English feast at Southampton as Sri Lanka suffer series whitewash cricket View(s): View(s):Sri Lankan batsmen crumbled like ninepins as England coasted to a comfortable 89-run win to clean sweep the three-match T20 series at Southampton yesterday. Chasing a formidable target of 181 runs to win, Sri Lanka showed no resilience as they succumbed after a poor display of batting, that was on par an amateur or upcoming side. In the end, the target proved too much for Sri Lanka to chase down and they could were bundled out for 91 in 18.5 overs. Winning the toss for a third consecutive time, Sri Lanka skipper put the Englishmen into bat only to receive a massive target with a run-rate of nine per over. The third outing had no exception as England posted the highest total of the series while Sri Lanka recorded their lowest.

Source: Sunday Times June 27, 2021 00:33 UTC