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

  1. Postpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Two

    What a delivery that is - that is a beauty.

  2. Postpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    You don't need any slips - just hit the furniture! That movement did for Jonny through the gate.

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 1.2 overs

    Bairstow b Fernando 0 (Eng 2-1)

    Binura Fernando bowls Sri Lanka's second over and he's cleaned up Jonny Bairstow with a full ball which clean bowls him through the gate.

  4. Postpublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    A real high-class first over. The skipper has got to react. He's got to put another slip in - they need wickets.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    #bbccricket

    Ashbournehammer: How can the T20 side be so good at the basic skills of fielding, catching etc... yet the Test team are so poor. Is it not the same coaches if not why not?

  6. Eng 1-0published at 1.0 overs

    Dushmantha Chameera has clearly watched England's pace bowlers as he continues to bowl a bit shorter with those big boundaries square of the wicket. Just the one run for Jason Roy off the first over.

  7. Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    There is still some movement out there for the bowlers, I wonder if this will be a tricky period for England to negotiate first up.

  8. Eng 0-0published at 0.2 overs

    A jaffa from Dushmantha Chameera first up to Jason Roy, who manages to keep his hands down to a short ball which nips away. Jason Roy takes a big waft at a wider one next up but he's nowhere near it.

  9. Postpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Ian Bell
    Former England batsman on BBC Test Match Special

    England are blessed at the moment with top-order power hitters. What they're looking for now is that middle-order finisher who can get them over the line in pressure situations in the World Cup.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    #bbccricket

    Craig Harrison: This real question is are Sri Lanka so bad or are England just that good?

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:17 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    #bbccricket

    Barney Mcgrew: The only saving grace is that only 4,000 people have wasted their money tonight.

  12. Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    There is zero hope for Sri Lanka in this game because England have such a strong line up. Even if they do take a few early wickets, they have Liam Livingstone at six who opens in the T20 Blast and Sam Curran at seven who opens in the IPL.

  13. Postpublished at 20:16 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    England's opening pair - Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy - are swaggering to the crease. It could be done in under 10 overs if these two get going.

  14. Postpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    I think Kumar has probably given a reasonable assessment of why Sri Lanka are not quite the force they were.

  15. 'Cricket in Sri Lanka must change'published at 20:14 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    More from Kumar Sangakkara, who told BBC Stumped that the game is being held back in Sri Lanka by the game's administrators.

    He said: "The players have been held back by the upheavals in administration over the years and a very archaic system where everyone is resistant to change.

    "I hear arguments that we have won a World Cup in 1996 with this system why should we should change? Other countries have surpassed us and run passed us with refinements to their selection policies and first-class system.

    "We have seen the negative effect on our players and how they have performed on the world stage. It's time to draw a line and say it's enough. Bite the bullet and change. The ideas cannot come from a select few. It's about having the system to filter through the best cricketers in the country."

    Kumar SangakkaraImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Thanks Callum.

    That was mightily impressive from England in the field, especially Eoin Morgan's utter commitment to the cause. Even though Sri Lanka were crawling to a total he was still deep in tactical discussions with his bowlers, and getting his field exactly right.

  17. Postpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    That's me done for the day.

    I'll hand you over to Timothy Abraham, who is surely going to guide England to victory and a series win?

  18. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Here are some of the seven wickets that England took.

    They were excellent with the ball. They didn't give Sri Lanka a thing.

  19. Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    Michael Vaughan
    Former England captain on BBC Two

    This is the lowest score England have ever conceded when they have bowled the full 20 overs. There's nothing to write home about from Sri Lanka. England were just too good and when you see Sam Curran has bowled two overs and got 1-8 then not bowled again it shows their strength.

  20. Bowling figurespublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 24 June 2021

    David Willey: 0-17 from four overs

    Sam Curran: 1-8 from two overs

    Chris Jordan: 1-31 from four overs

    Liam Livingstone: 0-10 from two overs

    Mark Wood: 2-18 from four overs

    Adil Rashid: 2-24 from four overs