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Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

The match number 27 featured host England taking on 1996 world champs Sri Lanka at Headingley in Leeds. Sri Lanka won the match by 20 runs and Lasith Malinga was awarded as the Player of the Match. Take a look at the gist of the #ENGvSL match in pics.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first against England.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

Sri Lankan openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera come out to bat but could not give a steady start. Both the openers departed early as mere score of 3.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

For Sri Lanka, Angela Mathews scored the highest with 85 runs in 115 balls. In the earlier matches, Angela was struggling with his form.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

Sri Lanka was bowled out at 232 in 48.3 overs.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

England batsmen struggled throughout the innings and kept on losing wickets on regular intervals.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

In the end, Sri Lanka won the match by 20 runs and gained two more points. Now, the team has jumped to fifth spot with six points.

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs

Lasith Malinga became the Player of the Match