England chase 142 to reach semis
England win with two balls to spare
Stokes steers England home with 42*
Hales (47) & Buttler (28) add 75
England slip from 75-1 to 111-5
SL 141-8: Nissanka 67 (45)
SL manage only 61 off last 10 overs
Rashid 1-16 off four overs, Wood 3-26
T20 World Cup Group 1, Sydney
Chris Woakes, 25 wickets in 24 T20 Internationals, bowls England's next over.
Pathum Nissanka works him for a couple through leg before he jabs the ball into a ground to steal a single.
Good running from Sri Lanka. They know every run is vital.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the SCG
It seems the England trumpeter is here and a Sri Lankan drummer too.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
There doesn't seem to be much swing at all.
Ben Stokes gets away with a full toss with his penultimate delivery which Kusal Mendis is unable to give the full treatment to. Pathum Nissanka takes a single off the last ball to keep the strike.
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Just a long-hop. Ben Stokes will be the first to admit that.
Andrew Moore
BBC Test Match Special
That's the shorter boundary. He's just let the pace of the ball do the work for him!
Ben Stokes begins with a dot, but his second delivery is short and sits up. Pathum Nissanka pulls him clinically for six behind square.
Stuart Clark
Former Australia fast bowler on Test Match Special
We have seen it is tricky to bat in the first 10 overs. Teams who have tried to attack in the powerplay have found themselves losing three or four quick wickets, and the teams being a bit more cautious have more success.
The scoring rate goes through the roof in the second 10.
Anyway, Ben Stokes has ball in hand and is at the top of his mark.
Pathum Nissanka is on strike.
Play.
It's the third match on this pitch at the SCG so you feel spin will be crucial. Wanindu Hasaranga is the tournament's top wicket-taker, incidentally, with 13.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the SCG
More stretches from Stokes. I reckon he's going to bowl first.
Marvellous, that, Matthew.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the SCG
The media centre here is named after the great man...
Stuart Clark
Former Australia fast bowler on Test Match Special
Why do you to it to yourself, Aggers? We're all being positive, you've even an Aussie backing you!
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
England have batted second in 12 T20s in the past year. They've lost nine of them.
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The players are just making their way out on the hallowed turf at the SCG for the national anthems. We are not too far away from the start now.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport at the SCG
Ben Stokes is rolling his arm over into a mitt at the side of the pitch. Is he bowling the first over?
Ravi Bopara
Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
I am backing England 100%. I have got no doubt at all. The team is too good to slip up.
But there's always the danger that someone like Hasaranga comes out and has his best day. You can't underestimate them.
Image source, Getty ImagesSri Lanka's preparations have been overseen by an Englishman.
Chris Silverwood coached England between October 2019 and February 2022.
Silverwood, incidentally, has a black belt in karate. So if anyone is to give England the chop in this tournament...
I'll get my coat.