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)
Traget: 220
Will Jos Buttler be tempted to go into overdrive to get England home? Harry Brook has been the picture of calm so far, and there's no need for fireworks.
England take another four runs from Dunith Wellalage's next over.
Target: 220
Jos Buttler is off the mark quickly with a push into the leg side, but Asitha Fernando has bowled well since returning to the attack.
Should Sri Lanka have turned to him sooner?
Here's Jos Buttler - is he going to blast England over the finishing line?
Steve Harmison
Ex-England pace bowler on TNT Sports
It keeps the game alive! Sri Lanka have the big wicket of Joe Root.
Joe Root lbw b Fernando 75 (Eng 178-4)
Gone!
It was clipping leg stump but it's umpire's call and after a fine innings, Joe Root trudges off.
There's no edge, it looks adjacent as he is back on the crease as it hits his toes.
Joe Root is given out LBW to a yorker, but immediately reviews.
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I would say not to discard the Rehan Ahmed experiment. He was unfortunately out as his front door studs got stuck which caused him to miss that ball. He looked good whilst in. Also he could be our next big all-rounder
Praveen
Target: 220
There's a bit more aggression from Joe Root and Harry Brook as they pull and drive Jeffrey Vandersay around for six more chipped away off the target.
Target: 220
This time, England do get a wide, in fact four of them as Dunith Wellalage sends one past Harry Brook's pads with his second delivery.
He concedes two more singles as England get to within 50 runs of their target.
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Despite the search of wickets being difficult for Sri Lanka, their bowling has been fairly consistent and tight this game as well. The difference seems to be a bit more sensible batting from England thus far!
Peter
Steve Harmison
Ex-England pace bowler on TNT Sports
Harry Brook senses because there's pace on the ball, this could be their chance to make the game comfortably safe.
Image source, Getty ImagesAsitha Fernando returns to bring pace back into the equation for the first time in ages.
Harry Brook tries to dance down the track a couple of times to put the bowler off his length, then tries a scoop over his left shoulder that he doesn't get anywhere near. That's the first sign of the chance-taking Harry Brook today.
The bowler puts one out a long way wide of off stump but it's not called wide, a decision that sees Brook drop his bat in shock. In retaliation he slaps the final delivery low to long on for the only single of the over.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Brook said the lesson learned from the opening game was to keep rotating the strike and they are managing that well.
Target: 220
Lasith Malinga can be seen looking on ruefully from the Sri Lankan coaching team's area. How they could do with his rockets right now, eh?
More nudging and nurdling sees England edge four close to their target from Dunith Wellalage's latest over.
Drinks breaks can sometimes shake the concentration of the batter, but there are no alarms for Harry Brook and Joe Root as they stroll around to take four from Charith Asalanka.
Target: 220
Image source, Getty ImagesI agree with Trevor - there's a bit more jeopardy in these kind of contests.
Dunith Wellalage's left-armers are comfortably worked around for four singles ahead of a drinks break.
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Low-scoring 50-over matches are the best of one-day cricket. Bowlers actually providing jeopardy rather than just being bowling machines for the sloggers. This is far from over.
Trevor
Target: 220
Joe Root has slowed up a touch, and he shows a bit of anger after missing out on a reverse sweep to Charith Asalanka, the ball hitting his wrists instead of the bat.
Sri Lanka's skipper concedes just a single from his latest over, but England need 70 from 16 overs.
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With no Hasaranga or Theekshana, Sri Lanka seem to lack a wicket-taking spinner
Neil
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Jacks, bowled Rashid Nissanka, caught Jacks, bowled Rashid | 26 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 70.27 |
Mishara,caught Duckett, bowled Overton Mishara, caught Duckett, bowled Overton | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 41.67 |
Kusal Mendis,run out Jacks Kusal Mendis, run out Jacks | 26 | 45 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 57.78 |
de Silva,caught Root, bowled Dawson de Silva, caught Root, bowled Dawson | 40 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 67.80 |
Asalanka,caught Duckett, bowled Rashid Asalanka, caught Duckett, bowled Rashid | 45 | 64 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 70.31 |
Liyanage,caught Rashid, bowled Overton Liyanage, caught Rashid, bowled Overton | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 109.09 |
P Rathnayake,caught Dawson, bowled Jacks P Rathnayake, caught Dawson, bowled Jacks | 29 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 85.29 |
Wellalage,caught Curran, bowled Root Wellalage, caught Curran, bowled Root | 20 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 105.26 |
Madushan,stumped Buttler, bowled Ahmed Madushan, stumped Buttler, bowled Ahmed | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 63.64 |
Vandersay,not out Vandersay, not out | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Fernando,caught and bowled Root Fernando, caught and bowled Root | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 7 | |||||||
Total,219 all out 49.3 overs Total,219 all out 49.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 5.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 |
Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Dawson | 10.0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 |
Jacks | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.70 |
Rashid | 10.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
Bethell | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.66 |
Ahmed | 5.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 |
Root | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1 (4.3 overs) | Mishara |
58 for 2 (14.1 overs) | Nissanka |
68 for 3 (17.1 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
134 for 4 (32.4 overs) | de Silva |
151 for 5 (35.3 overs) | Liyanage |
179 for 6 (41.4 overs) | Asalanka |
193 for 7 (44.6 overs) | P Rathnayake |
213 for 8 (48.2 overs) | Madushan |
219 for 9 (49.2 overs) | Wellalage |
219 for 10 (49.3 overs) | Fernando |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmed,bowled de Silva Ahmed, bowled de Silva | 13 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 72.22 |
Duckett,bowled Vandersay Duckett, bowled Vandersay | 39 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 75.00 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Fernando Root, leg before wicket, bowled Fernando | 75 | 90 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 83.33 |
Bethell,caught Asalanka, bowled de Silva Bethell, caught Asalanka, bowled de Silva | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42.86 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay | 42 | 75 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 56.00 |
Buttler,not out Buttler, not out | 33 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 157.14 |
Jacks,not out Jacks, not out | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 7 | |||||||
Total,223 for 5 46.2 overs Total,223 for 5 46.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 7.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 |
Madushan | 3.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
de Silva | 7.0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.28 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 |
Asalanka | 8.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 |
Vandersay | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
P Rathnayake | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
20 for 1 (5.4 overs) | Ahmed |
88 for 2 (16.5 overs) | Duckett |
97 for 3 (19.3 overs) | Bethell |
178 for 4 (40.3 overs) | Root |
189 for 5 (42.4 overs) | Brook |