Summary

  • England win series with game to spare

  • Revised target of 103 in 18 overs

  • England recover from 36-4

  • Livingstone 29* (26), Billings 24* (29)

  • Sri Lanka 111-7: Mendis 39, Perera 21

  • Wood 2-18, Rashid 2-24

  • Second T20, Cardiff

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Timothy Abraham

  1. SL 29-2

    England's fielding has been spot on so far.

    Liam Livingstone does superb to get across and parry a drive to mid-off. That saves another run.

    Just three runs come off his first over.

  2. The off and leg spin of Liam Livingstone is into the attack. He'll mix it up and flick between the two.

    These games are a big opportunity for him to earn a spot in the World Cup squad. He's likely competing with the likes of Sam Billings, Tom Banton and Moeen Ali for a couple of spots.

  3. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is where the invention that we discussed during the women's Test - the zinger boundary - would come in useful. Just like the zinger bails, they light up when the ball hits them. It might be a bit expensive, though.

  4. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    Where are Sri Lanka getting a boundary from here? A successful powerplay for England.

  5. SL 26-2

    There have been over 2,000 games of Twenty20 cricket - tonight is only the 16th time that a side has failed to hit a boundary in the powerplay.

    It is the first time England haven't been hit one for either.

    Sri Lanka need to get going...

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    That's the best an Englishman has kicked a ball all summer.

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  7. Here's their latest...

    Superb from Sam Curran.

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    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician on BBC Two

    Sri Lanka have had 23 run-outs since 2018, the most of any team in T20 cricket.

  9. There's a little bit of drizzle in the Cardiff air.

    Nothing to cause any concern at the moment.

  10. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    Sri Lanka just have to go for it a bit more. They look slightly scared to take England on. If you look back to their team that won the 50-over World Cup in 1996 they were much more flamboyant players who looked to play their shots.

  11. First change for England as Chris Jordan replaces Sam Curran.

  12. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    This has been quality seam bowling from David Willey and Sam Curran. They've not let Sri Lanka get anything away.

  13. SL 21-2

    Sri Lanka just can't get going.

    They still haven't hit a boundary. It isn't often in a Twenty20 game that a side hasn't found the fence after five overs.

  14. James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Two

    These two batters for Sri Lanka are their two most experienced players so a lot hinges on them now. I think one of them has to anchor the innings and everyone else has to bat around them.

  15. SL 21-2

    That is a beauty.

    David Willey gets one to go on with the seam, and beats the defence of Kusal Mendis.

    The Sri Lanka batter purses his lips in appreciation.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a shame yesterday that Sri Lanka kept losing consistent wickets every time they built a bit of a platform, and we've seen the same thing early on today.

  17. SL 19-2

    This has been superb from England, and Sam Curran in particular so far.

    Curran has bowled six dot balls in two overs.

  18. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    A nice simple catch for Liam Livingstone and this is the perfect start for England. That is great planning with the ball from Eoin Morgan's side - bowling it into the surface forcing Sri Lanka to hit square of the wicket and the longer boundaries. This is deja vu from last night at the moment.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Avishka c Livingstone b S Curran 6 (SL 18-2)

    The pressure has told.

    Sam Curran bangs one in, halfway down the track, and Avishka Fernando can't resist.

    He catches it fairly well, but the boundaries to the side are huge at Cardiff and it is a comfortable catch, down the throat of Liam Livingstone, who is a good 10-15 yards off the boundary.

  20. SL 18-1

    England have been faultless in the field so far.

    Mark Wood does superbly at fine leg to tip one down to fine leg, at full stretch, to keep Sri Lanka to just a couple.

    They haven't hit a boundary yet. The pressure is building...