England endured another painful Cricket World Cup loss, threatening early elimination. Jos Buttler’s team struggled to start after winning the toss and batting. England were bowled out for 156 despite Ben Stokes‘s (43) rearguard defence.
After Sri Lanka lost two fast wickets in Bengaluru, Pathum Nissanka (77*) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (65*) batted 137 to win.
England faces big tests against Australia, Pakistan, and India in the World Cup after losing four of five.
Face reality: The Cricket World Cup defeat proves England has passed their peak.
Jos Buttler World Cup hopes were dashed after England lost eight wickets to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru from behind the stumps.
Fighting chatter, tweaks, and whispers before the title defence As England lost their fourth match in five, qualifying seemed unlikely.
Like the 2015 World Cup, which led to the “white-ball reset” and the title four years later, this World Cup may be forgotten yet raise doubts.
Sri Lanka defeated England by eight wickets.
Jos Buttler, England captain, stated that Sri Lanka outplayed us. “Several of their players played well.
Performance is evident. Many of us, including myself, are not meeting your expectations.“There is no magic bullet that fixes everything. Our performance is below what we need to compete and play well.“Whoever we play next, we want to focus on ourselves and our team. Keep asking questions to identify and fix issues.
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Guys are proud and unhappy with their play. Like the captain, I feel that. You aim to play well in this competition from here. Whatever happens in the competition, we want to play hard cricket and get back to our best.
“We’ll need a few miracles and things to progress in the tournament, but we want to play the cricket we know we can play in the remaining games.”
Shambolic English team loses eight wickets to Sri Lanka.
England’s World Cup defence was practically up after another humbling loss to Sri Lanka under former coach Chris Silverwood.
The defending Champions bowled out at 156 runs at Bengaluru. Jos Buttler’s team has lost four of five by significant margins to New Zealand, Afghanistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka in a tough group stage and can go home early.
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