Jacob Bethell's 4 wicket haul seals series 3-0 against host Sri Lanka

In the low-scoring contest, England beat the hosts Sri Lanka to win the three-match T20I series by 3-0 on Tuesday night (February 3), where Jacob Bethell became a hero with his stunning four wickets in late of the match. 

Already securing the series leading it by 2-0, England chose to bat first and scored 128/9 in 20 overs. In reply, England bowled out the hosts for 116 runs in 19.3 overs and won the match by 12 runs. 

Sam Curran half-century guided England to 135+ total

Sri Lankan bowlers were taking regular wickets, as England innings were hardly stabilized. There was only one 20+ partnership in that innings as Liam Dawson and Sam Curran had a 47-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Opener Jos Buttler scored 25 runs, while Sam Curran scored 58 off 48 balls with six fours and one six, and Liam Dawson (14) was their only other batter to manage the double-digit score. 

Among the Lankan bowlers, Dushmantha Chameera claimed a five-wicket haul, as he had the bowling figures of 4-0-24-5, which also became the new best T20I bowling figures record by a pacer against England. 

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Jacob Bethell took last four wickets, when Sri Lanka managed only four runs

In reply, Sri Lanka were also losing regular wickets, but they were still always in the chase. However, in the end, they recorded four wickets for just four runs to suffer a stunning defeat. Opener Pathum Nissanka (23) and Kusal Mendis (26) was the only two Lankan batters to manage the 20+ runs in the innings. 

The 22-year-old left-arm spinner Jacob Bethell managed the stunning bowling figures in the slog overs of the match. While he took three wickets in the 18th over, also picked up the last wicket in the final over, as he finished with the bowling figures of 3.3-0-11-4. Also, the off-spinner Will Jacks got three wickets with the bowling figures of 4-0-14-3.