Liam Livingstone propels England to T20I series win over Sri Lanka

England claimed a second successive T20 victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday as they restricted the tourists to 111 for 7 in Cardiff and won the match by five wickets on the Duckworth-Lewis method after they reached 108-5 in 16.1 overs.

Liam Livingstone helped England register a series-clinching win over Sri Lanka as the hosts overcame a batting slump in a rain-affected second T20I international at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Thursday. Sri Lanka managed 129/7 on Wednesday and England won at ease, with Jos Buttler, absent on Thursday with a calf strain, scoring an unbeaten 68. They had to work harder in their chase 24 hours later, as early wickets slowed them down, but the victory was never seriously in doubt, even before the rain came.