Hello again! We're back, so are the players. No Alex Hales - So, the makeshift opener is Moeen Ali. Lakmal to get us under way with a slip in place. Roy to have the first crack...
After inserting the opposition, England struck early by dismissing Kusal Perera courtesy a brilliant run out from Jonny Bairstow. Gunathilaka then found an able ally in Kusal Mendis to engineer a 100-plus stand for the 2nd wicket before rain interrupted play. After 2 hours of waiting, the game resumed and so did Sri Lanka's aggro approach. The duo, however, departed in quick succession as Rashid rediscovered his rhythm. Despite the unfriendly conditions, the leggie bowled with a lot of guile and character. Thereafter, Chandimal came in, nudged and nurdled before unleashing along with the skip. Mathews exploded late but yet those flurry of strokes proved to be effective in Sri Lanka posting a substantial total. Up to the Englishmen to swing their willows, be back in 10...
41.6 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews shimmies down and Woakes goes wide outside off, Mathews manages to get some wood on the squeeze and the ball trickles down to third man, only a single. Sri Lanka finish with 305, their highest total in the series.. However, the revised Duckworth Lewis target for England is 308
41.5 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Shanaka tries to take a leaf out of his skipper's book, but Woakes has learnt his lesson, gets it right and Shanaka can only manage a single to sweeper cover
41.4 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, this time hangs back in the crease and Woakes nails the yorker, dug out to sweeper cover
41.3 -
Woakes to Mathews, FOUR, that is excellent batting. Woakes became predictable. Mathews knew the yorker was coming up, he danced down the wicket, took it on the full and smashed the drive to the deep extra cover fence, rocketed away to the fence
41.2 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, another perfect yorker from Woakes, Shanaka drills the drive to long-off. Singles won't hurt England
41.1 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, wide yorker and Mathews squeezes it to backward point, only a single
41.1 -
Woakes to Mathews, wide, that is a harsh call. It seemed to be inside the tramline outside off, Mathews let it pass, Buttler and Woakes are not happy with the decision. It was a marginal call and it went with the batsman
40.6 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, short of length around off, steered away to third man, retains strike for the last over
40.5 -
Plunkett to Mathews, FOUR, hat-trick of fours. Full and Plunkett misses the yorker length, Mathews walks across and flicks it in front of square. Plenty of bottom hand behind that shot and he placed it to perfection
40.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, FOUR, cheeky from Mathews, shuffles across to the back of a length delivery, gets inside the line and uses Plunkett's pace to scoop it over short fine. Almost went the distance
40.3 -
Plunkett to Mathews, FOUR, Mathews brings up his fifty. Another captain's innings from him. Came in when his side had lost two quick wickets and rebuild the innings with Chandimal. Shimmies down and almost yorks himself, but got enough power to drill the drive straight down the ground, beat long-on's dive
40.2 -
Plunkett to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, short and on off, Shanaka stays back and nails the pull to deep square leg, went on the bounce to the fielder
40.1 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, goes wide of the crease and hurls it on a length, tapped away to backward point. Mathews is happy to give the strike to his junior partner
Liam Plunkett [7.0-0-50-0] is back into the attack
39.6 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, pings the blockhole, Mathews jams it to backward point and has to hurry as Roy flings a throw at the bowler's end
39.5 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, another full toss, but at a good height, Shanaka slices the loft square of the wicket. Sweeper gets across to prevent the second. He might have missed out there
39.4 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Shanaka jams it hard on the surface and places it wide of backward point, hares across for the second
39.3 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, no run, gets his line and length right - yorker outside off, Shanaka squeezes it off the bottom edge to Buttler
39.2 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, good start to the over, consecutive boundaries for Shanaka. Woakes has missed his yorker length and has conceded two fours. This was short and wide, Shanaka jumps up and cuts it over backward point, no need to run for those
39.1 -
Woakes to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, that is very unlucky. Length delivery on middle and leg, Shanaka goes for the mow towards cow corner, gets an inside edge which nutmegs Shanaka and races to the fine leg fence
38.6 -
Willey to Mathews, 2 runs, full toss and Mathews was already ready for the scoop, gets it squarer than he would have liked, pushed his partner for the second and got it comfortably in the end
38.5 -
Willey to Mathews, 2 runs, full and on the pads, flicked away behind square on the leg-side, placed it well enough to collect a brace
38.4 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Shanaka toe-ends the drive to extra cover
38.3 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Willey goes for a back of a length delivery and pays the price. Offered width as well and Shanaka opens his account with a classy cut shot, waits and steers it to the right of backward point. Relied on timing rather than power
