England win one-off T20 against SL

England beat Sri Lanka by 30 runs in their one-off Twenty20 clash on Saturday with Jason Roy hitting 69 off 36 balls and Joe Denly taking four wickets in his first international for eight years.

Roy led the hitting as England made 187 for eight off their 20 overs at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo. England's bowlers kept a tight grip and Sri Lanka needed a fine 57 by captain Thisara Perera to reach 157 when the innings was ended on the final ball.

Back from the wilderness, all-rounder Denly opened the bowling with his leg spin, getting a wicket in each of his first two overs. He took two more in the final over of the game.

SCORES IN BRIEF

England: 187 for 8 in 20 overs (Roy 69, Stokes 26, Denly 20; Malinga 2-30, Aponso 2-29)

Sri Lanka: 157 all out in 20 overs (Thisara 57, Chandimal 26, Mendis 24; Denly 4-19, Rashid 3-11, Jordan 2-29)

Result: England won by 30 runs

Man of the match: Joe Denly