4s
6s
Total 4's :
11
Total 6's :
2
Wickets :
6
all
fours
sixes
wickets
4
1.4
Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Top shot from Alex Hales. Just a regulation length ball angled into leg stump, Hales backs away and plays the lofted drive over mid off to bring up the first boundary of the innings.
4
1.5
Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Pace off from Kasun Rajitha, pitched up and around the off stump. Alex Hales frees his arms and lofts it over covers for yet another boundary.
4
2.3
Maheesh Theekshana to Jos Buttler, FOUR! This is fired in full and at the stumps, Jos Buttler just creams the straight drive and beats the diving man at mid off to find the boundary.
4
3.3
Lahiru Kumara to Alex Hales, FOUR! Easily dispatched. Kumara pitches it up on off, Hales stays rooted to his crease and lofts it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
4
4.5
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Just a fraction short and Jos Buttler pounces on it. This is outside off and turning away, Buttler rocks back and slaps it away into the cover fence.
6
4.6
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, SIX! BOOM! 50 up for England in no time. Tossed up, full and outside off, Jos Buttler gets down low and drags the slog-sweep over the long on fence for a maximum.
6
5.2
Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, SIX! England are motoring and the defending champions would have started to pack their bags. Back of a length, around off, Hales stands his ground and clobbers it over mid-wicket for a biggie.
4
5.3
Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Boom! Too full in length around off, Hales clears his front leg and drills it down to long on for a boundary.
4
5.4
Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! England are cruising. A low full toss, around middle, once again Alex Hales clears his front leg and whips it over mid-wicket for a boundary. 76 needed off 86 balls.
4
5.6
Kasun Rajitha to Alex Hales, FOUR! Bang! Hales stands his ground and fires this one over mid off for yet another boundary in this over. 20 from the over. At the end of the Powerplay, England have raced away to 70 for no loss.
W
7.2
Wanindu Hasaranga to Jos Buttler, OUT! CAUGHT! A stunning diving catch from Chamika Karunaratne. A wrong 'un from Hasaranga, around off and fuller in length, Buttler tries to swipe across the line but it comes off from the lower part of his bat and flies towards deep mid-wicket. Chamika Karunaratne, in the deep, reacts to his right, takes a start and then puts in a full-length dive to grab a ripper of a catch. Buttler is gone but England are in front. 67 needed off 76 balls.
W
9.1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Alex Hales, OUT! Caught and bowled! That's a soft dismissal for Hales. Floated one, full and around off, Hales sits down for a big slog sweep across the line but it comes off from the cue end of the bat and loops back to the bowler. A simple catch for Wanindu Hasaranga and Alex Hales is dejected. He departs for 47 but his knock has put England on top.
4
10.4
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Firmly struck and will beat the man into the fence. This is fired in full and wide, Ben Stokes stays deep and creams it in front of cover-point for a boundary. The fielder puts in a dive in the deep but fails to stop the ball cleanly.
W
10.6
Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A sharp return catch by Dhananjaya de Silva and England lose their third. De Silva gives it a nice loop and bowls it on leg. Harry Brook looks to come forward and drive straight but the ball just holds in the surface a bit. Brook ends up just pushing it uppishly to the right of the bowler who takes a good low catch to that side. Harry Brook departs cheaply and Sri Lanka keep on chipping away with timely wickets.
W
13.1
Lahiru Kumara to Liam Livingstone, OUT! TAKEN! Lahiru Kumara strikes on his very first delivery after coming back into the attack. On a length and outside off, Liam Livingstone stays put and just opens up his arms as he looks to big downtown. Livingstone has to reach for it a bit and gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes high and straight down the ground. Dhananjaya de Silva runs to his left from long on and keeps his eyes on the ball before completing a brilliant catch. Livingstone perishes early as well and England are making a mess of things here.
W
14.3
Dhananjaya de Silva to Moeen Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! A very soft dismissal and England have now lost their 5th wicket. Dhananjaya de Silva flights this one up nicely, on a nagging length and around off stump. Moeen Ali looks to drive it through covers but tries to pull out of the shot. In the end, Ali just chips it to the left of the man at short cover and Dasun Shanaka over there takes a sharp catch. Ali departs cheaply and England still need 31 runs off 33 balls with 5 wickets in hand.
4
15.1
Charith Asalanka to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Aerial but wide of the fielder! Flatter and shorter outside off, Stokes camps back and blazes it through extra cover for a cracking boundary.
W
17.6
Lahiru Kumara to Sam Curran, OUT! Curran holes out! This game is heading towards a thrilling finish. The crowd roars. Kumara bangs it in short, slower in pace and outside off, Curran walks across the stumps to get inside the line and swings his bat at it. The bounce gets big on him and the ball flies off the top edge to fine leg where Kasun Rajitha takes a fine diving catch inches ahead of the boundary line. 13 needed off 12 balls.
4
19.4
Lahiru Kumara to Chris Woakes, FOUR! ENGLAND WIN! AUSTRALIA ARE KNOCKED OUT! Woakes finishes it off and releases all the pressure in the English camp. Short in length and wide outside off, Chris Woakes stays on the back foot and whacks it through backward point. The ball races away and finds the fence to hand the ticket to the semis to England. They win by 4 wickets.