Harry Brook(136 | 66)*
Joe Root(111 | 108)
A Fernando|9|0|77|0
| 6 | 49.7 | 49.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, SIX! Brook finishes off in style and he'll sure feel this is the best pitch he has batted on. Good length again and outside off, Harry Brook skips down the pitch and swats it away over deep cover for a biggie. 18 off the over, 40 in the last 2 and England finish with 357/3 on the board. |
7 Over | Run: 357/3 | Run Rate: 7.14
| 4 | 49.6 | 49.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! A bit streaky but the 350 comes up for England. Hard length outside off, Brook steps out and throws his hands at it but ends up slicing it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 0 | 49.5 | 49.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, WIDE. Slow and short, angled well down the leg side. Brook leaves it alone. |
| 0 | 49.4 | 49.4: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Full and outside off, Brook has a swipe across the line but misses and falls over a bit. |
| 6 | 49.3 | 49.3: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, SIX! Another eye-catching shot from Harry Brook. Fuller in length and outside off, Brook just takes the front leg out of the way and lifts it inside-out over extra cover for a biggie. |
| 1 | 49.2 | 49.2: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Dug in well short and over middle and leg. Root pulls it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 0 | 49.1 | 49.1: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Length ball outside off, Root goes for the reverse lap but fails to connect. |
| 4 | 48.6 | 48.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, FOUR! Slapped away to the fence and 22 runs come off that over. Fractionally short and outside off, Brook stays back and cuts it down through point for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 339/3 | Run Rate: 6.92
| 2 | 48.5 | 48.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, That is a stunning effort in the field from Dhananjaya de Silva. Shortish length again, on middle and leg, Brook hangs back and swings it away towards deep square leg. The ball seems to be sailing over the fence but de Silva leaps up over his left shoulder and plucks the ball out of thin air. As he is taking a tumble over the ropes, de Sliva flicks it back in and saves four runs for his side. |
| 2 | 48.4 | 48.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, In the air...DROPPED! Jeffrey Vandersay drags this one well short and bowls it outside off. Harry Brook rocks back to pull but goes a bit too hard at it and ends up getting a top edge. The ball gets skied and lands around the vacant mid on region. The bowler himself runs after it and puts in a dive but fails to pouch it. Two taken. |
| 4 | 48.3 | 48.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, FOUR! Make that 14 off the first 3 balls. Flatter one around off, Brook brings out the reverse sweep and gets it over short third for another boundary. |
| 6 | 48.2 | 48.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, SIX! Too predictable and Brook dispatches it in style. Shortish length on middle, Brook rocks back and heaves it over cow corner for a biggie. 10 off the first two deliveries of the over. |
| 4 | 48.1 | 48.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, FOUR! A freebie on offer and Harry Brook puts it away to bring up his HUNDRED. Short and wide outside off, turning away. Brook slaps it down in front of point and the ball races away to the fence. Brook notches up his 3rd ODI ton and this has been a fiery knock from the English captain. |
| 1 | 47.9 | 47.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Hard length on off, jammed off the inside edge and down to short fine leg for a single. Brook moves on to 98 now. |
9 Over | Run: 317/3 | Run Rate: 6.60
| 0 | 47.8 | 47.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, WIDE. And again. Attempted slower ball, ends up being a dipping full toss that lands beyond the tramline outside off. Brook leaves it alone and up comes the 150-run stand between these two. |
| 0 | 47.7 | 47.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, WIDE. A back-of-the-hand slower ball, full and wide outside off. Sprayed beyond the tramline as well. |
| 4 | 47.6 | 47.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! Oh, that is really sloppy fielding in the deep. Banged in a bit short and over off, Brook forces the pull off the back foot and gets it wide of long on. The fielder over there runs to his right, dives in and flicks the ball to the on-rushing deep mid-wicket fielder. However, the throw goes over Nissanka and rolls into the fence. |
| 4 | 47.5 | 47.4: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! Smart shot from Brook and he's into the 90s now. Too full and wide outside off, Brook just gets down in his stance and angles the bat face in such a way that he manages to jam it over short third for another boundary. |
| 0 | 47.4 | 47.4: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, WIDE. Good length, pushed wide of the off stump. Brook stays put and goes after it but misses and a wide is called. |
| 4 | 47.3 | 47.3: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! Harry Brook is putting on a show here and he moves on to 89 now. Full and outside off, Brook stays back and plays a short-arm jab, smacking the ball over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 0 | 47.2 | 47.2: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Nicely bowled. Slower delivery, a bit fuller and well wide of the off stump. Brook shuffles to the off side and swings but misses. A very rare dot ball. |
| 2 | 47.1 | 47.1: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Full and outside off, almost in the blockhole. Brook hangs deep in the crease and crunches it to the left of deep point for two runs. The 300 is up for England and this is the first time they have gone past the 300-run mark in an ODI in Sri Lanka. |
| 1 | 46.6 | 46.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Shortish length around off. Brook taps it just behind point and scampers through for the single. England are now 299/3 and there are still 3 overs left in the innings. |
6 Over | Run: 299/3 | Run Rate: 6.36
| 2 | 46.5 | 46.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Two more! Darted in towards the stumps, Brook hangs back and works it in away just wide of square leg for another brace. The throw at the bowler's end is a wide one and the man backing up is standing very deep but the batters don't try and pinch a third run. |
| 2 | 46.4 | 46.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Two is the call and that's excellent running. Flatter delivery on middle and leg, Brook rocks back and nudges it down through mid-wicket. Root runs to the danger end, which is the bowler's end but makes it with ease. |
| 6 | 46.3 | 46.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, SIX! Wow, that's been made look so easy by Brook. Just marginally short around middle, Harry Brook sits on the back foot and clubs it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. That was played almost like a short-arm pull. |
| 1 | 46.2 | 46.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Floated up around leg, Root sits down and paddles it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 2 | 46.1 | 46.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Bowled well short on middle, Root swivels on the back foot and shovels it away to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 6 | 45.7 | 45.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, SIX! Oh, just over. Poor delivery from Hasaranga, dragged short on middle and leg. Harry Brook goes deep in the crease and clubs it over Pathum Nissanka at cow corner for a maximum. Wanindu ends with figures of 10-0-76-1, not what his team needed from him. |
7 Over | Run: 285/3 | Run Rate: 6.20
| 2 | 45.6 | 45.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Flighted ball outside off, Brook skips down the track and slashes the lofted drive over covers and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 45.5 | 45.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Tossed up around off, Root comes down the pitch and shanks the lofted shot on the bounce to long off. Just a single again. |
