Bangaluru: Srilanka have defeated the defending champion England by eight wickets here at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Srilanka have chased the meager target of 157 in 26 overs by losing only two wickets.
Pathun Nissanka was top batter from Lankan side as he scored 77 runs off 83 balls with seven fours and two sixes.
Sadeera Samarawickrama made excellent 65 runs off 54 ball with seven fours and one six.
A comprehensive win for Sri Lanka as we beat defending champions England by 8 wickets! 🦁👏 #LankanLions on the march! 👊#SLvENG #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/4jURXysvzn
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) October 26, 2023
Earlier,England showed an abysmal performance today against Srilanka as its whole team bowled out in 34th overs after scoring 156 runs.
England have won the toss and elected to bat first.
Six of England batters could not enter double digits which included a player who out on duck.
Ben Stokes was top scorer from England side scoring 43 runs while others players were prominent with their scores Jonny Bairstow 30 and Dawid Malan 28.
Lahiru Kumara begged three wickets while Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews picked two wickets each.
Whereas Maheesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva took one wicket each.
