Summary

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  • Defending champions England on verge of early exit after fourth defeat in five games

  • Sri Lanka win second game to stay in play-off contention

  • They chase 157 target in 25.4 overs and win by eight wickets in Bengaluru

  • England all out for 156 in 33.2 overs

  • Stokes top scores with 43 - only five batters make double figures

  • Kumara 3-35, Mathews 2-14 & Rajitha 2-36

Live Reporting

Stephan Shemilt

  1. England win the toss and bat

    Jos Buttler and Kusal Mendis at the tossGetty Images

    Hallelujah!

    Jos Buttler gets the right end of it. That's not the important bit - he's won the toss plenty of times - but this time he's chosen to bat first.

    Three changes for England. Brook, Atkinson and the injured Topley are out, Moeen Livingstrone and Woakes come in.

  2. And the start of that fight has a familiar face. England must win in Bengaluru against a Sri Lanka side led by former England coach Chris Silverwood. Just imagine if Spoons Strikes Back.

    The skippers have been in the middle to flick the coin...

  3. England would go 27 years before reaching another final, that glorious day at Lord's in 2019.

    Now, the defence of the World Cup they lifted for the first time 1,565 days ago is on the brink.

    The Three Lions are cornered. Time to fight.

  4. More than 30 years ago, with Pakistan on the brink of elimination from the World Cup in Australia, captain Imran Khan gathered his players together and ordered them to "fight like cornered tigers".

    Pakistan would go on to lift the trophy, beating England in the final.