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
No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Australia | won | 3 wkts | 9 | v Bangladesh | Bengaluru | 21 Mar 2016 |
2 | India | won | 7 wkts | 9 | v Pakistan | Mirpur | 21 Mar 2014 |
3 | India | won | 8 wkts | 9 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 28 Mar 2014 |
4 | Namibia | won | 8 wkts | 9 | v Ireland | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 |
5 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wkts | 9 | v Afghanistan | Brisbane | 01 Nov 2022 |
6 | Zimbabwe | won | 5 wkts | 9 | v Scotland | Hobart | 21 Oct 2022 |
7 | Pakistan | won | 8 wkts | 8 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele | 25 Sep 2012 |
8 | Pakistan | won | 5 wkts | 8 | v New Zealand | Sharjah | 26 Oct 2021 |
9 | Pakistan | won | 8 wkts | 8 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
10 | West Indies | won | 7 wkts | 8 | v India | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2009 |
11 | Australia | won | 8 wkts | 7 | v New Zealand | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |
12 | England | won | 6 wkts | 7 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 |
13 | Netherlands | won | 6 wkts | 7 | v U.A.E. | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 |
14 | Pakistan | won | 6 wkts | 7 | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 22 Sep 2007 |
15 | South Africa | won | 7 wkts | 7 | v Bangladesh | Cape Town | 15 Sep 2007 |
16 | Sri Lanka | won | 5 wkts | 7 | v Bangladesh | Sharjah | 24 Oct 2021 |
17 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wkts | 7 | v Afghanistan | Eden Gardens | 17 Mar 2016 |
18 | Sri Lanka | won | 7 wkts | 7 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 15 Sep 2007 |
19 | Australia | won | 5 wkts | 6 | v Pakistan | Dub-DSC | 11 Nov 2021 |
20 | Ireland | won | 6 wkts | 6 | v Scotland | Hobart | 19 Oct 2022 |
21 | Namibia | won | 6 wkts | 6 | v Netherlands | Abu Dhabi | 20 Oct 2021 |
22 | New Zealand | won | 6 wkts | 6 | v Netherlands | Chattogram | 29 Mar 2014 |
23 | New Zealand | won | 5 wkts | 6 | v England | Abu Dhabi | 10 Nov 2021 |
24 | New Zealand | won | 7 wkts | 6 | v Scotland | The Oval | 06 Jun 2009 |
25 | Pakistan | won | 5 wkts | 6 | v Afghanistan | Dub-DSC | 29 Oct 2021 |
26 | Pakistan | won | 4 wkts | 6 | v Bangladesh | Cape Town | 20 Sep 2007 |
27 | Sri Lanka | won | 6 wkts | 6 | v Australia | Nottingham | 08 Jun 2009 |
28 | England | won | 3 wkts | 5 | v New Zealand | Gros Islet | 10 May 2010 |
29 | India | won | 6 wkts | 5 | v Australia | Mohali | 27 Mar 2016 |
30 | India | won | 6 wkts | 5 | v South Africa | Mirpur | 04 Apr 2014 |
31 | Namibia | won | 4 wkts | 5 | v Scotland | Abu Dhabi | 27 Oct 2021 |
32 | Pakistan | won | 6 wkts | 5 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Sep 2007 |
33 | South Africa | won | 6 wkts | 5 | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Sep 2007 |
34 | England | won | 6 wkts | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
35 | West Indies | won | 5 wkts | 4 | v England | The Oval | 15 Jun 2009 |
36 | England | won | 6 wkts | 3 | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 06 May 2010 |
37 | Netherlands | won | 5 wkts | 3 | v Namibia | Geelong | 18 Oct 2022 |
38 | Australia | won | 5 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 23 Oct 2021 |
39 | England | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2016 |
40 | England | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 05 Nov 2022 |
41 | Hong Kong | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 20 Mar 2014 |
43 | India | won | 7 wkts | 2 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 23 Mar 2014 |
43 | Oman | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v Ireland | Dharamsala | 09 Mar 2016 |
44 | Pakistan | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Col-RPS | 28 Sep 2012 |
45 | South Africa | won | 5 wkts | 2 | v India | Perth | 30 Oct 2022 |
46 | West Indies | won | 3 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Mar 2016 |
47 | West Indies | won | 6 wkts | 2 | v Australia | Mirpur | 28 Mar 2014 |
48 | West Indies | won | 7 wkts | 2 | v India | Wankhede | 31 Mar 2016 |
49 | West Indies | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v England | Eden Gardens | 03 Apr 2016 |
50 | Australia | won | 3 wkts | 1 | v Pakistan | Gros Islet | 14 May 2010 |
51 | Netherlands | won | 3 wkts | 1 | v U.A.E. | Geelong | 16 Oct 2022 |
52 | New Zealand | won | 2 wkts | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Providence | 30 Apr 2010 |
53 | South Africa | won | 4 wkts | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2021 |
54 | West Indies | won | 8 wkts | 1 | v England | Providence | 03 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
No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Australia | won | 5 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Abu Dhabi | 23 Oct 2021 |
2 | England | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2016 |
3 | England | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 05 Nov 2022 |
4 | Hong Kong | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 20 Mar 2014 |
5 | India | won | 7 wkts | 2 | v West Indies | Mirpur | 23 Mar 2014 |
6 | Oman | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v Ireland | Dharamsala | 09 Mar 2016 |
7 | Pakistan | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Col-RPS | 28 Sep 2012 |
8 | South Africa | won | 5 wkts | 2 | v India | Perth | 30 Oct 2022 |
9 | West Indies | won | 3 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Mar 2016 |
10 | West Indies | won | 6 wkts | 2 | v Australia | Mirpur | 28 Mar 2014 |
11 | West Indies | won | 7 wkts | 2 | v India | Wankhede | 31 Mar 2016 |
12 | West Indies | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v England | Eden Gardens | 03 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
No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | England | won | 6 wkts | 7 | v New Zealand | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 |
2 | England | won | 3 wkts | 5 | v New Zealand | Gros Islet | 10 May 2010 |
3 | England | won | 6 wkts | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
4 | England | won | 6 wkts | 3 | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 06 May 2010 |
5 | England | won | 2 wkts | 2 | v South Africa | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2016 |
6 | England | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 05 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
No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Pakistan | won | 8 wkts | 8 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
2 | England | won | 6 wkts | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
3 | England | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 05 Nov 2022 |
4 | New Zealand | won | 2 wkts | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Providence | 30 Apr 2010 |
5 | South Africa | won | 4 wkts | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 30 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
No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | England | won | 6 wkts | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
2 | England | won | 4 wkts | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Sydney | 05 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