Summary

  • Sri Lanka win by 19 runs & go 1-0 up in three-game series - report

  • Overton strikes 34 off 17 to give England brief hope

  • England collapse from 129-1 to 165-6 & 213-9

  • Root and Duckett (62) put on 117 for second wicket

  • Sri Lanka hit 23 runs off last over to post 271-6

  • Mendis (93*) and Liyange (46) share 88-run stand for fifth wicket

  • Rashid takes 3-44 on turning track

  • Curran's 'moon ball' ends 50-run opening stand

Your views on England's tour of Sri Lanka

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by Mike Peter

  1. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    I like this! Bringing back Rehan with the new batter to take those opportunities.

  2. SL 102-3

    Kusal Mendis takes Sri Lanka's score to 100 with a single towards mid-on off Rehan Ahmed.

    He’ll be hoping skipper Charith Asalanka can settle in alongside him as they look to keep the scoreboard moving without giving England further openings.

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    Re. Fergus, we don't need innovation, we need bowlers who can hit the same spot 6 balls an over for 25 overs a day! Not sure Curran is that...

    Josh, Pateley Bridge

  4. SL 98-3

    No joy for England with the review as UltraEdge shows the ball brushed Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka's gloves.

    But nonetheless, a brilliant over from Adil Rashid.

  5. Umpire review

    SL 97-3

    More good bowling from Adil Rashid.

    There's another lbw shout - this time it's Charith Asalanka who's the batter - but the umpire doesn't agree this time.

    However, England captain Harry Brook decides to go upstairs with this one.

  6. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

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    Good from England.

    Liam Dawson has been nice and tight and Rashid is always a threat.

    That third wicket was establishing. It's such a nicely timed wicket.

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    De Silva lbw b Rashid 10 (SL 97-3)

    Just when Sri Lanka were putting on a partnership, Adil Rashid strikes again.

    Dhananjaya de Silva goes for a sweep but misses and the ball hits him right in the middle of his front foot.

    The umpire's finger goes up.

  8. SL 97-2

    For a change, it's a welcome maiden over for England and Liam Dawson this time.

  9. Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on TNT Sports

    One thing that Sri Lanka have done well is that they've been picking up boundaries every over.

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    Loving these retro Sri Lanka shirts. More countries need to have these types of shirts.

    Chris, Suffolk

  11. SL 97-2

    Adil Rashid continues after the drinks break and Sri Lanka continue to add to the scoreboard.

    Seven runs again from the spinner's over with Kusal Mendis finding another four - Rehan Ahmed falling to stop the boundary fielding near the rope.

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    Fundamentally, I think that England need Sam Curran in the Test squad. The innovation that he brings could be pivotal to this new Bazball mentality.

    Fergus, Tilbury

  13. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Small alarm here as the Sri Lanka batters open up.

    Liam Dawson came back well there.

  14. Drinks break

    SL 90-2

    After seven runs from Adil Rashid's over, Liam Dawson comes in and restricts Sri Lanka to one run.

    And with that, it’s time for a short drinks break at the R Premadasa Stadium, with this contest finely balanced.

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    This is classic middle‑overs ODI cricket: singles ticking along, but Sri Lanka will need one batter to break the shackles soon.

    Rob Simpson, Paris

  16. SL 82-2

    But sometimes, even the best can be made to look ordinary.

    And that's what Kusal Mendis does in the penultimate delivery of Adil Rashid's latest over, launching into a late cut to find the fourth boundary of his fledgling innings.

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    People talk about making the most of watching Root bat while we can. Well the same can be said about Rashid bowling. He’s a master and probably irreplaceable.

    Terry, North Yorkshire

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    Soham Sarkhel
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    It has been a frustrating run of games for Pathum Nissanka in ODIs. In his last four ODIs, he has scored 20+ on each occasion without managing to cross 30 runs.

    This is also the first instance where Sam Curran has picked up a wicket in an ODI with his 'moon ball', a delivery with which he has had a considerable amount of success in T20s in the last year.

    For context, the speed of his wicket ball was lower than each of Rehan Ahmed's deliveries in his first over today.

  19. SL 82-2

    It's an expensive over from Liam Dawson and not one England would have wanted ideally.

    The spinner gifts the hosts five wides with a delivery that runs away to the boundary before Kusal Mendis slices him towards third to find the rope again.

    A total of 11 runs coming in that over for Sri Lanka.

  20. Russel Arnold
    Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on TNT Sports

    That's where you need to score your runs. When you see batters taking on spinners down the ground, you feel as if they've got a feel for what's coming to them.