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
38.2 -
Willey to S Prasanna, out Bowled!! Once again Willey hits the sticks. No fireworks from Prasanna. It was a well-directed yorker from Willey, Prasanna was a tad early into the swipe across the line, he went on one knee and missed it completely. The ball went underneath his bat to hit the middle-stump. Sri Lanka losing a bit of steam towards the end. S Prasanna b Willey 9(8) [4s-1]
Willey to S Prasanna, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
38.1 -
Willey to S Prasanna, no run, stifled appeal for LBW. England don't take the review either. Full and on leg-stump, Prasanna misses the with the clip to leg and is struck on the back pad. The ball had pitched outside leg
37.6 -
Woakes to S Prasanna, 1 run, Woakes is hitting that yorker length consistently, Prasanna can't do much other than dig out to extra cover
37.5 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Mathews eases it to extra cover
37.4 -
Woakes to S Prasanna, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven down the ground to long-off
37.3 -
Woakes to S Prasanna, no run, low full toss outside off, Prasanna opens the bat face and slices it to backward point, straight to Roy
37.2 -
Woakes to S Prasanna, FOUR, edged and four. Not where he intended but Prasanna won't mind. Fullish and outside off, Prasanna throws everything at it, the outside edge goes fine and beats third man comfortably
37.1 -
Woakes to S Prasanna, 2 runs, short and outside off, Prasanna rises up to get on top of it and cuts it square of the wicket, Bairstow has some work to do, moves to his left, dives and saves a couple
36.6 -
Willey to Mathews, FOUR, a gimme ball really from Willey. A nice height full toss on leg-stump, Mathews had already made up his mind to play the scoop and Willey made his job easier, done nonchalantly over short fine
36.5 -
Willey to S Prasanna, 1 run, might have been the slower ball, Prasanna bunts it to backward point and sets off. Roy fires at the bowler's end and that would have been interesting had it hit
Buttler has gone back for Prasanna..
Seekkuge Prasanna, right handed bat, comes to the crease
36.4 -
Willey to Chandimal, out Bowled!! Timbah! A crucial moment in the game. Chandimal had got his eye in and was looking dangerous, but Willey sends him back with a perfect yorker on leg-stump. Chandimal moved too far across to play the paddle over short fine, in the end he got nothing on the ball as it clattered into the base of leg-stump. Sri Lanka would have wanted him to be there till the end. Chandimal b Willey 63(51) [4s-1 6s-3]
Willey to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
36.3 -
Willey to Chandimal, 2 runs, full on middle and leg, whipped to deep mid-wicket. Bairstow loses control of the ball while he was going to throw and that allows the pair to come back for the second
36.2 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, full and targeting the stumps, flicked away to deep mid-wicket
36.1 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal shuffles across to scoop it over short fine, gets it high on the bat and the ball balloons towards backward square
David Willey [6.0-0-40-0] is back into the attack
Change of ends for Willey and Buttler is up to the stumps...
35.6 -
Woakes to Chandimal, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Chandimal mistimes the loft to long-off, couple of bounces and reaches the fielder
35.6 -
Woakes to Chandimal, wide, gets the radar wrong on this yorker length, Chandimal lets it pass and some excerise in the cold weather for umpire Rob Bailey
35.5 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, low full toss well outside off, Mathews was backing away, does well to reach it and ease it to sweeper cover
35.4 -
Woakes to Chandimal, 1 run, wide yorker outside off, Chandimal reaches out and squeezes it to Morgan at extra cover
35.3 -
Woakes to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal has a swing at a length delivery outside off, can only connect with thin air. He wanted to send it out of the park, went too hard and lost his shape
35.2 -
Woakes to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews shimmies down and Woakes shortens his length, slapped to deep extra cover. Bairstow being kept busy in the deep
35.1 -
Woakes to Chandimal, 1 run, nice looking shot for only a single. Length delivery outside off, Chandimal sinks to one knee and lofts the drive up and over extra cover, goes straight to deep extra cover
Chris Woakes [5.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, Mathews charges down and Plunkett follows him with a yorker length delivery, toe-ends it back to Buttler
34.5 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 1 run, yorker length around off, dug out to mid-off, quick single taken
34.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, low full toss and just short of yorker length, worked away to long-on
34.3 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Chandimal flicks it to deep backward square leg
34.2 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, SIX, Chandimal brings up his fifty with a fine shot. His teammates are up on their feet. He acknowledges it with the raise of the bat. They need him to keep going. Short and outside off, Chandimal hops and ramps it over third man. The pace of Plunkett meant it went all the way
34.1 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, short and hurried Mathews, he tries to fend and the top-edge flies to deep backward square, fortunately lands well short of the incoming fielder
Umpire Bruce Oxenford signals for the third powerplay. England can have five fielders outside the 30-yard circle..
