Not many fancied the ninth-ranked ODI side to beat the top-ranked team, especially after they set a target of 233. Sri Lanka, inspired by Lasith Malinga, went on to pull off the upset of the tournament so far.
Wow Wow Wow
— Dimuth Karunaratne (@IamDimuth) June 21, 2019
Today v England Team Work was the winner ... A big salute as well to Angi , Mali, Avishka and Dhana you beauties .. It's starting to happen for Team SL pic.twitter.com/ZVmw5pCO3m
Great win by the boys.proud to be apart of this family.Thanks for all the support pic.twitter.com/jeCH82GtGR
— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) June 21, 2019
Great win boys!!!!! Lasith Malinga You beauty well done @IamDimuth under pressure delivered. Played @Angelo69Mathews
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) June 21, 2019
Well Done Sri Lanka ... Fantastic spirit showed today ... Lasith Malinga take a bow ... Magnificent display ... !! #CWC19
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 21, 2019
What a moment ... what a feeling #CWC2019 no one gave them a chance #ENGvSL That's the way to do it ... thought that was a great team effort and everyone pulled in the same direction .. no we realise the full value of @Angelo69Mathews innings
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) June 21, 2019
What a performance by @OfficialSLC great win inspired bowling by lasith Malinga and danajaya de silva . WOW. Hope this is the catalyst for the team to believe even more. Now for the batsmen to respond with heart
— Kumar Sangakkara (@KumarSanga2) June 21, 2019
Malinga is a champion. Fantastic win for Sri Lanka. Showing what they are capable of #ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/w70tT5bsKJ
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 21, 2019
The close contest came at a time when many thought the top four, consisting of Australia, New Zealand, India and England, were unlikely to be challenged.
Brilliant stuff from Sri Lanka.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) June 21, 2019
What they didn't do with the bat, they more than compensated with the ball.
Malinga and Co. were disciplined & troubled the batsmen.
With England still needing to play Australia, New Zealand & India, the #CWC19 may throw up a few surprises.#ENGvSL pic.twitter.com/T4mHATZiz2
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Sensational defence of a small total. Sri Lanka making the world cup interesting.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) June 21, 2019
Whats next guys? #ENGvSL #CWC19
Well done Sri Lanka. Fantastic win. Malinga and Matthews, showing what experience can do in crunch situations. Makes the table interesting #ENGvSL
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 21, 2019
My gosh. What a game. Well played played Sri Lanka. . A couple of teams at least are thankful for your magnificent effort today. Happy for Malinga.
— ian bishop (@irbishi) June 21, 2019
Great win by #srilanka no one gave them chance to win against the mighty English team. Malinga was at his best with the new ball as well old. #ENGvsSL #WorldCup
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 21, 2019
Excellent performance from Sri Lanka to beat England.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 21, 2019
England have India, Australia and New Zealand to play with and will have to win 2 out of these 3.
World Cup is alive #EngvSL
What a thrilling game today! In-form Malinga's 4 for 43 leads Srilanka to a convincing victory. Well deserved, Srilanka. The second half of the tournament is getting tight. #ENGVSL #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/QS5Hn4m0Ni
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) June 21, 2019
Don't we all prefer these type of matches?
Wow what a game for Sri Lanka beating England I like games like these 240/50 kinds not 300/350 kind of matches.. well done @OfficialSLC #WorldCup2019
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) June 21, 2019
England still World Cup favourites despite the hiccup?
Hiccup!
— Kevin Pietersen(@KP24) June 21, 2019
NO PROBLEM AT ALL!
England still