| 1 | 45.4 | 45.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Good length, in line with the stumps. Brook punches it down to long on for one more. |
| 0 | 45.3 | 45.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, WIDE. Tossed up, fuller and wider outside off. This osn turns beyond the tramline. |
| 1 | 45.2 | 45.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Bowled flatter at the stumps, tapped away through mid on for a single. |
| 4 | 45.1 | 45.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, FOUR! Placed to perfection. Dragged short on off, Root picks the length early, goes back and across, before slogging it between square leg and mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 4 | 44.6 | 44.6: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, FOUR! Now these two batters will just take on the bowlers! Arm ball from Dunith Wellalage, on middle and leg. Brook shuffles a bit into the off side and paddles it toward the right of the short fine leg fielder for four runs. |
6 Over | Run: 269/3 | Run Rate: 5.98
| 6 | 44.5 | 44.5: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, SIX! Up, up and over! Short of a length, around off. Harry Brook leans on his back foot and hoists it over the sweeper cover fence for six more runs. |
| 1 | 44.4 | 44.4: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Short, just outside off, Root eases it to backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 44.3 | 44.3: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short, just outside off, Brook cuts it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 1 | 44.2 | 44.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, HUNDRED FOR ROOT! 61 runs in the first match of the series, 75 in the second and now a century in this match. You deserve a bow, Joe Root. Full-length delivery, on off and middle. Root flicks it to deep mid-wicket and gets the single. That is his 20th ODI century and what an inning it has been. He opens up his helmet and raises his bat to soak up all the cheers from the away fans as well as from the pavilion. |
| 0 | 44.1 | 44.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fuller, on off, Root mistimes his drive to mid off and the ball bounces off back to the bowler. |
| 6 | 43.6 | 43.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, SIX! FIFTY FOR BROOK! What a way to bring up a half-century. This one is fuller, just outside off. Brook plays inside out and lofts it over the sweeper cover fence for a half a dozen to get to his milestone in just 40 balls. |
6 Over | Run: 256/3 | Run Rate: 5.82
| 1 | 43.5 | 43.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, This is fuller, on off, Root drives it on his front foot to long on and pushes hard for the first run as he wants the second run. He reaches the non-striker's end and sets off to get the second, but Brook sees that the fielder already gets to the ball and is ready to throw it. He rejects the call and sends his partner back just in time. |
| 1 | 43.4 | 43.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Short, just outside off, Brook punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 1 | 43.3 | 43.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Short, just outside off, Joe Root punches it from his back foot to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 43.2 | 43.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Short, outside off, Harry cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 0 | 43.1 | 43.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Hasaranga sees the batter coming down the track, so he bowls it wide outside off. Harry does well to get some part of his bat to backward point and returns back to his home. |
| 1 | 42.6 | 42.6: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Full, on leg, Brook flicks it to deep square leg for one. |
6 Over | Run: 246/3 | Run Rate: 5.72
| 0 | 42.5 | 42.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR BYES! A good bouncer from Fernando, on off and middle, angling in. Harry arches back and looks to upper cut it but misses. The ball dies as it reaches the keeper. Mendis dives to his left but the ball zips past him and rolls away toward deep fine leg for four runs. |
| 4 | 42.4 | 42.4: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, FOUR! What a lovely shot this is from Brook! Good-length delivery, just outside off, with quite some pace. Harry Brook plants his front foot toward the delivery and just pushes it toward the right of the short cover fielder, who dives to stop it but the ball moves like a tracer bullet and races away for four runs. |
| 1 | 42.3 | 42.3: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Pitches it fuller, on middle, Joe flicks it to the left of mid-wicket and gets a single. Root is on 97 now! |
| 2 | 42.2 | 42.2: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Root hops a bit and flicks it into the gap between deep fine leg and deep square leg. He runs hard for the first one and gets the second with ease. |
| 1 | 42.1 | 42.1: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, On a hard length, on middle, angling in, Brook punches it to long on and gets across for one run. |
| 1 | 41.6 | 41.6: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short, around off, Harry comes down the track and pushes it to deep cover for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 233/3 | Run Rate: 5.55
| 0 | 41.5 | 41.5: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Swing and a miss! Slower through the air, fuller, just outside off. Brook attempts a slog sweep but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 1 | 41.4 | 41.4: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full and outside off, Root reverse sweeps it to the left of the short third fielder and gets a single. |
| 0 | 41.3 | 41.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full and just outside off, Root pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 41.2 | 41.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full, just outside off, Root fends it away. |
| 0 | 41.1 | 41.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, A touch fuller, on off. The ball skids low after pitching but Root does well to block it away. |
| 1 | 40.6 | 40.6: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, That was a close call! Low full toss, on off, Root flicks it to short mid-wicket and runs for a single. The fielder gets the ball and throws it toward the bowler's end, but misses the direct hit. |
6 Over | Run: 231/3 | Run Rate: 5.63
| 1 | 40.5 | 40.5: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Harry Brook pushes it to long on for another single. |
| 1 | 40.4 | 40.4: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Full, just outside off, Joe Root plants his front foot across the stumps and closes the face of his bat to guide the ball toward the left of the mid-wicket fielder and gets a single. |
| 1 | 40.3 | 40.3: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Fuller, on off, Brook, with no footwork, tucks it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 40.2 | 40.2: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Fires fuller, just outside off, Brook brings out the full face of his bat and pushes it to short cover fielder. |
| 0 | 40.1 | 40.1: Asitha Fernando to Harry Brook, Asitha Fernando steams from over the wicket and bowls back of a length, just outside off, Harry Brook dabs it to point with soft hands looking for a single, but Root asks him to wait on. |
| 4 | 39.6 | 39.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, FOUR! Picks the gap beautifully! Flatter, full and on off, Root goes down on one knee and nails the sweep shot between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket. The former runs to his left and puts a dive in but fails to stop the boundary. Root moves into the 90s now. |
6 Over | Run: 227/3 | Run Rate: 5.67
| 1 | 39.5 | 39.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Dragged back, on middle, Brook stays back and pats it to long on for one more. |
| 1 | 39.4 | 39.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on middle, Root tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 1 | 39.3 | 39.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Goes short and on middle, Brook punches it to long on for another run. |
