Sri Lanka vs England, 3rd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Asitha Fernando to Brook, SIX, fittingly Brook ends the innings with a six. A slower-ball on a fuller length on middle, Brook backs away and lofts over extra-cover, flies all the way and Root comes to Brook to applaud. Again superb timing and that's Brook's highest score in ODIs. England end on 357. The duo walk off bat-raised and soaking in the standing ovation from the Premadasa crowd. Brook asks Root to lead him off the field, he does so but then waits near the boundary, taps bats with Brook and the England skipper walks off first inside

Asitha Fernando to Brook, FOUR, sliced over backward point. Brook comes down the track and takes on the back of the hand slower-ball, throws the bat and slices it over backward point, runs away

Asitha Fernando to Brook, wide, slower-ball off-cutter and well down leg, dug in short, Brook lets it go and called a wide. The ump explains to Root why it's not a no-ball as it pitched on the cutstrip before the popping crease, Root asking the ump the question as to why that was not a no-ball

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, full and targetting the pads, Brook makes room outside the leg-stump, looks to heave and misses, rapped on the pads but sliding down, was the back of the hand slower-ball as well. Impact too miles outside the leg-stump

Asitha Fernando to Brook, SIX, Brook shows off his extraordinary eye. It's full on leg-stump, Brook backs away and lofts all the way over extra-cover, sweet timing and the ball flies off the bat

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, slower-ball off-cutter and dug in short and down leg, Root pulls to deep backward square-leg, just one, didn't time it

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, the back of the hand slower-ball outside off, good length, Root looks to reverse-hit, misses

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, the back of the hand slower-ball again, but on a good length just outside off, Brook goes on the back foot to punch, the thick inside-edge goes to square-leg and Brook retains the strike with that run

Asitha Fernando to Brook, wide, another back of the hand slower-ball and miles outside off, left alone

Asitha Fernando to Brook, wide, the back of the hand slower-ball and well wide outside off, beyond the tramline, left alone and wide taken

Asitha Fernando to Brook, FOUR, good work by Pavan Rathnayake in getting there from long-on but then he lobs it way over the reach of deep mid-wicket coming across. Nissanka gets a hand but it falls beyond the cushions. The slower-ball off-cutter and dug in short outside off, Brook waits and pulls into the gap between deep mid-wicket and long-on. Rathnayake runs and dives to his right and with one-hand on the dive lobs to Nissanka who gets his left-hand, was too quick and high for him

Asitha Fernando to Brook, FOUR, it gets better and better. Full and almost yorker length outside off, Brook opens the face of the bat and slices it over short third man, deft and exquisite

Asitha Fernando to Brook, wide, full and wide outside off, shapes away, Brook tries a big square-drive, misses, called a wide, Asitha Fernando not happy with that call

Asitha Fernando to Brook, FOUR, half-volley outside off, Brook stays back and gets under it, lofts over extra-cover, used his fast hands and got under that so well

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, slower-ball and full outside off, Brook shuffles across to scoop, misses

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 2 runs, full outside off, Brook gets forward and drives with an open-face, wide of sweeper cover for two. First time in Sri Lanka in an ODI that England have crossed 300

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, full and following Brook on leg-stump, he flicks to deep backward square-leg

Asitha Fernando to Brook, byes, FOUR, byes and four more. A slower-ball off-cutter and dug in short, Brook backs away again, ramps and misses, awkward take on the half-volley to his left and Kusal Mendis is slow to dive

Asitha Fernando to Brook, FOUR, fabulous. It's full just outside off, Brook backs away and caresses the drive, beats the dive of extra-cover to his left, that was all timing and races away

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, full on off, hint of tail back in, Root gets forward to flick to the left of mid-wicket for one

Asitha Fernando to Root, 2 runs, short of length on off, Root goes on the back foot and wrists it wide of fine-leg to his left for two

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, full and angled in on off, Brook gets forward to push it down to long-on

