as they set sri lanka a target of 172. charith asalanka came in with the score at two for one, but turned things round smashing five sixes as he scored 80 not out. fittingly he hit the winning runs as sri lanka reached their target with seven balls to spare. they go second behind england in their group. english all rounder evejones top scored for melbourne renegades as they beat sydney sixers in the women s big bash. chasing 119 to win, jones hit 38 as they reached their target with three overs to spare, winning by seven wickets. the renegades are third in the table. the us grand prix should be exciting later, with the resumpion of the rivalry between max verstappen and lewis hamilton. verstappen had the edge in qualifying. the championship leader was two tenths of a second quicker than hamilton s mercedes, as he claimed his ninth pole of the season. verstappen will also have support from his red bull team mate sergio perez, who ll start from third on the grid in austin, texas. it s be
towards and of course go past them. that match kicks off at 4.30 and before that, at two o clock, it s brentford versus leicester and west ham against tottenham. the first of the day s t20 world cup matches is underway in sharjah. sri lanka won the toss and put bangladesh into bat. they may be regretting that decision because bangladesh made a healthy 171 4, including a brilliant knock from mushfiqur rahim, who made 57 from 37 balls. in reply, sri lanka are 28 1 from three overs. this match is in group i, which england top after their thumping win over west indies yesterday. there s text commentary on the bbc sport website, with india against pakistan in the other group at 3 o clock. english all rounder evejones top scored for melbourne renegades as they beat sydney sixers in the women s big bash. chasing 119 to win, jones hit 38 as they reached their target with three overs to spare, winning by seven wickets. the renegades are third in the table. masters champion hideki matsuyama ha