| 1 | 39.2 | 39.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on off, Root pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 1 | 39.1 | 39.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Floated, full and on off, Brook opens the bat face and steers it towards point for a single. |
| 1 | 38.6 | 38.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, Another short delivery, on off, Brook guides it to deep point for one. |
6 Over | Run: 218/3 | Run Rate: 5.59
| 6 | 38.5 | 38.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, SIX! Oh..wow! That is a shot and a half. Tossed up, full and on off. Brook comes down the track, stays leg side of the bat and hits it through the line. He launches it a long way over the wide long off fence for a biggie. That also brings up the 50-RUN STAND between these two batters. |
| 1 | 38.4 | 38.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on leg, Root drills it to long on for another run. |
| 1 | 38.3 | 38.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, Flatter, full and on leg, Brook flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 38.2 | 38.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, A bit short and on middle and leg, Root stays back and swipes it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 38.1 | 38.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Floated, full and on leg, Root tucks it to short fine. |
| 1 | 37.6 | 37.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Dragged back, on middle, Root clips it through mid-wicket for one. |
6 Over | Run: 208/3 | Run Rate: 5.47
| 0 | 37.5 | 37.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Slows it up, full and on middle, Root fends it on the pitch. |
| 1 | 37.4 | 37.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Flatter, full and around off, Brook steers it wide of point for one. |
| 1 | 37.3 | 37.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Flighted, full and around off, Root gets across for the paddle but has to adjust a bit and does well to get it wide of short fine for a run. |
| 0 | 37.2 | 37.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Quicker, shortish and on off, skids through, Root stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 37.1 | 37.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Short and around off, Brook punches it through covers for a single. |
| 1 | 36.6 | 36.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, Pushed through quicker, full and on middle, Brook works it through square leg for one more. Six singles in the over! |
6 Over | Run: 204/3 | Run Rate: 5.51
| 1 | 36.5 | 36.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Flatter, full and on middle, Root goes down and reverse sweeps it to deep point for one. |
| 1 | 36.4 | 36.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, Gives this one some more air, full and around off, Brook looks to loft it over covers but slices it off the outer half of the bat over the point region. They cross. |
| 1 | 36.3 | 36.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Floated, full and on leg, Root tucks it through mid-wicket for another run. |
| 1 | 36.2 | 36.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Harry Brook, Flighted, full and on middle, Brook drills it to long on for a run. 200 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 1 | 36.1 | 36.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, Root eases it to long on for a single. |
| 4 | 35.6 | 35.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, FOUR! An over that was turning out to be cheap has cost 12 runs now! Hasranga drops it short and on middle and off. Brook picks up the length early, rocks back and swats it to the wide long on fence for a boundary. |
6 Over | Run: 198/3 | Run Rate: 5.50
| 6 | 35.5 | 35.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, SIX! Over the top and that has carried all the way! Flighted, full and around middle. Brook skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and dispatches it with a flourish over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 0 | 35.4 | 35.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Quicker, shortish and on off, Brook stabs it to the left of the bowler. |
| 0 | 35.3 | 35.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Flatter, full and on middle, Brook bunts it out to mid on. |
| 1 | 35.2 | 35.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Short again and on middle, Root stays back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1 | 35.1 | 35.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Harry Brook, Floated, short and around off, Brook punches it through covers for a single. |
| 1 | 34.6 | 34.6: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short, on off, Brook camps back and punches at it to sweeper cover to rotate the strike. |
6 Over | Run: 186/3 | Run Rate: 5.31
| 1 | 34.5 | 34.5: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full, on middle, Root tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 34.4 | 34.4: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Full, on middle, Brook flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 34.3 | 34.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, So far, running between the wickets has been very neat from the English batters! This is short, on middle, Root pushes it with soft hands to mid on and sprints hard to take the single. The fielder in the region charges at the ball and throws it at the bowler's end. Root is well in, and even if it were a direct hit, it wouldn't have mattered. |
| 1 | 34.2 | 34.2: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Full, just outside off, Harry sweeps it from the inner part of his willow to wide mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 34.1 | 34.1: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, Short, just outside off, Brook punches it to cover for no runs. |
| 0 | 33.6 | 33.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Short, on off, Root hangs back and cuts it straight to the point fielder. Two boundaries and four dot deliveries from the over! |
6 Over | Run: 181/3 | Run Rate: 5.32
| 0 | 33.5 | 33.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Full, just outside off, Root drives it to cover. |
| 0 | 33.4 | 33.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Full, on off, Root pushes it to point. |
| 4 | 33.3 | 33.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, FOUR! Hot knife, through butter! Short of a length, on middle. Joe Root gets on his back foot, opens his stance and pulls it through mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 0 | 33.2 | 33.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Full, on off and middle, Joe strides out and defends it down. |
| 4 | 33.1 | 33.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, FOUR! Oh, cheeky from Root! Jeffrey Vandersay pitches it much fuller, with some flight, just outside off. Joe Root crouches down on one knee and reverse paddles the ball to beat the left of the short third fielder for four more runs. |
| 1 | 32.6 | 32.6: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full, on middle, Root sweeps it to deep square leg and gets across for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 173/3 | Run Rate: 5.24
| 0 | 32.5 | 32.5: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full, attacking the stumps, Root fends it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 32.4 | 32.4: Dunith Wellalage to Harry Brook, A tad fuller, around off, Harry eases it through cover for another single. |
| 1 | 32.3 | 32.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Short and just outside off, Root pushes it, opening the face of his bat to cover for a single. |
| 0 | 32.2 | 32.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fullish, around off, Root drives it to mid off. |
| 0 | 32.1 | 32.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full, on off, Joe pushes it to cover. |
| 0 | 31.6 | 31.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Googly, fuller, on middle and leg, Harry looks to block it to his front but wears on his pad. Appeals for LBW but the umpire shakes his head off as the ball is travelling down the leg side. |