33.6 -
Willey to Chandimal, FOUR, nice improvisation from Chandimal, he knew Willey was attacking the stumps, moves across to get inside the line, whips it behind square on the leg-side for a boundary
33.5 -
Willey to Chandimal, 2 runs, pitches it up outside off, driven in front of square on the off-side. Bairstow sprints across from sweeper, slides and keeps it down to a brace
33.4 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, full and straight from Willey, whipped with a lot of bottom hand to the right of long-on. Root keeps it to a single. Mathews not happy as he thought Chandimal should have come back
33.3 -
Willey to Mathews, no run, slower delivery just outside off, Mathews makes room and drives to cover, straight to the fielder
33.2 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, full and attacking the stumps, flicked away to deep square leg
33.1 -
Willey to Chandimal, no run, a crowd catch from Morgan. Very full and outside off, Chandimal drills the drive hard onto the surface and the ball bounces to Morgan at cover, who dives to left to field the ball
32.6 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, shortish and just outside off, Mathews toe-ends the pull to mid-on
32.5 -
Plunkett to Mathews, FOUR, this time he finds the gap. Short and following the batsman, Mathews made sure he came down the track, had the room to swing across the line, placed the pull in between mid-wicket and mid-on
32.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, once again cramps the batsman for room, Mathews mistimes the pull to mid-on
32.3 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Mathews makes room and swings his bat to play the cut, makes contact with thin air
32.2 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, Mathews is getting bogged down. England have bowled well to him. Once more Plunkett keeps it on off and middle, Mathews can only tuck it to mid-wicket
32.1 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 1 run, short and outside off, Chandimal rides the bounce and cuts it to third man
31.6 -
Willey to Mathews, no run, yorker length on the stumps, jammed to mid-wicket. Slight hesitation regarding the run, in the end Chandimal sends back his skipper in the nick of time
31.5 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, pitched up outside off, drilled down to long-off
31.4 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, bit sloppy from Roy. Willey misses the yorker and dishes out a full toss, Mathews is surprised and can only bunt it to backward point. Roy sends a wild throw, which Buttler nor mid-wicket can get across to stop
31.3 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, too full and almost in that yorker length, Chandimal squeezes it to extra cover. Morgan parries it away after diving to his right
31.2 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews keeps walking in the crease before getting in line and driving it to sweeper cover
31.2 -
Willey to Mathews, wide, with fine leg inside the ring, Mathews goes for the scoop, Willey darts it outside leg and Buttler did well to move across and stop the ball. Saved four there
31.1 -
Willey to Mathews, no run, back of a length on leg, Mathews stays leg-side of the ball and pats it in front of cover. Morgan is close and hence there is no chance of a single
30.6 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews charges Plunkett and he drags the length back, slapped straight to deep extra cover
30.5 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 1 run, short of length on off, Chandimal shuffles across, gets inside the line and tucks it behind square on the leg-side
30.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, leg byes, 1 run, straying onto the pads, glanced away to fine leg. In fact, Mathews didn't get any wood and the umpire signals a leg-bye
30.3 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Chandimal drives to deep extra cover. Jordan slipped while fielding the ball, but the duo don't risk a second
30.2 -
Plunkett to Chandimal, SIX, that's been smoked. Even Chandimal has a wry smile on his face. He liked the connection on that. Shimmies down to convert it into a length ball and hammered it into the stands at long-on
30.1 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, fullish and around off, wristed to mid-on, another quick run
Liam Plunkett [4.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, once more Willey gives nothing away, Mathews creates his own room and knocks it in front of mid-off, sprints across for a quick single
29.5 -
Willey to Mathews, no run, no room to work with for Mathews, tucked to mid-wicket
29.4 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, low full toss on off, Chandimal works it away to long-on
29.3 -
Willey to Chandimal, no run, back of a length on off, dabbed to backward point
Buttler is up to the stumps... Interesting!
