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. There have been two overs lost from the game, England need 34 in six overs to wrap up the win.

  2. Boundaries were few and far between for Sri Lanka (they hit four fours and two sixes) but Kusal Mendis did manage to hook Chris Jordan into the top tier for a maximum.

  3. Play is scheduled to restart at 9.55pm.

  4. England bowled well as Sri Lanka struggled to get going - not hitting a single boundary in the power play. Sam Curran improvised brilliantly on his follow through to get England's first wicket.

  5. As the covers come off here's a reminder of what happened earlier in the game.

  6. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    The fans are happy.

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  8. The covers are coming off...

  9. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    It has got a little bit lighter, so we may see some more cricket.

  10. Lots of chatting, looking at watches and wiping of rain off their bonces from the umpires. It does appear to be easing a little, though.

  11. The umpires are meandering out to the middle to assess conditions.

  12. James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Two

    Billings and Livingstone don't often get a chance. They've had to spend a lot of time on the sidelines watching a successful T20 side. But they've definitely taken their chance to impress Eoin Morgan.

  13. Bit of discussion by the commentary team about who squeezes into England's squad for the T20 World Cup later this year.

  14. James Anderson
    England bowler on BBC Two

    Sam Billings and Liam Livingstone played it really well - they used the big boundaries square of the wicket and ran the twos well. They got them ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis target.

  15. I can see where you're coming from Brian but as Jimmy Anderson has just said "it's not just about smacking boundaries in T20 cricket". These low-scoring games can often be more exciting affairs.

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    Brian Stokes: Not sure I've ever been more thankful for a game to be rained off. Don't remember such a dull 20/20 game.

  17. Ian Bell
    Former England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    Sri Lanka will be so disappointed with their batting but they've really showed what they're capable of with the ball. I feel for them a bit because they're a young squad but there's clearly a lot of talent there. It's hard for teams these days coming on tour and not having any warm-up games either.

  18. England ahead on DLS method

    More cover sheets being dragged on to the ground. England are four runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern par score of 65 after 12 overs if there's no more play.

  19. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    The brollies are up and it's chucking it down.

  20. Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    It's starting to get a bit heavier.