The Sri Lanka captain scored 55 off 31 balls in run chase to seal an eight wicket-win in the second T20 international after England were dismissed for 104
England may come to regret treating their September series against Sri Lanka as an Ashes afterthought. Saturday’s T20 at Chelmsford was an embarrassing display of hubris, which the hosts lost by eight wickets, after being bowled out for 104 in 18 overs – their worst performance at home since Australia saw them off for 87, eight years ago.
It was a sign of the times that the sell-out Essex crowd cheered loudly when England’s total tipped over 100 – it was about the only thing they had to cheer about all afternoon. Captain Chamari Athapaththu then unleashed an astonishing display of power-hitting with the ball sailing firstly out of the ground, and then over the top of the sightscreen, as she brought up a half-century in just 26 balls. England’s new-ball pair, Kate Cross and Dani Gibson, were punished for 36 runs off their opening three overs and this time, there was no Sophie Ecclestone to bail England out.
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