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First Vitality Twenty20, Sophia Gardens |
Sri Lanka 111-7 (20 overs): Mendis 39; Wood 2-18, Rashid 2-24 |
England 108-5 (16.1 overs): Livingstone 29*, Billings 24 |
England won by five wickets on DLS method |
Scorecard |
England recovered from 36-4 to beat Sri Lanka by five wickets and win the series with a game to spare in a rain-affected second Twenty20 in Cardiff.
After a 40-minute rain break at 69-4, England chased a revised 103 to win with 11 balls to spare.
Sam Billings fell for 24, but Liam Livingstone, batting at six rather than opening like for Lancashire, hit 29*.
Sri Lanka made 111-7, with Kusal Mendis making 39 and Mark Wood and Adil Rashid taking two wickets each.
The final game in the three-match series takes place at the Ageas Bowl on Saturday.
England impress in field
England made two changes from their eight-wicket win on Wednesday, with Jos Buttler rested as a precaution with a calf strain, while David Willey, playing his first T20 international in more than two years, replaced…
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