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England beat Sri Lanka to book T20 World Cup semi-final spot

Win sees England through to the semis, while hosts and defending champions Australia are knocked out.

Al Jazeera

5 talking points as Ben Stokes shows his class to guide England to nervy Sri Lanka win

England completed a tense four-wicket win over Sri Lanka to seal qualification for the T20 World Cup semi-finals, with Ben Stokes holding his nerve to score an unbeaten 42

Daily Mirror

Stokes takes England into T20 World Cup semis as Australia dumped out

Sydney (AFP) - Ben Stokes hit a gutsy unbeaten 42 as England reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals on Saturday with a tense four-wicket win over Sri Lanka -- and ended Australia's title defence.

AFP

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Stokes sends England past Sri Lanka into semi-final at expense of Australia

Ben Stokes’s unbeaten 42 from 36 balls in Sydney stemmed an England wobble against Sri Lanka and cost Australia a place in the T20 World Cup semi-finals

The Guardian - UK

England into T20 World Cup semis as Australia eliminated

Sydney (AFP) - Ben Stokes hit a gutsy unbeaten 42 as England made the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals on Saturday with a tense four wicket win over Sri Lanka, shattering the hopes of defending champions Australia whose title defence is now over.

AFP

Nervy England overcome Sri Lanka to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

And breathe. Less than a week ago, England’s T20 World Cup hopes were hanging by a thread and with three balls to go here they were still in some doubt.

Evening Standard

England seal T20 World Cup semi-final spot and knock out Australia in tense Sri Lanka win

Ben Stokes held his nerve with an unbeaten 42 to help guide England to victory over Sri Lanka and seal a T20 World Cup semi-final spot

Daily Mirror

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England survive Sri Lanka scare to reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

England beat Sri Lanka by four wickets with only two balls to spare to knock out hosts Australia

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka set England 142 to make T20 World Cup semis

Sydney (AFP) - Pathum Nissanka slammed 67 before Sri Lanka collapsed to 141-8 at the Twenty20 World Cup at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, in a game England must win to make the semi-finals.

AFP

England fight back against Sri Lanka to set up chase of 142 to reach semi-finals

Jos Buttler’s side have to win their final Super 12s game to oust hosts and defending champions Australia

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka set England 142 to reach semis

England will need to chase down Sri Lanka's 8-141 to reach the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals and knock defending champions Australia out of the tournament.

AAP

Australia out of T20 World Cup as England beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in tense SCG clash

Australia are out of the T20 World Cup thanks to England's Ben Stokes-led four-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the SCG.

ABC News

England beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in T20 World Cup Super 12s – as it happened

It wasn’t as comfortable as it could have been, but England have booked their place in the semi-finals and Australia are out

The Guardian - UK

No calculators required: England left with clear T20 World Cup equation

After fears of a run-rate puzzle, victory over Sri Lanka will see Jos Buttler’s side qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals

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Matthew Wade bemoans Australia's 'frustrating' T20 World Cup campaign after heavy first up defeat

A first-up flogging to New Zealand kick started a "frustrating" T20 World Cup campaign for Australia, who need Sri Lanka to beat England to have any chance of progressing to the semi finals.

The Independent UK

England confident with win over ‘very tricky’ Sri Lanka enough for World Cup semi-final place

A heavy Australia win over Afghanistan at Adelaide on Friday night might have meant England keeping tabs on net run-rate permutations

The Guardian - UK

Australia squeeze past Afghanistan but T20 World Cup hopes hang by thread

Australia beat Afghanistan by four runs but their only path to the semi-finals requires a Sri Lanka win over England

Daily Mirror

Australia heap big pressure on England at T20 World Cup after edging to win v Afghanistan

The hosts needed to win their final group match in Adelaide to keep their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive and emerged victorious with a narrow four-run success

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Evening Standard

Australia given real scare by Rashid Khan as Afghanistan boost England’s T20 World Cup hopes

England will reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup if they beat Sri Lanka on Saturday, after Australia could only squeeze past Afghanistan by four runs in Adelaide.

The Independent UK

Australia leave door open for England to claim semi-final spot despite defeating Afghanistan

The defending champions’ bid to reach the last four now hinges on Sri Lanka overcoming England

Daily Mirror

Chris Silverwood has chance to prove point after England sacking in T20 World Cup clash

Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene has explains why Chris Silverwood was the number one choice for him and director of cricket Tom Moody following his sacking as England coach

AAP

SCG wicket could come to Australia's aid

England's bid to finish ahead of Australia on net run-rate and qualify for the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals could be hampered by a worn SCG wicket.

AFP

Hales lauds England 'firepower' ahead of crunch World Cup clash

Sydney (AFP) - A confident England have the "skills and firepower" to beat Sri Lanka and seal a place in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, batsman Alex Hales said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Chris Woakes: No point fretting about net run-rate in must-win game against Sri Lanka

England will be hoping Australia do not overturn their inferior net run-rate against Afghanistan

Reuters

Sri Lanka holds debt restructuring talks with bilateral creditors

Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.

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