29.2 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews makes room and charges down, Mathews cleverly keeps it outside leg, tapped single to mid-off
29.1 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, fuller and on off, Chandimal drives down the ground on the leg-side
David Willey [3.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, very full and on off, squeezed down to long-on
28.5 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, full toss and Mathews has missed out, he was early into the swing to the leg-side, gets a leading edge that loops over backward point. That should have been put into the stands
28.4 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, SIX, this was what he was looking for on the first ball of the over. Crouched a bit to get under the off-break and once he got underneath it, he nailed it over cow corner for a maximum
28.3 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, quicker and sliding on, flicked past the diving mid-wicket fielder
28.2 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, pushed through on off, eased off the back foot to long-on
28.1 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, that looked ugly. Mathews lost his shape while attempting a wild heave to the leg-side. Mistimed it to mid-wicket. There was no balance and his head was all over the place
27.6 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews goes for his favourite reverse sweep, just about manages to get it past Root at slip. Willey runs back and keeps it down to a single
27.5 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, bit more air on this one, Chandimal drives to long-off
27.4 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, rubbish and Rashid gets away with it. Would have been a wide down leg had Chandimal let it pass, instead he goes after it and sweeps it to short fine, straight to Woakes
27.3 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, quicker, fuller and around off, driven back to the bowler, Rashid stops it with a dive to his left
27.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, flat on middle and leg, clipped away to deep mid-wicket
27.1 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, looped up outside off, Chandimal goes hard on the drive and loses the timing, gets it down to long-off
26.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, too straight in line, on middle and leg, nurdled away behind square on the leg-side
26.5 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, Moeen Ali might have got away with one. A nice juicy full toss, Mathews had prempted the sweep, hits it hard and straight to deep backward square. Plunkett does well in the deep
26.4 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 2 runs, flatter and on the stumps, flicked away between deep backward square and deep mid-wicket for a brace. That was placed to perfection
26.3 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, teased up on off, Chandimal milks it to deep backward square
26.2 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, roll of the wrists as bat meets ball and a single down to long-on
26.1 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, plants his foot across and nurdles it behind square leg, for a single
25.6 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, short and outside off, slapped straight to sweeper cover
25.5 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on off, Chandimal pushes gently to cover
25.4 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, sliding down leg, Mathews tickles it fine and it needed a dive from Woakes to stop the ball. He does well and the batsmen get only a single
25.3 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, this is better. Flighted on off, Chandimal opens his bat face and gets it wide of cover
25.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, again the length is short, Mathews eases it off the back foot to long-on
25.1 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, drags it short and Chandimal punches it to long-off
24.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, too full and on the stumps, squeezed away behind square on the leg-side
24.5 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, milked away with the turn to deep mid-wicket
24.4 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, bit fuller this time and Chandimal drives it to long-on
24.3 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, flatter and on off, Mathews hangs back and knocks it to long-on
24.2 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, fired down leg, glanced straight to short fine. A bit finer and that would have been four
24.1 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, no run, punched to the right of Ali, who moves across and gets a hand to it
23.6 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, shortens the length, Mathews has all the time to go back and whip it past mid-wicket
23.5 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, the googly on off, Chandimal read it off the surface, waits and punches it to sweeper cover
23.4 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, nice floaty leg-break outside off, Mathews drives to the left of the bowler, Rashid dives but can't make a clean stop
A slip in place for Mathews..
