England suffered an injury scare during the T20 World Cup fixture against Sri Lanka on Monday in Sharjah after left-arm pacer Tymal Mills limped off the ground holding his right quad. Mills, who had given 19 runs in 1.3 overs left the field during his second over and was then replaced by Sam Billings.
Despite losing their best death bowler, the Eoin Morgan-led side won the encounter by 26 runs to continue the brilliant run in the competition. Chasing 165 in 20 overs, the Lankan lions had a disappointing start to the proceedings and were left struggling at 76/5 before Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga chipped in with a 53-run stand.
But their efforts weren’t really enough as the English bowlers picked up wickets in quick intervals in the later phase to wrap up the innings in 19 overs.
Earlier, in the day, England too had a struggling start to the game after they lost three quick wickets but Jos Buttler took the onus on himself and struck a fine century to help his side post 163/4 in 20 overs.
Buttler remained unbeaten at 101 off 67 while captain Morgan struck a 36-ball 40 during the course. Sri Lanka will now play West Indies on Thursday in Abu Dhabi while England will be up against South Africa on Saturday in Sharjah.