England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 · 1st ODI Match
CompletedSri Lanka
271/6 (50.0)
England
252/10 (49.2)
Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Ball by Ball Commentary
- 23.20
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
2:26 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, tucks it towards mid-wicket fielder
- 23.10
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
2:25 PMNo Run. Full length delivery on off, driven down towards mid-off region
- 22.60
Jeffrey Vandersay to Ben Duckett
2:24 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle and leg, taps it towards square leg region and decline the one
- 22.51
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:24 PMOne Run. Fuller delivery on middle, works it towards wider long-on region for a single
- 22.40
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:24 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, looks to flick it but misses on the pads
- 22.30
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:23 PMNo Run. Length delivery outside off, lifts his bat and lets it pass to keeper
- 22.23
Jeffrey Vandersay to Ben Duckett
2:23 PMThree Runs. Length delivery outside off, sliced towards sweeper cover for a three runs
- 22.11
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:22 PMOne Run. Fuller on off, driven down towards sweeper cover for a single
- 21.60
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
2:21 PMNo Run. Good length delivery outside off, sliced towards covers region but misses to find the gap
- 21.50
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
2:20 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, taps it towards mid-wicket and declines the one
- 21.41
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
2:20 PMOne Run. Full length delivery on middle, works it towards long-on for a single
- 21.30
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
2:20 PMNo Run. Flatter length ball on middle, goes to flick it hard but gets the leading edge to covers
- 21.20
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
2:19 PMNo Run. Full length delivery on middle, works it back to the bowler and declines the one
- 21.11
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
2:19 PMOne Run. Length delivery on off, placed towards square of the wicket region and runs for a single
- 20.60
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:18 PMNo Run. Length delivery on off, placed towards cover and declines the one