23.3 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, skids on after pitching, punched off the back foot to long-off
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
23.2 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, out Caught by Moeen Ali!! Rashid at it again. Second wicket for him and the set batsman has to depart. It was cleverly bowled from the leggie. He saw the batsman giving himself room, hence followed him with a quicker, fuller one, Gunathilaka didn't have the room to free his arms and ends up scooping it wide of mid-off. Moeen Ali had a fair bit of ground to cover, he does so with ease. Gunathilaka c Moeen Ali b Adil Rashid 62(64) [4s-7]
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
23.1 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, turning away outside off, Chandimal waits and waits before steering it behind square on the off-side
22.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, very full and around off, Chandimal jams it down to long-on
22.5 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, attacks the stumps and Gunathilaka tucks it square on the leg-side
22.4 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, no run, now works it with the angle to mid-wicket
22.3 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, no run, pushed to cover off the front foot
22.2 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, quicker through the air is the response from Ali, Chandimal dabs it behind point for a single
22.1 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, SIX, fabulous shot! This is how you should play an off-spinner. Dances down the wicket, gets right to the pitch of the ball and smokes it with the turn over deep mid-wicket. Went all the way into the crowd
21.6 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, Chandimal eases the drive through cover and retains strike
21.5 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, this time Gunathilaka gets it wide of the backward square fielder, adds one more to his tally
21.4 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, no run, walks across and turns it to backward square leg, where a fielder has been placed
21.3 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 1 run, stifle short and outside off, chopped into the off-side, in the gap and another single
Strong wind blowing across the ground which takes umpire Rob Bailey's hat with it. Morgan gets to it and hands it back
21.2 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, pushes it through and Chandimal knocks it down the wicket
21.1 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, 2 runs, quicker and outside off, cut it in front of square on the off-side. Bairstow does well to stop the ball and keep it to a brace
20.6 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, twirls his wrists and nudges it to deep mid-wicket
20.5 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, that will go down as a chance. It was a tough one and Moeen Ali did well to get a hand. Gunathilaka once more moved to the leg-side and drilled the drive to the right of the bowler, Ali dived and got more than a finger to it. However, it was hit hard and he couldn't hang on
20.4 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, touch short in length and just outside off, Gunathilaka waits for the ball to arrive and carves it past the backward point fielder. By the time sweeper tidies up the duo come back for the second
20.3 -
Moeen Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, flighted outside off, Chandimal prods across and wrists it to long-on
20.2 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, worked with the incoming angle down to long-on
20.1 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, no run, Ali continues from round the wicket, teased up just outside off, tapped in front of cover
19.6 -
Adil Rashid to Chandimal, no run, the slider on off, Chandimal thuds it onto his pad off the inside edge
A leg slip in place for Chandimal..
19.5 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, slower and turning in, Gunathilaka attempts to block off the front foot, the ball takes the inner part and dribbles to square leg
Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Plunkett!! A fine knock comes to an end via a terrific catch. The duo had come out with a set plan; that is to attack from the word go. The loopy leggie from Rashid which is well outside off, Mendis went down on one knee to sweep it over mid-wicket, the turn took the ball away from the bat and he hit it towards long-off. Plunkett runs forward, dives full length and latches onto it. Made sure the ball didn't pop out as he hit the ground. Kusal Mendis c Plunkett b Adil Rashid 77(64) [4s-13]
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.3 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, quicker and on off, Mendis ekes out an inside edge on the forward defensive
19.2 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, this time Rashid follows him as he makes room, squeezed out to long-on
19.1 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, FOUR, nice way to greet Rashid. Backs away to the leg-side, opens up his shoulders, goes up and over mid-off. Even though it was a mishit, he got enough to clear the fielder
Hales will not take the field and will only bat if required at No. 7. So, that is not good news for England. He is the man in form and they would have counted on him in a shortened game...
18.6 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, fifty for Gunathilaka. A well-compiled knock. A much needed one for Sri Lanka after losing Perera early. Quicker and angled in from round the wicket, punched to long-off
18.5 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flighted on off, swept away to long leg
18.4 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up on off, Mendis drives to the right of Ali, who dives and half stops the ball. He did enough for the mid-wicket fielder to get across
18.3 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, slower and turning away, Gunathilaka taps it in front of square on the off-side
18.2 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, tucked away to mid-wicket
The players are all set to resume. Gunathilaka and Mendis will look to carry on their partnership, while England would have regrouped during the break and will come out with new strategies. Revised playing conditions: two bowlers can bowl 9 overs and three can bowl 8. Hales is still not on the field, he hobbled off after running across to stop a ball near the boundary rope. Moeen Ali to continue...
