India, Feb. 3 -- Tom Banton hit 54 not out off 33 balls and England won the second T20 against Sri Lanka by six wickets with two balls remaining under the DLS method to clinch the series. England has a 2-0 lead in the three-match series ahead of cricket's T20 World Cup, which starts on Saturday. Banton hit three sixes and four fours as England successfully chased down the revised target of 168 in 17 overs. It finished with 173-4 in 16.4 overs. Jos Buttler scored 39 runs off 29 balls, with six fours.

Sri Lanka lost the toss and had earlier reached 189-5 in 20 overs, with Pavan Rathnayake top-scoring for his team with 40 off 22 balls. A short burst of rain meant the game was reduced to 17 overs a side. Sri Lanka was beaten by 11 runs in a ...