Time for us to say farewell.

Take a read of Matthew Henry's report to see how England pulled off a 51-run victory over Sri Lanka despite only scoring 146.

We'll be back shortly for India v South Africa in Ahmedabad - that should be a cracker between two of the tournament favourites.

See you in a few minutes.

England captain Harry Brook: "Beautiful birthday present.. I thought we played exceptionally well there. I didn't think there were any demons in the pitch. The spinners just used the pace really well. We had a good chat about that before going out and we adapted to the surface really well.

"The pitch was just slow. It was hard to time. Phil Salt played an exceptional innings with everybody tumbling around him. He managed to get us to a good total."

On Jos Buttler's form: "No concern at all. He's a powerhouse of world cricket. He has been for many years. He's arguably the best white-ball player to have ever played the game. He's just lacking a bit of confidence at the minute. I'd rather have him start the competition like this and finish with a flourish."

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka: "It's very disappointing but we had lots of positives with the ball. We kept them to a score 20 runs less than par and I expected my players to bat well."

On the reasons for the batting collapse: "It was a combination, I think pitch played well, it was slow but it settled a bit. We played badly with the bat and the bowlers bowled well. We played some rash shots in critical intervals.

"In this World Cup we tried with five main bowlers so it's a nice attack to have, meaning we can restrict sides to lower scores. The discussion was to take it deep and taking positive, right options.

"It's one bad game which isn't affordable in a World Cup so we need to bounce back. The top order have done well in recent games so I'm sure they will do well in up coming games."

Dushan Hemantha's hit wicket dismissal rather summed up Sri Lanka's evening.

Their top four were dismissed for single figures, while only Dasun Shanaka (30) scored more than 13.

Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It was excellent work from Will Jacks and Tom Banton to dismiss Dasun Shanaka. Really outstanding stuff from England on the boundary.

Brilliant teamwork, great awareness and they tag-teamed that catch.

England would have struggled without Phil Salt today - he scored 62 of their 146 runs.

Only two other batters made it past 20 in this match - Will Jacks (21) and Dasun Shanaka (30).

Here's the best of his half-century.

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England's Will Jacks: "We are buzzing. At the halfway stage, we were pleased to get to 146-9, but knew we had to bowl well. We had a brilliant start in the powerplay and managed to continue taking wickets throughout.

"We seem to do well here. We came off a series win against Sri Lanka here. We knew the conditions well. It suits our spinners. We were able to squeak every dot out which makes chase difficult.

"I love getting the responsibility with the ball. It encourages me to get into the game and perform better. It's not foreign for me. And with a surface like that, I come in knowing what to do.

"We haven't been quite at our best but we have been winning those close games. It's quite relieving to get through that stage where you are expected to win. Coming back here against the better teams, some of that pressure is off. You can just go out and play your way. That's something we did today - playing with freedom.

"It's about trusting your game. We know we are good enough and we know if we play with our freedom and unity, more often we will be in the right position."

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

Dushan Hemantha's wicket was the third time a batter has been dismissed hit wicket at the 2026 T20 World Cup:

• Zane Green v India
• Mohammed Arfan v Afghanistan
• Dushan Hemantha v England

Other instances in T20 World Cups:

• David Obuya vs New Zealand (2007)
• Nasum Ahmed v South Africa (2021)
• Hardik Pandya v England (2022)

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

I still don't know about the pitch. There's something in it because England struggled but when you were watching Phil Salt, he made it look easy.

It's been one of those grounds where somebody has got in and somebody has done well. Without Phil Salt, England would have really struggled and Sri Lanka didn't that Phil Salt in their batting line up.

Sri Lanka's losing run to England in this format extends to 12 matches - they haven't beaten this opposition since 2014.

It's also the lowest score of the tournament and a second consecutive defeat after they lost their final group match to Zimbabwe.

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

Adil Rashid’s dismissal of Dilshan Madushanka was the 12th wicket to fall to spin in the match.

It's the most wickets we have seen for the spinners in a game at this T20 World Cup.

2.6° of spin seen today in Kandy - the highest for any game here in the tournament.

Maheesh Theekshana turns Liam Dawson down to fine leg, with Sam Curran sliding over the ropes trying to block off the four - that's four, I'm afraid.

Dushmantha Chameera then adds two down the ground with a looping leading edge.

Maheesh Theekshana arrives at number 10 for Sri Lanka, and he takes a pair of twos off the remainder of Adil Rashid's over.

Jacob Bethell does some good work to stop the first of those going for four, making a diving stop in the covers.

SL 81-7published at 14 overs

14 overs

66 needed from 36 balls

Hello there, Dasun Shanaka.

The Sri Lanka captain ends Jamie Overton's over by slamming the ball into the crowd at long-off.

He moves to 30 from 23 balls.

Adil Rashid switches ends to replace Liam Dawson and goes for three singles and a wide in his second over.

Sri Lanka's required run-rate has now breached 10 runs an over.

Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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I can't remember the last time I saw a hit wicket but we've seen one here in Pallekele.

The crowd here are stunned. There's a stunned silence about this place. That was really poor from Dushan Hemantha.

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

Spin bowling by host country this World Cup:

• India - 128 wkts | Avg 28 | Econ 8.1
• Sri Lanka - 100 wkts | Avg 22 | Econ 7.5