Cricket - International Twenty20 - England v Sri Lanka - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Britain - June 23, 2021 England's Jos Buttler hits a four Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
(Reuters) - A half-century by England's Jos Buttler and a quick-fire 36 by fellow opener Jason Roy helped the world's top-ranked Twenty20 team crushed Sri Lanka by eight wickets in their series opener in Cardiff on Wednesday.
Chasing a modest 130 for victory, England cruised home with 17 balls to spare with Buttler unbeaten on 68 off 55 balls and Jonny Bairstow unbeaten on 13.
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