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

Dhananjaya to Jacob Bethell, no run, loopy delivery from round the wicket, Jacob Bethell drives it straight to cover

Dhananjaya to Jacob Bethell, no run, driven towards cover as the bowler tosses it up

Dhananjaya to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 150 up for England! This was short in length, Jacob Bethell rocks back in the crease and pulls it away to the deep mid-wicket fence for a rollicking boundary

Dhananjaya to Jacob Bethell, no run, tad fuller outside off, pushed towards cover by Jacob Bethell

Dhananjaya to Brook, 1 run, advances down the wicket, driving this towards long-on for one

Dhananjaya to Brook, no run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket by Brook

Dhananjaya to Brook, 1 run, short of length and around leg, Brook goes back and flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Dhananjaya to Brook, no run, flighted around off, Brook presses forward and blocks it back

Dhananjaya to Root, out Lbw!! This is a massive moment in the game. England's best batter is gone. The roar from the crowd tells you how important the wicket is. Excellent call by Sri Lanka to challenge the onfield call. The round the wicket angle works for DDS. He tosses it up, lands in-line with the stumps and beats Root on the sweep, the impact is around leg-stump and ball-tracking shows it to be smashing into leg. England's anchor has been removed. Root lbw b Dhananjaya 61(90) [4s-5]

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, spinning down leg, Root helps it along and picks out short fine

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, slower and spins in, Root misses the nudge to the leg-side and is struck on the thigh pad

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, flighted delivery on leg, Root pushes it towards straightish mid-wicket

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, flatter and fraction short, Duckett makes room and punches it to extra cover

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, nice and slow close to off, Duckett prods forward and blocks it to the off-side

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, flighted around off, Root leans forward and works it with the spin to long-on

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, drifted outside off, Root eases it towards cover and Duckett was searching for a single, sent back

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, slower and pulls the length back, Root stays deep in the crease and turns it to mid-wicket

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, flighted around off, Root pushes it to mid-off

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, fraction short and around off, Duckett makes room and cracks it to extra cover

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, drifting in with the arm, Duckett leans forward and blocks it to the leg-side

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, bit too full with the flighted delivery, Root drives to long-on

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, sliding across, Root closes the bat face and the leading edge rolls to cover

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, tossed up on off, Root prods forward and pushes it back to DDS

Dhananjaya to Duckett, 1 run, slower and hint of turn, Duckett directs it towards backward point and crosses over

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, low full toss around off, Root sinks low and reverse sweeps it straight to short third. Either side and that would have been four

Dhananjaya to Duckett, 1 run, sliding in with the arm, Duckett makes room and chops it towards cover-poin

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, flighted around off, Duckett looks to drive and mistimes it in front of cover

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, nice and slow at the stumps, Duckett turns it gently to the left of DDS

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, tossed up on off, Duckett lunges forward and blocks it back to DDS

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, drifted across from round the wicket, Root leans forward and works it to square leg

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, driven towards cover by Duckett

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, flicked towards wide mid-on for one

Dhananjaya to Duckett, 1 run, tad short on off, knocked to long-off for one

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, punched to mid-off by Root for a single

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, flatter through the air, nudged to mid-wicket

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, flicked towards wide mid-on

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, goes for the reverse sweep, doesn't middle it though. Gets an inside edge onto the pads

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, tad short on middle and leg, Root nudges it towards mid-on

Dhananjaya to Duckett, 1 run, nudged towards mid-wicket by Duckett. Dhananjaya is quick to gather the ball, but he fails to score a direct-hit

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, fraction short outside off, punched towards cover

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, guided back to the bowler by Duckett

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, flicked towards square leg where a misfield results in a single

Dhananjaya to Duckett, FOUR, fraction short outside off, Duckett gets into a good position and punches this through covers as the ball is away to the fence in a flash

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, a lot slower through the air, Duckett goes for a reverse sweep, gets an edge onto the helmet. The physio is out on the field to have a check on Duckett

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, on the fuller side as Root reverse laps this towards short third. Madushan stationed there stops it with a dive

Dhananjaya to Duckett, 1 run, tad short outside off, Duckett punches it towards wide long-off for one?

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, goes for a reverse sweep and almost drags this back onto the stumps

Dhananjaya to Duckett, no run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, knocked down the pitch