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England thump Sri Lanka by 119 runs in first T20 after Brook’s brutal 114 – live

England secured a dominant 119-run victory over Sri Lanka in the opening Twenty20 fixture, propelled by a blistering 114 from Harry Brook. The action got underway at 6:30pm BST on a surface offering minimal resistance to batters alongside a very quick outfield.

Early on, Nye Donald was dismissed on debut after toe-ending a shot cleanly taken at mid-off, finishing with an eye-watering strike rate of 240. That brought Brook to the crease alongside Jos Buttler, who sat on 21 when Dunith Wellalage's opening over yielded five runs and a wicket to leave England at 36-1 in the third over.