Sharjah, November 1: England skipper Eoin Morgan on Monday surpassed former Indian captain MS Dhoni and Asghar Afghan to turn out to be essentially the most profitable T20I captain. Morgan achieved the feat when England defeated Sri Lanka by 26 runs in the Super 12 match of the continuing T20 World Cup on Monday.
The England skipper now has 43 wins as a captain in T20Is whereas Dhoni and Asghar each have 42 victories underneath their belt. Coming to the sport, Jos Buttler smashed his maiden ton earlier than England displayed an all-round efficiency to defeat Sri Lanka by 26 runs. Also Read | 10-0! Jose Mourinho Starts AS Roma Managerial Career in Style by Defeating Serie D Side Montecatini.
England scored 163 in 20 overs and then restricted Sri Lanka to 137 to register their fourth win in 4 video games in the event. Chasing 164, Sri Lanka bought off to a worst doable begin as they misplaced opener Pathum Nissanka in the primary over. Charith Asalanka and Kusal Perera additionally departed in the powerplay lowering Sri Lanka to 34/3 in 5.1 overs. Also Read | ?Dimuth Karunaratne Is Vicky Kaushal Lookalike! Cricket World Cup Compares Sri Lankan Skipper With Bollywood Actor in Interesting Tweet (View Pic).
Adil Rashid dimissed each batsmen as Sri Lanka regarded clueless throughout the chase. Avishka Fernando and Bhanuka Rajapaksa tried to attain some runs however quickly departed leaving Sri Lanka reeling at 76/5.
Wanindu Hasaranga and skipper Dasun Shanaka then stitched a 53-run stand for Sri Lanka however tight fielding and tremendous bowling in the dying overs noticed the Asian aspect falling 27-run brief.
Earlier, put into bat first, England bought off to a foul begin however Buttler's masterclass helped the aspect attain 163/4 in the 20 overs.
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