England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I at Cardiff, ENG v SL, Jun 24 2021 - Match Result

Bo, that'll do for tonight. A bitty sort of contest, but England prevail in the end, and take the series 2-0 with a game to spare. From Miller, Alan, Venkat, Matt in Cardiff and the rest of the ESPNcricinfo team, good night!

Eoin Morgan: "Our bowling was right on point, both batting sides struggled to take aggressive options which is a shame, but it ended up being a tight game. Took risks and lost wickets, which is disappointing, but Liam showed the class he's shown for Lancashire and Sam for Kent. Juggling DLS, and being challenged by the Sri Lanka bowlers.

"DLS crept up on us, it was clear all morning. We were thankful we managed to reduce Sri Lanka so that it didn't jump up on us. Two big areas for us is fielding, you play on smaller grounds with high value on boundaries - out, or dropped catch and six - and our death bowling away from home is an area to improve on."

Sampath has the killer stat: "England-Sri Lanka match run rate of 6.05 is the fourth lowest in a completed T20I hosted by England, and the worst in nearly ten years." What a spectacle for the free-to-air masses!

J I Pearce: "England needed to be put under pressure and reminded that it's not always possible to score 10 RPO on a used pitch. This will be great for England going forwards." Very true. Finding a way is every bit as important as winning it your way.

Mickey Arthur: "Not enough runs, they are a No.1 ranked bowling attack, we're ranked No.9 and you can see the difference, for us it's about learning from every game, every experience and getting better as we go along.

"We are consistently talking about freedom and taking the handbrake off but you can only bat as well as you are allowed to. We can be more proactive, try and do different things, but we are learning all the time. We bowled really well, and the fielding has gone up another level. Excited by the bowling unit, and our batters are excited in our own conditions. It's about transferring those skills to other environments."

Mark Wood: "I'll keep charging in and giving what I can. Junior kicking it on the stumps gave us great energy, CJ leads the bowlers from mid-off, and I keep whacking the wicket and make it as difficult as I could."

10.12pm Well, that was a curate's egg of a contest. England made a bit of a meal of an innocuous target, but won at a canter in the end, their huge batting depth ensuring that they could afford a wobble but still kept their foot to the floor. Curran was solid, but Liam Livingstone made the biggest strides among the batters, a nice red-inked 29 made a big difference in a low-scoring grind. Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers, he confounded Sam Billings, whose 24 was an important hand too.

Isaac Marshall: "Also, Will Jacks get a call up? *See what I did there*" No? What?

Isaac Marshall: "I think it's becoming more well known that Hasaranga is only behind Rashid in world leggies (and not by loads) and he's far ahead of the 3rd best."

Stuart : "Is this English (and Welsh) cricket proving they can do it on a cold night in Cardiff?" Prezactly that

Isaac Marshall: "I think Pakistan will be licking their lips at playing this England team! Bowling is better than SL and the batting will get runs on any surface with Babar and Rizwan, not to mention the power and form of Maqsood!" England have struggled on bowler-friendly surfaces at times, it is true. This will have taught them some lessons

Out comes Sam Curran. He's seen this scenario before

hardik: "@Malik If the ICC stops taking feedback on how entertaining the game is from keyboard warriors who have never played even gully cricket, it might survive a little longer"

Brian: "I don't want to be contrary, but surely the overs for bowlers should be '3 bowlers can bowl 4, anyone else 3" Yeah, valid... it's not a complicated adjustment either way

Majid: "@saik come to think of it , cricket survived for over eternity itself is baffling " Troo dat