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
- 8.24
Pramod Madushan to Joe Root
1:33 PMFour. Length delivery on middle, goes a bit across off and flicks it to deep mid-wicket region for a boundary
- 8.11
Pramod Madushan to Ben Duckett
1:32 PMOne Run. Good length delivery outside off, cuts it to deep point region for a single
- 7.60
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
1:30 PMNo Run. Length delivery on legs, goes to play reverse sweep but misses on the pads
- 7.50
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
1:30 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, works it towards mid-on and stays inside the crease
- 7.41
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:30 PMOne Run. Length delivery on middle and leg, taps it to left of bowler and runs for a quick one
- 7.30
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:29 PMNo Run. Tossed up on off, drives it towards cover but misses to find the vacant area
- 7.20
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:29 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, gets in shape and taps it back to the bowler
- 7.11
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
1:28 PMOne Run. Length delivery on middle, clips it towards square leg for a single
- 6.60
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett
1:28 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, taps it towards wider mid-on and decline sthe one
- 6.50
Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett
1:26 PMNo Run. Hard length delivery on middle, looks to nudge it towards leg-side but misses on the body
- 6.41
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:26 PMOne Run. Length delivery on middle, works it towards wider mid-on and runs for a single
- 6.30
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:25 PMNo Run. Fuller delivery on middle, flicked towards square leg region
- 6.20
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:24 PMNo Run. Short of length delivery outside off, taps it towards backward point region
- 6.10
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:24 PMNo Run. Good length delivery on off, tucks it towards mid-wicket region
- 5.64
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:22 PMFour. Good ;ength delivery outside off, cuts it towards deep covers and finds a boundary