Sri Lanka vs England, 1st ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Highlights

Jamie Overton to Wellalage, FOUR, turning into a massive over. 142ks short of length delivery, Wellalage takes it on and is rushed on the pull shot, he gets a thick top-edge and the ball flies over short fine, couple of bounces and over the rope

Jamie Overton to Wellalage, FOUR, another boundary. Smart batting from Wellalage. He's got the crowd going. Off-pace delivery, Wellalage shuffles across and gets inside the line, he's through the scoop early and the bottom hand comes off the bat handle, but the ball sails over Buttler and races away

Jamie Overton to Wellalage, FOUR, hammered! This is turning into a nice little cameo from Wellalage. Slower ball outside off, there was width on offer and Wellalage does not miss out, slaps it in front of square and beats the sweeper

Jamie Overton to Wellalage, SIX, smashed! 122ks slower ball, right in the slot and Wellalage makes the most of it, he clears his front leg and delays his bat swing, lofts it through the line and clears long-off. Good start to the final over..

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! Dawson strikes! He has deserved this wicket. Had to wait till his final over but he's got it. Quicker and drifts in, Rathnayake makes room and looks to go inside out over extra cover, but hits it a lot straighter. Overton moves to his left near long-off and takes it calmly. Pawan Rathnayake c Jamie Overton b Dawson 12(14)

Jamie Overton to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely done! Sri Lanka need few more of this. "24 balls without a boundary," informs David Gower on air. 123ks slower ball outside off, Mendis shuffles inside the line and laps it past short fine

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, out Caught&Bowled!! Gone! Rashid breaks the partnership. No fifty for Liyanage. He walks off four short of his landmark. This was the wrong 'un, dragged short and Liyanage did not spot it off the hand, he picks it from the surface and slaps it straight back at Rashid, he has a juggle before clutching on with the help of his body. That was a sharp catch as the ball was travelling but Rashid showed good reflexes, went with both hands and even though the ball popped out, he hangs on. Janith Liyanage c and b Adil Rashid 46(53) [4s-5 6s-2]

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, shot! Liyanage starting to move on. He shuffles inside the line, bends down and sweeps it behind square. Rashid once again loses his line and offers a freebie down leg

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, SIX, Liyanage brings up Sri Lanka's 200 in style. 78ks moon ball, that's lobbed up and lands right in the arc, Liyanage spots it and delays his bat swing, he waits for the ball and pumps it down the ground

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, fumble from Root. He gets a bad bounce and the ball escapes past him. Fraction short and flatter, Mendis waits and guides it towards backward point, Root moves to his left and the ball goes past him

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, fabulous shot! 131ks fullish delivery outside off, Mendis leans forward and creams the drive in front of square. Not quite a driveable length but Mendis is well set and he played it on the up

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, risky but Liyanage pulls it off. This is aimed for the stumps, Liyanage sits down inside the line and sweeps it backward of square. He was a goner had he missed that

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, leg byes, FOUR, 95ks quicker and still spins away, Liyanage shuffles across and misses the sweep, the ball brushes the shirt and races past Buttler

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, Liyanage has decided to step on the gas. He charges down, gives himself room and drives through extra cover. Not off the middle but once the ball passed the infield, there's no stopping that

Jacob Bethell to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, poor from Crawley. He misjudged it completely and allowed the boundary. Liyanage was expecting the shortened length after lofting down the ground, rocks back and pulls towards deep mid-wicket. Crawley moves to his left to try and take the catch, the ball lands in front of him and escapes to the fence

Jacob Bethell to Janith Liyanage, SIX, lovely shot! Liyanage breaks the shackles. He needed it and more importantly Sri Lanka needed it. Liyanage shimmies down and gets a bit too close to the pitch, but has enough space to extend his arms and lofts it down the ground

Jacob Bethell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tad short outside off, punched through covers for a single. 150 up for Sri Lanka!

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis brings up his fifty! A nicely tossed up delivery by Rehan Ahmed and Kusal Mendis has smashed this over mid-on to bring up the milestone

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis has played this well. A flighted delivery outside off and Mendis has drilled it through covers for a beautiful boundary

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, loopy delivery around middle and leg, Janith Liyanage has smashed it over mid-on for four runs

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, out Caught by Brook!! That's a really unfortunate dismissal. Was a tossed up delivery by Rehan Ahmed and Asalanka went for the sweep. Gets a top edge that flicks the helmet and lobs straight over the keeper's head. Brook who was stationed at leg slip calls for it, settles underneath and takes a safe catch. Asalanka so unlucky. Asalanka c Brook b Rehan Ahmed 17(16) [4s-2]

