World Cup: Sri Lanka hand England crushing defeat

TIL Desk Sports/ England’s reign as the 50-over World Cup champion sunk into serious jeopardy as resolute fifties by Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama, along with a set of on-the-money bowlers, spurred a tenacious Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket victory in Bengaluru on Thursday.

England, opting to bat first, suffered a baffling batting implosion and were bundled out for a paltry 156, courtesy five wickets shared among by comeback man Angelo Mathews (2/14) and the impressive Lahiru Kumara (3/35).

Despite losing a couple of early wickets, Sri Lanka confidently finished their chase as Nissanka (77 off 83 balls) and Samarawickrama (65 off 54 balls) led the process with an unbroken 137-run stand for the third wicket.

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