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

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, 1 run, short and spinning away, Liyanage cracks it to sweeper cover

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

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, no run, 129ks good length ball and around off, stays low and Liyanage does not connect with the cut. Excellent take by Buttler

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, no run, 131ks pace on and angling in, Liyanage stays rooted to the crease and blocks to cover

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, 106ks off-pace delivery, Liyanage waits and punches it towards deep extra cover, just a single

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, no run, 79ks ultra slow delivery down leg, Liyanage misses the glance and the umpire does not signal a wide

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, short and outside off, Liyanage cracks it in front of square and the sweeper tidies up

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, 86ks flighted outside off, Liyanage drives hard and straight to cover

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, 81ks floated up outside off, Liyanage comes down the track and drives to cover, Brook collects it on the half volley. It was uppish and luckily for Liyanage it drops short of Brook

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, 96ks quicker and sliding in, Liyanage tucks it to mid-wicket

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

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, no run, 88ks flighted delivery, Liyanage blocks it with the spin to backward point

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, no run, appeal for caught behind. Buttler was confident. Rehan, Buttler and Brook have a chat, decide against the review. Tossed up on off, Liyanage prods forward to defend and the ball spins past the outside edge. That was a ripper!

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, 89ks short and spinning away, Liyanage reaches and cuts square of the wicket

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, 79ks floaty delivery on leg, Liyanage waits and clips it backward of square

Sam Curran to Janith Liyanage, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. But Curran does not pursue a review discussion. Moon ball, lobbed up and comes on ultra slowly, Liyanage is early into the shot and clsoes the bat face, the ball rolls off the leading edge to cover

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 Janith Liyanage, no run, 86ks slows it up close to off, Liyanage defends in front of backward point

Jacob Bethell to Janith Liyanage, no run, 90ks drifting in with the angle, Liyanage sweeps and finds short fine perfectly

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, slower and at the stumps, Liyanage hangs back and nudges it to square leg

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, no run, 82ks flatter and pushed through from front of the hand, Liyanage shuffles across and misses the sweep, struck on the pad but the impact is outside off

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, no run, comes down the track and doesn't get to the pitch, blocks it back to Rashid

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, flicked through the leg-side for one

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, advances down the wicket and drives this towards cover on the bounce

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, fraction short on middle and leg, knocked to long-on for a single

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, driven back to the bowler as Dawson goes full

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, flicked to mid-wicket as the bowler goes full

Jacob Bethell to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-off

Jacob Bethell to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, swept to deep square leg on the bounce

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, loopy delivery around off, Janith Liyanage defends it down the pitch

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, tad short around off, knocked towards cover

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, knocked to mid-on for one

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, tad fuller on off, pushed back to the bowler by Janith Liyanage

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, fired on leg, flicks the pads on its way to the keeper

Jacob Bethell to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, shimmies down the wicket, driving this towards mid-on for one

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, 138kph, tad short on middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket by Janith Liyanage

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, fraction short on off, skids along the deck as Janith Liyanage gets on top of it, knocking it towards extra cover

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, on a length outside off, Janith Liyanage opens the bat face, steering it towards backward point

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, wide, short ball down the leg-side, Janith Liyanage goes for a pull and misses

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, back of a length around off, Janith Liyanage pats it back to the bowler

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, on the shorter side, Janith Liyanage whips it through the leg-side for one

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, advances down the wicket and drills this towards long-off for a single

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, a much better from Jamie Overton, only a single. A short ball to end it as Janith Liyanage ducks for cover

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, 138 kph, short of a length at the stumps, Janith Liyanage knocks it down the pitch

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, fraction short around off, Janith Liyanage rides the bounce and knocks it down the pitch

Jamie Overton to Janith Liyanage, no run, on a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, no run, tad fuller outside off, knocked into the off-side

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 Janith Liyanage, no run, tad fuller outside off, pushed towards the off-side

Rehan Ahmed to Janith Liyanage, wide, down the leg-side as it's a googly