Sri Lanka had made a promising begin after being requested to bat, however England's bowlers struck at common intervals to derail their innings. Banton then took cost of the chase, scoring an unbeaten 52 off 24 balls as England cruised to victory with 47 balls to spare.
Dawson, Overton set off Sri Lanka collapse after brisk begin
Sri Lanka seemed set for a aggressive whole after getting off to an aggressive begin. Pathum Nissanka took on Jofra Archer within the opening over, placing three boundaries, whereas Lahiru Udara discovered his rhythm after a sluggish begin. The guests raced to 50 halfway by way of the fifth over, placing England below early strain.
Nonetheless, Liam Dawson turned the sport round with a decisive spell through the Powerplay. The left-arm spinner struck off successive deliveries to disrupt Sri Lanka's momentum and put the brakes on their scoring fee.
Nissanka, who had scored 37, was dismissed by Jamie Overton after mistiming a slower supply to mid-on. Overton then bowled Kamindu Mendis, whereas Dawson eliminated Dasun Shanaka to depart Sri Lanka struggling.
Captain Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga tried to revive the innings with a 44-run partnership. Dawson conceded 18 runs in his last over as Sri Lanka briefly threatened to push in the direction of 170.
England, nevertheless, struck again within the closing overs. Harry Brook's choice to introduce Adil Rashid paid off because the leg-spinner dismissed Asalanka. Sonny Baker adopted with a wicket-maiden over, eradicating Hasaranga, earlier than Archer struck twice within the last over.
Sri Lanka misplaced 4 wickets for simply seven runs within the final three overs, ending on 145/9. Dawson returned figures of three/32, whereas Overton picked up two wickets for 23 runs.
Banton leads England's cost with quickest T20I fifty
England carried their aggressive strategy into the chase, with Aneurin Donald taking up Dushmantha Chameera early. Jos Buttler then struck 4 boundaries in a Dilshan Madushanka over and have become the primary batter to achieve 15,000 runs in T20 cricket.
Each openers fell in fast succession through the Powerplay, with Eshan Malinga dismissing Donald with a slower supply earlier than Chameera bounced out Buttler.
Harry Brook ensured England maintained their momentum, smashing Hasaranga for 3 sixes in an over. Brook's innings ended when Malinga pulled off an impressive catch at deep sq. leg because the batter tried to clear the boundary once more.
Banton then took management of the chase, attacking Sri Lanka's bowlers with a sequence of highly effective strokes. The guests struggled to comprise England's batters, significantly towards their spinners, with Hasaranga enduring an costly outing.
England crossed 120 on the finish of the tenth over, with Banton taking Malinga on for consecutive sixes. Jordan Cox fell with solely 10 runs remaining, however Banton quickly introduced up his half-century off simply 24 balls.
A missed alternative from Hasaranga, who dropped a catch off a free hit, summed up Sri Lanka's tough night as England accomplished the chase comfortably.
Transient scores: Sri Lanka 145/9 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 37, Charith Asalanka 31; Liam Dawson 3/32, Jamie Overton 2/23) misplaced to England 146/4 in 12.1 overs (Tom Banton 52*, Jos Buttler 30, Harry Brook 23; Dushmantha Chameera 1/29) by six wickets.
