23 February,2026 08:12 AM IST | Pallekele | Agencies
England’s Will Jacks (left) celebrates the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage with skipper Harry Brook (right) and Tom Banton in Pallekele on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
England skipper Harry Brook revealed that all-rounder Will Jacks's dismissal had a role to play in his match-defining spell of 3-22, which helped the two-time champions secure a 51-run win over Sri Lanka in their Super Eights match here on Sunday.
The tournament co-hosts restricted England to an underwhelming 146-9 but then succumbed to 95, their lowest total of the tournament.
For Brook, who turned 27, it was a perfect birthday gift. "Beautiful birthday present, an awesome effort to bowl them out for 100 (95)," Brook said at the presentation.
England's familiarity with conditions also helped as they have played their build-up series in Sri Lanka before the T20 World Cup, sweeping the T20Is 3-0 and winning the ODIs 2-1. "We've played a lot here and we knew that [spin] would play a part. He [Jacks] was annoyed with how he got out [edged one to be caught in the deep] and he said he bowls better when he's angry. Don't need to vary lines, more about pace. We got rewarded for that with caught-and-bowled, and a few caught on the boundary," Brook added.
7
No. of wickets claimed by England spinners - their highest in a World Cup match
12
No. of consecutive T20Is England have won against Sri Lanka
95
No. of runs scored by Sri Lanka - their third lowest total in T20 World Cups
51
No. of runs by which England beat Sri Lanka on Sunday - their second highest in T20 World Cups after the 116-run win over Afghanistan in 2012
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