Sri Lanka Triumphs Over England in World Cup 2023 as Buttler’s Team Struggles

England and Sri Lanka met today in Bangalore. Both camps fought for survival in the World Cup. Sri Lanka could not open the book of points in the first three matches. They lost against Pakistan, South Africa, and Australia. Kushal Mendis, Pathum Nishankara finally signaled a turnaround with a win against the Netherlands in the fourth match. England is also in a shaky state. The last time world champions lost their first match against New Zealand by 9 wickets. After that, despite winning against Bangladesh, the big hand against Afghanistan and South Africa pushed them into the darkness of uncertainty. The butlers needed a win today. But the last defense did not happen. Sri Lanka took two points after defeating England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bat first. Bairstow-Malan pair started positively but could not go far. After the loss of the first wicket in the seventh over, the England batsmen continued to reach twenty-two yards. No one saw the face of Root, Livingstone, Butler-run. Ben Stokes fought alone for four. England reached 156 thanks to his 43 runs. Lahiru Kumara and Angelo Mathews said well. In reply, Sri Lanka quickly lost Kushal Perera and Kushal Mendis. But even after losing two wickets, they did not have to face any particular problem. Sri Lanka chased down the short target with 146 balls to spare. Pathum Nissanka and Sadira Samaravikrama scored a pair of half-centuries to give Lanka an easy win.

Chasing the target of 157 runs, Sri Lanka had Kushal Perera at the beginning. His off form continued even today. After scoring only 5 runs, he returned to the dressing room after being caught by Ben Stokes off David Willey. Captain Kushal Mendis could not bring success to the team today. He also fell victim to Willy scoring 11 runs off 12 balls. England raised hopes by picking up 2 wickets for 23 runs, but that lamp did not burn for long. Pathum Nishanka and Sadira Samaravikrama batted for Sri Lanka to win. Nishanka remained unbeaten on 77 runs off 83 balls. Hit 7 fours and 2 sixes. Samara Vikram once again bats flawlessly for Sri Lanka. He scored an innings of 65* off 54 balls with 7 fours and 1 six.

Apart from David Willey, all the other England bowlers have zero wickets. England’s departure from the World Cup is almost confirmed after losing by 8 wickets today. At the end of 5 matches, their points are only 2. Jos Buttler’s position is currently at number nine after being far behind in net run rate. Only the Netherlands is behind. On the other hand, today’s victory was given oxygen by Sadira Samaravikrama, and Kushal Mendis. With 2 wins in five matches and a net run rate of -0.205, Sri Lanka topped Pakistan to reach the fifth position. In front of them are India, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia respectively. With a net run rate, Sri Lanka topped Pakistan and took fifth place. In front of them are India, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia respectively.