| 0 | 35.5 | 35.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Rehan Ahmed, OUT! Direct hits are normally close but here the on-field umpire has given it out! It was that easy. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Rehan Ahmed, Dilshan bowls it on a good length, around off, Rehan Ahmed looks to open his bat face and guide it again towards the third man region but gets it edge and the ball lands just short of the keeper. |
| 2 | 35.3 | 35.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Rehan Ahmed, On a length, wide of off, Rehan Ahmed presses onto his font foot and guides this to the left of the third man fielder for a brace. |
| 0 | 35.2 | 35.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Rehan Ahmed, Short and wide of off, Rehan Ahmed looks to help it over the keeper with a lap but misses. |
| 1 | 35.1 | 35.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Will Jacks, Good length, around off, Will Jacks carves this to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 34.6 | 34.6: Sachindu Colombage to Rehan Ahmed, Pushed through around off, Rehan Ahmed defends this off his front foot. |
6 Over | Run: 196/5 | Run Rate: 5.60
| 0 | 34.5 | 34.5: Sachindu Colombage to Rehan Ahmed, Floated on middle and off, Rehan Ahmed defends it out. |
| 0 | 34.4 | 34.4: Sachindu Colombage to Rehan Ahmed, Flighted, around off, Rehan Ahmed jams it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 34.3 | 34.3: Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, OUT! LBW! Slider on middle and leg, Jos Buttler looks to flick it to the leg side off his back foot but misses and gets hit on his pads. A loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. This looked dead straight but the umpire might have felt an inside edge, which is why he gave it not out. Kusal Mendis opts for DRS. Ball Tracking confirms three reds, with the ball clattering into the middle of the middle stump and the umpire is forced to overturn his decision to OUT. |
| 1 | 34.2 | 34.2: Sachindu Colombage to Will Jacks, Tossed up, on middle and off, Will Jacks drives this to long off for a single. |
| 2 | 34.1 | 34.1: Sachindu Colombage to Will Jacks, Floated on middle and leg, Will Jacks drills this through mid on for a brace. The ball was racing away to the fence but the fielder at long on moves away to his left and flicks it to the fielder covering in from long on and keeps it down to two. |
| 4 | 33.6 | 33.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That's been smashed away in the gap for a boundary. Slower one, on middle and off, Jos Buttler takes his bottom hand off the handle of his bat and flicks this to the cow corner region for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 193/4 | Run Rate: 5.68
| 2 | 33.5 | 33.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, On a length, around middle and off, Jos Buttler flicks this through the mid-wicket region and takes a brace. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, Chameera bowls it on a good length, on off, Jos Buttler defends this off his back foot. |
| 1 | 33.3 | 33.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Will Jacks, Bowls it on a length, around off, Will Jacks punches this through the off side for a single. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Will Jacks, Good length, onto the pads, Will Jacks tickles this off his pads to the left of the keeper. |
| 1 | 33.1 | 33.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, On a length, around off, Jos Buttler pats this to the left of short mid-wicket and sneaks a quick single. |
| 1 | 32.6 | 32.6: Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Floated on the pads, Jos Buttler works this through square leg and takes a single. |
6 Over | Run: 185/4 | Run Rate: 5.61
| 0 | 32.5 | 32.5: Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Quicker one, around off, Josh Tongue punches this to point. |
| 1 | 32.4 | 32.4: Sachindu Colombage to Will Jacks, Fuller around the pads, Will Jacks flicks this through square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 32.3 | 32.3: Sachindu Colombage to Will Jacks, Flighted, around off, Will Jacks looks to flick it away to the leg side but gets beaten as the ball keeps low.This wasn't far from the off-pole. |
| 0 | 32.2 | 32.2: Sachindu Colombage to Will Jacks, Tossed up, on the pads, Will Jacks pats this to the left of short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 32.1 | 32.1: Sachindu Colombage to Will Jacks, Fuller on off, Will Jacks keeps it out. |
| 0 | 31.6 | 31.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, Back of a length, on off, Josh Tongue gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. Just 1 run and a wicket off this over. |
6 Over | Run: 183/4 | Run Rate: 5.72
| 1 | 31.5 | 31.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Will Jacks, Good length, on the pads, Will Jacks flicks this to the fine leg region for a single. |
| 0 | 31.4 | 31.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Will Jacks, Back of a length, around off, Will Jacks goes for a pull but misses and edges this onto hi pads for no run. |
| 0 | 31.3 | 31.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Will Jacks, On a length, around off, Jacks defends this off his back foot. |
| 0 | 31.2 | 31.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Will Jacks, Good length, around off, Will Jacks has a lazy poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 31.1 | 31.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, OUT! CAUGHT! Pitched-up delivery around off, Harry Brook shimmies down the track and hits this in the air. Brook was looking to loft this over covers but his bat tilts in his hands and gets it miscued into the hands of Dilshan Madushanka at the deep point region. Harry Brook departs on 67 off 69 and England are 182 for 4. |
