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England beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs to reach World T20 semis

England beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs to reach World T20 semis

By REUTERS

England's players celebrate after winning their match, World Twenty20 cricket tournament in New Delhi, India, on March 26, 2016. Photo: Reuters

NEW DELHI: England beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Saturday. Put into bat, England posted 171-4 with Jos Buttler top-scoring for the 2010 champions with an unbeaten 66. Defending champions Sri Lanka made 161-8 in 20 overs with Angelo Mathews (73 not out) leading the way.