T20 World Cup 2022 – Match No 39 – England Vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 05 Nov 2022

T20 World Cup 2022 – Match No 39 – England Vs Sri Lanka at Sydney on 05 Nov 2022

England won this game by four wickets with two balls to spare to provide the 48th occasion of a team winning a game with single digit balls to spare in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawon3 wkts9v BangladeshBengaluru21 Mar 2016
2Indiawon7 wkts9v PakistanMirpur21 Mar 2014
3Indiawon8 wkts9v BangladeshMirpur28 Mar 2014
4Namibiawon8 wkts9v IrelandSharjah22 Oct 2021
5Sri Lankawon6 wkts9v AfghanistanBrisbane01 Nov 2022
6Zimbabwewon5 wkts9v ScotlandHobart21 Oct 2022
7Pakistanwon8 wkts8v BangladeshPallekele25 Sep 2012
8Pakistanwon5 wkts8v New ZealandSharjah26 Oct 2021
9Pakistanwon8 wkts8v Sri LankaLord’s21 Jun 2009
10West Indieswon7 wkts8v IndiaLord’s12 Jun 2009
11Australiawon8 wkts7v New ZealandDub-DSC14 Nov 2021
12Englandwon6 wkts7v New ZealandPallekele29 Sep 2012
13Netherlandswon6 wkts7v U.A.E.Sylhet17 Mar 2014
14Pakistanwon6 wkts7v New ZealandCape Town22 Sep 2007
15South Africawon7 wkts7v BangladeshCape Town15 Sep 2007
16Sri Lankawon5 wkts7v BangladeshSharjah24 Oct 2021
17Sri Lankawon6 wkts7v AfghanistanEden Gardens17 Mar 2016
18Sri Lankawon7 wkts7v New ZealandJohannesburg15 Sep 2007
19Australiawon5 wkts6v PakistanDub-DSC11 Nov 2021
20Irelandwon6 wkts6v ScotlandHobart19 Oct 2022
21Namibiawon6 wkts6v NetherlandsAbu Dhabi20 Oct 2021
22New Zealandwon6 wkts6v NetherlandsChattogram29 Mar 2014
23New Zealandwon5 wkts6v EnglandAbu Dhabi10 Nov 2021
24New Zealandwon7 wkts6v ScotlandThe Oval06 Jun 2009
25Pakistanwon5 wkts6v AfghanistanDub-DSC29 Oct 2021
26Pakistanwon4 wkts6v BangladeshCape Town20 Sep 2007
27Sri Lankawon6 wkts6v AustraliaNottingham08 Jun 2009
28Englandwon3 wkts5v New ZealandGros Islet10 May 2010
29Indiawon6 wkts5v AustraliaMohali27 Mar 2016
30Indiawon6 wkts5v South AfricaMirpur04 Apr 2014
31Namibiawon4 wkts5v ScotlandAbu Dhabi27 Oct 2021
32Pakistanwon6 wkts5v AustraliaJohannesburg18 Sep 2007
33South Africawon6 wkts5v New ZealandDurban19 Sep 2007
34Englandwon6 wkts4v Sri LankaChattogram27 Mar 2014
35West Indieswon5 wkts4v EnglandThe Oval15 Jun 2009
36Englandwon6 wkts3v PakistanBridgetown06 May 2010
37Netherlandswon5 wkts3v NamibiaGeelong18 Oct 2022
38Australiawon5 wkts2v South AfricaAbu Dhabi23 Oct 2021
39Englandwon2 wkts2v South AfricaWankhede18 Mar 2016
40Englandwon4 wkts2v Sri LankaSydney05 Nov 2022
41Hong Kongwon2 wkts2v BangladeshChattogram20 Mar 2014
43Indiawon7 wkts2v West IndiesMirpur23 Mar 2014
43Omanwon2 wkts2v IrelandDharamsala09 Mar 2016
44Pakistanwon2 wkts2v South AfricaCol-RPS28 Sep 2012
45South Africawon5 wkts2v IndiaPerth30 Oct 2022
46West Indieswon3 wkts2v South AfricaNagpur25 Mar 2016
47West Indieswon6 wkts2v AustraliaMirpur28 Mar 2014
48West Indieswon7 wkts2v IndiaWankhede31 Mar 2016
49West Indieswon4 wkts2v EnglandEden Gardens03 Apr 2016
50Australiawon3 wkts1v PakistanGros Islet14 May 2010
51Netherlandswon3 wkts1v U.A.E.Geelong16 Oct 2022
52New Zealandwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaProvidence30 Apr 2010
53South Africawon4 wkts1v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021
54West Indieswon8 wkts1v EnglandProvidence03 May 2010

