England Lions crush Sri Lanka by 9 wickets after chasing 118 in just 7.2 overs
England Lions cruised to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their T20 warm-up match at Chelmsford, chasing down a target of 118 in just 7.2 overs.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 117 in 16.4 overs after suffering a major top-order collapse.
The visitors slumped to 49/6 and were later reduced to 78/9 before Tharindu Ratnayake led a late recovery with a fighting 48 off 37 balls. Kusal Mendis contributed 29 off 22 deliveries.Luke Wood was the pick of the England Lions bowlers, taking 4/27, while Will Jacks, Sonny Baker and Jafer Chohan claimed two wickets each.England Lions then made light work of the chase, racing to 118/1 in only 7.2 overs.Tom Banton smashed an unbeaten 56 from 24 balls, while Aneurin Donald struck 31 from just eight deliveries. Jacks finished unbeaten on 30 off 12 balls.
Dunith Wellalage claimed Sri Lanka’s only wicket as England Lions completed the chase with 76 balls remaining