| 1 | 30.6 | 30.6: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Pushed through on middle and off, Harry Brook gets it away through cover-point for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 182/3 | Run Rate: 5.87
| 0 | 30.5 | 30.5: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Much slower, on middle and off, Harry Brook defends this off his front foot. |
| 1 | 30.4 | 30.4: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Tossed up, around off, Jos Buttler drives this to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 1 | 30.3 | 30.3: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Too full, on middle and off, Harry Brook punches this off his back foot through covers for a run. |
| 0 | 30.2 | 30.2: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Too full, around off, Harry Brook blocks this around short third. |
| 4 | 30.1 | 30.1: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Dunith sprays one down the leg side, Harry Brook gets into a good position and paddle sweeps this past the right of he short fine leg fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 29.6 | 29.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Jos Buttler, Ooh, that's nicely bowled. On a good length and in the channel, Jos Buttler hangs back and looks to push it away square on the off side, but the ball seams away and whizzes past the outside edge. |
6 Over | Run: 175/3 | Run Rate: 5.83
| 1 | 29.5 | 29.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Back of a length ad outside off, tapped down towards backward point for a single. |
| 2 | 29.4 | 29.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, The intent of the second run forces a misfield here. Good length on middle and leg, tucked away to deep mid-wicket for a single, but eventually, Brook does get the second run as well. |
| 0 | 29.3 | 29.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, First time we have seen Brook being aggressive like that in this inning. Hard length outside off, Brook steps out and looks to lace it over the off side but the ball just nips away past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 29.2 | 29.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Good length, straighter in line again, wristed away gently to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 29.1 | 29.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Pitched-up delivery, attacking middle stump. Brook solidly blocks it off. |
| 0 | 28.6 | 28.6: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Bowled flatter around off, this one darts back in with the arm. Buttler rocks back and jams it out on the off side. |
6 Over | Run: 172/3 | Run Rate: 5.93
| 1 | 28.5 | 28.5: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Floated up on off, pushed away to deep cover for a single. |
| 2 | 28.4 | 28.4: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, A bit more flight on this one, pushing it wide of the off stump. Brook plays it square through the off side and picks up a couple of more handy runs. |
| 1 | 28.3 | 28.3: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Full again, drifted into middle and leg. Buttler makes room and drives it to long off for a single this time. |
| 2 | 28.2 | 28.2: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Tossed up around off, driven away along the turf and wide to the left of the long off fielder for a couple of easy runs. |
| 2 | 28.1 | 28.1: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Just over! Full and straight, Buttler lunges forward to play the reverse sweep, scooping it just over the leaping point fielder and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 0 | 27.6 | 27.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Yorker-length delivery on off and middle, at 135 kph. Brook clips it across to mid-wicket. |
6 Over | Run: 164/3 | Run Rate: 5.86
| 3 | 27.5 | 27.5: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, That's nicely done by Buttler. Pitched up on off, Buttler walks down the pitch and shovels it away between mid on and mid-wicket, and it is Dunith Wellalage from the former region, who hunts it down. Three taken. |
| 0 | 27.4 | 27.4: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Good-length delivery, attacking the stumps, Buttler pushes it across to the leg side. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, A bit slower and into the pitch, bowled around the fifth stump line. Buttler blocks it off. |
| 0 | 27.2 | 27.2: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Hard length, straighter in line, and tucked away to the on side by Buttler. |
| 1 | 27.1 | 27.1: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Back of a length and outside off, steered away behind point for a single. |
| 4 | 26.6 | 26.6: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Hit hard by Buttler, but could Dunith Wellalage have got a hand to it? Full and on off, Buttler takes the front leg out and hammers it to the left of the bowler. Wellalage initially sticks out his left hand, but brings it back in as the ball races away to the long off fence. Maybe, that was out of reach. |
6 Over | Run: 160/3 | Run Rate: 5.93
| 0 | 26.5 | 26.5: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Flatter one at 88 kph, sliding it in towards the stumps. The ball holds a bit as Buttler backs away and jams it out to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 26.4 | 26.4: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Good length outside off, punched off the back foot to cover. |
