| ICC World Twenty20, Group 1, Delhi: |
| England 171-4 (20 overs): Buttler 66* (37), Roy 42 (39) |
| Sri Lanka 161-8 (20 overs): Mathews 73* (54), Jordan 4-28 |
| England won by 10 runs |
| Scorecard and standings |
England held on to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with a 10-run win over Sri Lanka in Delhi.
Sri
Lanka looked beaten after they were reduced to 15-4 in reply to
England's 171-4, in which Jos Buttler plundered 66 not out from 37
balls.
But captain Angelo Mathews hit five sixes in an unbeaten 54-ball 73.
Chris
Jordan took two wickets in the 19th over and, with 15 required off the
20th, Ben Stokes' yorkers sealed a likely tie against New Zealand.
Eoin
Morgan's side will meet the Kiwis in Delhi on Wednesday if West Indies
record an expected win against Afghanistan on Sunday.
If not, and West Indies' net run-rate drops below England's, they will play hosts India or Australia on Thursday.
Mathews makes England sweat
Sri Lanka looked all but beaten when their top four were removed inside the first three overs of the chase.
But
Mathews remained, rebuilding with Chamara Kapugedera, with the skipper
offering a very difficult chance to a flying Morgan at cover when on 30.
That
moment, with nearly 12 runs per over needed from the last nine, was the
signal for Mathews to launch his assault on England's slow bowlers.
Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali were smashed for a combined 63 from four overs, including eight sixes.
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