Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    9.1 plumb lbw! Atkinson fires in a fast full length, Nissanka plays all around it and is pinned on the shin in fact, it's the back knee-roll. He's reviewed, but not sure what this is missing... Nissanka is halfway off the field before the verdict arrives. Umpire's call on leg, but a solid piece of the stump! 45/1
    29.1 Kamindu charges... and skies to mid-on! Atkinson breaks the stand. On a length, maybe a cutter and Kamindu doesn't get it anywhere near where he wants on the bat. Sails high but not very far and Brook tracks it over his shoulder from mid-on for a straightforward take 182/2
    35.5 Banton's in business this time! Another yawning slog-sweep, he's timed it better this time, and that's his downfall! Still not perfectly nailing the googly, he ends up dragging flat out to cow corner, where the man tracks round to gather well. The end of a fabulous knock 222/3
    44.4 inswinging yorker, well watched onto the bat, pushed out to cover... close on the run-out for the second run! In fact, he's a foot short! That's a magnificent take from Buttler... it was a misfield from Root initially, encouraging the batters to take the risky second. The throw wasn't the best either, but the keeper gathered in front of the stumps, went with the momentum, and whipped off the bails in his back-swing 282/5
    39.4 connects on the sweep this time, and wishes he hadn't! If ever a dismissal was telegraphed... Rehan hammered his length from round the wicket, served up another googly, Asalanka attempted the big launch. Atkinson at deep midwicket pockets a simple take, though not entirely cleanly! 236/4
    48.2 back of a length, panned to extra cover! Archer finally gets his name in the book. It was a hard length, inducing the error as Liyanage tried to clear the ring, but the ball got just big enough to cramp his intentions 312/6
    not out
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    25
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    106.66
    not out
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    8
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    75
    Extras
    11 (b 1, lb 3, w 7)
    TOTAL
    321/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.42)
    Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Pathum Nissanka, 9.1 ov), 2-182 (Kamindu Mendis, 29.1 ov), 3-222 (Kusal Mendis, 35.5 ov), 4-236 (Charith Asalanka, 39.4 ov), 5-282 (Pavan Rathnayake, 44.4 ov), 6-312 (Janith Liyanage, 48.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JC Archer1006816.8235240
    AAP Atkinson1005525.5335120
    JC Tongue705007.14216210
    WG Jacks503306.6133100
    J Overton1006306.3257100
    Rehan Ahmed804826214100
  • BATSMEN
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    21.6 skips past the well-flighted tweaker, off come the bails! Banton all but slaps his own backside in his followthrough as he connects with thin air. That was lovely deception and out of nowhere, Sri Lanka have a foothold in this contest! 153/2
    19.4 rips one through the gate! It was a wide-open gate, to be fair, but that's a super ball all the same. Dips outside off, grips in the footholes, beats the inside-edge of an inside-out flog. Pegs back the off stump! 143/1
    28.1 driven in the air, straight to short cover! A rare driver error from the meticulous Root, he was onto the front foot, but through his stroke too soon. Well flighted from the leggie, stopping in the pitch. The shot was hard and fast, but straight at the close catcher. Jubilation for Sri Lanka, and Colombage who has the big wicket twice in a row, after some tap in the previous over 203/4
    23.3 big appeal for lbw! Brook was a long way forward, and the round-the-wicket angle looked initially to be taking it down the leg-side, but that's a confident shout, and Sri Lanka review! That is actually pretty adjacent... very adjacent! It's beaten the inside-edge, thumped the front pad in front of middle, and shown to be smacking leg stump! That is a huge wicket! 157/3
    49.1 shuffles across, creams leg side... picks out deep midwicket! It looked for all the world like he had nailed that for six, but it's the long side of the ground and the ball drops inside the rope for Kamindu Mendis to pouch the catch! Buttler kept his head down and crossed his fingers. But he can't get England over the line 303/9
    48.4 skied to long-on, that's the game, surely! Pace off from Malinga, I think, and he snares another. Jacks was the man that had to get this done for England, but he gets right under the shot and Liyanage does good work in the deep 303/8
    39.5 gloved down the leg side - gone! SL celebrate the breakthrough as the finger goes up. Madushanka has been expensive but that's a vital wicket. Rehan departs without scoring, and with plenty of work for England still to do 259/5
    46.5 Atkinson holes out! On a length but pace off and Atkinson's swing for the hills goes straight into the break basket of deep midwicket. Brilliantly done by Malinga. SL closing this out with ice in their veins 288/6
    47.4 full toss, plonked to the edge of the ring! Excellent running catch by Asalanka at cover, and SL are getting this done! They are going to check for a no-ball, but looks like it was coming down under waist height. The catch was held securely, too, as Asalanka went to ground. Overton and out 295/7
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    10
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    100
    Extras
    9 (nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    305/9 (50 Overs, RR: 6.1)
    Fall of wickets: 1-143 (Ben Duckett, 19.4 ov), 2-153 (Tom Banton, 21.6 ov), 3-157 (Harry Brook, 23.3 ov), 4-203 (Joe Root, 28.1 ov), 4-254* (Jos Buttler, retired not out ), 5-259 (Rehan Ahmed, 39.5 ov), 6-288 (Gus Atkinson, 46.5 ov), 7-295 (Jamie Overton, 47.4 ov), 8-303 (Will Jacks, 48.4 ov), 9-303 (Jos Buttler, 49.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    AM Fernando1006816.8257131
    D Madushanka905426266040
    KIC Asalanka602904.83132000
    E Malinga905025.55316110
    S Colombage605519.16141600
    DN Wellalage1004934.9344200

Match Notes

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st143BM DuckettT Banton
2nd10JE RootT Banton
3rd4JE RootHC Brook
4th46JE RootJC Buttler
5th51JC ButtlerWG Jacks
5th5WG JacksRehan Ahmed
6th29WG JacksAAP Atkinson
7th7J OvertonWG Jacks
8th8JC ButtlerWG Jacks
9th0JC ButtlerJC Archer
10th2JC ArcherJC Tongue