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
- 5.50
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:21 PMNo Run. Length delivery on off, changes his grip to play reverse sweep but misses on the gloves
- 5.41
Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root
1:20 PMOne Run. Floated delivery on middle, changes his grip and plays reverse sweep for a single
- 5.31
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:19 PMOne Run. Tossed up delivery on off, driven down towards long-off for a single
- 5.20
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:19 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle and leg, looks to hit hard but misses in the end
- 5.10
Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett
1:18 PMNo Run. Tossed up delivery on middle, leans a bit and blocks under the eyes
- 4.60
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:17 PMNo Run. Length delivery on off, taps it towards off-side and declines the one
- 4.50
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:17 PMNo Run. Pitched up delivery on off, looks to drive it hard but mistimes it to mid-off region
- 4.40
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:16 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, gets in shape and works it towards square leg region
- 4.30
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:16 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, works it towards mid-off and declines the one
- 4.24
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:14 PMFour. Full length delivery on off, driven down towards wider long-off and covers region for a boundary
- 4.10
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root
1:14 PMNo Run. Length delivery on off, covers the angle and taps it under the eyes
- 3.60
Pramod Madushan to Ben Duckett
1:12 PMNo Run. Length delivery on off, goes to slice it hard but gets the inner edge onto pads
- 3.50
Pramod Madushan to Ben Duckett
1:12 PMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, works it to left of bowler and declines the one
- 3.40
Pramod Madushan to Ben Duckett
1:11 PMNo Run. Good length delivery on middle, looks to drive it but gets the inner edge to the keeper
- 3.30
Pramod Madushan to Ben Duckett
1:10 PMNo Run. Length delivery outside off, covers the angle and blocks it towards covers region