• Sri Lanka 232-9; England 212. Sri Lanka win by 20 runs
• Veteran paceman Malinga takes four for 43 to stun hosts
Against all the odds Sri Lanka produced the result of the tournament with a stunning 20-run victory over England. Dimuth Karunaratne’s side, pursued by the rain for most of their stay here, had been grumpily unimpressive until now with a solitary victory over Afghanistan.
But here in the Headingley sunshine they humiliated England, for whom only Ben Stokes, stranded at the crease at the end on 82, could be content with his display with the bat. Not that he will be smiling much after England had lost a match which they appeared to be controlling at the halfway stage with Sri Lanka restricted to 232 for nine.
Written by Vic Marks at Headingley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/21/england-sri-lanka-cricket-world-cup-report under the title “Sri Lanka and Malinga blow away England in World Cup shock”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
