England in semi-finals despite Mathews heroics
When Chris Jordan began the penultimate over, 22 were needed and Shanaka squeezed the second ball to the third-man fence, tilting the balance Sri Lanka’s way. A booming inside-out drive seemed destined for the cover fence, but superman Root got in the way, leaping into the air to intercept the ball. Jordan then put a lid on it, leaving Mathews on strike with 15 needed off the final over.
Two hard-run braces left Mathews and Sri Lanka needing 11 from the final two balls. Try as he might, he could not make the clean connection. England had held its nerve when it mattered the most.