CRICKET - ICC World T20: Jos Buttler Serves Hot, England In Semis

Thisara Perera of 20 (11b, 1x4, 2x6) raises some hope, but the bowlers had leaked too many runs for the first time.

Ben Stokes of England (left) hugs his teammate Jose Buttler to leave the field after his innings against Sri Lanka during his party's World T20 at the stadium Feroze Shah Kotla in New Delhi on Saturday

New Delhi: With a semifinal berth at stake, England put their best foot forward, the team as a whole came to the party and Sri Lanka was lost in his game by 1 league Super 10 Group of the ICC World Twenty20 in Kotla here Saturday .

Needing 173, the defending champions were out of the worst possible way, losing Tillakaratne Dilshan, their best hope in a great persecution, early. From there on it was a bumpy downhill ride, but a brave charge, however. Within the first 24 balls, four batters were back on the bench. A brutal fifth wicket position 80 management between the pattern Angelo Mathews (73, 54b, 3x4, 5x6) and Chamara Kapugedera (30), Thisara Perera 20 (11b, 1x4, 2x6) raises some hope, but players boluses had leaked too many runs first. Lanka ended on 161/8.

Previously, he was asked to take the first strike, opener Jason Roy (42, 39b), 61 of wicket management second partnership with Joe Root (25, 24b), and the power of finishing captain Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler led to England to 171/4.