| 1 | 26.3 | 26.3: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Fuller in length, around off, Brook swipes it across to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 26.2 | 26.2: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Safely home, but Jos Buttler was in a spot of bother there. Flatter and around off, played off the back foot between point and cover. The batters look for the run but decide against it. The point fielder then fails to pick it up cleanly and Brook calls Buttler through for the single. The fielder recovers and lobs it to the bowler, who whips off the bails, but replays show that Buttler made his ground. |
| 0 | 26.1 | 26.1: Dunith Wellalage to Jos Buttler, Full and floated up, Buttler makes a bit of room and crunches the drive straight to short extra cover. |
| 1 | 25.6 | 25.6: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, A rib-tickler from Asitha. Buttler works it away down to long on to make it a fifth straight single. 7 runs off that over. |
6 Over | Run: 154/3 | Run Rate: 5.92
| 1 | 25.5 | 25.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Two is the early call, but that's gone straight to the fielder. A bit shorter and straighter, angled away using the wrists towards deep backward square leg for another single. |
| 1 | 25.4 | 25.4: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Excellent running. Pace off and into the pitch, over middle. Buttler hops back and dabs it to the right of the mid-wicket fielder and Brook calls him through for a quick run. |
| 1 | 25.3 | 25.3: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Good length, bowled wide of the off stump. Brook stays back and extends the arms, smacking it to sweeper cover for a run more. |
| 1 | 25.2 | 25.2: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, Back of a length and over middle, wristed away past square leg for a single. 150 up for England now. |
| 2 | 25.1 | 25.1: Asitha Fernando to Jos Buttler, A slower bumper over middle and leg, Buttler gets inside the line and pulls it down to fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 24.6 | 24.6: Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Buttler looks to get a big hit out of the way, but it doesn't come off. Flighted ball, drifted into the leg pole. Buttler takes the front leg out and heaves it off the inner half of the blade to wide long on and picks up a single. |
6 Over | Run: 147/3 | Run Rate: 5.88
| 1 | 24.5 | 24.5: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Another one that's floated up wide of the off stump. This time Brook keeps his shape and drills it down to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 24.4 | 24.4: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Colombage hangs it up wide of the off stump, inviting the drive. Brook ends up snatching at it and smothers it to the cover fielder. |
| 1 | 24.3 | 24.3: Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Flatter one pushed into leg stump, Buttler hangs back and whips it to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 1 | 24.2 | 24.2: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Too full and outside off, driven away to deep cover for one. With that single, Harry Brook brings up his FIFTY. His 7th in ODIs. |
| 4 | 24.1 | 24.1: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Floated up on the pads, ends up drifting down leg. Harry Brook goes to sweep and gets a bit of bat on it, and the ball goes past the keeper and into the fine leg fence. |
| 0 | 23.7 | 23.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, Length again, in the channel around off. Buttler presses forward and blocks it with a slightly open bat face behind point. |
7 Over | Run: 139/3 | Run Rate: 5.79
| 0 | 23.6 | 23.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, Hard length outside off, Buttler takes a couple of steps down the pitch and blocks it to cover. |
| 0 | 23.5 | 23.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, WIDE! Risky from Buttler, exposing his stumps like that. Madushanka sees him walking across to the off side and fires it in on leg stump, but spills it well down leg in the end. |
| 1 | 23.4 | 23.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Good length at the stumps, worked away to deep square leg for a run. |
| 0 | 23.3 | 23.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Fuller one from around the wicket, just outside off. Brook taps it across to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 23.2 | 23.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Brook looks a bit jittery, looking to pick up singles that aren't there. Hard length over middle, tucked to the right of square leg. Brook is sent back quickly by Buttler, but there is a slight fumble. Brook wants the single but the ball has barely gone inches away from the fielder and Brook scurries back. |
| 1 | 23.1 | 23.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Jos Buttler, Back of a length, and on a tight line around off. Buttler stays back and dabs it down to deep third for a single. |
| 0 | 22.6 | 22.6: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Tossed up full again, drifted into middle. Brook blocks it out to cover. |
6 Over | Run: 136/3 | Run Rate: 5.91
| 0 | 22.5 | 22.5: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Nicely floated up on off, turns away a bit. Brook leans on and pushes it to the left of the bowler. |
| 1 | 22.4 | 22.4: Sachindu Colombage to Jos Buttler, Tossed up outside off, Jos Buttler drives it to deep cover and picks up a single. |
| 0 | 22.3 | 22.3: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Sachindu Colombage gets his first international wicket, and a big one at that. This is pushed through flatter on off and middle, a bit fuller as well. Joe Root opts to play it off the back foot but gets caught on the crease. The ball skids through at first but holds a bit in the deck as well, sliding past the outside edge and castles into the stumps. Root finally gets dimissed in ODI cricket after 4 consecutive not outs and England are now 135/3. |
