Summary

  • Buttler sees England home with 33* off 21 balls - report

  • Root hits 75 off 90, Brook adds 42, Duckett 39

  • England bowl out SL for 219

  • Overton, Rashid & Root take two wickets each

  • Asalanka (45) anchors SL with patient middle-order knock

  • England bowl a national ODI record 40.3 overs of spin

  • Series now level at 1-1 with one to play

  • Final match of series on Tuesday (09:00 GMT)

Your views on England's tour of Sri Lanka

Live Reporting

by Tim Oscroft & Timothy Abraham

  1. SL 17-1

    A decent start for England.

    Kusal Mendis, who made 93 in Sri Lanka's victory in the first ODI, is the new man.

  2. England v Sri Lanka

    David Gower
    Ex-England captain on TNT Sports

    That's a good start for England. It's been relatively tight, boundaries have been few and far between. England will know with Mendis in form, another strike would be useful right now.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Mishara c Duckett b Overton 5 (SL 16-1)

    Kamil Mishara picks up four off Jamie Overton at the start of the over with a flick fine but perishes a couple of balls later.

    The Sri Lanka opener drives on the up to a delivery from round the wicket from Jamie Overton into the covers but Ben Duckett manages to a smart catch, clasping it into his hands at the second attempt after palming the ball into the air.

    That was travelling and Duckett did well to react to claim it on the rebound.

  4. SL 12-0

    A steady start to proceedings from Sri Lanka who have been watchful in these early moments. Pathum Nissanka deftly works it through backward point for a couple off the penultimate ball of Sam Curran's over.

  5. SL 7-0

    A beauty from Jamie Overton who beats the outside edge of Kamil Mishara's drive. A maiden from Overton.

  6. How's Stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

    Another important toss win for Sri Lanka today. In ODIs since the start of 2023, teams batting first have won 12 and lost just four at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. That Win/Loss ratio batting first is the best for any home ground of a Full Member nation in this timeframe.

  7. SL 7-0

    Sam Curran's whippy left-arm seamers at the other end.

    He starts with a wide before Kamil Mishara works it off his hips for a single.

  8. SL 5-0

    A wide aside much tighter from Jamie Overton in the remainder of the over as Pathum Nissanka plays fairly watchfully.

  9. SL 4-0

    Jamie Overton starts with a gentle half volley wide outside off stump - a hint of swing - and Pathum Nissanka gracefully creams it through the cover for four.

  10. Rehan AhmedGetty Images

    England captain Harry Brook confirms Rehan Ahmed will open the batting with Ben Duckett with Will Jacks slotting into the middle order.

    Pinch hinters are back in fashion it seems.

  11. The Teams

    Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka (captain), Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando.

    England: Rehan Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid.

  12. Jacks in for Crawley

    One change to England's team from the first ODI as Zak Crawley misses out with a knee problem.

    Will Jacks is the man to replace him.

  13. Sri Lanka win toss and bat

    The toss took place a few moments ago and Harry Brook calls incorrectly.

    Charith Asalanka decides to make first use of the pitch.

    Sri Lanka will bat first in Colombo.

  14. Welcome...

    Good morning.

    England's winter of discontent rumbles on for the time being.

    Is this the day that Harry Brook and company shake off their, ahem, Ashes hangover?

    Welcome to our live text commentary of the second ODI between England and Sri Lanka from Colombo.