6 Over | Run: 170/3 | Run Rate: 5.31
| 0 | 31.5 | 31.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Beaten! Full-length delivery, on off, turns it away from the batter. Harry Brook gets on his front foot to defend it down the track, but the ball turns away and beats the outside edge. |
| 0 | 31.4 | 31.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Pitches it up, does Jeffrey, on off, Harry sweeps hard at it but the fielder in the short mid-wicket region does well to field it. |
| 0 | 31.3 | 31.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, Full, on middle, Brook leans forward and defends it down. |
| 4 | 31.2 | 31.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Harry Brook, FOUR! Brook is off the mark with style! Short, just outside off. Brook rocks back and cuts it through point for four runs. |
| 0 | 31.1 | 31.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, OUT! IN THE AIR... TAKEN! This is a massive breakthrough for Sri Lanka and the decision to bring Vandersay back into the attack has worked for the side. This is short, on off and middle. The ball, after pitching, skids a bit low. Jacob opens his stance and pulls it, aerially, but fails to get underneath the delivery. It flies flat to deep mid-wicket, where Janith Liyanage times his leap well and takes a very good catch. Jacob Bethell departs after scoring a hefty 65 runs off 72 balls. |
| 4 | 30.6 | 30.6: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, FOUR! Joe Root is just unstoppable now. Full-length delivery, on off and middle. Joe Root gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for four runs. |
6 Over | Run: 166/2 | Run Rate: 5.35
| 1 | 30.5 | 30.5: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, A touch fuller, attacking the stumps, Jacob sweeps it to fine leg for a single. |
| 1 | 30.4 | 30.4: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full, outside off, Root drives it to long off for a single. |
| 4 | 30.3 | 30.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, FOUR! Joe Root is so swift with his sweep shots! Full-length delivery, around middle and leg, Joe Root gets down on one knee and sweeps it toward the deep backward square leg. The fielder in the deep sprints to his right and puts a dive but fails to stop the ball. |
| 1 | 30.2 | 30.2: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Short now, on off, Jacob camps back and pats it to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 30.1 | 30.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full-length delivery, on middle, Root lunges halfway and works it to long on for a single. |
| 4 | 29.6 | 29.6: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Glorious from Bethell and 16 runs come off that over. A fraction fuller than a good length and around off. Bethell leans ahead and pushes the ball on the up and times it perfectly between mid off and covers this time. The ball speeds away to the fence and England are on the charge right now. |
6 Over | Run: 154/2 | Run Rate: 5.13
| 0 | 29.5 | 29.5: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, Good length around the top of off, Bethell blocks it right under the eyes. |
| 4 | 29.4 | 29.4: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Hammered away. Banged in short and around off, Jacob Bethell stays upright and gets on top of the bounce, smoking the pull hard and flat through square leg for a third boundary in the over. The 150 is now up for England as well. |
| 0 | 29.3 | 29.3: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, Fernando changes the angle of attack by coming around the wicket. This is bowled a bit fuller on off, angling in. Bethell blocks it off. |
| 4 | 29.2 | 29.2: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Even better! Back of a length and just outside off, Bethell leans on a bit before waiting there and just bringing the bat down at the last moment. He glides it down through backward point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 4 | 29.1 | 29.1: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! A classy shot to bring up a classy FIFTY from Jacob Bethell. Slightly overpitched and on leg, Bethell clips it away and gets it perfectly between mid on and mid-wicket for a boundary. A fifth ODI half-century for Bethell and he is looking in pristine touch out there. |
| 1 | 28.6 | 28.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Jacob Bethell, Floated up on middle, Bethell comes down the pitch and eases it through wide mid off for a single. 10 easy runs off that over. |
6 Over | Run: 138/2 | Run Rate: 4.76
| 2 | 28.5 | 28.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Jacob Bethell, Quicker one, short and at the batter. Bethell rocks back and hoicks it to the right of deep mid-wicket this time and picks up another brace. |
| 2 | 28.4 | 28.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Jacob Bethell, Flighted ball, held back a touch and bowled around off. Jacob Bethell lunges across to get inside the line, and sweeps it aerially and to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 28.3 | 28.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, On the shorter side again and over middle, Root gets up on his toes and dabs it down through square leg for one more. |
| 1 | 28.2 | 28.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Jacob Bethell, Shortish length on middle and leg, Bethell presses back and tucks it away wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3 | 28.1 | 28.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Good chase from Pavan Rathnayake but the batters do pick up three runs. Flighted ball on middle and off. Root plays the cute reverse lap and gets it down to deep third. The fielder chases it down and flicks it back in, saving a run for his side. |
| 1 | 27.6 | 27.6: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, Another slower ball, bowled full and wide outside off. Root leans across and checks his shot before driving it through covers for a run. |
6 Over | Run: 128/2 | Run Rate: 4.57
| 1 | 27.5 | 27.5: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, Fernando sees Bethell using his feet and he digs it in short and right at the batter. Bethell manages to angle the pull down to long leg and picks up a single. |
| 0 | 27.4 | 27.4: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, Slower and shorter over middle, Bethell rises up with the bounce but ends up udging it off the under edge towards backward point. |
| 0 | 27.3 | 27.3: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, Hard length around middle and leg, Bethell stays put and plays it with soft hands to wide mid on. |
| 0 | 27.2 | 27.2: Asitha Fernando to Jacob Bethell, That's aggressive. A bumper from Fernando, dug in well short and over leg, the ball flies around head height and Bethell sways out of the way. |
| 1 | 27.1 | 27.1: Asitha Fernando to Joe Root, FIFTY up for Joe Root, three in three matches for him in this tour. Good-length delivery, tucked away off the pads and in front of square on the leg side for a single. This is his 12th half-century in ODIs against Sri Lanka and his 6th in Sri Lanka. |
| 1 | 26.7 | 26.6: Charith Asalanka to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on middle, nudged away wristily through mid-wicket for one run. England are now 125/2 after 27 overs and that run rate is starting to head towards 5 runs an over. |
7 Over | Run: 125/2 | Run Rate: 4.63
| 1 | 26.6 | 26.5: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up around middle, Bethell gets a good stride forward and drives it to long on for just another single. |
| 0 | 26.5 | 26.5: Charith Asalanka to Joe Root, WIDE. Quicker one, full and darted down the leg side. Root misses the flick and the keeper fumbles it behind. The batters cross over. |
| 1 | 26.4 | 26.4: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Fuller this time and outside off, Bethell leans across and eases it in front of point for a run. |
| 0 | 26.3 | 26.3: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Shortish length, straighter in line with the stumps. Bethell stays back to defend. |
