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

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 93ks quicker and fraction short, Mendis hangs back and works it to long-on

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 90ks fullish delivery close to off, Rathnayake chips the drive to long-off

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, 85ks googly around off, Rathnayake pushes it off the inner half to the right of Rehan

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, 2 runs, 84ks slower and short of length, Rathnayake works it with soft hands to mid-wicket and races back for the second. The ball barely left the 30-yard circle and the pair scampered back

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 87ks flighted delivery, Mendis sweeps and picks out deep square leg

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 96ks quicker on off, Rathnayake nudges it to mid-wicket and has to be content with a single

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 88ks floated up on middle and leg, Mendis sits down to sweep and gets a top-edge, the ball lands well in front of Curran near deep backward square

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 85ks flighted outside off, Rathnayake drives in front of square and the sweeper tidies up

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 89ks short of length, Mendis waits on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 86ks tossed up close to off, Rathnayake lunges forward and works it to long-on

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, googly floated up outside off, Mendis drags the sweep to deep mid-wicket

Rehan Ahmed to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 88ks flighted outside off, Rathnayake drives with the spin towards sweeper cover

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

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flighted around off, Mendis kneels down and sweeps to deep backward square

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and spinning away, Mendis cuts towards backward point and Root gets everything behind to stop the ball

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

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery, drifts in and spins away, Mendis is drawn into the forward block before the ball beats him neck and crop. The ball bounces over off-stump and Buttler is quick to light up the stumps. Mendis had the back foot inside the crease and an easy decision for the third umpire

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, 85ks tossed up close to off, Mendis checks his push and almost chips it to the left of Rehan, goes on the bounce

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 Kusal Mendis, 1 run, comes down the track and does not get to the pitch, defends to point and the pair cross over

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

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, tad fuller outside off, pushde towards point with soft hands by Kusal Mendis

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, 1 run, advances down the wicket and drills this towards long-off for a single

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, driven along the carpet to long-off for one

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy delivery outside off, pushed in front of point by Kusal Mendis

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

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]

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, 2 runs, googly outside off, Asalanka opens the bat face, steering it towards third man for a couple of runs

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, driven through covers by Kusal Mendis for a single

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, flatter through the air, Kusal Mendis plays it late, steering it towards point

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, hint of spin as Kusal Mendis steers it towards the off-side

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, 1 run, tad short outside off, Asalanka slices it towards backward point for one

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, no run, floated around off, driven to mid-off by Asalanka

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis sweeps towards deep square leg

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, 1 run, goes full outside off, Asalanka drives it towards cover where a misfield results in a single

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, googly by Rehan Ahmed, Kusal Mendis rocks back in the crease and drags it to deep mid-wicket

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy delivery outside off, pushed towards point by Kusal Mendis

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, 1 run, swept to deep backward square leg by Asalanka for a single

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

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy delivery around off, Kusal Mendis push-drives it towards extra cover

Rehan Ahmed to Asalanka, 1 run, tossed up delivery from round the wicket, Asalanka pushes it towards the off-side for a single

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 88ks fuller in length, Mendis drives to long-off and retains strike

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

Rehan Ahmed to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 86ks floated up outside off, Dhananjaya paddles it backward of square

Rehan Ahmed to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted close to off, Dhananjaya blocks off the outer half to backward point

Rehan Ahmed to Dhananjaya, no run, 87ks tossed up on off, Dhananjaya defends it back with a straight bat

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 82ks fraction short, Mendis punches it square of the wicket and gets off the mark

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, 88ks turns away outside off, Mendis stays back and dabs it to point

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, 87ks tossed up on off, Mendis prods forward and blocks it to the off-side

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, 85ks shortens the length, Mendis knocks it to cover

Rehan Ahmed to Kusal Mendis, no run, 86ks flighted delivery on off, Mendis negates it of the front foot

Rehan Ahmed to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, starts with a googly outside off, on the shorter side and Mishara cracks it in front of square, picks out sweeper