Summary

  • England win with 17 balls to spare

  • Lead 1-0 in three-match series

  • Buttler 68* (55), Roy 36 (22)

  • Sri Lanka 129-7: Shanaka 50 (44)

  • Rashid 2-17, Curran 2-25

  • Jordan takes three catches

  • Woakes' first T20 since 2015

  1. Goodbyepublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    That about wraps things up for tonight. Jos Buttler, eh? Some player. Hopefully more of the same from him tomorrow. See you then.

  2. Postpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    "After playing carefully early on, Buttler unleashed..." You can devour the verdict on England's eight-wicket win courtesy of my colleague Amy Lofthouse in her report which you can read here...

  3. England beat Sri Lanka to wrap up T20 series - highlights & reactionpublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    England overcome a top-order collapse to beat Sri Lanka and win the Twenty20 series with a game to spare.

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  4. Postpublished at 21:56 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    And do we have a treat for you tomorrow on BBC Two at 18:00 BST... Tell your friends and family.

  5. Did you miss anything?published at 21:55 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    If you missed any of the action from this evening's T20 victory for England there are highlights at 23:15 BST on BBC Two, or on the iPlayer, straight after Newsnight.

  6. Postpublished at 21:52 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    England captain Eoin Morgan on making changes to his side for the second T20 on Thursday: "There is a chance. Playing back-to-back games is strenous on international bodies, so we might look at tinkering with things tomorrow."

  7. Postpublished at 21:51 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    The second T20 is tomorrow in Cardiff. Should England make any changes?

  8. Postpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    Here's the winning run from Jos Buttler. It was a bit of anti-climatic way to win the game after what was otherwise a "masterclass" of an innings from Buttler (Eoin Morgan's words).

  9. Postpublished at 21:46 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    Player of the match Jos Buttler: "It was a nice innings with Jason Roy to get things going. When you are chasing a not-so-big score you can afford sit on a few more balls to get used to the pitch.

    "There were short boundaries straight and a lot of twos as well. It's about batting in partnerships. I thought it was a fantastic performance, the runs in the powerplay got us ahead."

  10. Postpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England were just class in every department. Their fielding was faultless; the death bowling was great; the spinners in the middle; Liam Livingstone getting his first wicket, showed that he can offer something. Adil Rashid was again class.

  11. Postpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    England captain Eoin Morgan: "It's quite a comprehensive performance when you look at it from start to finish. Our bowlers have made us look extremely good today.

    "Roy and Buttler laid that platform for us to kick on, and Jos just showed how class he is with the masterclass he provided today."

  12. Postpublished at 21:42 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    Sri Lanka captain Kusal Perera: "We didn't get enough runs on the board. Our bowlers did a good job but credit to England. We are backing our batting but the middle order collapsed. We are backing our strength and that's why we batted first. We have to discuss things as a batting unit."

    On Wanindu Hasaranga, who finished with 0-12 from four overs: "He is bowling really well. He did the right things today."

  13. Postpublished at 21:39 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Building up to this World Cup, they've now got an opportunity over the next few months to just have a look at people - Liam Livingstone, I'm sure David Willey will get a chance, you've got the likes of Sam Billings. These guys on the fringes - as a captain you want to have a look at them.

  14. Postpublished at 21:38 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    A different story for Dawid Malan. He'll be itching to put the right tomorrow when these sides meet again in a game which is live on BBC Two.

  15. Postpublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    A great start to the white-ball summer. England were just too good - an absolutely ruthless performance.

  16. Postpublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    That really was a classy knock from Jos Buttler. He quickly got to grips with the conditions and mixed up powerful striking with deft timing. If England are to win the T20 World Cup later in the year he is going to be key.

  17. Postpublished at 21:34 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England showed their quality right from the start - with the new ball, all the way through the first innings, and Jos Buttler standing out in particular with the bat. He's there seeing it through at the end, which is what you want from one of your senior players.

  18. Postpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    England home with 17 balls to spare. Stay with us for reaction and to see who is man of the match.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

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    Mark Burt: Buttler delivering the silver service tonight. Sublime and controlled innings.

  20. Postpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 23 June 2021

    Charles Dagnall
    BBC Test Match Special

    As complete a performance as you could wish to see for England.