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
- 18.20
Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett
2:09 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, blocks it under the eyes
- 18.10
Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett
2:09 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, tcuks it towards deep square leg for a single
- 17.61
Jeffrey Vandersay to Ben Duckett
2:08 PMOne Run. Full length delivery on middle, sweeps it towards deep square leg region for a single
- 17.51
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:07 PMOne Run. Length delivery on off, placed towards square of the wicket region
- 17.41
Jeffrey Vandersay to Ben Duckett
2:07 PMOne Run. Full length delivery on middle, clips it towards square leg for a leg for a single
- 17.31
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:07 PMOne Run. Full length delivery on off, driven down towards cover point region for a single
- 17.21
Jeffrey Vandersay to Ben Duckett
2:06 PMOne Run. Full length delivery on middle, clips it towards mid-wicket region for a single
- 17.11
Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root
2:06 PMOne Run. Length delivery outside off, cuts it towards square of the wicket region for a single
- 16.61
Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root
2:01 PMOne Run. Full length delivery on off, driven down towards long-off for a single
- 16.51
Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett
2:00 PMOne Run. Length delivery on legs, tucks it towards square leg for a single
- 16.40
Dunith Wellalage to Ben Duckett
2:00 PMNo Run. Length delivery on off, placed towards cover point and declines the one
- 16.31
Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root
1:59 PMOne Run. Fuller on off, driven down towards cover and runs for a quick single
- 16.20
Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root
1:59 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, drives it back to the bowler and declines the one
- 16.10
Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root
1:59 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, mistimes it near mid-wicket region
- 15.64
Charith Asalanka to Ben Duckett
1:58 PMFour. Full length delivery on middle, comes down the track and chips it towards long-on and finds a boundary