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

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

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Root gets low and sweeps to deep backward square-leg

Vandersay to Root, 2 runs, flat good length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and pulls, splits deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket for two

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, tossed up full and Root comes down the track, gets too close to the pitch of the ball, that's why he miscues it down to long-off, never in danger of being caught as it was well short

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, good length on middle, Root goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Hasaranga to Root, FOUR, four more. Boundaries flowing. It's fraction short on middle, Root goes on the back foot and pulls, beats deep square-leg to his left, hit that so hard, split deep mid-wicket and deep square-leg to perfection

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, slower and well wide outside off, Root had already sunk low for the reverse-sweep, finds short third man, tight run and had the throw gone to Wellalage, Root was struggling. The throw is well wide of Kusal Mendis though and Brook is easily in

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, 20th ODI ton for Root. He hugs his Yorkshire and England mate Brook. A big smile on his face. It's full on middle, Root gets forward to flick through the vacant mid-wicket area, wants two but long-on gets across and cuts it off to his right. The Barmy Army and the England camp are up to clap. What a player and what a run-glutton he is, back from Australia where he scored two tons in the Tests, now in supreme form in the ODIs in Sri Lanka. Talk about adapting to all conditions and formats. Arguably England's best-ever!

Wellalage to Root, no run, full outside off, Root gets forward to drive it back to Wellalage, didn't time that

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on off, the googly, Root gets forward to drive to long-on, wants two to get to his 100, Brook says yes and then NO, Root dives back to make it. A direct-hit could've been interesting at the bowler's end, the dive helps Root

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, good length and the leg-break turns away from outside off, Root goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

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

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, slower and tossed up full outside off, Root reverse-sweeps to the right of short third man for one

Wellalage to Root, no run, flat and fullish on off, Root gets forward and pushes it to backward point, again opened the face

Wellalage to Root, no run, tossed up full on off, grips and turns a hint, Root gets forward to angle it to short third man with an open-face

Wellalage to Root, no run, this stays down near off, good length and Root goes on the back foot to punch it back to Wellalage, did well to get bat on it as he crouched low

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

Vandersay to Root, FOUR, superb sweep. It's tossed up full outside off, Root gets low and sweeps, deep square-leg runs to his left and dives but the ball wins

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, slower and fuller on middle, Root gets forward to flick to deep mid-wicket

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, full this leg-break outside off, Root gets forward and opens the face of the bat to drive wide of cover

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Root gets forward to flick firmly and to deep mid-wicket

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, flat good length on off, Root goes on the back foot and short-arm jabs the pull to deep backward square-leg

Dhananjaya to Root, no run, tossed up full on leg-stump, Root gets forward to flick, finds short fine, sent back

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, full on middle, Root gets forward to flick to the vacant mid-wicket area

Hasaranga to Root, no run, again no room on this good length delivery on off, Root goes on the back foot and defends it back to Hasaranga

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Root gets low and forward to lap this to the right of short fine

Hasaranga to Root, no run, flat good length and tight on off, Root goes on the back foot and defends neatly

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Root gets low and reverse-sweeps to deep backward point

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, slower and fuller on middle, Root gets forward to flick and it's in front of short fine

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Root gets forward to drive to long-on

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, good length and just outside off, Root goes on the back foot and whips it to deep mid-wicket

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, slower and fuller just outside off, Root gets forward to drive, the thick inside-edge hits the pad and rolls to the short mid-wicket area, they pinch another quick single

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, fired full as Root comes down the track, he drives to mid-on and takes a quick single

Vandersay to Root, no run, flat good length just outside off, Root goes on the back foot and punches to backward point

Vandersay to Root, no run, tossed up full just outside off, Root gets forward to drive to cover, is not happy at not finding the gap, puts his head back in disappointment

Vandersay to Root, no run, on a length this leg-break outside off, Root goes on the back foot and cuts to backward point

Vandersay to Root, FOUR, beautiful shot. This is magnificent from Root. He goes on the back foot and picks the length delivery on off, almost punches with a straight bat and it's wide of mid-on and deep mid-wicket, such good eye for picking length

Vandersay to Root, no run, tossed up full on off, Root gets forward to push it to backward point, no run there, straight to the fielder

Vandersay to Root, FOUR, lovely from Root. It's a tossed up leg-break outside off, Root gets low and laps the reverse-sweep, runs away fine, well wide of short third man

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full on off, Root gets low and slogsweeps hard and wide of deep mid-wicket, who gets across and cuts it off

Wellalage to Root, no run, slower and fuller just outside off, Root gets forward to drive it back to Wellalage

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full on off, Root gets forward to angle it with an open-face to the vacant backward point area

Wellalage to Root, no run, tossed up full outside off, Root gets forward to drive to extra-cover and this time along the ground

Wellalage to Root, no run, tossed up full outside off, Root gets forward to drive, slightly uppish but well short of extra-cover

Wellalage to Root, FOUR, no deep mid-wicket and Root picks the gap. It's tossed up full on middle, Root gets low and slogsweeps over mid-wicket, calculated blow

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, tossed up full just outside off, Root gets forward to drive to long-off

Wellalage to Root, FOUR, that's a poor delivery, four more. It's tossed up full outside the leg-stump, Root sweeps and beats the run and dive of DdS at deep backward square-leg to his right. Went along the ground too

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle and Root gets forward to drive to long-on

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, on a good length on the pads, Root gets forward to flick to deep square-leg