16:25 Local Time, 15:25 GMT, 20:55 IST: Good news folks! Game to start at 16:30 local. It will be a 43-over contest and the innings break will be only for 10 minutes. So, after over two hours of rain, we have lost just 14 overs in total. There is news coming in that the game is further reduced to 42 overs.
16:08 Local Time, 15:08 GMT, 20:38 IST: Huh! Finally some respite. As mentioned earlier, there's no rain and the groundsmen have decided - It's time to remove the covers. More updates as and when we get it, don't go away...We might start at 16:30 local with a possibility of 40-42 overs per-side game - And all that will be confirmed once the scheduled inspection is done which is at 16:20 local
15:45 Local Time, 14:45 GMT, 20:15 IST: All that I can draw from a bundle load of tweets is that - Firstly, it ain't raining now but, but... The conditions are murky prompting the groundstaff to keep the covers and some of the crowd have started to leave the ground. F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-I-N-G times. And guess what! M(ahela) J has just tweeted "Still raining"
BBC just tweeted: "Still a bit drizzly, and the outfield is greasy. Umpires will have another look as soon as the rain stops."
15:13 Local Time, 14:13 GMT, 19:43 IST: Sit back, have a cuppa and keep praying. We've reached that point of time where we start losing overs...
14:41 Local Time, 13:41 GMT, 19:11 IST: The drizzle-mizzle continues...As if that wasn't enough, there are some dark, thick clouds hovering around making it look more ominous.
14:19 Local Time, 13:19 GMT, 18:49 IST: The umpires finally had enough. The players are being taken off and the covers are coming on. The big hover cover is sliding over the playing surface. Hopefully, it will stop and we will resume soon. However, remember it has to stop completely for the umpires to bring the players back on the field.
18.1 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, expertly done. Moeen Ali pushes it through as he is not able to grip the ball, Mendis waits and steers it late past short third man, raced away across the wet outfield
The drizzle has got heavier, but not heavy enough for the umpires to stop play. We will continue as of now..
17.6 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, drags it slightly short, cut away to sweeper cover, for a single
17.5 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, pushed through just outside off, bunted square on the off-side
17.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter and attacking the stumps, nudged away to backward square leg
17.3 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, an acrobatic dive from Plunkett almost saved four for England. Flighted outside off, Mendis drives it hard and to the left of long-off. Plunkett did all the hard work of getting there, but the dive and momentum of it takes the ball along to the rope
17.2 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, worked away with the turn to square leg
17.1 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, top edge and safe. Slider on the stumps, Mendis crouches low to pull, doesn't expect it bounce much and hence gets a fat edge and luckily it lands safely near short fine leg
Time for a drink. After that early hara-kiri (Kusal Perera's run out) it has been classy and flashy from Sri Lanka. Classy courtesy Kusal Mendis' awe-inspiring strokes. Flashy because Gunathilaka has been edgy at times. Running between the wickets has been the only area of concern
16.6 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, no run, confusion and Kusal Mendis would have been a goner had there been a direct hit. Gunathilaka taps this to cover-point and both instantly decide on a quick single, sees the fielder swooping in and then Gunathilaka yells "no." Kusal Mendis rushes back and puts in the dive, the throw wasn't that accurate either
16.5 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, no run, pushed through, a tad quicker on leg-stump, Gunathilaka negates it into the leg-side
16.4 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, binary stuff from Sri Lanka, dealing with singles and noughts. Nurdled to long-on
16.3 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, gets across and drives a straighter ball to long-on
16.2 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, floaty delivery on middle, eased down to long-on
16.1 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, fullish on middle and leg, flicked into the leg-side
15.6 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, oh lord! This man has been batting like he owns the ground, like he owns every moment, like he owns every delivery coming at him. Such confidence, tossed up just outside off - Mendis sinks to one knee and loft-drives it up and over extra cover, played!
