Sri Lanka suffered a 51-run defeat against England in the first match of the Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup.
England scored 147 runs in this match held at the Pallekele Stadium and in response, Sri Lanka could only score 95 runs in 16.4 overs.
This is the last 12 T20 matches between Sri Lanka and England that Sri Lanka has lost. There have been 7 T20 matches between the two countries and Sri Lanka has won only one of them.