Chris Woakes has provided England the much-needed breakthrough as Kusal Mendis flicks a slower ball to deep square leg and Liam Livingstone takes a fine running catch. The openers had made an ideal start but England have drawn first blood inside the PowerPlay. Sri Lanka are 39/1 in 5.2 overs.
Earlier, Sri Lanka has won the toss and elected to bat on a used pitch.
England (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Jos Buttler (c/wk), Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
βLiam Livingstone πππππππππππ!β π
A BRILLIANT sliding catch! πββοΈ#SLvENG | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/yqADnIximf
β Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) November 5, 2022
