Cricket - International Twenty20 - England v Sri Lanka - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Britain - June 24, 2021 England's Jason Roy in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
CARDIFF (Reuters) - England claimed a second successive T20 victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday as they restricted the tourists to 111-7 in Cardiff and won the match by five wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method after they reached 108-5 in 16.1 overs.
Sri Lanka managed 129-7 on Wednesday and England won at ease, with Jos Buttler, absent on Thursday with a calf strain, scoring an unbeaten 68. They had to work harder in their chase 24 hours later, as early wickets slowed them down, but the victory was never seriously in doubt, even before the rain came.
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