Hales ton keeps England alive

A breathtaking display from Alex Hales, who hammered England's first T20 hundred, inspired a beleaguered team to their highest-ever chase

Hales achieves blast-off

No Englishman had scored a T20 international century until Alex Hales did it while taking Sri Lanka apart in a tall chase

Why do we over-react when changing cricket's rules?

Instead of helping umpires react instinctively to situations, we have burdened them with misleading technology that has turned them into second-class citizens

Chandimal suspended for one match

Dinesh Chandimal will miss Sri Lanka's final group match against New Zealand after he was suspended for one match due to Sri Lanka being found guilty of maintaining a slow over rate for the second time inside 12 months

England discover map through uncharted waters

Having tossed away opportunities in the field with reckless abandon and slumping into negative territory at the start of their chase, England found the courage to make amends

A catch not given, and plenty dropped

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group 1 match between England and Sri Lanka

Jadenfreude at the World T20

Tweet report for the World T20 game between England and Sri Lanka

The problem with low catches

The cricket cognoscenti is largely eager to give the fielder the benefit of the doubt when a catch is referred. This should not be the case

Mendis - bird of prey or sitting duck?

Batsmen have often struggled to figure out Ajantha Mendis' bowling, but now it is time for Sri Lanka to figure out whether the spinner should be persisted with

England's maiden T20I hundred and their highest successful chase

Stats highlights from England's stunning win against Sri Lanka in Chittagong

Hales 'buzzing' after England's first T20 ton

Alex Hales had no doubt that his match-winning hundred against Sri Lanka was the most important contribution of his international career to date.

England 6/4 for Sri Lanka upset

No extra spin for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will resist the temptation the bolster their spin attack against England even though the opposition have a poor record against the turning ball

Bopara intent on clearing the ropes

Though England's batting has been less than stable in recent past and defeat in their next game against Sri Lanka could bring their World T20 campaign, Ravi Bopara is ready for the problems faced by a finisher in the shortest format