| 1 | 22.2 | 22.2: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Good length outside off, tapped away through the cover region for a single. |
| 1 | 22.1 | 22.1: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Shorter one outside off, Root mistimes the cut to the left cover and sets off for the single. The fielder gets a favorable bounce but has to turn 180 degrees as he has a shy at the bowler's end, but misses the stumps. |
| 0 | 21.6 | 21.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Pitched up on off, at 136 kph, and skidding through. Brook defends it to cover and thinks about the single, but quickly decides against it. |
6 Over | Run: 133/2 | Run Rate: 6.05
| 0 | 21.5 | 21.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Length ball on the pads, tickled down to the right of the fine leg fielder for a couple of easy runs. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Half an appeal for LBW, but turned down. Probably pitching outside leg, or maybe an inside edge, as there were two sounds. Nagging length around leg, slanting across. Brook looks to nudge it leg side but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 1 | 21.3 | 21.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, Shorter now, pulled away through square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 21.2 | 21.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, A tight, tight single, and Joe Root would be gone with a direct hit. Good length on middle and leg, nudged away to the right of mid-wicket and Brook is on his bike. The fielder misses the shy at the keeper's end and Root later signals Brook to take it easy. Brook has a bit of fun by signalling that Root should be running faster. |
| 0 | 21.1 | 21.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Harry Brook, Length ball, pitching it on middle and leg. Brook stays back and jabs at it, getting a thick inside edge onto the pads. |
| 1 | 20.7 | 20.6: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, 10 easy runs off that over. Pushed into the pads, Brook rocks back and works it 'round the corner on the leg side for a run. |
7 Over | Run: 129/2 | Run Rate: 6.14
| 1 | 20.6 | 20.5: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Looped up, very full and outside off. Root squeezes it through the point reguon and rotates strike. |
| 1 | 20.5 | 20.4: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Flighted delivery on off, Brook gets forward and shows the full face of the blade, pushing it down to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 20.4 | 20.3: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Floated up slower, at 80 kph and on the pads. Brook nudges it away to short mid-wicket. |
| 2 | 20.3 | 20.2: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Brook moves into the 40s now. Dragged length, on middle and leg, worked away off the bak foot and wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder for two runs. |
| 4 | 20.2 | 20.1: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Nailed! Tossed up around off, a bit too full. Harry Brook leans on and stays leg side of the ball, hammering it past the cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 0 | 20.1 | 20.1: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, WIDE! Flatter one, darted well down the leg side. Brook fails to sweep it away. |
| 1 | 19.6 | 19.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Back of a length, on off, Harry Brook gets up on his toes and dabs this to the third man region for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 119/2 | Run Rate: 5.95
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Short and wide of off, Harry Brook looks to play this towards the left of the backward point fielder but misses out. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, On a length, around middle and off, Harry Brook flicks this right out of the middle of his bat but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 19.3 | 19.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Good length, on off, Joe Root dabs this to the right of the point fielder for a single. |
| 0 | 19.2 | 19.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, On a length, around the pads, Joe Root tucks this through the mid-wicket region for a rotation of strike. |
| 4 | 19.1 | 19.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, FOUR! A lucky boundary for Root. Short and around off, Joe Root loosk to guide this through the short third region but gets it under-edged to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 1 | 18.6 | 18.6: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Fuller on middle and leg, Joe Root goes deep inside the crease and works this by rolling his wrists to the backward square leg region for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 113/2 | Run Rate: 5.95
| 1 | 18.5 | 18.5: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Fuller on the pads, Harry Brook flicks this through the mid-wicket region for a single. |
| 4 | 18.4 | 18.4: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Brook is owning the Lankan bowling attack here. Too full, round off, Harry Brook strides onto his front foot and drive this through the extra cover region for a boundary. |
| 1 | 18.3 | 18.3: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Quicker one, on the pads, Harry Brook works this through the mid-wicket region for one run. |
| 1 | 18.2 | 18.2: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Fuller around off, Harry Brook drives this through the right of the short cover fielder for one run. |
| 0 | 18.1 | 18.1: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Fuller on off, Harry Brook defends this off his front foot. |
