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

Dawson to Asitha Fernando, no run, on a back of a length on middle, Asitha Fernando hangs back and dead-bats it

Dawson to Asitha Fernando, no run, the slider on a length on off, pushed off the outer half towards point

Dawson to Vandersay, out Caught by Sam Curran!! Vandersay holes out! He dances down the track and Dawson spots that and he shortens his length. He is not close to the pitch of it but he still goes through with an expansive shot. Ends up getting it off the toe-end towards long-off. Sam Curran is safe as houses. Vandersay c Sam Curran b Dawson 14(15) [4s-1]

Dawson to Vandersay, no run, nicely bowled! Vandersay uses his feet again and Dawson fires it in the blockhole. He can only jam it back to Dawson

Dawson to Vandersay, no run, Vandersay uses his feet and moves leg-side in the process. Dawson follows him and he is cramped for room, can only block it back towards the bowler

Dawson to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, fullish delivery drifting in from round the wicket, hit uppishly towards wide long-on

Dawson to Vandersay, 2 runs, full delivery around off, Vandersay drives it to the right of sweeper cover for a couple

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, maiden ODI hundred for Rathnayake! He leaps and punches the air in delight! He takes him helmet off, raises his bat and has his hands aloft to soak in all the applause. Has been a really good knock from the youngster. Looks like he has a calm head on his shoulders. Coming back to the delivery, he used his feet and drove it to wide long-off to reach the milestone

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, close shave! On a back of a length on middle, turning away sharply and keeps a bit low, Pawan Rathnayake tries to punch it through covers but gets beaten on the outside edge. That wasn't far from the off-stump

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, floated full delivery on off, Pawan Rathnayake lunges in defence

Dawson to Vandersay, 1 run, on a back of a length on leg-stump, Vandersay tucks it off the inner half to square leg

Dawson to Vandersay, no run, floated full delivery on middle and off, driven on the bounce to Dawson

Dawson to Wellalage, out Caught by Will Jacks!! The plan to bowl wider to the southpaw works! This one is going away with the arm and is well outside off. It's slow through the air and full in length as well. Wellalage takes the bait as he reaches out for the slog-sweep but he ends up getting a top-edge towards point. Jacks moves across to his left and gets low to take the catch. Wellalage c Will Jacks b Dawson 22(24) [4s-1 6s-1]

Dawson to Wellalage, no run, quicker and flatter on off, Wellalage hangs back and defends it in front of him

Dawson to Wellalage, no run, Wellalage misses out! A full-toss outside off, Wellalage uses his feet and tries to hit it too hard. Ends up mistiming it to extra cover

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, on a back of a length around off, chopped with the spin to sweeper cover. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo

Dawson to Wellalage, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, Wellalage pulls it to deep square leg

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, Rathnayake uses his feet and Dawson shortens his length. He drives at it and gets a thick outside edge to short third. 250 up for Sri Lanka

Dawson to Dhananjaya, no run, the slider this time, kept out

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, out Janith Liyanage Run Out!! That's such a tame way to get dismissed! That was completely avoidable. Was on a back of a length on off, Janith Liyanage played it with soft hands to covers and set off for a run. Pawan Rathnayake was late to take off the blocks and then stuttered as well. Liyanage was more than halfway down the pitch when the non-striker just stood his ground. Liyanage was stranded when Brook threw it back to Buttler and he took the bails off to catch Liyanage miles short. Liyanage has something to say to Pawan Rathnayake as he walks off dejectedly. Janith Liyanage run out (Brook/Buttler) 22(36)

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, Pawan Rathnayake uses his feet, gets close to the pitch of it and strokes it down to long-off

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, the in-drifter on a fuller length on middle, turning away sharply, Janith Liyanage stays leg-side of it and drives it uppishly through cover-point

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, on a back of a length on leg-stump, tucked round the corner

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle and leg, Rathnayake lunges in defence

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 2 runs, Janith Liyanage waits for this one and tucks it through backward square leg. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, Janith Liyanage uses his feet and clips it to mid-wicket where the fielder dives to his right to stop it

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up delivery, stroked down to long-off

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, this one straightens from a back of a length on middle and off, kept out

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 3 runs, England take a review for lbw! Brook has a chat with Dawson and Buttler and after some deliberation, he challenges the decision. Coming in with the arm, Janith Liyanage once again kneels across on one knee and goes for the big sweep and seems that it deflected off his gloves past the keeper and towards fine leg. UltraEdge rolls in and there's a clear spike when the ball is next to the gloves

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, full delivery drifting in on off, Janith Liyanage kneels across on one knee and goes for the big sweep but ends up gloving it in front of him

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, oh, this one turns away square from a back of a length on leg-stump, Janith Liyanage is opened up in his stance but manages to defend it in front of him

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, on a back of a length on off, Janith Liyanage taps it with an open bat-face to point

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Janith Liyanage chops it to point

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, quicker and flatter on middle and leg, Janith Liyanage hangs back and blocks it in front of him

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, on a back of a length on leg-stump, Pawan Rathnayake tucks it round the corner

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, tucked to short mid-wicket

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 2 runs, on a back of a length on leg-stump, Janith Liyanage works it through backward square leg. Rehan Ahmed in the deep has to cover a lot of ground to his right. Pawan Rathnayake takes off for the third run but Liyanage sends him back. The latter should have ran harder

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, full delivery on middle, driven down to long-off

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, Janith Liyanage uses his feet and flicks the in-drifter to long-on

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, coming in with the arm and on a length on middle and leg, played with soft hands to mid-wicket

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, Janith Liyanage comes down the track and flicks it to short mid-wicket

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, floaty full delivery on off, driven back to Dawson

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, turning away from a length on middle and off, tapped with an open bat-face towards point

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 2 runs, short delivery on off, Janith Liyanage pulls it to the right of long-on. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, full delivery on off, Janith Liyanage taps it towards point

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, on a length on middle and off, knocked down to long-on

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, on a length around off, chopped to point

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, on a back of a length, chopped to sweeper cover

Dawson to Nissanka, SIX, lovely strike! Nissanka uses his feet, converts it into a half-volley and smashes it over long-on for a flat maximum. Sri Lanka are off to a brilliant start. 12 off the over

Dawson to Nissanka, no run, floated full delivery around off, Nissanka leans ahead and eases it to covers

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Dawson goes wider of the crease and drifts it in on middle and leg, played with soft hands to mid-wicket

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, full delivery drifting in on middle, pushed with soft hands to covers

Dawson to Nissanka, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, driven to wide mid-off

Dawson to Nissanka, FOUR, slightly short on middle and off, Nissanka picks the length up in a jiffy. He rocks back and pulls it with authority over mid-wicket for another boundary

Dawson to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, on a length on leg-stump, Kamil Mishara tucks it to square leg to retain strike. 10 runs off Dawson's first over

Dawson to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, smartly done! On the shorter side on off, skidding after landing, Kamil Mishara rocks back and cuts it past the left side of the diving cover-point fielder to find the fence

Dawson to Kamil Mishara, no run, on a back of a length on middle and off, Kamil Mishara hangs back and pushes it back to Dawson

Dawson to Nissanka, 1 run, tossed up full delivery on off, Nissanka drives it down to long-off

Dawson to Nissanka, no run, quicker and flatter, Nissanka cuts it again but finds point

Dawson to Nissanka, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, Nissanka rocks back and cuts it in the gap between cover-point and backward point to get the desired result