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
We haven't mentioned Dhananjaya de Silva since he came in after the fall of Kamil Mishara.
But he announces himself with a well-timed shot off Adil Rashid, hitting it right past the bowler for his first boundary.
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Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Rehan Ahmed has come on so much after a really good year with promoted Leicestershire.
Batting and bowling really exciting. Now England need to play him whenever possible and make sure he doesn’t get ahead of himself.
His Leicestershire coach Alfonso Thomas said Rehan started to enjoy his cricket again. Something which only gets you so far but things falling into place for Rehan Ahmed.
England want Rehan Ahmed to pile the pressure on Sri Lanka from the other end.
But after a good start to the over, the leg-spinner is punished for his wide line with back-to-back boundaries by Kusal Mendis.
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Let’s brighten up the past mistakes of the previous two months and put some pride back into wearing an England shirt, we know you can do it, show us!
Peter Shephard, Devon
Looking forward to what should be a far too strong England team getting back on track. 50 overs about the right amount of time for an England innings judging by the winter so far!
Paul Oliver, Mold
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on TNT Sports
Mishara wasn't able to pick up on that googly. He moved outside the line of that delivery. Poor shot.
Mishara b Rashid 27 (SL 54-2)
Image source, Getty ImagesBowled him!
Sri Lanka lose both openers as Kamil Mishara goes for the sweep but misses the googly from Adil Rashid completely and pays the price in the form of his wicket.
Rashid has his first wicket of the day and England are firmly on top here now.
Image source, Getty ImagesSpin from both ends now as Rehan Ahmed joins fellow leg-spinner Adil Rashid.
Only two runs from the over.
Adil Rashid comes into the attack now and he keeps things tight in his first over.
England will want to build on that breakthrough and will hope Rashid can turn the screws.
A wicket and just one run from Sam Curran's over.
Kusal Mendis is the new Sri Lanka batter and he begins by defending the first three deliveries he has faced.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on TNT Sports
That's what happens to a batter when he's in defensive mode. He fails to hit the ball because he's just been sat in his crease. There's no power and no elevation
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Door is open Sam Curran’s variation coming off. Nissanka and Mishara were starting to look a bit anxious and Nissanka first to fall.
Nissanka c Dawson b Curran 21 (SL 50-1)
England have the breakthrough!
I was just about to say the Sri Lanka openers have given the hosts a very good platform but Pathum Nissanka completely mistimes a slog and it ends up in the hands of Liam Dawson at mid-on.
Sam Curran draws first blood for England.
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People say it’s such a quick turnaround for the players but if you compare it to the 02/03 Ashes, the players stayed on in Oz to play about 15 ODIs then went straight to a 50 over World Cup. It was no different back then!
Pete H, Cambridge
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
That first 10 overs was ok from England but just enough balls too wide or short and with nothing much happening it suits Sri Lanka more.
Warning signs for Liam Dawson as Kamil Mishara looks to go big off his third delivery but can't get hold of the shot well.
But Pathum Nissanka makes no mistake two balls later as he capitalises on the width on offer and finds the boundary through point.
Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Colombo
Image source, Getty ImagesOne criticism of the England Test team is a lack of leaders. Despite the poor form of the ODI side, there instantly looks like more senior players in this team.
Jos Buttler is a former England captain, Sam Curran has done a lot of franchise captaining, Liam Dawson is a veteran. Adil Rashid is a more quiet character, but still has bags of experience. In all the Harry Brook chat yesterday, he also mentioned that Jacob Bethell is now effectively the white-ball vice-captain.
Image source, Getty ImagesWe will have to wait for Adil Rashid as it's Sam Curran who returns to the attack replacing Jamie Overton and switching ends for this spell.
Just four runs from the over but it could have been more as Pathum Nissanka mistimes a pull towards deep mid-wicket, running just two.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Time for Adil Rashid now for me. Spin at both ends.
Another steady over from Liam Dawson.
The spinner keeps things tight from his end but without really troubling the Sri Lanka batters.
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
It looks a very good pitch, a touch slow perhaps, but spin will play a big part and both teams are packed with spinners.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Dawson, bowled Curran Nissanka, caught Dawson, bowled Curran | 21 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 70.00 |
Mishara,bowled Rashid Mishara, bowled Rashid | 27 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 72.97 |
Kusal Mendis,not out Kusal Mendis, not out | 93 | 117 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 148 | 79.49 |
de Silva,leg before wicket, bowled Rashid de Silva, leg before wicket, bowled Rashid | 10 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 47.62 |
Asalanka,caught Brook, bowled Ahmed Asalanka, caught Brook, bowled Ahmed | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 106.25 |
Liyanage,caught and bowled Rashid Liyanage, caught and bowled Rashid | 46 | 53 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 86.79 |
P Rathnayake,caught Overton, bowled Dawson P Rathnayake, caught Overton, bowled Dawson | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 85.71 |
Wellalage,not out Wellalage, not out | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 208.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 20 Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 20 | |||||||
Total,271 for 6 50.0 overs Total,271 for 6 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 9.0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7.33 |
Curran | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.00 |
Dawson | 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 |
Rashid | 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.40 |
Ahmed | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.10 |
Bethell | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
50 for 1 (10.3 overs) | Nissanka |
54 for 2 (13.4 overs) | Mishara |
97 for 3 (21.2 overs) | de Silva |
124 for 4 (26.3 overs) | Asalanka |
212 for 5 (42.5 overs) | Liyanage |
239 for 6 (47.2 overs) | P Rathnayake |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Fernando Crawley, caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Fernando | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 54.55 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay | 62 | 76 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 106 | 81.58 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled de Silva Root, leg before wicket, bowled de Silva | 61 | 90 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 67.78 |
Bethell,stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Wellalage Bethell, stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Wellalage | 15 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 45.45 |
Brook,stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Asalanka Brook, stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Asalanka | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 50.00 |
Buttler,bowled Madushan Buttler, bowled Madushan | 19 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 95.00 |
Curran,caught and bowled Wellalage Curran, caught and bowled Wellalage | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55.56 |
Ahmed,caught Wellalage, bowled Vandersay Ahmed, caught Wellalage, bowled Vandersay | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 128.57 |
Overton,caught Wellalage, bowled Madushan Overton, caught Wellalage, bowled Madushan | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 200.00 |
Dawson,caught de Silva, bowled Madushan Dawson, caught de Silva, bowled Madushan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Rashid,not out Rashid, not out | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 15 Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 15 | |||||||
Total,252 all out 49.2 overs Total,252 all out 49.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 8.0 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8.00 |
Madushan | 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.31 |
de Silva | 8.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.75 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 |
Asalanka | 7.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.71 |
Vandersay | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 |
Mishara | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1 (2.5 overs) | Crawley |
129 for 2 (27.1 overs) | Duckett |
144 for 3 (32.4 overs) | Root |
157 for 4 (36.4 overs) | Brook |
159 for 5 (37.3 overs) | Bethell |
165 for 6 (39.2 overs) | Curran |
203 for 7 (44.5 overs) | Ahmed |
211 for 8 (45.2 overs) | Buttler |
213 for 9 (45.4 overs) | Dawson |
252 for 10 (49.2 overs) | Overton |