Sri Lanka snatched victory from England: 20 runs were needed from 6 balls… In the last over, the bowler snatched the victory from the jaws of England.

New Delhi. Sri Lanka snatched victory from the jaws of England in the last over. Pramod Madusan brought the last over of the match for the host team. Then England needed 20 runs from 6 balls to win. England’s last wicket was at the crease. Jamie Overton was on strike. Madusan gave a thrilling victory to Sri Lanka by dismissing Overton on the very first ball of the last over. With this victory, Sri Lanka went 1-0 ahead in the 3-match ODI series.

With a target of 272 runs to win, England looked to be in a good position at 129-1. The run rate was under control thanks to the excellent batting of Ben Duckett and Joe Root. But after the 117-run partnership was broken, Sri Lanka slowed down the pace of runs and England faltered in batting, due to which England was all out for 252 runs in the last over. Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka said after the win, ‘It was a good cricket match, but we have to keep improving. Our spinners performed brilliantly. We knew that after the 30th over the pitch would start turning and it would become difficult to bat.

Sri Lanka took the lead in the series by winning the match in the last over.

Duckett’s reverse sweep attempt brought Sri Lanka back into the match. When Jeffrey Vandersay declared him out leg before. However, the outcome of the match completely changed with Root’s dismissal. The former England Test captain, who has always been a thorn in the side of Sri Lanka with an impressive average of 61 in ODIs and 62 in Tests. Spinner missed while trying to play a sweep shot on the ball of Dhananjay de Silva.