England vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights: England beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs

Theekshana is the last man to depart for Sri Lanka as England win by 26 runs in Sharjah to keep their unbeaten run intact in the competition. With the win, England qualify for the semis and Morgan becomes most successful captain in the format with 43 wins, surpassing MS Dhoni and Asghar Afghan.

Some excellent field placement from Morgan and Sri Lanka have lost their ninth wicket with Karunaratne holing out to Roy at long-on. Nasser Hussain is mighty impressed with Morgan's captaincy, saying that he has been "spot on".

Just when it seemed that Sri Lanka are on the verge of scripting an upset, two sensational fielding efforts helped England fightback. In a space of eight balls, Sri Lanka have lost Hasaranga, their captain and now Chameera.

Sri Lanka 134/8 in 18 overs

A tag-team effort from Roy and Billings end Hasaranga's knock as he departs for 34 (21). He was starting to look as a huge threat for England and it is Livingstone who gives his side the crucial breakthrough. It is now down to Shanaka to make the effort as Sri Lanka stand 34 away from victory with three overs remaining.

Mills picked up a problem in his right quad, as informed by Nasser Hussain on air. This means Morgan will have to give the part-timers a go given that they have lost a death-over specialist. With dew setting in, can Sri Lanka make the most of the opportunity to bounce back? They still need 51 more from the last five overs with the ongoing partnership between Hasaranga and Shanaka on 37 off 25.

Taking on the leg-spinner in Livingstone, Hasaranga rocked back to cut the first back in his second over to the third man fence. He then dispatched the opening delivery of the 14th over, from Tymal Mills, downtown for a six. Shanaka joined his partner to score a boundary as well. Meanwhile, Mills injured his hamstring during the run-up, had a chat with the captain and walked off the field.

He took on the pacer to smash a six over deep mid-wicket and then punched a boundary through mid-off region, but it was Woakes who had the last laugh. Dished out the cutter and Rajapaksa mistimed his loft to hole it out to Jason Roy at long-on.

Sri Lanka 77/5 in 11 overs

Jordan removes Avishka Fernando for just 13 off 14 after the fuller delivery strikes his pads plumb. Sri Lanka now go 4 down in the chase of 164.

Another googly from Rashid and Sri Lanka lose Kusal Perera for just 7 (9), their third wicket in the powerplay. Sri Lanka end the phase with 40 for three, which is the best powerplay score by a team that England have faced in the 2021 World T20. This was also England's 13th wicket in the powerplay in the competition and they have picked at least three in each of their four games.

Adil Rashid picks the second wicket for England as Sri Lanka lose Charith Asalanka for 21. Not the kind of start that Sri Lanka wanted after England set a target of 164.

Sri Lanka lose Nissanka in the very first over after a mix-up in the middle. He walks back for just 1 off 1. Sri Lanka 1/1 in 0.3 overs

With the century, he became the first English cricketer to score a ton in the Test, ODI and T20I format of the game. 

"We witnessed a very very special T20 innings, we were in trouble after 10 overs, but getting 116 in the next 10 makes it special. It's a difficult pitch, the ball isn't coming on, the pitch is on the slow side, the bounce isn't consistent, can't play cross-batted shots, that makes Buttler's innings so good. But we will still have to go out there and bowl well. I thought the partnership was mature (between Morgan and Buttler), they took their time, assessed the wicket and then started scoring."

SIX! Six to end the innings from Buttler as he finishes off with a century, his first in international cricket and second for England in ICC T20 World Cup after Alex Hales. England finish with 163/4 in 20 overs. This was been excellent from Buttler specially with Morgan as a supporting act after those early wickets.

Googly, fullish and Morgan was invited to play the sweep shot, but failed to read it as the ball rattled against the stumps. He walked back scoring 40 off 36. Moeen Ali walked in next.

England 147/4 in 18.2 overs

A six over deep-midwicket, another over long-on and boundary flicked away to fine-leg fence against Shanaka in the 18th over and Buttler is now on 86* off 59, which is not just his best individual score in the format, but also the highest for any batsman in this tournament.

England 141/3 in 18 overs

He begins the death overs with a six over deep mid-wicket against Chameera. He is now on 32 off 32, lacing two sixes and a four. Still not at his formidable best, but this is the most deliveries he has faced in a T20I game since his 45-ball 66 against Pakistan in Manchester in September 2020.

Morgan sweeps the fourth delivery from Hasaranga towards fine leg for a boundary and then dispatched the opening delivery of the 15th over, from Kumara, for a six over the boundary at deep extra cover. Buttler too joined the captain to execute a lofted drive to clear the same fence for a maximum. He eventually finished the over with a six as 100 came up for England in 15 overs. 22 came off the over, Sri Lanka's most expensive in the game.

Back-to-back fifties for the opener and this time in a far more challenging condition. The 46-ball score is also one of his slowest in the format. Can he help England post a healthy total today?

33 deliveries and a drinks break later, England have found the boundary for the first time and who else other than Buttler who find the gap through cover to sent the ball racing away to the rope. Mystery spinner Theekshana finished an economical spell of 4-0-13-0, having helped Sri Lanka keep things tight, but with the pacers returning, Buttler smashed another boundary and the first six of the game as well, both in the 13th over against Karunaratne.

England 75/3 in 13 overs

Not the kind of performance that fans have usually seen England's white-ball outfit play in recent times. In the four overs after the powerplay, England have recorded 13 dot balls, zero boundaries and 11 singles. But Buttler is still there in the middle.

England 47/3 in 10 overs

36/3 is now England's lowest powerplay score in this edition of World T20, followed by 39/3 against West Indies in Dubai. They managed just four boundaries today and no sixes as against three and four respectively in the match against Australia where they had amassed 66/0. Sri Lankan spinners have been excellent today conceding 9 runs in three overs so far.

Bairstow was dismissed in his first ball. Stepped out to take on the spinner, but the ball struck his pads with the impact in front of off. Sri Lanka take the review and they have been given the green signal. Bairstow walks back for a golden duck.

England 35/3 in 5.2 overs

The ball stayed low and angled in from good length as Malan looked to punch it through the off side but it snuck through to rattle against the stumps. He goes back for just 6 (8). Chameera picks Sri Lanka's second wicket.

England 34/2 in 5 overs

Chameera and Lahiru Kumara both delivered bowls over 140 clicks today in their respective opening over and Buttler scored three in the first over and two boundaries in the second over - one cut through point and the other punched away to fine leg.

England 29/1 in 4 overs