| 1 | 26.2 | 26.2: Charith Asalanka to Joe Root, Floated up, fuller and angled across off. Root drags the sweep through square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 1 | 26.1 | 26.1: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, On a length, sliding into the left-hander. Bethell stays back and punches it down to long on for a single. |
| 1 | 25.6 | 25.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, A tight single but Bethell is safe. Fuller one around off, Bethell pushes it to mid off and sets off for the single. The fielder attacks the ball and fires in a throw at the bowler's end as Bethell puts in the dive. The direct hit is missed and Bethell gets the run. |
6 Over | Run: 118/2 | Run Rate: 4.54
| 0 | 25.5 | 25.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Dragged length, on off, Bethell jams it into the off side. |
| 1 | 25.4 | 25.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Flatter oe, in line with the stumps. Root shows the full face of the blade and pushes it down to long on for one more. |
| 1 | 25.3 | 25.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Good length on off and middle, Bethell goes onto the back foot and works it in front of mid-wicket for a run. |
| 4 | 25.2 | 25.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Easy pickings for Bethell. Tossed up, relatively full and at the stumps. Jacob Bethell goes down on one knee and slogs it away behind square leg for another boundary. |
| 0 | 25.1 | 25.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Flatter one, turning in from middle and leg. Bethell rocks back and punches it down to mid on. |
| 0 | 24.6 | 24.6: Charith Asalanka to Joe Root, Tossed up, on off, Joe pushes it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 111/2 | Run Rate: 4.44
| 1 | 24.5 | 24.5: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Fuller, on middle, Jacob pushes it to mid on for no runs. |
| 4 | 24.4 | 24.4: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Another boundary in the over! Sri Lanka have to do something to break this partnership. Asalanka drags his length back, just outside off. Jacob gets on his back foot and punches it to beat the right of the short cover fielder. The ball rolls away into the gap between deep point and wide long off fielder and no fielder offers a dive to stop that one. That's pure miscommunication. |
| 0 | 24.3 | 24.3: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Short, on off, Jacob punches it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 24.2 | 24.2: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Full, on off, Jacob defends it away. |
| 4 | 24.1 | 24.1: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! The runs are piling thick and fast now! Much fuller from Asalanka, on middle, angling in. Jacob Bethell crouches down on one knee and sweeps it through sqaure leg for four runs. |
| 1 | 23.6 | 23.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Short, on middle, Jacob pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 102/2 | Run Rate: 4.25
| 0 | 23.5 | 23.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Huge appeal for LBW but not given by the umpire! However, Sri Lanka opt for the review. This one is fuller, on middle and leg, Bethell gets down on one knee to sweep it but misses and hits on his pad. The UltraEdge shows no bat involvement and the Ball Tracking detects that the delivery is pitching outside leg stump. Sri Lanka lose both their reviews now. |
| 1 | 23.4 | 23.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Full, on off, Root drives it to long off for a comfortable single. |
| 0 | 23.3 | 23.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Full, on off, Root pushes it to cover. |
| 6 | 23.2 | 23.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, SIX! BANG! That's the first biggie of the game. Short of a length, on off, Root hangs on his back foot and pulls this from the middle of the bat and the ball sails over the mid-wicket fence for half a dozen. The 100 is also up for England. |
| 2 | 23.1 | 23.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Short, on off, Root mistimes his pull to the right of the long on fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 22.6 | 22.6: Charith Asalanka to Joe Root, Short, on middle, Root tucks it to deep square leg for a single. |
6 Over | Run: 92/2 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 1 | 22.5 | 22.5: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Risky single! This one is fuller, on middle, Jacob pushes it with soft hands to the front of square leg. Root shouts for a single, but there's a bit of hesitation from Bethell. However, he commits to the run. Pathum Nissanka runs from the short mid-wicket region and throws it to the keeper, but Root is well in. Needed a better throw from Nissanka. |
| 1 | 22.4 | 22.4: Charith Asalanka to Joe Root, Fuller, on leg, Root sweeps it deep square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 22.3 | 22.3: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, fuller, on off, Jacob sweeps it from the upper part of his bat. The ball flies and drops safely over the vacant square leg region and the batters get a single. |
| 0 | 22.2 | 22.2: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Loopy, fuller, on middle, Jacob dances down the track and eases it back to Asalanka. |
| 0 | 22.1 | 22.1: Charith Asalanka to Jacob Bethell, Full, on off, Jacob pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 2 | 21.6 | 21.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Short of a length yet again from Vandersay, around off, Root drags a pull shot to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs. |
6 Over | Run: 88/2 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 1 | 21.5 | 21.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Short, just outside off, Jacob pushes it through cover, looking for a second run after the single, but Root turns it down and rightly so. |
| 0 | 21.4 | 21.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Short, on middle, Jacob defends it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 21.3 | 21.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Short, on middle, Jacob tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 21.2 | 21.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Full, on leg, Root nudges it to mid-wicket for another single. |
| 1 | 21.1 | 21.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Full, on middle, Jacob pushes it to long on for one. |
| 4 | 20.6 | 20.6: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, FOUR! Hammered away by Root! Short of a length, on off and middle. Root detects the short delivery, transfers his weight on his back foot and pulls it over the square leg fielder to get a boundary after a long time. |
6 Over | Run: 83/2 | Run Rate: 3.95
| 0 | 20.5 | 20.5: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Short, just outside off, Jacob looks to sweep it but misses and is hit on his pad. Appeal for LBW but turned down by the umpire. The ball bounces off toward short third and the batters get another leg bye. |
| 0 | 20.4 | 20.4: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, A tad shorter, drifting down the leg side. Root looks to flick at it but misses the connection. The ball brushes the pad and rolls to the right of the short fine leg fielder for a leg bye. |
| 0 | 20.3 | 20.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full-length delivery on middle, Root flicks it to flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 20.2 | 20.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fuller, just outside off, Root pushes it to cover for no runs. |
| 0 | 20.1 | 20.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Dunith Wellalage jogs from around the wicket and bowls an arm ball, on middle and leg. Root rocks back and punches it to point. |
| 1 | 19.6 | 19.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Looped up, full and on off, Root drives it to long off for one. |
6 Over | Run: 77/2 | Run Rate: 3.85
| 0 | 19.5 | 19.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, A massive shout for LBW, but turned down! After a long chat with his keeper and bowler, Charith Asalanka takes the review with a couple of seconds on the timer left. This is a flighted delivery, full and around off, turns in a bit. Root goes down for the sweep but misses and gets hit on his body in front of the stumps. The question is whether the impact is outside off or not? Well, UltraEdge shows nothing, and Ball Tracking does confirm that the impact is outside off. Sri Lanka lose a review. |
