{"id":89188,"date":"2026-02-22T05:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/t20-world-cup-england-captain-harry-brook-tells-team-to-be-brave-during-super-8s-starting-against-sri-lanka-on-sunday-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T05:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:54:36","slug":"t20-world-cup-england-captain-harry-brook-tells-team-to-be-brave-during-super-8s-starting-against-sri-lanka-on-sunday-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/t20-world-cup-england-captain-harry-brook-tells-team-to-be-brave-during-super-8s-starting-against-sri-lanka-on-sunday-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: England captain Harry Brook tells team to be brave during Super 8s, starting against Sri Lanka on Sunday | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The T20 World Cup starts now for England.<\/p>\n

That is the message from captain Harry Brook as his side begin their Super 8s campaign against Sri Lanka on Sunday (live on Sky Sports<\/em> from 9.30am) after a scratchy opening round in which they lost to West Indies and were pushed hard by three Associate nations.<\/p>\n

England needed a clutch last over from Sam Curran in their opening game to beat Nepal by four runs, while they looked in danger of a shock defeat to debutants Italy in their final group fixture – one which would likely have seen them eliminated – before rallying.<\/p>\n

In between, they succumbed against West Indies and made heavy weather of beating Scotland, but the full focus now is on reaching the knockouts, with the match versus Sri Lanka in Pallekele followed by meetings with Pakistan at the same venue on Tuesday and then New Zealand in Colombo next Friday.<\/p>\n

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Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali says the team have been a bit ‘tentative’ so far as he looks ahead to Sunday’s game against Sri Lanka<\/span>
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Assessing England so far, former all-rounder Moeen Ali told Sky Sports<\/em>: “I feel they have been a bit tentative, with bat and ball, but sometimes it is difficult to get out of a group when you don’t know much about teams like Nepal and Italy.<\/p>\n

“When you give those teams a sniff, that’s when they become dangerous. As player, you feel a bit of pressure then.<\/p>\n

“But England are through now and there will be a bit of relief. I think they will be feeling much better now, more at ease.”<\/p>\n

England looking to extend T20 success versus Sri Lanka<\/h3>\n

England swept Sri Lanka 3-0 during a pre-T20 World Cup series in Pallekele and are currently on an 11-match winning streak against their weekend opponents in the format – Sri Lanka last beat England in a T20 international at The Kia Oval in 2014.<\/p>\n

However, after nearly being burned in the opening round, Brook is taking nothing as a given, especially a Sri Lanka side that thumped Australia by eight wickets last Monday as Pathum Nissanka slammed a 52-ball century featuring 10 fours and five sixes.<\/p>\n

Nissanka then clubbed 62 from 41 balls in the defeat to Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

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Pathum Nissanka’s spectacular hundred off just 52 balls saw Sri Lanka beat Australia by eight wickets at the T20 World Cup<\/span>
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The England skipper said: “It was obviously a niggly start to the competition. We probably underestimated a few of the sides and they put up a really good fight. Thankfully we got through and we see it as new competition now. A fresh start.<\/p>\n

“I have learnt you can’t take any team for granted. Sri Lanka are a strong side with a lot of confidence after a few very good wins.<\/p>\n

“Some of their batters are batting really well and Nissanka is on a bit of a heater, so it would be ideal if we can get him out early. But if we play our best cricket there is no reason we can’t beat them.<\/p>\n

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