England have squeezed into the T20 Cricket World Cup semi-finals after Ben Stokes ushered them to a nervy win over Sri Lanka.
Jos Buttler’s facet got here into Saturday’s sport in Sydney understanding victory would take them into the final 4, whereas a defeat would see hosts and defending champions Australia qualify at their expense.
England reached their goal of 142 runs with simply two balls to spare after collapsing earlier, shedding 5 wickets for 36 runs.
Stokes discovered the gaps and ran exhausting to complete unbeaten on 42 off 36 balls earlier than a 4 from Chris Woakes obtained England over the road with 4 wickets to spare in a nail-biting end.
They will possible face India within the semi-finals – Rohit Sharma’s males will high their pool in the event that they beat Zimbabwe on the MCG on Sunday – however England may additionally play South Africa, Bangladesh or Pakistan.
“I am not a great watcher to be honest, so didn’t enjoy that much, but we knew we had to win the game. It’s the kind of situation he (Stokes) is made for,” Buttler mentioned.
“He can play a variety of roles, he’s a correct competitor, and it is attending to this stage of comps the place he’s going to develop.
“They get off to a good start, we knew the wicket will slow as the game went on. Fantastic over from (Adil) Rashid to change the momentum.”
Next week’s semi-finals are in Sydney on Wednesday after which Adelaide on Thursday, each at 8am UK time, with the ultimate in Melbourne on Sunday, 13 November additionally an 8am begin UK time.
Source: information.sky.com”