Cricket World Cup 2019: England lose to Sri Lanka after Lasith Malinga magic

The two met at Headingley on Friday

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England suffered a shock defeat to Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup at Headingley.

Eoin Morgan's men were on a high after a blistering innings from the skipper himself powered them to a 150-run win over Afghanistan at Old Trafford on Tuesday. But they came crashing down to earth at Headingley as Lasith Malinga shredded their top order on the way to a famous win.

Here's how it played out:

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WICKET! England 212 ALL OUT! Wood ct Perera b Pradeep 0

SRI LANKA WIN BY 20 RUNS!

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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!

Off the final ball of the over, Wood nicks it behind to wicket-keeper Perera!

Gutting for England, particularly Ben Stokes who finishes on 82 not out, but it wasn't enough as England fall 19 short of Sri Lanka's total.

Biggest shock of this year's World Cup? Absolutely.

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Lasith Malinga wins the player of the match award!

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Malinga finished with match-winning figures of 4/43.

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It's England's second loss of the tournament, and their place in the semi-finals is now far from guaranteed. 

They come up against Australia on Tuesday, before matches against India and New Zealand. 

Tricky run-in. 

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Eoin Morgan, speaking to Allison Mitchell afterwards:

"Every game is an extremely tough game. We need to bounce back well on Tuesday."

"We have to dust ourselves off quite quickly. As a team, we naturally come back quite aggressively."

In answer to whether it's a big dent to semi-final hopes...

"No, not at all. It's a long, long tournament."

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Sri Lanka captain Dimiuth Karunaratne speaking afterwards:

"Root's wicket was the turning point."

"It was good teamwork, good bowling and batting effort. Angelo batted really well, and we got some score on the board."

[21 June 2019 18:25 · Kieran Jackson]

Spot on.

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Well, what drama we've seen at Headingley today! And what a shock!

Thank you for joining us on The Independent live text coverage! Join us tomorrow for more Cricket World Cup action, as India face Afghanistan and West Indies face New Zealand. 

Until then, have a very good evening!