England won this game by four wickets with two balls to spare to provide the twelfth occasion of a team winning a game with exact two balls to spare in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Australiawon5 wkts2v South AfricaAbu Dhabi23 Oct 2021
2Englandwon2 wkts2v South AfricaWankhede18 Mar 2016
3Englandwon4 wkts2v Sri LankaSydney05 Nov 2022
4Hong Kongwon2 wkts2v BangladeshChattogram20 Mar 2014
5Indiawon7 wkts2v West IndiesMirpur23 Mar 2014
6Omanwon2 wkts2v IrelandDharamsala09 Mar 2016
7Pakistanwon2 wkts2v South AfricaCol-RPS28 Sep 2012
8South Africawon5 wkts2v IndiaPerth30 Oct 2022
9West Indieswon3 wkts2v South AfricaNagpur25 Mar 2016
10West Indieswon6 wkts2v AustraliaMirpur28 Mar 2014
11West Indieswon7 wkts2v IndiaWankhede31 Mar 2016
12West Indieswon4 wkts2v EnglandEden Gardens03 Apr 2016

It also provides the sixth occasion of England winning a game with single digit balls to spare in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon6 wkts7v New ZealandPallekele29 Sep 2012
2Englandwon3 wkts5v New ZealandGros Islet10 May 2010
3Englandwon6 wkts4v Sri LankaChattogram27 Mar 2014
4Englandwon6 wkts3v PakistanBridgetown06 May 2010
5Englandwon2 wkts2v South AfricaWankhede18 Mar 2016
6Englandwon4 wkts2v Sri LankaSydney05 Nov 2022

It also provides the fifth occasion of a team winning a game with single digit balls to spare against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Pakistanwon8 wkts8v Sri LankaLord’s21 Jun 2009
2Englandwon6 wkts4v Sri LankaChattogram27 Mar 2014
3Englandwon4 wkts2v Sri LankaSydney05 Nov 2022
4New Zealandwon2 wkts1v Sri LankaProvidence30 Apr 2010
5South Africawon4 wkts1v Sri LankaSharjah30 Oct 2021

It also provides the second occasion of England winning a game with single digit balls to spare against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. Both occasions are tabulated below

NoTeamResMarginBROppositionGroundStart Date
1Englandwon6 wkts4v Sri LankaChattogram27 Mar 2014
2Englandwon4 wkts2v Sri LankaSydney05 Nov 2022

P Nissanka of Sri Lanka scored 67 runs in this game to provide the 148th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the T20 World Cup. It also provides 21st occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the T20 World Cup.

P Nissanka’s 67 in this game represent his fifth fifty in the T20 World Cup While opening the innings. Only TM Dilshan has scored more fifties as Sri Lankan opening batsman in T20 World Cup than P Nissanka. TM Dislshan has scored six fifties.

P Nissanka became the sixth opening batsman to score five or more fifties in the T20 World Cup. Others are CH Gayle {09}, RG Sharma {06}, TM Dilshan {06}, DA Warner {06} and SR Watson {05}.

P Nissanka’s 67 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 94th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of Sri Lankan batsman’s fifty in losing cause in the T20 World Cup.

P Nissanka’s 67 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 37th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifty going in vain in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman’s fifty in losing cause in the T20 World Cup.

JC Buttler was playing his 25th game in the T20 World Cup. He became the third England cricketer to appear in 25 plus more games in the T20 World Cup. Others are EJG Morgan {29} and SCJ Broad {26}

JC Buttler was playing his 20th game as wicket keeper batsman in the T20 World Cup. He became the first England wicket keeper batsman to appear in 20 plus more games in the T20 World Cup. He also became the sixth wicket keeper batsman to appear in 20 plus more games in the T20 World Cup. Others are – MS Dhoni {33}, KC Sangakkara {31}, Kamran Akmal {30}, D Ramdin {29} and Mushfiqur Rahim {25}

Sri Lanka became the first team to play 50 matches in the T20 World Cup. This game was its 50th game in the T20 World Cup.

England posted its 22nd win in the T20 World Cup, while Sri Lanka lost its 19th game in the competition

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