Dhananjaya to Root, 3 runs, it's a low full-toss on middle, Root laps the reverse-sweep and gets three as short third man runs and dives to pull it back, Pavan Rathnayake the man

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

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

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Root gets forward to drive to long-on

Asalanka to Root, 2 wides, Asalanka stays round the wicket. Fires it outside the leg-stump, full, Root flicks and misses, Kusal Mendis can't gather as well, called wides

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Root gets low and sweeps to deep backward square-leg

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Root gets forward to drive to long-on

Asalanka to Root, no run, full outside off, Root gets forward to drive it back to Asalanka

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, full on off, Root gets forward to drive to long-off, played with a full-face

Hasaranga to Root, no run, tossed up full on off, Root gets forward to push to cover

Hasaranga to Root, SIX, dragged down and Root is on to it in a flash. He goes on the back foot and pulls this from outside off and just clears the wide long-on fence, the first six of the innings

Hasaranga to Root, 2 runs, the googly and it's fraction short and turning into off, Root goes on the back foot and pulls over mid-wicket, for two

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Root goes on the back foot and shuffles across to whip it to deep square-leg

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, full outside the leg-stump, Root sweeps and finds deep backward square-leg

Vandersay to Root, 2 runs, this leg-break is short and turns away from off, Root goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep mid-wicket for two

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, the googly and full on middle, Root gets forward to flick to the vacant mid-wicket area

Wellalage to Root, FOUR, fraction short around off, Root is quick to pick the length, he goes on the back foot and pulls over mid-wicket, no deep mid-wicket and races away

Wellalage to Root, leg byes, 1 run, drifts down leg, Root goes on the back foot and tucks, misses, off the thigh pad and it's a legbye

Wellalage to Root, no run, full on middle, Root gets forward to drive and finds mid-wicket to his right

Wellalage to Root, no run, tossed up full outside off, Root gets forward to drive to cover

Wellalage to Root, no run, flat good length on middle, Root backs away slightly, dabs it to backward point, sent back

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root strokes it to wide mid-off and scampers across to the other end

Vandersay to Root, no run, Sri Lanka review for a lbw! The impact looks iffy and the height is also an issue. Was on a length outside off, turned in with extra bounce, Root knelt across on one knee and went for the slog-sweep but missed to get struck high on the pads. Over to ball-tracking and the impact is outside off

Vandersay to Root, no run, tossed up delivery, kept out

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, full delivery on middle and off, Root plays it with soft hands through point

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full delivery drifting in on middle and off, eased through cover-point

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, on the shorter side, punched with the spin to long-off

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and off, Root punches it past the diving extra cover fielder

Vandersay to Root, no run, full delivery on off, driven to the left of Vandersay. He moves across and dives to make a good stop

Vandersay to Root, no run, on a length on leg-stump, played with an open bat-face towards point

Vandersay to Root, no run, full delivery on off, Root stays leg-side of it and strokes it towards cover-point

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Root drives it down to long-off

Hasaranga to Root, no run, on a back of a length on middle, Root hangs back and blocks it back to Hasaranga

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, full delivery down leg, clipped to deep mid-wicket

Vandersay to Root, no run, on a back of a length outside off, Root hangs back and punches it to covers

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up full delivery outside off, Root sweeps it off the toe-end towards deep mid-wicket

Vandersay to Root, no run, on a back of a length on off, tapped towards backward point

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, flighted full delivery on off, Root strokes it to long-off to retain strike

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, on a back of a length on middle and off, knocked down to long-on

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, Root strokes this one down to long-on

Hasaranga to Root, no run, quick through the air and full around leg-stump, bit of grip, Root pushes it off the outer half to covers. Jacob Bethell sets off for a run but he is rightly sent back

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, floated full delivery outside off, Root drags the slog-sweep to deep mid-wicket to retain strike

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, punched with the spin to sweeper cover

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, Root chops it with the spin through cover-point

Vandersay to Root, no run, full delivery on middle and off, eased to covers

Hasaranga to Root, 1 run, the googly on a back of a length on off, Root hangs back, reads it off the pitch and knocks it down to long-on

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, chopped through cover-point

Hasaranga to Root, FOUR, just wide of slip! Fuller and wider of off, Root switches his stance and reverse sweeps it past the right side of the diving slip fielder and the ball races to the third man fence

Wellalage to Root, no run, nicely bowled! 88kph length delivery outside off, turning away nicely with extra bounce, Root goes for the slog-sweep but gets beaten

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Root drives it past the left side of the dive of Wellalage towards long-off

Dhananjaya to Root, FOUR, this is smart batting! Floated full delivery on middle and leg from round the wicket, Root stays leg-side of it and chips it over mid-wicket. Beats the man in the deep to his left with ease. 16 runs off the over

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, in the air... but safe! A bit quicker through the air and on a length on leg-stump, Root goes for the reverse scoop but it pops up off his gloves. The fielder at short third runs in but it falls in front of him

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, floaty full delivery on middle, driven towards mid-on for a brisk single

Wellalage to Root, no run, full delivery drifting down, Root tries to flick it across but is struck on the pads

Wellalage to Root, no run, full delivery drifting in on off, flicked to short mid-wicket

Wellalage to Root, no run, tossed up full delivery drifting in on off from round the wicket, eased back to Wellalage

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, Root uses his feet first up but is not quite to the pitch of it. Manages to flick it past the right side of mid-wicket to get off the mark. A wicket and 3 runs off the over