Jamie Overton to Asalanka, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Short and wide outside off, Asalanka throws the kitchen sink at it, slashing it away to the deep cover-point fence. There was a fielder near the boundary, but he couldn't stop it

Jamie Overton to Asalanka, FOUR, streaky! Pitched up by the bowler from round the wicket, Asalanka goes for a drive with soft hands and ends up getting an outside edge that races away to the third man fence

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short and punished! Kusal Mendis has all the time in the world to pick the length as he pulls it through mid-wicket for a rollicking boundary

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flicked to wide mid-on for a single

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, no run, this time England go up for the review! Is the impact in line? Or has this hit the glove? Yes, it has. It has hit the wristband. Was a legbreak by Adil Rashid and Asalanka went for the sweep. Couldn't make contact and got hit on the glove. UltraEdge confirms the same and England have lost a review

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, out Lbw!! Dhananjaya walks back after playing a rusty knock. Dawson bowled a maiden in the last over and Adil Rashid picks a wicket in this over. Perfect tag-team effort by the two England spinners. Dhananjaya looks to play the lap shot, misses it altogether and gets rapped on the pads. Wasn't a difficult decision for the umpire as it looked plumb. Dhananjaya doesn't bother reviewing it either and Sri Lanka are three down. Dhananjaya lbw b Adil Rashid 10(21) [4s-1]

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swept away! Adil Rashid goes full on leg and Kusal Mendis has put it away to the deep backward square leg with a well connected sweep

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, finesse in that shot! Reads the googly early, rocks back in the crease and guides it past the fielder at short third man for a boundary

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Mendis is peppering that backward point region. Third four for him through that area. 87ks flatter delivery around off, Mendis waits in the crease and opens the bat face, steers it behind square and beats the diving fielder

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, FOUR, the invitation was there and Dhananjaya obliges. 73ks floated up outside off, there was width on offer and Dhananjaya did not hold back, lofts it straight back over Rashid and almost sends it the distance

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, almost a repeat of the previous delivery. 88ks shorter and around off, Mendis waits in the crease and guides it with an open bat face, beats a diving backward point and the ball races away

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely done! 85ks short and spinning away, Mendis plays it late and almost off Buttler's gloves, opens the bat face and guides it behind square on the off-side

Adil Rashid to Kamil Mishara, out Bowled!! Oh no! Mishara has been bowled behind his legs. Did he get some bat or glove on that? Nope. It was the googly, floated up outside leg and Mishara sits down to sweep, the ball dips under his bat and spins across to hit the leg-stump. Rashid enjoyed that and has a big smile on his face. Spinners on, squeeze on and both openers back in the hut. Kamil Mishara b Adil Rashid 27(37) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sam Curran to Nissanka, out Caught by Dawson!! Curran strikes! Wicket right after the powerplay. This is a floaty delivery, one of Curran's moon balls which he lobs up teasingly, the ball dips outside off and Nissanka is crouching low, swipes across the line and picks out Dawson at mid-on. He was trying to hit that squarer but no pace meant, he didn't middle it and picked out Dawson. Nissanka c Dawson b Sam Curran 21(30) [4s-2]

Sam Curran to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, on the shorter side, Kamil Mishara pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 up for Sri Lanka

Dawson to Nissanka, FOUR, he's got the cut away. Nissanka has tried this shot a few times without success but not this time. 86ks touch slower, width on offer and Nissanka cracks it square, the ball races away

Jamie Overton to Kamil Mishara, SIX, whoa! He's got stuck into that. 141ks short of length delivery, sits up at a nice height and Mishara dispatches it, swivels around and nails the pull over deep square leg. Right off the screws and the ball sails away for 72 meters..

Sam Curran to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, lovely shot! That should get Mishara going. 130ks full and outside off, Mishara missed out on a similar sort of delivery on the first ball, but this time he allows the ball to come, meets it on the bounce and creams it through extra cover. There were two fielders near cover and he split them perfectly

Jamie Overton to Nissanka, leg byes, FOUR, wrong line from Overton. 141ks slanting down leg, Nissanka misses the glance and the ball brushes the pad, beatas a diving Buttler and races away. Overton went wide of the crease and angled it down

Sam Curran to Nissanka, FOUR, shot! 129ks back of a length angled across, Nissanka stands tall and punches it square of the wicket. The timing is too good as Bethell is beaten even after a full sprint and dive. That came right off the middle and raced away..

Jamie Overton to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, edged and four! Variable bounce in the first over itself. Overton got one to jump a couple of balls ago, this one stays low from back of a length, Mishara looks to punch and toe-ends it behind, the ball bounces in front of Buttler and escapes past him