England seal victory in 1st T20I versus Sri Lanka: Stats
What's the story
England beat Sri Lanka by 11 runs (DLS method) in the 1st T20I of the 3-match series on Friday. In a rain-hit contest, the game was reduced to 17 overs a side. Sri Lanka scored 133/10 in 16.2 overs. Adil Rashid and Sam Curran claimed three-fers. In response, England were 125/4 after 15 overs when rain played spoilsport. England won being ahead on DLS.
Summary
Summary of the contest
Sri Lanka were reduced to 76/2 when Pathum Nissanka fell. England gained control thereafter as the hosts collapsed. Sri Lanka were 98/6 in the 12th over. Dasun Shanaka's 16-ball 20 helped Sri Lanka score 133. Curran (3/38) and Rashid (3/19) did the damage. In response, Phil Salt scored 46 with Tom Banton hammering a 15-ball 29. Eshan Malinga claimed 2/24 from 2 overs.
Duo
Rashid and Curran shine with three-fers
Rashid was the star figure, causing Sri Lanka all sorts of issues. He finished with 3/19 from 4 overs. Rashid has raced to 148 wickets in T20Is at 23.57. Overall in T20s, he has claimed 397 scalps from 354 matches (338 innings) at 22.68. Curran fought back and finished with 3/38 from 3 overs. He owns 306 T20 scalps, including 60 for England.
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Mendis gets to 2,367 runs in T20Is
Kusal Mendis scored a 20-ball 37, hammering 4 fours and 2 sixes. He now owns 2,367 runs from 98 T20Is at 25.45. Versus England, he now owns 131 runs from 7 matches at 18.71. Overall, he has 5,293 runs from 197 T20s.
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Salt makes his presence felt with a knock of 46
Salt made his presence felt with a knock of 46 from 35 balls. He hammered 3 fours and 2 sixes. Overall in the 20-over format, Salt owns 8,181 runs from 323 matches at 28.30. For England, he has bagged 1,586 runs at 38.68.