1.England have set a 164-run target for Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup Group One match.
2.England's Jose Butler scored the first century of the T20 World Cup and remained unbeaten on 101 runs.
3.Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first.
Butler scored 101 off 67 balls with six sixes and six fours and remained unbeaten.
4.On one occasion, England scored 47 runs in 10 overs for the loss of three wickets. Butler's lightning speed then took the score to 100 in 15 overs. Captain Ian Morgan finally scored 40 off 36 balls with the help of three sixes
5.Sri Lanka's Hasa Ranga de Silva took three wickets for 21 runs in four overs while Dashmantha Chamira took one wicket for 43 runs in four overs.
6.England have won their first three matches. England has beaten West Indies and Australia.
7.The Sri Lankan team has lost two of its first three matches and won one.
In Group One, England are top with six points after winning all three of their matches, while Sri Lanka have won one of the three matches and are fourth with two points.
8.It should be noted that if England beats Sri Lanka today, they will become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.On the other hand, in Group Two, Pakistan leads with six points after winning all three matches, while Afghanistan is in second place with four points after winning two of the three matches.
9.New Zealand are third with two points after winning one of the two matches. India have lost both their matches and are fifth.
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