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. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    This is good from Dawson; so miserly and wickets now. Wonderful cricketer.

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

    Rathnayake was aiming to hit the ball over extra, he needed the ball to be slightly fuller to execute that stroke.

  3. wicket

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    Rathnayake c Overton b Dawson 12 (SL 239-6)

    Liam Dawson is reward for his efforts today!

    The England spinner gets a wicket in his final over as Pavan Rathnayake dumps a shot into the hands of Jamie Overton at deep extra cover.

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    Overton is the new Chris Jordan. One decent game in 20 but keeps getting picked.

    Craig Mendum, Redcar

  5. SL 239-5

    Over to you, Jamie Overton.

    Kusal Mendis does well to end a run of 24 balls without a boundary, falling in order to lift an off side delivery over his shoulder for four.

    Another two into the leg side takes Mendis to 90.

  6. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Rehan Ahmed has done ok there. Expensive start, brought it back well and never let Sri Lanka get after him.

  7. SL 229-5

    And Rehan Ahmed finishes up as well, going for five runs from his last six balls.

    The young leggie has figures of 1-61 today.

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    In an age of cricketers (often understandably) chasing money and playing in all sorts of meaningless, in my opinion, franchise leagues around the world, it's hugely admirable to watch someone as skilled as Adil Rashid still representing his country at his age.

    Adam

  9. SL 223-5

    That's Adil Rashid done, with four singles coming from his final over.

    He finishes with figures of 3-44, another decent day's work from the England veteran.

  10. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

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    England have kept chipping away but batting second is not going to be easy when this total goes north of 250.

  11. SL 219-5

    Six balls, six singles from Rehan Ahmed's penultimate over.

    Kusal Mendis is on 79 from 103 balls - will he be able to reach his century before the close of the innings?

  12. SL 213-5

    Pavan Rathnayake comes to the crease for the final ball of Adil Rashid's over and takes a single into the leg side to retain the strike.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Liyanage c & b Rashid 46 (SL 212-5)

    A third wicket for Adil Rashid!

    He breaks this partnership of 88, taking a return catch from Janith Liyanage.

    The Sri Lanka batter had swept Rashid for four earlier in the over, but the England veteran now has his man.

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    With spinners exercising a certain amount of control, how many England batters are confident / competent against the Sri Lankan spinners?

    Derek Blewitt. Banstead, Surrey

  15. 6 runs

    SL 205-4

    200 up with a six!

    Sam Curran changes ends and has Jos Buttler standing up, conceding two singles off his first five balls.

    The England all-rounder tries his slower moon ball to finish the over and Janith Liyanage launches it over long-off for his second six of the innings.

  16. Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

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    Wonderful economy from Dawson but Sri Lanka have some wriggle room here with just four down. Both encouraging and a concern for England the ball is offering more turn now.

  17. SL 197-4

    Kusal Mendis adds four from the next delivery, chopping a ball in front of Joe Root at backward point.

    It bounces a bit awkwardly and breaks past the England fielder.

  18. Umpire review

    SL 191-4

    Phwoar, that turned a fair way.

    Rehan Ahmed's delivery has Kusal Mendis sprawling and the umpires decide to check if the batter's foot was behind the line when Jos Buttler took the bails off.

    And... it was.

  19. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Colombo

    Sub fielder Luke Wood has just run on to the pitch and had a chat with Harry Brook. Either he's taken his dinner order, or he was passing on a message from the dressing room.

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    Sri Lanka are starting to cash in here – England really need a breakthrough before this partnership runs away from them.

    Adam, Crosby