15.5 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, the leggie that spun away late, Mendis flashes it straight to backward point
15.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat and straight, driven back
15.3 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, much slower, Mendis taps it with the full face of the bat and decides against the single
15.2 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, 51.9mph, flighted around off, push-driven towards cover-point
15.1 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, no run, quick slider on middle and leg, played back
Hales is trudging off the field. Jordan in
14.6 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short again and this has been punished. Had enough time to dance back and blast the pull through mid-wicket
14.5 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, plenty of width on offer, Mendis sits back and cracks the cut to deep backward point. 100 up for Sri Lanka. Hales seems to be in some discomfort as he wobbles to field the ball
14.4 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, full and dipping in at the toes, tucked along the ground through mid-wicket
14.3 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, too straight and that's been helped away towards long leg
14.2 -
Moeen Ali to Gunathilaka, 1 run, flatter at 56mph, Gunathilaka opens the bat face and smothers it towards cover
14.1 -
Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, shortish on middle, pulled and Roy could only take the pace off that at short mid-wicket. Couldn't prevent the single though
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Strong breeze coming across the ground as Moeen Ali prepares to bowl...
13.6 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, and Mendis continues to impress - A half-century and a well-deserved one for him. Floated straight, Mendis stays legside and gets inside the line of the delivery to drive it down to long-off. It's been all classy from this bloke
13.5 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, spinning in around the pads, Gunathilaka clips to mid-wicket
13.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, quicker one just outside off, Mendis drives and slots it through extra cover
13.3 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, flicked off the pads behind square
13.2 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, FOUR, SL having nothing to lose. They certainly seem to have come with a plan and a positive one. Not sparing anything that's average or below - Short one and Gunathilaka had enough time to rock back and murder the pull through mid-wicket
13.1 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, FOUR, that's a gimme. Slow, short, wide - Gunathilaka leans on his back leg and spanks the drive through the covers. No chance for the man in the deep
12.6 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, blocked
12.5 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, 1 run, just an action replay of Perera's dismissal. The only differences were, the fielder didn't hit the stumps and Willey was the fielder. Would have been close had that hit, the duo think about sneaking an overthrow but decide against it
12.5 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, wide, looks to angle it in, the bouncer that is, Gunathilaka doesn't bother
12.4 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, fraction short and wide, Gunathilaka opens the bat face at last instant and directs it down towards third man
Plunkett switches to round the wicket now
12.3 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 88mph, short and rising around hip height, Mendis tickles it to square leg and rushes for a single
12.2 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, on and around off this time, bunted into the pitch
12.1 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, the machinery stuff continues from Liam Plunkett, 84mph short of length on middle and leg. Smothered away towards mid-on
11.6 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, lots of air on this legbreak, slapped away square on the off-side
11.5 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, looks to drive straight but the away turn meant, it skewed off the inside half towards mid-on
11.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, slightly short and spinning away, Mendis opens up slightly and goes too hard on the drive. And hence the timing's messed up and chopped into the covers
11.3 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, 1 run, nudged away towards mid-wicket
11.2 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, FOUR, nice and sensible from Danushka Gunathilaka. Saw mid-off was inside the ring, jumps down the pitch like a bull in pamplona and lofts it straight, got to the pitch and placed it over the fielder
11.1 -
Adil Rashid to Gunathilaka, no run, drifting in straight, Gunathilaka stays in his crease and blocks
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Time for some spin. Rashid, the leggie, has been in good rhythm of late
10.6 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, 1 run, drops this short of length delivery at his toes and sees his partner sprinting. Run Gunathilaka run...easily done in the end
10.5 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, worked into the mid-wicket pocket
10.4 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, what is Liam Plunkett upto? "This fellow has been running in and just bowling like a machine" wonders my colleague Ramakrishnan. Good length on off, no rythm, blocked
10.3 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, 1 run, hangs back and angles it towards the gully region and squeezes a quick single
10.2 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, opens the blade and taps it past backward point, sensible stuff from Mendis
10.1 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that ball has four written all over it, the moment it left the blade, the moment Mendis decided to lean on his front foot and stroked the drive. Scorched through the covers, nuff said!