| 1 | 17.6 | 17.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Back of a length, around off, Harry Brook plays this late and off his back foot to guide this to the third man fielder for one. |
6 Over | Run: 105/2 | Run Rate: 5.83
| 4 | 17.5 | 17.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, FOUR! Short again, around middle and off, Harry Brook rocks onto his back foot and pulls this in front of square towards the deep mid-wicket square for a boundary. |
| 1 | 17.4 | 17.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Full and on middle and leg, Joe Root presents a full face of his bat and punches this through mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Short and on middle and off, Joe Root defends this off his back foot. |
| 1 | 17.2 | 17.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Back of a length, around off, Harry Brook plays this late and guides this to the right of the keeper for a single. |
| 1 | 17.1 | 17.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Pitched-up delivery, around off, Joe Root punches this to the right of the mid off fielder for a single. |
| 0 | 16.6 | 16.6: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short of a length, around off, Harry Brook cuts this off his back foot to the left of point but the fielder dives to his left and keeps it down to a dot. |
6 Over | Run: 97/2 | Run Rate: 5.71
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Too full, around off, Harry Brook defends this to the off side. |
| 2 | 16.4 | 16.4: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short of a length, around off, Harry Brook cuts this to deep point for a couple. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Floated around off, Harry Brook blocks it out. |
| 1 | 16.2 | 16.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fuller around off, Joe Root drives this through the extra cover region for a single. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full and on the pads, Joe Root tickles this to the short fine leg fielder for no run. |
| 1 | 15.6 | 15.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Root will keep peppering this area of the field for the entire game. Short and around off, Joe Root guides this behind square on off for one. |
6 Over | Run: 94/2 | Run Rate: 5.88
| 0 | 15.5 | 15.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Good length, around off, Joe Root blocks this off his back foot. |
| 1 | 15.4 | 15.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Chameera goes a touch too straight and bowls this on a length around the pads, Harry Brook flicks this to the fine leg region for a single. |
| 1 | 15.3 | 15.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Back of a length, around off, Joe Root rocks back and just guides this through the third man region for a single. |
| 0 | 15.2 | 15.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Short and wide of off, Joe Root rocks back and looks to cut this through the off-side but misses out. |
| 1 | 15.1 | 15.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Harry Brook, Back of a length, around off, Harry Brook dabs this through point for a single. |
| 0 | 14.6 | 14.6: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Under-cutter, around off, Joe Root punches this to covers for a dot. |
6 Over | Run: 90/2 | Run Rate: 6.00
| 0 | 14.5 | 14.5: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Darted on middle and off, Joe Root punches this to the right of the bowler for no run. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Too full, on middle nd off, Harry Brook goes deep inside the crease and punches this in the gap for one. |
| 4 | 14.3 | 14.3: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Slog-swept in the gap for four runs. Tossed up, around middle and off, Harry Brook goes down on aone knee and slog sweeps this in the gap towards the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 2 | 14.2 | 14.2: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Fired around the pads, Harry Brook nudges this through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 14.1 | 14.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Short of a length, around off, Joe Root punches this off his back foot to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 13.6 | 13.6: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Slider, on middle and leg, Harry Brook punches this back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 82/2 | Run Rate: 5.86
| 2 | 13.5 | 13.5: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Fuller around middle and leg, Harry Brook flicks this through the mid-wicket region and hustles back for the second. |
| 0 | 13.4 | 13.4: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Floated on the pads, Harry Brook gets it clipped off his pads to the short fine leg fielder for no run. |
| 0 | 13.3 | 13.3: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Pushed through on off, Harry Brook pushes this to extra cover for no run. |
| 0 | 13.2 | 13.2: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Too full, on off, Harry Brook keeps it out on the off side. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Sachindu is creating trouble for the home side. Fuller on off, Harry Brook goes for a flick but gets a leading edge that rolls to point. |
| 2 | 12.6 | 12.6: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fired around off, Joe Root plays this late and guides this through the short third region for a brace to end the over. |
6 Over | Run: 80/2 | Run Rate: 6.15
| 1 | 12.5 | 12.5: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Pushed through on off, Harry Brook defends it out around off for a single. |
