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

Vandersay to Jamie Overton, no run, carved towards point by Jamie Overton

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, out Caught by Wellalage! A superb catch by Wellalage. This was lofted towards wide long-off by Rehan Ahmed and Wellalage took it at the edge of the boundary. He lobs the ball up in the air before overhauling the boundary and comes back in to take it on the second attempt. A brilliant effort and that brings and end to Rehan's cameo. England need 69 runs in 31 balls, with Buttler still out in the middle. Rehan Ahmed c Wellalage b Vandersay 27(21) [4s-5]

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, swiped through the leg-side as the bowler goes short

Vandersay to Buttler, no run, full and straight outside off, Buttler has a swing and a miss

Vandersay to Buttler, 2 runs, advances down the wicket and whips this towards deep mid-wicket for a brace

Vandersay to Buttler, no run, looks to play the reverse sweep, gets hit on the pads though

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, too short outside off, looks to carve this away, misses it altogether. Only a couple of runs from that over

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, flatter through the air on off, chopped into the off-side by Rehan Ahmed

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, loopy delivery around off, Rehan Ahmed goes for a slog and misses

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, again short and outside off, Rehan cracks it straight to backward point

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, googly on the shorter side, Buttler cuts it towards sweeper cover

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, short and spinning away, Rehan flat-bats it down to long-off

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, full and straight on leg, Buttler swings hard, gets an inside edge towards fine leg for one

Vandersay to Buttler, no run, review taken for an lbw by Sri Lanka! The umpire reckons this wasn't out, but the Sri Lankan captain has challenged the umpire's decision.. Think this is missing the off-stump as the legbreak was spinning away sharply when there was contact between the ball and the batter's pads.. Buttler was down on his knee to play the reverse sweep as he got hit on the pads. Impact in line and it's missing the off-stump, confirm the replays. The umpire's decision has been overturned

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Rehan Ahmed rocks back and slaps it to wide long-off for one

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, flatter through the air on leg, Rehan Ahmed looks to punch it, mistimes it down the pitch

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, legbreak outside off, Rehan Ahmed gets beaten on the outside edge

Vandersay to Rehan Ahmed, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Rehan Ahmed defends it down the pitch

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up close to off, Bethell lunges forward and blocks it back

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 2 runs, in the air and safe. Bethell spots mid-off inside the ring and decides to come down the track, he gets to the pitch but toe-ends the loft, clears the backtracking fielder and the ball lands safely, just a couple

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, flighted outside off, Bethell covers the line and shoulders arms

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, drifting into leg, Root prods forward and nurdles it backward of square

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tight single. The fielder does not gather the ball. Bethell leans forward and closes the bat face, the leading edge rolls to cover and Bethell is off. Luckily the fielder does not pick up the ball

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, very full delivery around off, Root squeezes the drive out to long-off

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, too straight and at the stumps, Bethell knocks it to long-on

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, fraction short and sliding across, Bethell cracks it straight to cover

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, throws it up outside off, Bethell lunges across and pushes it to cover

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, flighted delivery close to off, Bethell settles into the forward defensive

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, googly outside off, Bethell does not pick it and goes for the drive, the ball spins away to beat the outside edge

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up and turning in, Bethell pushes it to the left of Vandersay

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, wide, spinning down leg, Bethell lets it pass and collects the wide

Vandersay to Root, no run, tossed up around off, Root opens the bat face and guides it to short third

Vandersay to Root, no run, uhhh! Things starting to happen. Flighted outside off, Root is drawn into the forward push and the ball spins away to miss the outside edge

Vandersay to Root, no run, flatter delivery that skids on, Root stays back and stabs it to cover

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, tossed up on of, Bethell drives it down to long-on

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, flighted around off, Bethell prods forward and defends to the off-side

Vandersay to Duckett, out Lbw!! Vandersay strikes! The partnership is broken and a much needed breakthrough for Sri Lanka. The pair were at ease and runs had started to flow, the only way to stem that was a wicket and Duckett has gifted it to Sri Lanka. He goes for the reverse sweep, misses the in-spinning leg-break and is struck on the back thigh, the impact was in front of off-stump and ball-tracking shows it to be smashing into middle-stump. A fine knock comes to an end.. Duckett lbw b Vandersay 62(76) [4s-5 6s-1]

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, now Duckett's turn to raise his bat. This is a massive knock for the opener. He had a horror Ashes Down Under and needed a confidence-boosting knock. He struggled early on but seems to have come to terms with the surface. Wrong 'un which is fraction short, Duckett chops it wide of mid-off and crosses over

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, fifty for Root. He has been busy since he walked out to the middle, has kept the scoreboard moving and is keeping England ahead in the chase. Raises his bat and soaks in the applause. Floated up outside off, Root leans forward and nudges it through mid-wicket

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, dragged short, Duckett rocks back and pulls straight to deep mid-wicket

Vandersay to Duckett, FOUR, shot! The change in angle works in Duckett's favour. Floated up on middle, Duckett sits down and belts the sweep in front of square. There was deep mid-wicket in place but he had no chance. In fact it was the googly but Vandersay overpitched and Duckett capitalised

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, makes the shortish length by going deep in the crease, opens the bat face and knocks it past cover

Vandersay to Root, no run, flighted close to off, Root eases the forward push to cover

Vandersay to Duckett, no run, slower and spinning in, Duckett works it in front of square and can't beat a diving mid-wicket fielder, single saved

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up on off, Root nudges it to deep mid-wicket

Vandersay to Root, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. Sliding in with the angle, Root hangs back and misses the flick, rapped on the pads, but the angle was taking it down leg. Good call from Sri Lanka not to review that..

Vandersay to Root, no run, uhhh! That was a risky leave. Root did not spot the googly. He does not cover his line as he lets go. The ball spins in and misses the off-stump by a whisker. That was mighty close..

Vandersay to Duckett, 3 runs, excellent work in the deep. Googly that's on the shorter side, Duckett waits in the crease and cracks it in front of square. Long chase for Liyanage and he gets there with a full stretch dive, hauls it in and throws to the striker's end, unfortunately the ball hits the stumps and deflects away, giving the extra run

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, floated up close to off, Root squeezes the drive towards sweeper cover

Vandersay to Root, no run, flighted close to off, Root leans forward and eases it to cover

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, spinning down leg, Duckett kneels down and helps it along to deep backward square

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, flatter and fraction short, Root whips it towards deep mid-wicket and has to be content with a single

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, floated up on off, Duckett almost yorks himself but manages to squeeze the reverse sweep square of the wicket

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up on off, Root inside halves the forward block to square leg

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, leg-lined delivery, Duckett clips it past a diving mid-wicket and crosses over

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, flighted on off, Duckett reverse sweeps it square on the off-side and Wellalage tidies up in the deep, just a single

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, waits on the back foot and knocks it towards point, the fielder dives and fumbles, single conceded

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, floated up close to off, Duckett nudges it square on the leg-side

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up and spins away, Root eases it to sweeper cover

Vandersay to Duckett, 1 run, flighted around off, Duckett leans forward and clips it with the spin past mid-wicket

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, starts with a short and wide one, Root cuts it to sweeper cover