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England Legends and Sri Lanka Legends faced each other in the fifth match of the Road Safety World Series 2022. Sri Lankan skipper TM Dilshan won the toss and asked the English team to bat first at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. Batting first, the English side could manage to post a low total of only 78 runs for the loss of all wickets in 19 overs.
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While chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team managed to cross the line in 14.3 overs with a score of 79 runs for the loss of three wickets and won the match by seven wickets. Notably, it is the second consecutive win for Sri Lanka Legends in the tournament.
Cricket fans also heaped their praises on Dilshan & co. for their brilliant performances against England. They took to Twitter for appreciating the performance of the Lankan tigers.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Sri Lanka’s win against England:
A comfortable victory for Sri Lanka legends with Sanath Jayasuriya spinning up some magic. 🇱🇰#RSWS2022 pic.twitter.com/KJJm6FAYE3 #rohitsharma #cricketfans #kohli #msdhoni #worldcup #didyouknowcard #kohli #cricketlovers #klrahul #slogover
— Slogover (@slogoverindia) September 13, 2022
A comfortable victory for Sri Lanka legends with Sanath Jayasuriya spinning up some magic. 🇱🇰#RSWS2022 pic.twitter.com/6lcMjiT67K
— 100MB (@100MasterBlastr) September 13, 2022
A disappointing start by England with a score of 78 in 19 overs. Will this prove to be the cause of their loss today?#RSWSOnVoot #RSWS #RSWS2022 #Cricket #Sports #Voot #VootApp #NonStopEntertainment
— Voot (@justvoot) September 13, 2022
Most Runs in Road Safety World Series 2022: Tillakaratne Dilshan Consolidates Top Spot, Dilshan Munaweera in Second Place@RSWorldSeries #ENGLvsSLL #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #RSWS#RSWS2022 #Dilshan https://t.co/np5hvPYQ9b
— LatestLY (@latestly) September 13, 2022
An incredible spell from Sanath Jayasuriya yesterday in the Road Safety World Series T20 2022 against England Legends.
— The Lion's Army (@TheLionPrideSL) September 14, 2022
He Produces a brilliant spell at the age of 53.😍🏏#SLLvENGL #SriLankaLegends #RSWS #TheLionPrideSL #RoadSafetyWordSeriesT20 #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/KLxYdaEk30
सनथ जयसूर्या ने 3 रन पर 4 विकेट लेकर मचाया तहलका, श्रीलंका लीजेंड्स की लगातार दूसरी जीत #SriLankaLegends #RoadSafetySeries2022 https://t.co/6E3fJdJFoB
— Newstrack (@newstrackmedia) September 14, 2022
Speaking furthermore about the match, then the opening pair of English skipper Ian Bell and Phil Mustard gave a slow start to the team. They both stitched a partnership of only 25 runs in six overs for the first wicket. Ian Bell ended up as the highest run-scorer for the English team with 15 runs. Other than him, none of the English batters could impress with the bat.
Former legendary Sri Lankan skipper Sanath Jayasuriya delivered a very excellent performance with the ball as he scalped four wickets by conceding just three runs in his quota of four overs with two maidens. Other than Jayasuriya, Chaturanga de Silva and Nuwan Kulasekara also scalped two wickets each.
While chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team comfortably crossed the line with the help of some fruitful knocks for Dilshan Munaweera (24 runs off 43 balls) and Upul Tharanga (23 runs off 19 balls).