England Vs Sri Lanka, ICC T20 World Cup: All-Round Brilliance from Will Jacks Powers England Past Hosts

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England thrash Sri Lanka by 51 runs to win their first Super 8 encounter. Will Jacks put in an all-round show by playing a crucial cameo of 21 runs with the bat and chipping in with 3 key wickets with the ball? After being put in to bat first, ENG were restricted at 146/9 by the hosts, but the Three Lions made a scintillating comeback with the bowl to skittle SL for just 95 in 16.2 overs. Dasun Shanaka (30) was the only batter who could show some resilience with the bat for the hosts

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England's players celebrate their win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Jos Buttler
England's Jos Buttler plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: England vs Sri Lanka Jacob Bethell
England's Jacob Bethell plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Dunith Wellalage
Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage celebrates the wicket of England's Jos Buttler during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Tom Banton
England's Tom Banton plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka vs England
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, center, and Dushmantha Chameera, left, celebrate the runout of England's Tom Banton, right, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 World Cup: England vs Sri Lanka Harry Brook
England's captain Harry Brook plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 WCup Cricket: Sri Lanka vs England Phil Salt
England's Phil Salt celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 WCup Cricket: SL vs ENG
England's Phil Salt, left, and Sam Curran run between the wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Sam Curran
England's Sam Curran plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 World Cup: England vs Sri Lanka Will Jacks
England's Will Jacks, center, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 WCup Cricket: Sri Lanka vs England Jofra Archer
England's Jofra Archer, right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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Englands Will Jacks bowls a delivery during the T20 World Cup
England's Will Jacks bowls a delivery during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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T20 WCup Cricket: Sri Lanka vs England
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, left, and Kamindu Mendis run between the wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Liam Dawson
England's Liam Dawson celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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ICC T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs England Dasun Shanaka
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and England in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

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