| 4 | 12.4 | 12.4: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Brook finds the gap for four runs. Short of a length, around off, Harry Brook rocks onto his back foot and cuts this past the right of th backward point fielder for a boundary. |
| 1 | 12.3 | 12.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Quicker one, around middle and off, Joe Root finds the fielder at extra cover. |
| 0 | 12.2 | 12.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Too full, around off, Joe Root defends this to extra cover. |
| 0 | 12.1 | 12.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fuller around off, Joe Root jams it out. |
| 1 | 11.6 | 11.6: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Tossed up, wide of off, Joe Root gets onto his back foot and punches this through covers for one run. |
6 Over | Run: 72/2 | Run Rate: 6.00
| 1 | 11.5 | 11.5: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Quicker one, onto middle and leg, Harry Brook gets deep inside his crease and works this through square leg for one run. |
| 1 | 11.4 | 11.4: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Slider, on the pads, Joe Root flicks this through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 11.3 | 11.3: Sachindu Colombage to Joe Root, Sachindu bowls a beauty to beat Joe Root for the good and a loud appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down. Wrong'un, around middle and off, Joe Root fails to read it and gets beaten on the inside as he gets hit on his front pad. A loud appeal but the umpire shrugs it down. Sri Lanka opts for DRS this time. Two reds and a green with the ball missing the leg-stump on the Ball Tracking confirms the on-field decision. |
| 1 | 11.2 | 11.2: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Another one, floated onto the pads, Harry Brook goes deep inside the crease and milks this to the right of the fielder at square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Sachindu Colombage to Harry Brook, Floated onto the pads, Harry Brook pushes this back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 10.6 | 10.6: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short of a length, on off, Harry Brook rocks back and punches this through the covers region for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 68/2 | Run Rate: 6.18
| 0 | 10.5 | 10.5: Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett, OUT! LBW! Dunith gets success in his first over of the spell. Tossed-up delivery, around off, Ben Duckett takes giant strides across the stumps and goes for the conventional sweep. Misses with the bat of glove and gets hit on the front pad. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Ben Duckett opts for DRS. Nothing on the UltraEdge. Ball Tracking shows three reds, with the ball hitting the middle stump. Ben probably thought that he had stepped a long way across but it wasn't to be. |
| 1 | 10.4 | 10.4: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Quicker one, on off, Joe Root gets it away through the covers region for a single. |
| 1 | 10.3 | 10.3: Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett, Fuller around the pads, Ben Duckett tucks this through square leg for one run. The 50-run stand is also up between these two. |
| 1 | 10.2 | 10.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Tossed up fuller now, around off. Root eases it past covers for a single. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, A bit of grip straightaway for Dunith. Floated up around off, Root watches it well and pushes it into the off side. |
| 4 | 9.6 | 9.6: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! 13 off the over and England are starting to move along at a brisk pace here. Length ball around the pads, clipped away aerially and in front of square leg for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 64/1 | Run Rate: 6.40
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Hard length over middle, turned away to the right of square leg for a single. |
| 4 | 9.4 | 9.4: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, FOUR! That's scrumptious from Root. Length ball outside off, Root takes a couple of strides forward and the ball slides right onto the middle of his bat, and this is punched through extra cover for another boundary. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Pitched up a bit, around off, and hitting the deck hard. Root stays solid in defence. |
| 0 | 9.2 | 9.2: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Good length, wide of the off stump. Root stays back and plays it late, opening the bat face and dabbing it down to point. |
| 4 | 9.1 | 9.1: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, FOUR! A switch of ends for Asitha, and it's not an ideal start for him. Full and wide outside off, a hint of away movement but Root leans across and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 4 | 8.6 | 8.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Ben Duckett, FOUR! A boundary to end the over, and the 50 IS UP FOR ENGLAND. Too straight again, fairly full as well, and Duckett just wrists it away past mid-wicket for four more runs. |
6 Over | Run: 51/1 | Run Rate: 5.67
| 1 | 8.5 | 8.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Good backing up by the Lankans. Good length on middle, sliding back in. Root swivels on his toes to get inside the line and tucks it to deep square leg for one. The throw at the keeper's end is wide, but the cover fielder does well to mop it up. |
| 0 | 8.4 | 8.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Chameera hits the deck hard, angling it in towards off and middle. Root stays back a bit and taps it onto the leg side. |
| 0 | 8.3 | 8.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, That's the line Chameera needs to stick to. Good length, just outside off, Root gets forward to defend. |
