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

Pramod to Jamie Overton, out Caught by Wellalage!! Jamie Overton tries his best, but England fall short by 19 runs. That went right down to the wire. Great contest! But the Lankans hold their nerve in the final moments. A juicy full toss around off, Overton looks to go big and miscues it towards cover where Wellalage completes a safe catch and the full toss is well below his waist, confirm the replays. The Sri Lankan players look at the replays and on confirmation, they start celebrating.. Jamie Overton c Wellalage b Pramod 34(17) [4s-4 6s-2]

Pramod to Jamie Overton, no run, a low full toss around off, driven to long-off by Jamie Overton. He doesn't take the single

Pramod to Adil Rashid, no run, back of a length around off, knocked down the pitch

Pramod to Adil Rashid, no run, slower delivery outside off, Adil Rashid attempts a cut and misses

Pramod to Adil Rashid, wide, attempts a slower delivery, ends up bowling a wide ball outside off

Pramod to Jamie Overton, 1 run, slower delivery by Pramod, driven towards long-on by Jamie Overton for a single

Pramod to Jamie Overton, FOUR, slower one by Pramod and Jamie Overton has smashed this towards the deep extra cover fence. No need to run for those. 36 runs needed in 15 balls

Pramod to Jamie Overton, wide, attempts a slower one, but it's a wide ball outside off

Pramod to Jamie Overton, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Jamie Overton slices it away to the deep backward point fence. This landed just in front of the cushions

Pramod to Jamie Overton, no run, yorker length ball outside off, Jamie Overton tries to squeeze it out, gets a bottom edge towards the keeper

Pramod to Adil Rashid, no run, driven towards cover by Adil Rashid

Pramod to Adil Rashid, no run, low full toss outside off, Adil Rashid squeezes it out

Pramod to Dawson, out Caught by Dhananjaya!! That's a terrific catch by DDS. A short and wide ball outside off, Dawson carves it towards backward point and de Silva stationed there takes a fine diving catch to his left. He's a superb fielding and with that wicket, England are nine down. Sri Lanka need only 1 wicket more to go 1-0 up in the series. Dawson c Dhananjaya b Pramod 2(2)

Pramod to Dawson, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler as Dawson has whipped it towards wide long-on for a brace

Pramod to Buttler, out Bowled!! The bowler has the last laugh! A slower delivery from round the wicket, Buttler swings early, misses it altogether and the off pole has been rattled. Sri Lanka inch closer to victory with England's most destructive batter back to the pavilion. Buttler b Pramod 19(20) [6s-1]

Pramod to Buttler, SIX, much needed for England! Madhushan goes full from round the wicket and Buttler has launched this over long-off by advancing down the wicket. Clears the boundary for half-a-dozen. A few changes made in the field placements immediately

Pramod to Buttler, wide, another wide ball by Pramod, once again down the leg-side

Pramod to Buttler, wide, advances down the wicket as Pramod fires a wide ball down the leg-side

Pramod to Root, 1 run, slower delivery by Pramod and this has been nudged towards the on-side by Root

Pramod to Root, no run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket

Pramod to Root, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Root times his square cut and finds the boundary at deep point. No need to run for those

Pramod to Root, no run, on a length around off, Root punches it towards mid-off

Pramod to Root, FOUR, back of a length around middle and leg, Root advances down the wicket and times it through mid-wicket for a well-timed boundary

Pramod to Duckett, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Duckett carves it through backward point

Pramod to Duckett, no run, Duckett is riding his luck so far. Back of a length delivery outside off, Duckett tries to slice it away, gets an inside edge onto the pads. Once again he could have easily chopped this on

Pramod to Duckett, no run, tad short on middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Duckett

Pramod to Duckett, no run, another edge. Back of a length delivery around off, Duckett looks to punch it, but ends up getting a bottom edge towards the keeper

Pramod to Duckett, no run, on a length around off, Duckett pats it towards the off-side

Pramod to Duckett, no run, back of a length outside off, Duckett looks to carve it away, gets an inside edge past the stumps. Almost chopped it on..

Pramod to Root, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, shaping away from the batter, Root runs it down to third man

Pramod to Crawley, FOUR, even better! Pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Crawley flicks it through wide mid-on and the ball races away to the fence in a jiffy

Pramod to Crawley, 2 runs, on a length around middle and leg, Crawley flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs, he's off the mark

Pramod to Crawley, no run, Crawley yet to get off the mark. Short of a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, Crawley looks to carve this away, gets beaten due to the movement and lack of bounce

Pramod to Duckett, 1 run, tad short on leg, Duckett tucks it through backward square leg

Pramod to Duckett, no run, back of a length around off, knocked to mid-off by Duckett

Pramod to Duckett, no run, tad short outside off, Duckett slices it towards cover-point