T20 World Cup, SL vs Eng as it happened: England continue unbeaten run, beat SL by 26 runs

SL 137 all out after 19 overs: England win by 26 runs to continue their unbeaten run. They have also shown that it is possible to win a match even after losing the toss. Buttler’s majestic knock the difference between the two sides.

SL 134/9 after 18.2 overs: WICKET! Another shot straight to the fielder in the deep. Morgan’s fields have been spot on. Karunaratne c Roy b Moeen Ali 0(2)

SL 134/8 after 18 overs: WICKET! Chameera caught in the deep. Wicket for Jordan as England edge ever closer to completing the win. Chameera c Malan b Jordan 4(4)

SL 130/7 after 17.2 overs: WICKET! Buttler can do no wrong today. A brilliant run out by the man behind the wickets. Both the set batters are gone. Shanaka run out (Buttler) 26(25)

SL 129/6 after 16.5 overs: WICKET! Hasaranga finds the fielder in the deep. The umpires wanted to check and the soft signal was out. Outstanding work in the deep by Roy, who passed it onto Billings. Hasaranga was looking dangerous and this wicket will hurt SL. Hasaranga c (sub)Billings b Livingstone 34(21)

SL 123/5 after 16 overs: Hasaranga keeps finding the boundary that SL need and alongwith Shanaka, he will have England feeling a little nervous.

SL 112/5 after 15 overs: 10 from the Livingstone over. Sri Lanka need 51 runs in 30 balls. They are going for it.

SL 103/5 after 14 overs: Woakes finishes the over that Mills started. Mills seems to injure his hamstring and went off the field right away.

SL 89/5 after 13 overs: The over started with a four for Hasaranga but Livingstone pulled it back in the rest of the over.

SL 82/5 after 12 overs: Just getting tougher for SL with every passing over. Sri Lanka now need 82 runs in 48 balls.

SL 76/5 after 10.5 overs: WICKET! Rajapakse’s innings comes to an end. Well caught in the deep. Woakes get the wicket as SL sink deeper into trouble. Rajapaksa c Roy b Woakes 26(18)

SL 66/4 after 10 overs: England have kept things tight. But can SL repeat what Buttler did for England? Morgan’s team were 47/3 at this stage.

SL 57/4 after 8.3 overs: WICKET! Straight and full from Jordan and he traps Fernando LBW. The batter attempted to play across the line and it didn’t work out well. Avishka Fernando lbw b Jordan 13(14)

SL 54/3 after 8 overs: Another brilliant over by Rashid and it should have resulted in another wicket too. Rajapaksa went for the sweep, got a top edge and Woakes dropped a regulation catch.

SL 50/3 after 7 overs: Rajapaksa dispatched Livingstone for a six down the ground with a well-timed stroke. 10 runs from the over.

SL 40/3 after 6 overs: The Powerplay over are done. SL have a decent amount of runs on the board but they could have done without the wickets.

SL 34/3 after 5.1 overs: WICKET! Another googly and another wicket for Rashid. Perera gone after making 7. Wonderful variations on display by the leggie. Kusal Perera c Morgan b Adil Rashid 7(9)

SL 34/2 after 5 overs: Steady over from Jordan.

SL 24/2 after 3.3 overs: WICKET! Asalanka was looking to attack but he failed to read Rashid’s googly. The left-hander was looking dangerous and this was a wicket that Morgan’s side needed. Asalanka c Moeen Ali b Adil Rashid 21(16)

SL 23/1 after 3 overs: Two fours for Asalanka in the Moeen over. This might also force Morgan to change things up a bit.

SL 14/1 after 2 overs: Asalanka doesn’t like hanging around for too long. He charged Woakes and smashed him for a six and then got a french cut away for four. A good start could really set SL up.

SL 1/1 after 0.3 overs: WICKET! A disastrous start for SL. Nissanka is run out after making just 1. There was no run there. Poor call by Perera. Nissanka run out (Morgan/Buttler) 1(1)

ENG 47/3 after 10 overs
Eng 163/4 after 20 overs

A brilliant recovery by England.

