After sweeping the Twenty20 series (3-0) against Sri Lanka at the end of the last month, an overconfident English team has also secured the three-match One Day International series against the Lankans with a game to spare. The second match was once again a one-sided affair, with England winning by 8 wickets at the Kennington Oval in London. England have also climbed to the top of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League table, while Sri Lanka remain at the bottom of the standings. This article discusses some significant moments from the second match of England vs. Sri Lanka ODI Series 2021. England vs. Sri Lanka ODI Series 2021: The Second Match Report It was a do-or-die match for the visiting Lankan side, but as predicted they had failed to come up with a solution against a very strong and aggressive English team in the second match of England vs. Sri Lanka ODI series 2021 on Thursday (June 1) at the Kennington Oval.   England's new phenomenon Sam Curran was excellent with the ball, picking up his first 5-wicket haul and assisting England in restricting Sri Lanka to under 250 runs on a batting-friendly Oval track. While despite being a bit expensive, David Willey took four wickets for England. Read What Bangladesh Cricket Fans Can Expect From Herath and Prince? Sri Lanka only managed to score 241/9 in their allotted 50 overs after being asked to bat first. Though the Lankan middle-order deserves a lot of credit for carrying the innings forward after a horrible start. The Sri Lankan top order had been rocked by Sam Curran's dangerous inswinging deliveries, and at point, they were 21/4 in 7 overs. Curran had dismissed the top three Sri Lankan batsmen. Dhananjaya de Silva and Dasun Shanaka (47) helped Sri Lanka exceed the 200-run mark with a 78-run sixth-wicket stand. Dhananjaya played the best 91-run knock, which included 13 boundaries. Read BAN vs ZIM: Five Most Memorable Matches Between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe England comfortably chased down a modest winning target of 242 with seven overs to spare. Two experienced openers – Jason Roy (60) and Jonny Bairstow (29) – gave England a good start with a 76-run first-wicket partnership. Later, an unbeaten 140*-run partnership between Joe Root (68*) and skipper Eoin Morgan (75*) helped England to clinch the match as well as the series in the 43rd over. It was another comprehensive victory for England against the visitor Sri Lanka who are now at the bottom of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup Super League points table. Sri Lanka must rediscover their limited-overs form otherwise they will be at risk of missing out on a top-eight spot. Read England Clinch Series Against Sri Lanka; Windies Stun South Africa in the First T20I On the other side, England are now in the top spot in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League points standings with 60 points after clinching the ODI series. Bangladesh are presently in the second position with 50 points, ahead of Pakistan (40), and Australia (40). (40). There are a lot of ODI Super League matches this month, thus the standings might change drastically. On the other hand, Bangladesh would have a chance to reclaim first place in the points table if they whitewash Zimbabwe in their forthcoming ODI series. Bottom Line One of the best limited-overs sides in the world, England have shown in the ongoing England vs. Sri Lanka ODI Series 2021 that why they are the reigning ICC Cricket World Cup champion. The Lankans were outplayed by the 'Three Lions' in all three departments in the second match and the host eventually have won the bilateral series with a game in hand. If England whitewash Sri Lanka in this bilateral contest, they would have a 20-point edge over second-placed Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League points table, while Sri Lanka will be in serious trouble with only 8 points in the standings. Read Bangladesh’s Test, ODI, T20 Squads Analysis for BAN vs ZIM Series 2021

After winning the Test series (2-0) against the West Indies, a rejuvenated South African team is currently taking part in a 5-match twenty20 series against the Windies. But the visitor lost the series-opening match against the host Windies quite comprehensively by 8 wickets on Saturday at the National Cricket Stadium, Grenada and have taken a 1-0 lead in the T20I series. Meanwhile, England have whitewashed (3-0) Sri Lanka in a twenty20 series after winning a one-sided third match by 89 runs on Saturday at the Rose Bowl stadium, Birmingham. The results of these two T20I matches are discussed in this article. Report of the ENG vs. SL Third T20I Match  England had already clinched the Twenty20 series after winning the first two matches. So, the third match was crucial for Sri Lanka to earn a consolation win and avoid a whitewash. However, it was a one-sided affair, with England winning by a massive 89-run margin to complete the clean sweep (3-0). Batted first, England amassed a huge 180/6 in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy of a 105-run partnership between openers Jonny Bairstow (51) and Dawid Malan (76). The pair were aggressive from the start of the innings, and at one stage it appeared like England would score more than 200 runs.  Read:Bangladesh’s Test, ODI, T20 Squads Analysis for BAN vs ZIM Series 2021 Sri Lanka came back strong after the openers departed, and England struggled to keep up the run rate later in the innings. Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera was brilliant with the ball, taking four wickets for 17 runs in four overs and assisting Sri Lanka in restricting England to under 200 runs. In the chase, Sri Lanka started to lose wickets early in the innings and were eventually bowled out for 91 runs with seven balls to spare. Lower-order batsman Binura Fernando (20) was the top scorer for Sri Lanka while pacer David Willey picked up the most 3 wickets for England. Dawid Malan was named player of the match for his excellent batting in the third match, and Sam Curran was named player of the series. Read:BAN vs ZIM 2021: Significant Test and T20I Records Between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe Report of the WI vs SA First T20I Match After winning the Test series, South Africa were overconfident heading into the first Twenty20 match against the Windies. But the Caribbean team came out with a lot of aggression on Saturday and won the game by 8 wickets with 30 balls to spare.  South Africa batted first and scored a respectable 160/6, which was ultimately not enough to win the match. Middle-order batsman Rassie van der Dussen played a quick-fire of 56 runs in 38 balls, while Quinton de Kock added 37 runs. Spinner Fabian Allen was brilliant with the ball, taking two wickets for 18 runs in four overs. In reply, the Windies chased down the target with 5 overs in hand thanks to a fiery 85-run opening wickets stand between Evin Lewis and Andre Fletcher (30). Player of the match-winner Evin Lewis went on to score 71 off 35, including seven huge sixes, before succumbing to TabraizShamsi in the 12th over. Read BAN vs. ZIM 2021: Individual Milestones expected to Reach The Windies had already scored 124 runs at that point, and it was a straightforward thing for Chris Gayle (32) and Andrew Russell (23) to seal the victory for the Caribbean side. The second T20Imatch between the two sides will take place at the same venue on 28th June (Monday). Bottom Line During the opening match of the bilateral T20I series between West Indies and South Africa, the Proteas suffered their 58th T20I defeat while the Windies earned their 59th T20I victory. Meanwhile, one of the best limited-overs teams in the world, England crushed Sri Lanka in the just-concluded bilateral Twenty20 contest. England outplayed Sri Lanka in every department throughout the series and the host side eventually won the bilateral series 3-0. Read:T20 WC shifted to UAE from India