Sri Lanka Vs England Highlights, 2nd T20I: Three Lions Win Rain-Hit Match By Six Wickets, Seal Series 2-0

Good afternoon, cricket fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Sri Lanka's 2nd T20I against England. Stay tuned for pre-match and toss updates as they take place.

The Sri Lanka vs England 2nd T20I match will be live-streamed in India on the SonyLIV and FanCode apps and websites. Television broadcasts will take place on the Sony Sports Network TV channels.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga, Kusal Perera, Dushmantha Chameera, Kamindu Mendis, Pramod Madushan, Dunith Wellalage, Pavan Rathnayake

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Luke Wood, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Rehan Ahmed

Toss Update: England have won the toss and opted to field

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga

Last game, a good start in the powerplay was not enough for Sri Lanka, so this time, they are eying a more explosive start to help their batters get their feet against spinners in the middle overs. Pathum Nissanka takes the initiative and finds a few boundaries as well.

SL - 14/0 (1)

Sri Lanka have raced to 39/0 in just 3 overs and much of the scoring is being done by Pathum Nissanka. He has been absolute dominant in the powerplay and have found boundaries as well to keep the scorecard going. He has powered Sri Lanka to an explosive start.

SL 39/0 (3)

A much-needed wicket for England and it comes in the last over of the powerplay. That too of the dangerous Pathum Nissanka. Nissanka was absolutely crunching the ball and he plays a punch from the backfoot. Gets beaten by Jofra Archer's pace and the inside edge crashes into the stumps. Despite that, SL are off to a good start.

SL - 58/1 (6)

Despite the wicket of Pathum Nissanka, Sri Lanka have not slowed down and a partnership between Kusal Mendis and Kamil Mishara is pushing them towards a big score. They have scored 100 runs in the first ten overs and will want to breach the 200-run mark and set a challenging total in front of England.

SL - 102/1 (10)

Will Jacks and Liam Dawson's spin has helped England comeback into the game after they stayed in backfoot during the first ten overs. Jacks got Kamil Mishara holed out in the deep while Dawson makes Kusal Mendis to slice one to third man. Despite the two wickets, Sri Lanka keeps going strong riding on the explosive Pavan Rathnayake.

SL - 130/3 (13)

Charith Asalanka is looking in good touch. He has struck Jofra Archer for three back-to-back boundaries and restored the dipping run rate of Sri Lanka to some extend. They have set a good platform and will aim to get a good finish so that they can put England under some pressure during the chase.

SL 159/4

A little of slip up in the middle, yet Sri Lanka did enough to reach a competitive score of 189/5 in the first innings. Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis played solid knocks to give them the platform and Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake plays good hands to finish well. They have posted a good challenge in front of England, although the visitors will back themselves to chase this total.

SL 189/5 (20)

Matheesha Pathirana looked in good touch and rhythm in the last match against England. Sri Lanka lost the game but Pathirana was on spot. He starts the second game on a strong note as well as he scalps the wicket of Phil Salt early. Yorker length wide of off, Salt jams the bat and the edge flies to short third man. Jacob Bethell is looking to minimise the damage by attacking Eshan Malinga.

ENG 21/1 (2)

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka sees the back of Jacob Bethell, caught behind to Kusal Mendis for 13. Tom Banton (9 not out off 8 balls) joins Jos Buttler 29 (21) in the middle, with the duo trying to come to terms with the surface. Cutters appearing to be gripping in the pitch, which the Lankans will try to take full advantage of in the middle overs.

ENG: 56/2 (7)

This is certainly unexpected. No downpour was predicted for tonight, but who can ever tell how the weather is really going to be? The sudden showers force the umpires to stop play. England are behind the DLS par score at the moment (69), but play might resume soon if the rain relents.

ENG: 57/2 (7.2)

Good news for the fans as the visuals show the rains has eased up and the covers are coming off. There will be an inspection soon and umpires will then notify the revised start time. Till then fans can stay tuned.

The wait continues for the fans as the rain returned for a short while. The covers had to come back on and when the rain stopped, the groundstaff went down to the ground in attempt to remove the water from the covers. If the rain doesn't return, Umpires will be out for inspection soon.

The covers have completely come off and the Umpires are also satisfied with the conditions upon inspection. The match has been reduced to 17-over a side and the DLS revised target for England is now 168. The match is all set to restart from 10:40 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).

Dangerman Jos Buttler (39 off 29) falls soon after resumption of play, caught superbly by Pavan Rathnayake off Dunith Wellalage's bowling. In walks captain Harry Brook, and gets into the act straight away. He's smashed 24 off nine balls already and along with Tom Banton (34 not out off 22), is taking England to a position of strength. They need 51 runs off the last five overs.

Harry Brook is dismissed for a whirlwind 12-ball 36 while attempting an outrageous shot, but Tom Banton (54 not out off 33) stays unbeaten at the other end with a pivotal fifty to take England to victory. Sam Curran hits the winning six as the visitors chase down the DLS-adjusted target of 168 two two balls and six wickets to spare. They also seal the three-match series 2-0!