| 0 | 19.4 | 19.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Floated, full and on off, Root pushes it to short cover. |
| 1 | 19.3 | 19.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Sloppy! Short again and on middle, Bethell nudges it towards short mid-wicket, where Asalanka lets it through and allows a run. |
| 1 | 19.2 | 19.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, Root watches it onto his bat, opens the face and steers it through point for a run. |
| 1 | 19.1 | 19.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Short and on leg, Bethell flicks it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 1 | 18.6 | 18.6: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Short once more, on off, Bethell steers it towards backward point and scampers across for one. |
6 Over | Run: 73/2 | Run Rate: 3.84
| 1 | 18.5 | 18.5: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Good running! Slows it up, full and on off, Root opens the face of his bat and taps it wide of cover-point for another run. |
| 1 | 18.4 | 18.4: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Dragged back, on off, Bethell punches it to long on for a run. |
| 0 | 18.3 | 18.3: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, full and on off, Bethell goes for the reverse sweep but gets a top edge as the ball rolls towards short third. |
| 0 | 18.2 | 18.2: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Floated, full and on off, Bethell uses his feet and knocks it down the pitch. Wellalage dives to his left to stop the run. |
| 1 | 18.1 | 18.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Wellalage goes short and around off, the ball turns away with bounce. Root rides it well and punches it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 17.6 | 17.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, A googly, short and on off, turns away, Bethell pats it towards short cover. |
6 Over | Run: 69/2 | Run Rate: 3.83
| 1 | 17.5 | 17.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, A bit short and on off, Root moves back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 17.4 | 17.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Flatter, full and on off, Root drills it wide of the bowler. Vandersay quickly moves to his left and makes a good diving stop. |
| 0 | 17.3 | 17.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on off, Root gets forward and taps it to the off side. |
| 0 | 17.2 | 17.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Floated, full and on off, Root strides out and pushes it to cover. 30 balls since the last boundary. |
| 1 | 17.1 | 17.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, full and on off, turns in, Bethell looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge. It goes uppishly but well wide of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 16.6 | 16.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Quicker one, short and around leg, Bethell nudges it through square leg for a run. The spinners are going through their overs rapidly here. |
6 Over | Run: 67/2 | Run Rate: 3.94
| 0 | 16.5 | 16.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Gives this one some more air, full and around off, Bethell pushes it to extra cover. |
| 0 | 16.4 | 16.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Slows it up, full and on middle, Bethell knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 16.3 | 16.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Floated, full and on leg, Bethell clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 16.2 | 16.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on off, Root drives it to long off for a single. |
| 0 | 16.1 | 16.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, A slider, short and on middle, angling in, Root stays back and pats it down the pitch. |
| 0 | 15.6 | 15.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Goes short agani and on off, Bethell punches it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 65/2 | Run Rate: 4.06
| 1 | 15.5 | 15.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Flatter, full and on the pads, Root tucks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 0 | 15.4 | 15.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Slightly shorter in length, on off, Root stays back and stabs it out to cover-point. |
| 1 | 15.3 | 15.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Flighted, full and on off, Bethell drives it wide of mid off for a quick run. |
| 1 | 15.2 | 15.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on off, Root swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 15.1 | 15.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Floated, full and on off, turns away a bit, Root watches it through and fends it down in front of point. |
| 1 | 14.6 | 14.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Loops it up, full and on middle, Root play it right under his eyes and drives it to long off for one more. |
6 Over | Run: 62/2 | Run Rate: 4.13
| 1 | 14.5 | 14.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Flighted, full and on middle, Bethell goes down and reverse sweeps it now to deep point for one. |
| 1 | 14.4 | 14.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Drags his length back, on middle, Root punches it to long on for another run. |
| 1 | 14.3 | 14.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Floated, full and on leg, Bethell sweeps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 1 | 14.2 | 14.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Flatter, full and on middle, Root bunts it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 14.1 | 14.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, turns away. Root looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge along the ground towards point. Bethell wants the run but is sent back. While getting back his bat gets stuck on the pitch but no harm done. |
| 1 | 13.6 | 13.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Floated, full and on off, Root goes down and drags his sweep it to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
6 Over | Run: 57/2 | Run Rate: 4.07
| 1 | 13.5 | 13.5: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Quicker, short and on off, Bethell waits for it and cuts it late through backward point for one. |
| 1 | 13.4 | 13.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Dragged back and on off, Root opens the face of his bat and guides it to deep point for another run. |
| 1 | 13.3 | 13.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, full and on middle, Bethell knocks it down the pitch. Vandesay dives to his right but lets it through as it rolls to the left of mid off. They cross. |
| 1 | 13.2 | 13.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Goes short and around off, Root stays back and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 0 | 13.1 | 13.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on off, Root pushes it towards short cover. |
| 0 | 12.6 | 12.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Slower through the air, full and on off, Bethell is solid in his defense again. |
6 Over | Run: 52/2 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 0 | 12.5 | 12.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Flighted, full and on middle, Bethell turns it to the leg side. |
| 0 | 12.4 | 12.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Just short! A full toss, on middle, Bethell looks to drive it down the ground but hits it a bit uppiushly. Hasaranga in his follow-through dives to his left but the ball drops just in front of him. |
| 0 | 12.3 | 12.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, full and on middle, Bethell knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 12.2 | 12.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, FOUR! Jacob Bethell gets going now! Floated, full and around off, Bethell gets into position early for the reverse paddle. He gets low and executes the shot perfectly through backward point for his first boundary. 50 UP FOR ENGLAND! |
