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

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. Get Involved

    Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say

    Time to give James Coles a chance.

    Mark Taylor, Belfast

  2. 6 runs

    Eng 227-9

    45 runs needed

    Adil Rashid (C) and Jamie Overton (L) of England takes a singleGetty Images

    Jamie Overton starts Asitha Fernando's over by hammering the ball powerfully through the covers for four.

    Seamer Fernando's penultimate ball is a big full toss and Overton doesn't need asking twice, he launches it over mid-wicket for six.

    Another expensive over from Fernando - 14 runs from it - but England's required run-rate still ticks up from 14.75 to 15 runs an over.

  3. Get Involved

    Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say

    Are we now just really bad at ODI cricket because we don’t play it outside of internationals anymore?

    Chris Walton, London

  4. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Jacob BethellGetty Images

    Sri Lankan players to score 20+ runs, take two or more wickets, and effect two or more catches in an ODI multiple times:

    • Sanath Jayasuriya (three times)
    • Arjuna Ranatange, Upul Chandana, and Dunith Wellalage (twice)

  5. Eng 213-9

    59 runs needed

    Adil Rashid is last man out of the hutch for England - he can't score off the last two balls of the over.

  6. David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    Fielding is one of those things that makes a difference to any circket team. Sri Lanka have been so proficient on the field today. That's another absolute stunner.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Dawson c Dhananjaya b Madushan 2 (Eng 213-9)

    Superb catch.

    Liam Dawson tries to cut hard with his head thrown back and Dhananjaya de Silva takes an excellent grab, diving to his left at backward point.

    Two wickets in three balls for Pramod Madushan, and England are nearly done.

  8. David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    Jos Buttler of England playing a shotGetty Images

    It's not looking good for England. One of their great hopes has gone.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Buttler b Madushan 19 (Eng 211-8)

    Six and out!

    Jos Buttler hits his first boundary off his 19th ball, lofting Pramod Madushan over long-off.

    The England wicketkeeper goes to heave the next ball down the ground and is bowled by a slower ball sent down from round the wicket wide of the crease.

  10. Eng 203-7

    69 runs needed

    Jamie Overton pushes the final ball of the over to point, but can't get a single.

    That's Jeffrey Vandersay finished with figures of 2-39.

  11. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That clever catch from Wellalage put an end to a very promising knock from Rehan Ahmed and is part of the story of Sri Lanka holding their nerve and throwing England off course.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Ahmed c Wellalage b Vandersay 27 (Eng 203-7)

    It's judged clean!

    Dunith Wellalage took the catch at wide long-off, swiftly lobbed the ball in the air as he fell over the boundary rope, jumped back onto the field and collected the ball.

    Rehan's enterprising cameo comes to an end, and the faintest of England's hopes likely go with him.

  13. David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    This is what's so outstanding in the field of the modern game. The ability to keep a cool head on the boundary edge.

  14. Umpire review

    Another big shot from Rehan Ahmed!

    He slams Jeffrey Vandersay high in the air and Dunith Wellalage takes a superb catch right on the rope, but has his foot made contact with the boundary?

    The umpires will review.

  15. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Rehan Ahmed of England playing a shot dGetty Images

    Rehan Ahmed may not see it home from here but how encouraging is this from the young man.

  16. Get Involved

    Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say

    Rehan Ahmed up the order for me in future. I know today was a straight swap for Jacks, but we need some positivity up top.

    James Kay, Horwich

  17. Eng 200-6

    72 runs needed

    Three consecutive boundaries for Rehan Ahmed!

    Asitha Fernando returns for our first sight of seam in a while, and over-steps his second delivery for a no ball.

    He then struggles to land his yorkers, with Rehan taking full advantage.

    The England spinner thwacks a full toss over the covers, finds a gap at mid-wicket despite not making a clean connection, and cracks the final ball of the over through point.

    Rehan has 27 from 20 balls, England need exact two runs a ball from here.

  18. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Rehan Ahmed (L) and Jos Buttler (R) of England takes a singleGetty Images

    We’ve been saying for long enough that this team bats all the way down but this is a serious challenge.

  19. Get Involved

    Click 'Get Involved' at the top of this page to have your say

    Well if there ever was a time for Rehan Ahmed to put his name fully into conversations for full-time starter now is the time to do it! Luckily he’s got arguably England greatest-ever limited-overs batter to help him!

    Jacob, Brighton

  20. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    In 18 ODIs in Asia since the start of 2023, England have lost 41 wickets specifically between overs 31 and 40 at an average of just 23.0.

    Among Full Member nations, only Ireland have averaged lower (20.1) in this particular phase of the innings.