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, direct-hit from mid-wicket and Root was struggling. Liyanage the man. A full-toss outside off, Root mistimes the flick and is slow to get off the blocks. Replays are in and Root was gone with a direct-hit

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, the slower-ball and the leg-cutter on a back of a length on off, Brook goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, full and shapes back in from off, Root gets forward to flick it wide of long-on

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, full and tailing back into off, Brook gets forward to flick wide of long-on for one

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, good length and angling into the top of off, Brook gets forward to drive on the rise, picks out cover

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, short of length and tight on off, Brook goes on the back foot to defend to backward point, no run there

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, four fours in the over. A tad too full outside off, Jacob Bethell gets forward and times the drive, beats mid-off to his right, pure timing and that's four classy boundaries in the over

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length and tight outside off, Jacob Bethell gets forward to defend to cover

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, third four of the over. It's dug in short and Jacob Bethell is so quick to go on the back foot, swivels and pummels the pull and easily beats deep square-leg to his right

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, no run, good length and angling back into top of off, Jacob Bethell gets forward and right behind the line to defend to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, superb. Seam-up and good length outside off, Jacob Bethell goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to glide it wide of backward point and no chance for square third man. Used the pace on the ball so well

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR, 50 for Jacob Bethell. A knuckle-ball slower-ball and on the leg and middle, he gets forward and flicks wide of mid-wicket and mid-on, runs away

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, slower-ball and full outside off, Root gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, Jacob Bethell walks down the track, it's short at him, he pulls to fine-leg

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, no run, short of length outside off, Jacob Bethell tries to dab, but it rises a tad higher, the ball rolls to the right of cover

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, no run, slower-ball off-cutter and full on leg and middle, Jacob Bethell gets forward to flick to mid-wicket

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, no run, short at Jacob Bethell who lets it go and it's called as one short delivery for the over

Asitha Fernando to Root, 1 run, 50 for Root. He is a mighty fine player and the Barmy Army are up and clapping. It's a short of length delivery just outside off, Root goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep square-leg

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, pace-off once again, Duckett hangs back and pushes it to covers

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, 113kph off-pace floaty full delivery around leg-stump, Duckett flicks it to short mid-wicket

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, 132kph short of length delivery shaping away from Duckett. He punches it to cover-point

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, 2 runs, shortish and some room on offer, Duckett cuts it through backward point. The fielder in the deep hares across to his left and dives to keep the batters down to a couple

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, 113kph slower pitched up delivery on middle and leg, flicked with good timing but it's straight to short mid-wicket

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, 134kph shortish delivery on middle and leg, Rehan Ahmed mistimes the pull towards long leg

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, full delivery swinging away towards off, Duckett covers the line and eases it towards mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, short of length outside off, Rehan Ahmed punches it through point

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, short of length outside off, Rehan Ahmed rises with the bounce and punches it to point

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, almost chopped on! 132kph back of a length delivery outside off, Rehan Ahmed tries to punch it square of the wicket but gets a thick inside edge past his leg-stump

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, leg byes, 1 run, 136kph skiddy back of a length delivery around leg-stump, Duckett tries to work it across but it deflects off his pads towards short fine and the batters set off. The fielder hits the bull's eye but Rehan Ahmed is in by then

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in on middle and leg, tucked round the corner

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, short of length delivery seaming in from around off, played with an open bat-face towards point

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, hard length delivery on off at 132kph, Rehan Ahmed hops and blocks it solidly

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, sublime! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Rehan Ahmed leans towards it and creams the drive past the diving fielder at covers. All timing and grace on this occasion

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, well fielded! Shortish and some room on offer, Rehan Ahmed punches it crisply on the up. Hasaranga at backward point dives full length to his right and saved a certain boundary

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, 130kph short of length delivery around off, Rehan Ahmed hangs back and pushes it to covers

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel, Rehan Ahmed hangs back and blocks it in front of him