Pallekele, Feb. 3 -- England defeated Sri Lanka by 12 runs in a low-scoring T20I encounter at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The visitors swept the series 3-0.

Opting to bat first on the slow surface of Pallekele, England lost their first wicket of Ben Duckett in the opening over when Dushmantha Chameera found him in front of the wicket.

Jacob Bethell (3), Tom Banton (7), and captain Harry Brook (4) also lost their wickets within the first powerplay.

Jos Buttler made 25 off 21 balls before Maheesh Theekshana bowled him in the eighth over. Will Jacks could only make three runs off four balls.

Sam Curran made a fighting 58 off 48 balls, which helped England set a modest total of 128 runs. Chameera dismissed him ...