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)
Jeffrey Vandersay continues and he's trying to tempt Jacob Bethell and Joe Root into a big shot but neither player takes the bait.
the Sri Lanka wrist spinner serves up a full toss to Joe Root which the England batter sweeps for a couple off the last ball of the over.
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Drinks doing their usual job and what they are designed to do...break the batter's concentration and bring a wicket
Greg
A single for Jacob Bethell off Dhananjaya de Silva's over as the Sri Lanka spinner dangles the carrot a couple of times to the England batter.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Unlike other left-handers, Ben Duckett is much more comfortable tackling his negative spin match-up, but has struggled when deliveries have turned back into him.
Against off-spinners in ODIs, he averages 120.0 while against left-arm finger spinners and right-arm wrist spinners, he averages just 25.5.
Jacob Bethell is off the mark straight away with a punch past the bowler Jeffrey Vandersay.
Steve Harmison
Ex-England pace bowler on TNT Sports
That's a big wicket for Sri Lanka. They were desperate for a breakthrough, delight for Sri Lanka.
Duckett b Vandersay 39 (Eng 89-2)
Jeffrey Vandersay's leggies are brought into the attack and he strikes in his first over with a big turner!
It's dropped a fraction short by Vandersay and Duckett rocks on his heels and attempts to cut it against the spin but the ball ends up staying a little low and turns big into England left-handed opener's stumps.
Jacob Bethell is the new batter for England.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland looking comfortable as Charith Asalanka's over comes to an end with four runs off it.
Joe Root is unbeaten on 29 off 28 balls. Ben Duckett is 39 not out off 50 balls.
England need 137 to win with plenty of overs in the bank.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesJoe Root has started off securely once again. Since the start of 2024 in ODIs, Root has been dismissed just three times in 17 occasions in the first 20 balls of his innings. He averages 92.3 in this specific phase of his innings, the best for any Full Member batter in the world.
Ben Duckett is feeling confident enough to unveil some trademark flicks and ramps against Dunith Wellalage.
A flick through mid-wicket from the left-hander ballons up, but there is not a Sri Lanka fielder in range and the ball plops safe.
Joe Root has the confidence to step right across his stumps and flick Charith Asalanka from under his nose for a single. He and Ben Duckett continue to milk singles.
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England are the most unbalanced I've ever seen them. The middle-order crisis is everywhere. If Joe Root and Ben Duckett fall, so do England. We are too easy to predict. We can never resist the big shot.
Daniel
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A run-a-ball over for Joe Root and Ben Duckett as England's batters nudge and nurdle Dunith Wellalage into the gaps.
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka decides to take matters into his own hands.
Joe Root and Ben Duckett content to work his off-spin around.
Duckett pushes at the final ball of Asalanka's over and the ball hangs ever so slightly but is well short of giving a caught-and-bowled chance.
Dunith Wellalage is introduced into the attack and Ben Duckett immediately takes a liking to his left-arm spin.
The first is a bit of a slog down the ground for four but the second is a juicy bit of timing from Duckett which he thumps over extra cover.
These two provided England's key partnership in the first ODI. Can they get the bulk of the work done in a winning cause this time?
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Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Wouldn’t expect it to be straightforward and England have had some fortune here but can’t complain at that powerplay.
Image source, Getty ImagesBen Duckett still does not look he's striking it that cleanly here. He attempts a reverse slog sweep to Dhananjaya de Silva but fails to get enough on it and has to settle for the single.
Classy stuff from Joe Root who whips a full delivery from Pramod Madushan off his toes behind square for four. Whisper it quietly but England looking quite serene here.
The ball had skidded on but the ball-tracking technology shows it would have missed the top of the stumps.
Joe Root survives.
Not bat involved.
This looks high.
| 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 |