England vs Sri Lanka Live Score, World Cup 2023: Nissanka and Samarawickrama score fifties as SL trump ENG by eight wickets

                                                 England vs Sri Lanka

England and Sri Lanka faced off in a Cricket World Cup match on October 26, 2023, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India.

England won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they got off to a poor start, losing their first three wickets for just 57 runs.

Ben Stokes and Jos Butler then put on a 70-run partnership to stabilize the innings. However, Butler was dismissed for 30, and England soon collapsed to 123/7.

Stokes was the lone bright spot for England, scoring 43 runs. He was eventually dismissed in the 26th over, leaving England all out for 156.

Sri Lanka needed just 157 runs to win, and they made light work of the chase. They reached the target in just 25 overs, losing just two wickets.

Lahiru Kumara was the star of the show for Sri Lanka, taking 3/20 wickets with the ball. He was also named the Player of the Match.

Result

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets.

Scoreboard

England: 156 all out in 33.2 overs Sri Lanka: 160/2 in 25 overs

Bowlers

England:

• Chris Wakes: 0/20
• David Willey: 1/43
• Adil Rashid: 1/26
• Ben Stokes: 0/22

Sri Lanka:

• Lahiru Kumara: 3/20
• Wanindu Hasaranga: 1/42
• Mahesh Theekshana: 1/30