to Hasaranga off an inside out lofted drive over extra cover in the penultimate delivery, leaving Sri Lanka 41 to win off 24.
After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 113/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 22 , Wanindu Hasaranga 21)
Livingstone bowls his third over, keeping things tight until the penultimate delivery, in which Shanaka releases some of the pressure with a well-timed slog over the cow corner fence. 10 from the over, with Sri Lanka needing 51 off 30.
After 14 overs,Sri Lanka 103/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 14 , Wanindu Hasaranga 19)
Mills returns. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are not out of the game yet. Hasaranga, who was stellar with the ball earlier today (3/21) makes room and goes for a well-timed slog over long on at the start of the over. A single and a wide follow, before Shanaka collects a boundary off the third, gloving a short ball down leg past the diving keeper. Mills walks off the ground after the boundary, a hamstring niggle appearing to be the cause of discomfort here. Woakes bowls out the three remaining deliveries of the over, conceding a couple of singles and ending with a dot. Eventful over, with 14 coming off it. SL need 61 off 36.
After 13 overs,Sri Lanka 89/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 9 , Wanindu Hasaranga 11)
Livingstone returns to the attack, with Hasaranga collecting a boundary at the start of the over with a well-timed cut, that is followed by a single off each of the next three deliveries. Seven from the over. SL need 75 off 42.
After 12 overs,Sri Lanka 82/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 8 , Wanindu Hasaranga 5)
Adil Rashid bowls out his final over, conceding five off it including a brace in the fourth as he signs off with excellent figures of 4-0-19-2 — which could very well turn out to be a match-winning haul the way the match is shaping at the moment. SL need 82 off 48.
The asset that Rash is
Morgan’s use of Adil Rashid has been excellent; backing him to bowl with mid-on and mid-off up in the power play and conjuring two wickets with batsmen trying to go over.– Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 1, 2021
After 11 overs,Sri Lanka 77/5 ( Dasun Shanaka (C) 7 , Wanindu Hasaranga 1)
Woakes continues to leak runs as Rajapaksa collects a six and a four off consecutive balls. The latter however, ends up playing a shot too many as he holes out to long on right after the six and four, with Sri Lanka losing their fifth wicket in the process. 11 runs and a wicket from this over. Sri Lanka need 87 off 54.
OUT! Rajapaksa’s promising innings comes to an end as he holes out to long on, playing a shot too many as he had collected a six and a four off consecutive balls before the dismissal. Some redemption for Woakes, who had conceded 22 runs from 10 balls until now. SL 76/5
Rajapaksa c Roy b Woakes 26(18)