| 4 | 8.2 | 8.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, FOUR! That's bread and butter for Root. Chameera looks to attack the front pad, angling it in, but Root pounces on it and clips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0 | 8.1 | 8.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root, Good start from Chameera. He pitches the ball fuller around off, just getting it to nip away. Joe Root is late on the drive, and skews it away to cover. |
| 2 | 7.6 | 7.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Dug in shorter this time, waist height. Duckett picks it up and pulls it uppishly behind square leg, picking up a couple of runs. England are 42/1 after 8 overs. |
6 Over | Run: 42/1 | Run Rate: 5.25
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Fullish length, on middle and leg. Duckett gets across and nearly falls over as he flicks it away to short mid-wicket. Had Duckett missed, he would have been a candidate for LBW. |
| 0 | 7.4 | 7.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, That's well bowled. Madushanka holds a good length, pushing it outside off. Duckett has a nibble at it but the ball seams away late and goes through to the keeper. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Good length, attacking the top of the stumps, Duckett watchfully defends. |
| 1 | 7.2 | 7.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, Nagging length, in and around off. Root edges it down with soft hands past the slip fielder and down to deep third for a single. |
| 3 | 7.1 | 7.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Back-to-back threes for Duckett. On the pads, Duckett hops back and tucks it away past square leg. The fielder from fine leg runs around to his right and dives to keep the ball in play. |
| 3 | 6.6 | 6.6: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Length ball, wide of the off stump. Duckett threads it through covers, doesn't time it perfectly but enough to pick up three runs. |
6 Over | Run: 36/1 | Run Rate: 5.14
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Oh, that nearly carried to the fielder. Good length on leg, holds in the deck a bit. Duckett looks to flick but hits it uppishly and in front of Dunith Wellalage at square leg. The fielder lunges forward and parries it away behind. The batters then look for a quick single but the fielder at backward square leg quickly picks it up and the batters scurry back. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, darted across the left-hander. Duckett hangs back and smacks it straight to point. |
| 4 | 6.3 | 6.3: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Easy pickings. A half-volley on middle and leg, Duckett shovels it away between mid-wicket and mid on, picking up yet another boundary. |
| 0 | 6.2 | 6.2: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, on the pads, Duckett tucks it to square leg. |
| 4 | 6.1 | 6.1: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Slammed away to the fence. Fractionally short and wide outside off. Ben Duckett goes chasing after it and hits it in front of point for a boundary. |
| 4 | 5.6 | 5.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, FOUR! That's classic Root. Full of a length, on middle, trying to angle it away. Root gets forward and clips it well in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. Root also makes it 23,000 international runs, the 8th male player to achieve the feat. |
6 Over | Run: 25/1 | Run Rate: 4.17
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, Length again, in and around off, Joe Root hangs back and pushes it out on the off side. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, Madushanka drags the length back a touch, pitching it around leg. Root hops back to play at it but the ball nips it a bit and bats the inside edge, hitting him high on the pads. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, Very full and pushed across the right-hander. Root leans on and drives it off the toe end of the blade to covers. |
| 1 | 5.2 | 5.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, And again! On the pads, pushed off the legs to the left of mid-wicket. The fielder dives and makes a half stop, keeping it down to a single. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Excellent fielding again. Good length in the channel, cut away to the right of the point fielder, who lunges across and makes a fine stop. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, A bit fuller now and on off. Joe Root gets across and flicks it firmly but straight to mid-wicket. The fielder scores a direct hit at the keeper's end but Root has his bat down in time. |
6 Over | Run: 20/1 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 2 | 4.5 | 4.5: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Good length, straighter at the stumps. Root moves inside the line and clips it to the left of deep backward square leg for a couple of easy runs. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Pitched up a bit, just outside off. Root gets a stride across to the off side and punches it to cover. |
| 1 | 4.3 | 4.3: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, On middle and leg, Duckett waits back before using the wrists to work it down to deep backward square leg for one. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, in and around off. Duckett takes a step across to the off side, and chops it down to short third. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Perfect length, in that corridor of uncertainty just outside the line of off stump. Duckett solidly blocks it off. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, The ball keeps a bit low again. Good length, just angling across off. Root goes on the back foot and has to jam his bat down, edging it down to gully. Also, it seems like Kamindu Mendis, who made the stop over there, might have hurt himself. Hopefully, he's fine. |