ENG 163/4 after 20 overs: A six off the last ball gets Buttler to his hundred. What a brilliant innings! 101 off 67 balls. He stayed put in the early overs and then accelerated brilliantly. This is a good total but it looks like dew will be a factor today.

ENG 147/4 after 18.2 overs: WICKET! Six off the first ball and a wicket off the second. Hasaranga gets his third wicket. The England skipper Morgan got 40 off 36 balls. An important innings for his side. Morgan b Hasaranga 40(36)

ENG 140/3 after 18 overs: Buttler is playing a gem of an innings. He has moved on to a brilliant 86 off 59 balls. He got to his 50 off 45 balls and he has just taken things to another level now.

ENG 122/3 after 17 overs: Another good over for England. Buttler started the Chameera over with a six and then just cruised.

ENG 110/3 after 16 overs: A solid recovery by England in the middle overs but now they need to finish well. Another 40 runs will give them a solid total.

ENG 105/3 after 15 overs: A six for Morgan and another two for Buttler in a very expensive Kumara over. 22 runs from the over as Kumara was simply too full.

ENG 83/3 after 14 overs: England continue their resurgence and get 8 runs off the Hasaranga over which also saw Buttler get to his fifty off 45 balls – his slowest T20 fifty and also the slowest fifty for England in the T20 World Cup.

ENG 75/3 after 13 overs: 14 runs from the Karunaratne over as Buttler continues to look dangerous. He now has 48 off 43 balls. Morgan, though, has 9 off 20 balls.

ENG 61/3 after 12 overs: Theekshana keeping things tight with a two-run over.

ENG 59/3 after 11 overs: Buttler dispatched the first ball after the drinks break for a four. And that started a good over for England. 12 runs off the Kumara over.

ENG 47/3 after 10 overs: SL have done very well in the first half of the innings. A bit of a struggle for England on a slow pitch that does not make shot-making easy.

ENG 41/3 after 8 overs: Four runs from the Theekshana over. A period of consolidation for England. Not the kind of wicket they like. Buttler vital to the innings and it will be interesting to see if Morgan can find some form.

ENG 37/3 after 7 overs: Great over from Kumara. Just a single off it.

ENG 35/3 after 5.2 overs: WICKET! Sri Lanka strike again. Hasaranga traps Bairstow LBW. Great review. The batter had come down the track and the umpire gave it not out. But Hasaranga wanted the review and it was a great decision. Bairstow lbw b Hasaranga 0(1)

ENG 34/2 after 5 overs: WICKET! Sri Lanka have another wicket. Malan walking back. Chameera the bowler. It just seemed to skid on. Malan b Chameera 6(8)

ENG 29/1 after 4 overs: Theekshana into the attack and he bowls a couple of wides in a solid over. SL will want their spinners to pick up at least 2-3 wickets today. Pace and England just work well togther.

ENG 25/1 after 3 overs: A couple of edged fours for Buttler and England keep the runs coming. Malan is in now and he will slip into the anchor role?

ENG 13/1 after 1.2 overs: WICKET! Hasaranga into the attack and he has a wicket. Roy missed that completely. Went for the sweep without bothering to read what the bowler was doing. Roy b Hasaranga 9(6)

ENG 12/0 after 1 over: England are off and running thanks to a superb boundary for Jason Roy. Hit on the up and into the gap.

National anthems done. Time for the cricket.

England playing XI: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler(w), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan(c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tymal Mills

Sri Lanka playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera(w), Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka(c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara

Teams: Both England and Sri Lanka are playing unchanged sides.

Toss: Sri Lanka has won the toss and elected to field first.

Hello and welcome to out coverage of the Super 12 Group 1 match between Sri Lanka and England at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The in-form Group 1 leaders England will target a win that will effectively guarantee a semi-final spot. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, know they need a win too in a tightly-contested group.

England have shown that they are not a team that likes to hold back and for Sri Lanka, the key player might be Wanindu Hasaranga. The leg-spinner took a hat-trick in the loss to South Africa on Saturday, and has the quality to really trouble Morgan’s side.