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

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, 1 run, Jamie Overton takes a single! England need 20 runs in 6 balls. A juicy full toss on the pads and Jamie Overton has flicked this away for a single to end the over

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, FOUR, 250 up for England! Full length delivery on middle and leg, Jamie Overton brings his bat down in time and flicks it away to the deep square leg fence. 21 runs needed in 7 balls

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, SIX, Jamie Overton is taking this match down to the wire! Short ball on middle and leg, Jamie Overton advances down the wicket and smokes it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. 25 runs needed in 8 balls now - a few tensed faces in Sri Lanka's camp

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, no run, slaps the short ball to long-on on the bounce

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, 2 runs, swings hard and miscues this towards deep mid-on. Takes a couple of runs as the ball falls in no man's land

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, wide, slower one by Asitha Fernando and it's a wide ball outside off by Asitha Fernando

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, no run, slower back of a length delivery around off, Jamie Overton swings and gets an inside edge onto the pads

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, 1 run, short and wide outside off, slapped towards cover for a single by Jamie Overton

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, SIX, a juicy full toss on leg, Jamie Overton smokes it over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen

Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid, leg byes, 1 run, looks to flick this away, gets hit on the pads

Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid, no run, slower length delivery on off, Adil Rashid swings hard, ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads

Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid, wide, attempts a slower one, but sprays a wide ball down the leg-side

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, 1 run, whipped through the leg-side by Jamie Overton

Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton, FOUR, drilled towards wide long-off! Pitched up by the bowler outside off and Jamie Overton powered it through wide mid-off for a boundary

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, 200 up for England with this hat-trick of boundaries. He makes room and carves this over point as the bowler pitches it up. 72 runs needed in 6 overs

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, yet another full toss as he misses the yorker again. Rehan Ahmed has whipped it away to the wide long-on fence

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, that's a juicy full toss by Asitha Fernando, Rehan Ahmed makes room and chips it over the infield at cover-point. Missed his length and the batter managed to find the fence

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, 1 run, that's a perfect yorker on leg, Buttler manages to squeeze it towards fine leg for a single

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, yorker length ball on leg, Rehan Ahmed squeezes it towards short third man for one

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, no ball, 1 run, reverse laps this towards short third man takes a single. It's a no ball by Asitha Fernando, free-hit coming up

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, no run, yorker length ball on leg, Buttler advances down the wicket and squeezes it back to the bowler. Asitha Fernando grabs it with his right hand

Asitha Fernando to Root, FOUR, not the best over from Fernando. He drags the slower delivery short and gives Root ample time to pick his spot, pulled in front of square and the fielder in the deep had no chance

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, short of length outside off, Root rides the bounce and directs it to backward point

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, 1 run, off-pace delivery, Duckett waits and knocks it to long-on

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, slower delivery around off, Duckett mistimes the pull back to Fernando. He was a bit early into the shot..

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Root shuffles inside the line and clips it to deep square leg

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, 3 runs, excellent work in the deep. Back of a length and around the hips, Duckett flicks it in front of square and the ball was racing to the fence. Nissanka runs to his right and dives to stop the boundary, saves a run

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Duckett

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, tad short on middle and leg, Duckett looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the thigh pad

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, length delivery that keeps a touch low, Root flicks it towards wide mid-on and takes a single

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, flicked to the fielder at mid-wicket as the bowler goes full

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, short of a length outside off, Root steers it towards backward point

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Root flicks it straight to mid-wicket

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, length delivery around off, Root pats it towards the off-side

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, driven to mid-off by Root

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, drifting on the pads, clipped towards square leg

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, stands tall and defends this back of a length delivery towards the off-side

Asitha Fernando to Root, FOUR, crunched through covers! On a length outside off, hint of away movement as Root punches it through covers for four runs

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, walks down the wicket and nudges this towards mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, short of a length outside off, Root runs it down to third man to get off the mark

Asitha Fernando to Root, wide, sprays this down the leg-side and it's a wide ball by Asitha Fernando

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Edged and taken! Full and wide outside off, shaping away slightly, Crawley goes for a drive and the outside edge has been taken by the keeper behind the wickets. Asitha Fernando with the early breakthrough and Crawley doesn't last long. Crawley c Kusal Mendis b Asitha Fernando 6(11) [4s-1]

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, length delivery around off, Crawley looks to nudge it away, gets beaten. That was so close to brushing the top of off-stump

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, 1 run, short ball at the ribs, Duckett tucks it through backward square leg

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, back of a length around off, Duckett taps it back to the bowler

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, FOUR, a low full toss outside off, Duckett brings down his bat and slices this through point as the ball races away to the fence in a canter. Asitha Fernando gives him a stare after conceding a boundary

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, that's a maiden over by Asitha Fernando. Crawley drills it straight down the pitch as the ball hits the stumps at the bowler's end

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, lbw appeal, turned down again! Was a length delivery that struck Crawley on the pads, but the impact was a tad high, hence the bowler wasn't too excited. Just a brief appeal by Asitha Fernando

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, 133kph, back of a length around off, nudged towards mid-on by Crawley

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, Crawley drives it towards the fielder at mid-off

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, loud appeal lbw turned down! Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Crawley looks to nudge it away, gets hit on the pads though. Was probably sliding down the leg-side

Asitha Fernando to Crawley, no run, short of a length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, Crawley shoulders arms