| 1 | 12.1 | 12.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, Shorter in length and on middle, Root pats it down to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 11.6 | 11.6: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Looped up, full and on off, Jacob uses his feet and drills it towards mid off. |
6 Over | Run: 47/2 | Run Rate: 3.92
| 0 | 11.5 | 11.5: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Slows it up, full and on off, turns in sharply. Bethell gets forward but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He checks his shot and the ball goes off the inside edge onto his pads. |
| 0 | 11.4 | 11.4: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, full and on off, Bethell prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 11.3 | 11.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Flatter, short and around off, Root stays back and stabs it out towards extra cover for a run. |
| 1 | 11.2 | 11.2: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, A bit short and on middle, Bethell punches it towards long on for a single. |
| 0 | 11.1 | 11.1: Dunith Wellalage to Jacob Bethell, Floated, full and on middle, Jacob pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 10.6 | 10.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root, FOUR! Gets it away! Flatter, full and around off, Root goes down for the reverse paddle. He gets it from the bottom half of the bat but hits it wide of first slip and the ball races away to the third man fence for a boundary. 5 runs and a wicket from Hasaranga's first over! |
6 Over | Run: 45/2 | Run Rate: 4.09
| 1 | 10.5 | 10.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Flighted, full and on middle, Bethell drives it to long on for a single. |
| 0 | 10.4 | 10.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Jacob Bethell, Tossed up, full and on middle, Bethell knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 10.3 | 10.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Rehan Ahmed, OUT! TAKEN! Wanindu Hasaranga comes into the attack and strikes right away. This is not a wicket-taking delivery, but he won't mind that. He drops it very short and around middle. Rehan Ahmed rocks back to pull it away. He connects well, but unfortunately, cannot keep it down and hits it straight to short mid-wicket, where Jeffrey Vandersay takes a sharp catch with the ball coming very quickly to him. Ahmed walks back for 24 off 37, and England lose both their openers now. |
| 0 | 10.2 | 10.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Rehan Ahmed, Flatter, shortish and on middle, Ahmed stabs it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 10.1 | 10.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Rehan Ahmed, Starts with a wrong'un, shortish and on middle, turning in. Rehan moves back to pull it away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. There is a big shout for LBW, but turned down. Probably going down the leg side. |
| 0 | 9.6 | 9.6: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Oh, a bit of turn and bounce now. Flighted ball, just outside off. Joe Root looks for the slog sweep against the spin but is beaten comprehensively. England are 40/1 after the first 10 overs. |
6 Over | Run: 40/1 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 1 | 9.5 | 9.5: Dunith Wellalage to Rehan Ahmed, Flatter one, angled in with the arm towards middle and leg. Ahmed hops back and nudges it 'round the corner on the leg side for a single. |
| 0 | 9.4 | 9.4: Dunith Wellalage to Rehan Ahmed, A bit short and wide now, Rehan Ahmed rocks back and cuts it hard but gets it more off the outside edge and straight to short third. |
| 0 | 9.3 | 9.3: Dunith Wellalage to Rehan Ahmed, Flatter one around off, Ahmed rocks back and punches it straight to cover-point. |
| 1 | 9.2 | 9.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Fuller and around off, driven just to the left of the bowler. Wellalage dives but the ball goes through and Root picks up a single. |
| 1 | 9.1 | 9.1: Dunith Wellalage to Rehan Ahmed, Floated up on a good length and around off. Ahmed punches the ball towards cover where the fielder makes a half stop and this allows the batters to scamper through for a single. |
| 4 | 8.6 | 8.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, FOUR! Oh, that's a lovely shot from Joe Root. Flighted delivery on leg. Root comes down the track and clears the front leg before just chipping it over wide mid on and picks up a boundary. 16 off the over. |
6 Over | Run: 37/1 | Run Rate: 4.11
| 1 | 8.5 | 8.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Rehan Ahmed, Flatter one on middle and leg, Ahmed stays back and taps it down to mid on for a single. |
| 4 | 8.4 | 8.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR! Top shot! On a dragged length and around off. Ahmed skips down the pitch, lifts the back leg and heaves it over mid off for another boundary. |
| 4 | 8.3 | 8.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR! Finds the gap, does Ahmed. Flighted ball, on a length and outside off. Ahmed gets down on one knee, and drags the slog-sweep in front of mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 2 | 8.2 | 8.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Rehan Ahmed, Dropped? Dhananjaya de Silva says the whole story. Tossed up, full ad on middle. Ahmed drills it right back but does so a bit uppishly. The bowler does well to get both hands out to his right but the ball bursts through and the batters get a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 8.1 | 8.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, That's risky from Root, that too so early in the innings. Flatter trajectory, pushed through quicker and around off. Root goes for the reverse lap but the ball goes off the splice of the bat and takes a bit of glove before lobbing well in front of short third. They do pick up a single. |
| 0 | 7.6 | 7.6: Dunith Wellalage to Rehan Ahmed, Pushed through flatter and outside off. Ahmed backs away and chops it down to point. Just a single off the over. |
6 Over | Run: 21/1 | Run Rate: 2.63
| 0 | 7.5 | 7.5: Dunith Wellalage to Rehan Ahmed, Slow and short outside off, Ahmed rocks back and crunches the ball but hits it straight to the man at extra cover. Ahmed will be frustrated to find the fielders inside the ring on some many occasions already. |
| 1 | 7.4 | 7.4: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Full and straight, punched to the right of the bowler and Root gets it down to mid on for a single. |
| 0 | 7.3 | 7.3: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Flighted ball, very full and drifted into the legs. Root leans on to play with a straight bat but the ball drifts past the inside edge and catches him on the pads. |
| 0 | 7.2 | 7.2: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Loopy delivery, drifted into middle. Root leans on and tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 7.1 | 7.1: Dunith Wellalage to Joe Root, Nicely tossed up, a bit full and on off and middle. Root blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 1 | 6.6 | 6.6: Dhananjaya de Silva to Joe Root, Off the mark right away, is Joe Root. Floated up on the pads, Root steps out and flicks it uppishly between square leg and mid-wicket for a single. Just 3 runs and a wicket off Dhananjaya de Silva's first over. |
6 Over | Run: 20/1 | Run Rate: 2.86
| 0 | 6.5 | 6.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett, OUT! CAUGHT! Ben Duckett has thrown it away. Just a regulation delivery from Dhananjaya de Silva, tossed up on middle and leg. Duckett sits down for the reverse sweep again but catches it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes straight to Dunith Wellalage, who is standing in front of the point region and he makes no mistake. Duckett walks back for just 7 (17) and the first over of spin has brought the breakthrough for Sri Lanka. |
| 0 | 6.4 | 6.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett, Dragged length in and around off, Duckett puches it out to covers. |
| 0 | 6.3 | 6.3: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett, First signs of intent from Ben Duckett. Lobbed up, full and on leg. Duckett reverse-sweeps it to the man at cover-point. |
