England win by 53 runs and take series 2-1 - report
Rashid, Jacks & Dawson all take two wickets as SL bowled out for 304
Overton's two wickets stall Sri Lanka after fast start
Root & Bethell (65) share 126-run stand for third wicket
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
A very, very special personal moment. Yes, the cause is not looking that bright for Sri Lanka but everything is a building block and Pavan Rathnayake will be around for a while, one assumes.
Pavan Rathnayake skips down the pitch and taps Liam Dawson into the covers for a single and reaches three figures in ODIs for the first time.
This is just the 23-year-old's fourth match for Sri Lanka in the format.
Jeffrey Vandersay pokes a single off Liam Dawson to bring Pavan Rathnayake on strike.
Dawson beats the outside edge of Rathnayake's bat.
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Whatever happens after the World Cup and whoever is in charge, a massive fielding boot camp for all squads is needed.
John, Newcastle
Pavan Rathnayake slog-sweeps Adil Rashid through mid-wicket to move to 99.
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Image source, Getty ImagesTo be fair to Sri Lanka, they gave it a good go. But proved too much.
Charlie, London
It definitely brushed the arm and UltraEdge shows there's no bat or glove. Jeffrey Vandersay remains at the crease for the time being.
This looks to have struck Jeffrey Vandersay on the arm. Unless it's got a flicker of glove?
Given not out on the field.
Jeffrey Vandersay attempts to sweep Adil Rashid but misses. There's a noise as it makes his way through to the gloves of Jos Buttler.
England take it upstairs for a look.
Aamer Sohail
Ex-Pakistan batter on TNT Sports
That's Wanindu Hasaranga's favourite stroke, hitting the ball towards extra cover.
He's picked up many runs in that position but this time he falters.
Hasaranga c Duckett b Rashid 9 (SL 264-8)
Live by the sword. Die by the sword.
A couple of boundaries spanked by big-hitting Wanindu Hasaranga but he perishes not long after. Adil Rashid gives it a bit of air and Hasaranga takes the bait.
Hasaranga slices it high into the off side and this time Ben Duckett is able to hang on to the catch.
Sumptuous piece of timing from Wanindu Hasaranga who stands tall to Sam Curran before stylishly stroking a drive through the covers.
Hasaranga collects another boundary next ball with a pull over mid-wicket.
It looks like he is going to have a bit of a dart at this chase.
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Ex-Pakistan batter on TNT Sports
This is brilliant stuff from Liam Dawson. He bowled it wider and with the arm.
The face of the bat opened and in the air. It's an easy catch for Will Jacks.
Wellalage c Jacks b Dawson 22 (SL 252-7)
England content to accept singles at this stage. Liam Dawson bowls a full toss with his third ball but Dunith Wellalage creams it straight to the fielder at cover.
A couple of balls later and the pressure of missing out tells on Wellalage.
The Sri Lanka hacks at a slightly wider one outside of stump as Dawson dangles the carrot and it ends up going high into the night sky.
There's a bit of a debate among the fielders in the circle over who will catch it before Will Jacks steps into take it near point.
Target 158
A break from the spinfest as Sam Curran is chucked the ball.
The left-arm seamer comes round the wicket to the right-handed Pavan Rathnayake, who manages to extract three runs off the over.
Rathnayake into the nineties. Sri Lanka's run-rate nearly touching 10 an over now.
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Why is Ben Duckett still there? He has done very little. Give him a rest.
Phil, Exeter
Dunith Wellalage goes big against Jacob Bethell.
The Sri Lanka batter skips down the pitch then deposits the England left-arm spinner into the stands at long-off.
Aamer Sohail
Ex-Pakistan batter on TNT Sports
Ben Duckett had plenty of time to get underneath it and maybe he just misread the flight. He was not in a good position.
Image source, Getty ImagesDunith Wellalage slog sweeps Jacob Bethell into the leg side and Ben Duckett makes up ground in the deep. However, Duckett fumbles it.
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Every time the pressure just starts to build England get a breakthrough at the perfect time.
Fabian, Oxford
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmed,caught Vandersay, bowled Hasaranga Ahmed, caught Vandersay, bowled Hasaranga | 24 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 64.86 |
Duckett,caught Wellalage, bowled de Silva Duckett, caught Wellalage, bowled de Silva | 7 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41.18 |
Root,not out Root, not out | 111 | 108 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 181 | 102.78 |
Bethell,caught Liyanage, bowled Vandersay Bethell, caught Liyanage, bowled Vandersay | 65 | 72 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 80 | 90.28 |
Brook,not out Brook, not out | 136 | 66 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 206.06 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 14 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 14 | |||||||
Total,357 for 3 50.0 overs Total,357 for 3 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 9.0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8.55 |
Liyanage | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 |
de Silva | 5.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.00 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.90 |
Hasaranga | 10.0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7.60 |
Vandersay | 10.0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7.60 |
Asalanka | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
19 for 1 (6.5 overs) | Duckett |
40 for 2 (10.3 overs) | Ahmed |
166 for 3 (31.1 overs) | Bethell |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught substitute, bowled Overton Nissanka, caught substitute, bowled Overton | 50 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 200.00 |
Mishara,caught Ahmed, bowled Jacks Mishara, caught Ahmed, bowled Jacks | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 129.41 |
Kusal Mendis,caught Brook, bowled Overton Kusal Mendis, caught Brook, bowled Overton | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 222.22 |
P Rathnayake,bowled Curran P Rathnayake, bowled Curran | 121 | 115 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 149 | 105.22 |
Asalanka,caught Brook, bowled Rashid Asalanka, caught Brook, bowled Rashid | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 81.25 |
Liyanage,run out Brook Liyanage, run out Brook | 22 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 61.11 |
de Silva,caught Brook, bowled Jacks de Silva, caught Brook, bowled Jacks | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 56.25 |
Wellalage,caught Jacks, bowled Dawson Wellalage, caught Jacks, bowled Dawson | 22 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 91.67 |
Hasaranga,caught Duckett, bowled Rashid Hasaranga, caught Duckett, bowled Rashid | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 180.00 |
Vandersay,caught Curran, bowled Dawson Vandersay, caught Curran, bowled Dawson | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 93.33 |
Fernando,not out Fernando, not out | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 | |||||||
Total,304 all out 46.4 overs Total,304 all out 46.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 4.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12.00 |
Curran | 5.4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7.76 |
Dawson | 10.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.80 |
Jacks | 8.0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.37 |
Rashid | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.10 |
Bethell | 5.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.60 |
Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
48 for 1 (5.1 overs) | Mishara |
85 for 2 (7.4 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
94 for 3 (9.1 overs) | Nissanka |
131 for 4 (14.5 overs) | Asalanka |
174 for 5 (25.5 overs) | Liyanage |
202 for 6 (31.1 overs) | de Silva |
252 for 7 (39.6 overs) | Wellalage |
264 for 8 (41.2 overs) | Hasaranga |
298 for 9 (45.4 overs) | Vandersay |
304 for 10 (46.4 overs) | P Rathnayake |