T20 World Cup: England reach semi-finals with nervy win over Sri Lanka

England survived a scare to reach the semi-finals of the Men's T20.

A collapse of 5-36 put England in danger as they were chasing 142 in the win-or-bust match.

They needed 13 from 12 balls, four of which were in hand, but Ben's calm 42 not out was enough for them to win.

India needs to beat Zimbabwe on Sunday in order to make the semi-finals in Australia.

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The ball was recovered excellently by England after they raced to a 52-1 lead.

The opener Pathum Nissanka was dismissed for 67 from 45 balls by Adil Rashid, who returned figures of 1-16 from 4 overs.

Mark Wood recovered from giving 17 in his first over to take 3-26 from three, while Sam Curran was fantastic for 1-27.

Australia's hopes of winning a second T20 world title were ended by England's win.

Stokes delivers when England need him

It should have been easy for England because of the start to their chase, but the pressure of the situation and the tiring pitch made for a tense finale.

The relief was felt when Chris Woakes cut Lahiru Kumara for the boundary that sealed the victory.

When Buttler picked out Wanindu Hasaranga off the bowling of Hales, the slide started.

Hales toe-ended a sweep to Hasaranga, Liam Livingstone holed out at long-on, Moeen Ali chipping straight to extra cover, and Sam Curran hooking to fine leg.

In addition, England were hampered by the loss of Dawid Malan, who did not bat because of a groin injury, but all of that was mitigated by the nervelessness of Ben Stokes.

Since being recalled to the T20 side, his place in this side has been questioned, but he has delivered when England need him most.

He was able to pick gaps for singles and twos. He walked from the field to a crowd of England's fans who were singing SweetCaroline.

It means that England will join New Zealand in the semifinals.

England bowlers recover after slow start

A poor start with the ball cost England against Ireland when they let the openers run away in the powerplay, leaving them in a perilous position in the group.

Nissanka hit the second ball of the match for six and England were on the backfoot.

Livingstone made a great sliding catch at deep square leg to dismiss Kusal Mendis, but it took the introduction of Rashid to stop the runs.

The seamers switched to a mix of slower balls and cutter after he conceded two in the sixth over.

He was the choice. He conceded only 11 in two overs at the death, after Dhanajaya de Silva hit a slower ball to deep mid-century.

In England's four previous matches in the World Cup, Rashid had not taken a wickets, but his economical spell was rewarded with Nissanka's dismissal.

The last two overs were taken by Wood, who took two of the three remaining overs.

They have an attack to be feared if England can perfect the start of the game.

'Our best game is ahead of us' - what they said

It was a lot more nervy than it needed to be, but we were able to get the job done.

Our best game is still ahead of us. We have done enough to get through and now it is up to us to express ourselves.

There was a man there. He showed that he is a match-winner today.

Mark Wood was nervous as he waited to bat. I hope my heart rate comes down.

We are moving on to the semi-finals. We went out at that stage last time and want to do it again. It will be a good match if it is India.

Chris Silverwood said that England have power all the way down the batting line-up. I'll be watching to see if they can win the tournament.