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
- 16.44
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis
10:04 AMFour. Length delivery outside off, cuts it towards backward point region for a boundary
- 16.4WD4
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis
10:04 AMWide Ball. Five runs, Four. Poor length delivery on legs, looks to nudge it but gets beaten, rolls down to fine leg region and finds a boundary
- 16.30
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis
10:03 AMNo Run. Full length delivery outside off, driven down to wider mid-off and declines the one
- 16.20
Liam Dawson to Kusal Mendis
10:03 AMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, blocks it well towards mid-on region and declines the one
- 16.11
Liam Dawson to Dhananjaya de Silva
10:02 AMOne Run. Pitched up delivery on legs, tucks it to deep square leg region for a single
- 15.61
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva
10:01 AMOne Run. Length delivery on middle, tucks it towards deep square leg region and runs for a single
- 15.54
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva
10:00 AMFour. Full length delivery outside off, chips it towards long-off region and finds a boundary
- 15.40
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva
10:00 AMNo Run. Length delivery around off, Silva holds his shape and blocks it under the eyes
- 15.31
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis
10:00 AMOne Run. Length delivery on middle, sweeps it towards deep square leg for a single
- 15.20
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis
9:59 AMNo Run. Length delivery on middle, taps it gently towards short mid-wicket region
- 15.10
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis
9:59 AMNo Run. Tossed up length ball on middle, goes to block it but gets beaten due to turn
- 14.61
Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis
9:58 AMOne Run. Length delivery outside off, driven down towards covers region for a single
- 14.54
Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis
9:58 AMFour. Good length ball on off, punched down towards backward point for another boundary
- 14.44
Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis
9:57 AMFour. Good length delivery outside off, cuts it towards backward point region and finds a boundary
- 14.31
Rehan Ahmed to Dhananjaya de Silva
9:57 AMOne Run. Length delivery on middle, plays sweep to backward square leg for a single