Sri Lanka has defeated England in their sole Twenty20 international clash at The Oval on Tuesday by nine runs, boosted by 'Man of the Match' Thisara Perera's prowess with both bat and ball.
Perera made a rapid 49 in the World Twenty20 champions'183 for seven and then captured the important wicket of stand-in England captain Eoin Morgan under the floodlights in this day/night clash.
According to Sport24, Alex Hales, who became the first England batsman to score a T20I hundred during Sri Lanka's six-wicket loss in the World T20 in the group stage, made a 66 this time off 41 balls with seven fours and two sixes.
The report mentioned that Sri Lanka captain and fast bowler Lasith Malinga proved tough to get away in taking three for 28 with his distinctive 'slingshot' deliveries.
England and Sri Lanka return to The Oval on Thursday for the first of five one-day internationals, with the teams also playing a two-Test series in June, the report added.