6 Over | Run: 17/1 | Run Rate: 4.25
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Joe Root, Fuller in length and well wide of the off stump, slanting across. Root presses back and leaves it lone. |
| 1 | 3.4 | 3.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, On middle, Duckett watchfully dabs it across to mid-wicket and scampers across for the single. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, This one goes on with the arm. Pitched fuller on the pads, looking for the big outswinger but the ball slides on. Duckett misses the flick and gets hit on the outside part of the front pad. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, That's loose from Duckett. Fuller in length, a bit wide of the off stump and shaping away. Duckett throws his hands at it and is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Good-length delivery, in and around off. Duckett gets halfway frward and blocks it right under the eyes. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Wisely sent back by Duckett. Good length on middle, Joe Root taps it down to the left of short mid-wicket and looks for a quick single but has to get back into his crease. End of a successful over for Asitha Fernando. |
6 Over | Run: 16/1 | Run Rate: 5.33
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, OUT! TIMBER! Absolutely unplayable! Asitha Fernando pitches the ball on a good length and angles it back in towards the stumps. The ball lands and straightens a bit, squaring up Tom Banton completely. The ball then just deviates enough to beat the outside edge and hit the top of the off stump. Not much Banton can do about that and England are 16/1. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Ooh, some hold in the deck and that nearly chipped back to the bowler. Asitha hits a heavy length, angling it into the batter. Banton is a bit taken back and jars at it with hard hands. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Hammered in on a good length, around off. Banton blocks it off the back foot. |
| 4 | 2.2 | 2.2: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, FOUR! Again, a boundary early in the over, but this time it's more due to poor fielding. On the hips, tucked down to the left of deep backward square leg. The fielder runs around and is a bit lazy to get down and lets it slip through the fingers for a boundary. |
| 0 | 2.1 | 2.1: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Fernando drags the length shorter and hits the deck hard, bowling it over middle. Banton presses back to defend. |
| 0 | 1.8 | 1.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Ben Duckett, Full of a good length, slightly outside off and shaping away. Duckett lets it through to the keeper. |
8 Over | Run: 12/0 | Run Rate: 6.00
| 1 | 1.7 | 1.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, A bit of yes and no, but the batters eventually cross over. Good length in the channel, stabbed down to the left of cover. The fielder over there dives across and the parries the ball away from himself, allowing Banton to pick up a single. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Hammered in on a length, attacking the pads. Banton stays upright and tucks it off the hips to square leg. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Nagging length, in and around off, shaping back in. Banton tentatively jabs it back down the pitch. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, Much better line. Nice and full, on the fourth stump line and just shapes back in a touch at 135 clicks. Banton makes an assured leave, but it was fairly close to the off pole. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, WIDE! There's swing on offer again, but the starting line is wrong. Full and slipped down the leg side for another wide. 6 runs off one legal delivery in this over so far. |
| 4 | 1.2 | 1.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, FOUR! Oh, that really pinged off the blade. On middle and leg, angling in. Banton clips it uppishly but well to the right of the mid-wicket fielder and the ball races to the fence. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Tom Banton, WIDE! A false start for Madushanka. Fullish length, starts on leg stump and swings down the leg side. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Play and a miss. Hard length, slanted across off. Duckett goes to cut but misses, and the ball barely carries through to the keeper. The pitch looks very dry and doesn't seem to have much pace in it. |
6 Over | Run: 5/0 | Run Rate: 5.00
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Full-pitched delivery on off, at 131 kph. Duckett drills the drive but straight to extr cover. |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.4: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Off the mark in style. An inswinging full toss on the pads, Duckett clips it away in between mid-wicket and mid on for the first boundary of the game. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Good length again, on a tighter line around the top of off. Ben Duckett plays it late, chopping it down towards gully. |
| 1 | 0.2 | 0.2: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Banton and England are off the mark. Fuller and swinging away from off stump. Banton goes for the cover drive, but miscues it across to wide mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Asitha Fernando to Tom Banton, Good-length delivery to begin with, wide of the off stump and gently moving away. Tom Banton leaves it alone. |
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