ENG vs SL: Top five performers from England’s T20I triumph over Sri Lanka
England totally outplayed Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series between these two outfits. The Eoin Morgan-led side inflicted a 3-0 whitewash on their opponents as Sri Lanka were rendered clueless by the England side. Also, there were some individual performers who stole the show in the T20I series. In this article, let us take a look at the top 5 performers of the England versus Sri Lanka T20I series.
5. Kusal Perera
Sri Lankan skipper Kusal Perera contributed to his side with the willow in 2 out of the 3 matches in the T20I series. While Perera scored 30 off 26 deliveries in the first rubber, he scored a 25-ball 21 in the second match. Even though Perera did not exactly set the stage on fire, he still got off to starts and contributed decently for his team in the series against England.
4. Dawid Malan
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Even though he did not get going in the first 2 T20Is, Dawid Malan proved how dangerous he can be by decimating the Sri Lankan bowling attack in the third T20I. In the final T20I of the series, Malan scored a whirlwind 76 off just 48 deliveries to help his side thrash the Sri Lankan outfit by 89 runs. Malan is also the leading run-scorer in the series and scored a total of 87 runs in the 3 innings that he played.
3. Dushmantha Chameera
Dushmantha Chameera was easily the best bowler from the Sri Lankan side in the T20I series. Chameera showcased his capability in the third T20I. Even though the other Sri Lankan bowlers were walloped by the England batsmen in the third rubber, Chameera conceded only 17 runs in the 4 overs that he bowled and also picked up 4 wickets. Chameera ended up as the leading wicket-taker in the series, scalping 6 wickets.
2. Sam Curran
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Sam Curran delivered with the ball in all the 3 T20Is against Sri Lanka. While he scalped 2 wickets, giving away 25 runs in 3 overs in the first T20I, the left-arm seamer once again scalped a wicket, giving away 8 runs in 2 overs in the 2nd rubber as well. It was in the 3rd T20I though, that Curran produced his best performance. In the 4 overs that he bowled in the 3rd rubber, Curran gave away just 14 runs and also picked up 2 wickets to help his side bowl out their opponents for a paltry total of 91.
1. Adil Rashid
Adil Rashid was another star performer of the T20I series between England and Sri Lanka. Rashid bowled with great control, did not give away easy runs, and at the same time scalped crucial wickets as well. In the 3 T20Is that he played, the leg spinner picked up 4 wickets, averaged a miserly 12.50 and gave away runs at an economy rate of just 5.55 runs per over.
