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Don’t worry we have ummmmmm……

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128-9 (20.0)

Sri Lanka need 129 runs to win

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Coincidentally :-

129 is the lowest score England have successfully defended in a T20 international (against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2012).

In Pallekele, 125 is the lowest score that has been defended. That was by Sri Lanka playing New Zealand in 2019.

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Sri Lanka 1-1 (0.3)

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What a twat Bethell is :lou_facepalm_2:

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Nissanka c Jacks b Dawson 23 (SL 34-2)

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Nissanka gone, 23 from 12 balls, Dawson bowled

Sri Lanka 34-2 from 4.2

Dawson to Nissanka, OUT

miscued to Jacks on the edge of the ring at cover! Tossed up, angling in and turning away. Nissanka looks to launch him back over his head but slices across the ball, and it lobs up for Jacks, running back. Wry smile from Nissanka as he looks at the pitch

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WICKET

9 overs

Rathnayake b Rashid 13 (SL 62-3)

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Jacks to Kusal Mendis, OUT

strikes first ball, two in two! That’s a gift. Kusal was in position early to sweep a ball that pitched outside leg and was spinning further that way, but Jacks’ overspin means that it takes the top edge and lobs up to short fine leg. England are right back in it!

Kusal Mendis c Rashid b Jacks 26 (26b 4x4 0x6) SR: 100

62-4

65-4 after 10 overs.

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Bethell 3 wickets in 1 over

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Sri Lanka now 113-9 with 2 overs left. 16 runs needed

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14 required off the last over

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England win

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Damn. Missed that, followed last 3 ivers on text feed.
Bravo Bethell

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Got me self some beer tokens

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You’d have got much better odds after we bstted!

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But by then I thought I would have wasted the beer tokens already used and wasn’t going to throw more away. :rofl:

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champagne moment
ENGLAND WIN BY 12 RUNS
published at 17:02 GMT
17:02 GMT
England’s players celebrate.

Jacob Bethell finishes with 4-11. Could he be England’s secret weapon at the T20 World Cup? The golden boy of English cricket can do no wrong at the moment.

Sri Lanka fans can hardly believe they’ve lost this one. That’s 11 consecutive defeats they’ve suffered against England in T20 internationals.

Lowest total we’ve ever defended.

Military Medium paced part timers - told ya so.

Well nearly.

3 for Jacks as well

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Thought I’d move this to here :slight_smile:

India U-19s 411-9 from their 50 overs.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with 175 from 80 balls and a cameo of 37 from 20 balls for Kanishk Chouhan at the end…

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After I updated the other thread
Meh

https://x.com/i/status/2019708783363244464