Dawid Malan shines with the bat as England complete a 3-0 clean sweep against Sri Lanka

England defeated Sri Lanka by a comprehensive margin of 89 runs to win the T20I series against Sri Lanka by 3-0. Batting first, England posted a competitive total of 180 on the board. In reply, Sri Lanka could only manage to muster a total of 91. Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan opened for England in the T20I match against Sri Lanka. Bairstow amassed a total of 51 runs for England against Sri Lanka. Bairstow’s superb innings featured a total of 5 fours and 1 six. However, it was Dawid Malan who stole the show in the T20I match against Sri Lanka. Malan was outstanding with the bat in the 3rd T20I match against Sri Lanka. In just 48 balls, Malan smashed an impressive 76 runs in total. Malan’s sublime innings with the bat featured a total of 5 fours and 4 sixes. Bairstow and Malan’s partnership of 105 guided England to a total of 180 at the end of 20 overs.

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England defeated Sri Lanka by a comprehensive margin of 89 runs to win the T20I series against Sri Lanka by 3-0. Batting first, England posted a competitive total of 180 on the board. In reply, Sri Lanka could only manage to muster a total of 91. Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan opened for England in the T20I match against Sri Lanka. Bairstow amassed a total of 51 runs for England against Sri Lanka. Bairstow’s superb innings featured a total of 5 fours and 1 six. However, it was Dawid Malan who stole the show in the T20I match against Sri Lanka. Malan was outstanding with the bat in the 3rd T20I match against Sri Lanka. In just 48 balls, Malan smashed an impressive 76 runs in total. Malan’s sublime innings with the bat featured a total of 5 fours and 4 sixes. Bairstow and Malan’s partnership of 105 guided England to a total of 180 at the end of 20 overs. 

Sri Lanka collapse for just 91 in response to England’s 180

The Sri Lankan team needed to chase a total of 181 to win the T20I match against England. Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Perera opened for Sri Lanka in the T20I match against England. However, the duo failed to impress with the bat. Gunathilaka could only score 4 runs while Perera got out for 3 runs. No Sri Lankan player could manage to score more than 20 runs against England. Oshada Fernando was the highest run getter for Sri Lanka in the T20I match against England. Fernando amassed a total of 19 runs for Sri Lanka. In the end, Sri Lanka collapsed for just 91. 

David Willey was England’s best bowler in the T20I match against Sri Lanka. Willey scalped 3 wickets for England, maintaining a superb bowling economy of 6.75 runs per over. Dawid Malan was awarded the Man of the Match award for his brilliant performance with the bat. After completing a clean sweep against Sri Lanka, England will now face India in a 5 match Test series which will start in August 2021.

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