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

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

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

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

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, fired at the stumps, Root hangs back and works it past mid-wicket

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, flighted around leg, Root sits down and sweeps backward of square

Asalanka to Root, no run, half an appeal for LBW. Flatter and skidding on, Root misses the flick and is rapped on the pads, pitched outside leg

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, worked wide of mid-wicket and the pair nab a quick single

Asalanka to Root, no run, drifted across off, Root hangs back and dabs it next to the pitch on the off-side

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

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

Kamil Mishara to Root, 1 run, full toss down leg, Root sits down and sweeps to long leg. He missed out there.. That was a boundary ball

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, short of length and sliding in, Root tucks it through mid-wicket and retains strike

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

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

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

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full and wide outside off, driven to wide long-off

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, floated around off, pushed towards the off-side for one

Wellalage to Root, no run, knocked down the pitch by Root

Wellalage to Root, no run, nudged towards the leg-side by Root

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, flicked towards the leg-side by Root for one

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, squeezed to cover-point by Root for one

Wellalage to Root, no run, flicked to mid-on as the bowler tosses it up

Wellalage to Root, no run, full and straight on off, pushed towards cover by Root

Wellalage to Root, no run, spinning away from the batter outside off, Root steers it to point

Wellalage to Root, no run, defended by Root, guides it back to Wellalage

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, tad short on middle and leg, worked towards square leg for one

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, tad short and Root nudges it towards square leg for one

Asalanka to Root, no run, this time a slower offbreak, Root looks to work it away, gets hit on the pads. This was probably spinning down the leg-side

Asalanka to Root, no run, goes for a reverse sweep, gets an inside edge onto the pads. Appeal for an lbw, turned down due to the edge

Asalanka to Root, no run, full and straight outside off, Root steers it to short third man

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, nudged through backward square leg for one

Wellalage to Root, no run, loopy delivery around off, driven towards cover by Root

Wellalage to Root, no run, full and straight at the stumps, nudged towards the leg-side with soft hands

Wellalage to Root, FOUR, easy pickings! Short and wide outside off, Root goes deep back in the crease and punches it through covers for four runs

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, worked through square leg by Root

Asalanka to Root, 2 runs, punched through covers as the bowler goes short outside off

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, flatter through the air as Root knocks it to long-on for one

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, tad short outside off, Root punches it through the off-side for one

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, flicked through mid-wicket by Root for a single

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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