England beat Sri Lanka by 4 wickets, qualify for semi-finals
England vs Sri Lanka Captain's quotes:
Dasun Shanaka: It was an amazing fight, but we could have done better. I think the wicket played a part in this game, even the English batters struggled in the second half (on poor batting in the second half). The first half was where we had to set the momentum. It was the powerplay where we didn't bowl well, they played well - especially Alex Hales. I think we played good cricket in patches, but we had a few injuries which cost us the tournament. If not, we could have done better. When we go home, we'll have to polish up the areas where we didn't do well. Hasaranga and Theekshana have bowled well throughout, but the other bowlers have struggled, today they bowled well but that is an area we have to improve. Catching has been a problem in this tournament, we need to go back and improve. I must thank the colorful Sri Lankan fans who support us everywhere we go.
Jos Buttler: Didn't enjoy that match, how close it go. We just had to find a way to win that game. These situations are built for him (On Ben Stokes), he can play a lot of roles for us in this T20 setup. They got off to a really good start, and we felt the wicket would play that way since it was a used wicket. But the way Adil Rashid got us back was wonderful. A lot of people look at the end product with him, he doesn't have the wickets but he has been bowling well. Sam keeps growing and growing, he's a key member of this team and he likes to be in these tough moments. I think Alex in that one over really took the game out of Sri Lanka's hands. Excited to go there (Adelaide), we just needed to find a way to win today. Now it is time to go there and think about the semi-finals.
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