| 1 | 6.2 | 6.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Rehan Ahmed, Over the wicket now to the right-hander. Flighted delivery on middle, Ahmed has to wait for it before clipping it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 1 | 6.1 | 6.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Ben Duckett, Tossed up, a bit full and around off. Duckett eases it wide of mid off and picks up a single. |
| 0 | 5.6 | 5.6: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, A lovely shot for no run and Janith Liyanage has just bowled a maiden over. Hard length in the channel, Rehan waits well and punches it sweetly but straight to cover-point. |
6 Over | Run: 17/0 | Run Rate: 2.83
| 0 | 5.5 | 5.5: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Make that five dots on the trot! Nagging length on off and middle, Ahmed shows the full face of the blade and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 5.4 | 5.4: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, On a hard length, shaping away from off stump. Ahmed pushes it out into the off side. Four dots in a row. |
| 0 | 5.3 | 5.3: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Finally, pace-on from Liyanage, bowled at 129 kph and dug in a bit short over middle. Ahmed jams the pull down to mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 5.2 | 5.2: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, The slower deliveries are being used more and more by the Lankan seamers now. Back of a length and around off. Ahmed waits before punching the ball but finds the fielder at cover. |
| 0 | 5.1 | 5.1: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Pitched up, full and straight, just 111 kph. Rehan Ahmed drives it straight back at the bowler. |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.6: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Pace-off again, and Duckett cannot find the gap through the off side. Good length around off, bowled at 114 kph, Duckett pushes it down towards cover. A watchful start for England, and they are 17/0 after the first five overs. |
6 Over | Run: 17/0 | Run Rate: 3.40
| 0 | 4.5 | 4.5: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Slower delivery at 113 kph, full and on the pads. Duckett flicks it to the fielder at short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.4: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Hard length outside off. Duckett throws his hands at the ball but jams it down straight to covers. |
| 2 | 4.3 | 4.3: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Back of a length, slightly wider of the off stump. Duckett stands tall and smacks it through the point region. Dunith Wellalage runs to his left from deep backward point and dives to keep it down to a brace. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.2: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, A full-pitched delivery now, on middle and leg, darting across the left-hander. Duckett clips it firmly but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 1 | 4.1 | 4.1: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, On the shorter side and at the batter. Rehan Ahmed swivels back to get inside the line and pulls it without much timing through the square leg region for a single. |
| 1 | 3.6 | 3.6: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Fuller and angled into the pads. Nicely tucked away down to deep backward square leg for one more by Ahmed. |
6 Over | Run: 14/0 | Run Rate: 3.50
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Janith Liyanage to Ben Duckett, Good-length delivery, angling across from middle. Duckett leans on and just opens the face of the blade at the last moment to nudge it down past backward point for a single. |
| 1 | 3.4 | 3.4: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Good hustle from the batters. On a good length again and on off, Ahmed brings the bat down straight and jams it in front of mid on before picking up a quick single. |
| 0 | 3.3 | 3.3: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Hard length around off, Rehan punches it down with a straight bat and gets it towards mid off. Another dot. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Good length around off, angled back in but sluggishly. Ahmed gets a good stride in and makes another block. |
| 0 | 3.1 | 3.1: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Pitched up on a fuller length, targeting the off stump. Ahmed blocks it off. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, Pace-off from Fernando, full and at the stumps. Duckett leans ahead and pushes it back to the bowler. |
6 Over | Run: 11/0 | Run Rate: 3.67
| 1 | 2.5 | 2.5: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Hard length in the channel, pushed away with an angled bat behind the point region for a single. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Back of a length again and around off. Ahmed presses back on his toes and blocks it off. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Oh, that could have easily gone back onto the stumps. Back of a length and around off, Ahmed has a waft at it but gets an inside edge that goes past the stumps and rolls away to backward square leg. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Asitha Fernando to Ben Duckett, A direct hit, but Ahmed is well in. Length ball swinging down leg. Duckett misses the flick and the ball goes off the underside of the pads and rolls to short fine leg. Rehan Ahmed calls him through for the leg bye and makes it with ease. |
| 1 | 2.1 | 2.1: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Back of a length, straighter in line. Ahmed hops up and wrists it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Janith Liyanage to Ben Duckett, Hard length over middle, Duckett looks to tuck it away but gets a leading edge in front of covers. |
6 Over | Run: 8/0 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Janith Liyanage to Ben Duckett, Change of pace already from Liyanage. Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it a bit fuller around off. Duckett looks to push it towards cover but the ball stays low and slow and beats the bat. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Janith Liyanage to Ben Duckett, Hard length, in and around off stump, Duckett blocks it off. |
| 2 | 1.3 | 1.3: Janith Liyanage to Ben Duckett, Two is the call from Duckett and two is exactly what he gets here. Good length but wide outside off. This is slapped away in front of point. The fielder from deep backward point sprints to his left and puts in the dive to save a couple of runs for his side. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Janith Liyanage to Rehan Ahmed, Back of a length and outside off, Ahmed hangs on the back foot and guides it down to deep third for one more. |
| 1 | 1.1 | 1.1: Janith Liyanage to Ben Duckett, Duckett is off the mark right away. Pitched up on a fullish length and around off, just nibbling away. Duckett nudges it down with soft hands through short third and picks up a single. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Good length around off, good carry on this one. Ahmed blocks it down in front of point and England are 4/0 after the first over. |
6 Over | Run: 4/0 | Run Rate: 4.00
| 0 | 0.5 | 0.5: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Straighter line from Asitha, bowled over middle. Ahmed pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.4: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR! Sweetly timed and this time, Ahmed finds the gap as well. Fuller than a good length, shaping away from around off. Ahmed leans on and just checks the cover drive, nailing it through the gap at covers and gets off the mark with a boundary. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Fine stop from Wanindu Hasaranga. Hard length, wide outside off. Rehan crunches the punch to the right of point but Wanindu dives across and makes a sharp stop. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Back of a length and around off, Ahmed presses back and defends it to cover-point. |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, Fernando begins on the money! Hits a hard length and bowls it around the top of off. Rehan Ahmed prods a bit and watchfully blocks it off. |
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