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

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]

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 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

Kamil Mishara to Duckett, 1 run, quicker and at the stumps, Duckett makes room and chops it through backward point

Kamil Mishara to Duckett, SIX, fine shot! That's how you play spin. Duckett dances down the wicket, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it straight down the ground. Clean strike and the ball travels the distance

Kamil Mishara to Duckett, no run, repeat of the previous delivery. Darted into the blockhole, Duckett jams it out towards cover

Kamil Mishara to Duckett, no run, very full delivery around off, Duckett squeezes the drive to extra cover

Kamil Mishara to Duckett, 1 run, tossed up on off, Duckett leans forward and works it to deep mid-wicket. 100 partnership comes up..

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Wellalage to Duckett, 1 run, flatter and at the stumps, Duckett stays back and knocks it to long-on

Wellalage to Duckett, leg byes, FOUR, wrong line from Wellalage. Flighted around leg and spins further down, Duckett misses the glance and the ball brushes the pad, runs away fine and beats the chasing fielder

Wellalage to Duckett, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Duckett sweeps it towards deep square leg and races back for the second. Root was late to go back but Duckett was always looking for the second. He makes it in easily..

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, drifted across off and straightens, Duckett settles into the forward defensive

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, leg-lined delivery, Duckett nurdles it round the corner and the fielder is quick to swoop down

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

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

Wellalage to Duckett, 1 run, on the batter's pads as Duckett clips it towards square leg

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, sliced towards cover-point by Duckett

Asalanka to Duckett, FOUR, advances down the wicket and thumps it over mid-on. Almost goes the distance, landed just in front of the cushions

Asalanka to Duckett, no run, pushed down the pitch by Duckett

Asalanka to Duckett, FOUR, swept away! Drifting on the pads and Duckett has swept it away to the deep backward square leg fence

Asalanka to Duckett, 1 run, attempts the scoop, gets a top edge towards short third man

Asalanka to Duckett, no run, driven to mid-on by Duckett

Wellalage to Duckett, 1 run, drifting on the pads, flicked away for one

Asalanka to Duckett, 1 run, flicked towards the on-side for one by Duckett

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, punched towards cover by Duckett

Wellalage to Duckett, 1 run, nudged into the pocket at mid-wicket for a single

Asalanka to Duckett, 1 run, tad short and it keeps a tad low, Duckett nudges it towards long-on. 50 up for England

Asalanka to Duckett, 1 run, flicked through mid-wicket for a single

Asalanka to Duckett, no run, tad fuller outside off, Duckett drives it to cover

Wellalage to Duckett, 1 run, turned towards the leg-side for a single

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, loopy delivery on leg, Duckett goes for a reverse sweep and misses

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, flicked towards mid-wicket on the bounce by Duckett

Wellalage to Duckett, no run, that drifted away from the batter, arm delivery that beats Duckett

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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..

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

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