9.6 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, FOUR, overcompensates and bowls a dross, down leg and that's been tickled past a diving short fine. Adil Rashid's the fielder
9.5 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, back of a length drifting towards top of off, Gunathilaka is early into his pull stroke. Misses and is pinged around his thigh
9.4 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, slanted in late off a good length, Gunathilaka wrists it towards mid-wicket
9.3 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, length outside off, punched defensively into the off-side
There's lot of fuss about rain and the groundstaff...So you know what's coming
9.2 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, angled in, same pace, Mendis clips it off his pads towards long leg
9.1 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, 84.5mph, good length outside off, patted away straight to the man at backward point
8.6 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, some extra bounce as Plunkett hits the back of a length region, Mendis rises on his toes and dinks it towards backward point. Played it late and a fumble allows a single
8.5 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, more orthodox stuff from the willow of Kusal Mendis. Just hops and gets on top of bounce to punch it square, pierecing backward point and cover
8.4 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, pacy full ball outside off, driven straight to mid-off
8.4 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, wide, first bouncer of the day and that's arrowed down the wrong line, too high may be. Mendis ducked days early
8.3 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, 1 run, tucked off the pads towards deep backward square
8.2 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, leg byes, 1 run, slanted into the pads, a stifled appeal for leg before but that's comfortably sneaking down leg. The duo pinch a leg bye as the ball rolls slowly towards cover
8.1 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, no run, chopped and another day it would have gone onto hit the timbers. Mendis was too far inside the crease and he wanted to push this into the off-side perhaps. Played it a little too late and hence the edge
The drizzled has eased as of now. It's breezy...
7.6 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, attacks the stumps, played back
7.5 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, "no swing no seam" yelps Nass. as Mendis tickles a length delivery around the corner
7.4 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, driven and driven hard, mid-off is in situ to try and deny him a boundary though
7.3 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, 1 run, clipped away nicely behind square on the leg-side
7.2 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, defended modestly towards short cover
Kusal Perera is seen sitting and staring - In the dressing room obviously - Looks like a schoolboy who missed out on a picnic bus. Tell you what! Run out is the worst feeling and if you're an opener, there's nothing worse
7.1 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, hits the deck hard on a short length, Mendis drops it into the pitch on the leg-side
6.6 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, no run, length outside off, no shot offered
6.5 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, no run, a silky drive towards cover but hang on! What's happening out there? Gunathilaka's bat is broken? Oh, what! Yes, it loooks kinda out of shape, the toe to be precise. The sub is on the field with a set of new blades. Okay! Gunathilaka is doctoring a couple of them now, finally picks one and practices a few shadow strokes. We are ready to go...
6.4 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, FOUR, poor bowling this from England. This has been the umpteenth ball that has been sparayed on the pads, Gunathilaka flicks and he just had to beat short fine. Did so by some distance...
6.3 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, no run, angled away on goodish length, Gunathilaka lifts his bat and lets it go
The drizzle is getting heavier as both umpires have a look at each other. We might be off soon, MUMGHT
6.2 -
Plunkett to Gunathilaka, no run, legstump-ish lines, flicked straight to short fine
6.1 -
Plunkett to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, bowls a cross-seam delivery first up, easy peasy for Mendis who clips square on the on-side
Liam Plunkett, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Right then! Here's Plunkett, only one slip
5.6 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, picked off the pads, wristed away to mid-wicket
5.5 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays in his crease and drops it at his feet
Morgan has a chat with Woakesey. Might be regarding the field placements
5.4 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, and now he follows it up with a classy straight drive. On the stumps and Mendis just had to put bat to ball, he did so with sheer confidence and the timing did the rest
5.3 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, jeez! Mendis is in some mood to punish the bad deliveries - Not letting that go scot-free. Good length but wide enough for Mendis to punch it past point, timing at its very best
Plunkett, the bearded bloke is off the field. Might have been off for a casual break. Is seen jumping up and down before he walks on the staircase
5.2 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, 1 run, wider of off, Gunathilaka punches square of third man to nab a single
5.1 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, slanted across on a full length, Gunathilaka leans forward and shoulders arms
4.6 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, not again! Willey continues to bowl on that same lines and Mendis has seen enough of that - Shuffles a fraction and clips aerially, a four into the fine leg fence
4.5 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, no run, safely pushed towards cover
4.4 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that's the shot of the day so far. Dripping with class and authority, twirling in towards his pads - Mendis just flicks his wrists and extends his arms - Up and over mid-on, the ball dribbles, dribbles and kisses the fence - Just to make you aware of the outfield
4.3 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, no run, 79.1mph, straighter lines from Willey, Mendis hangs back and open-bats it late towards point
4.2 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, 1 run, stays solid and lets those wrists flow on the drive, square of the wicket for a single
4.1 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, no run, punchily driven towards cover
3.6 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, too straight and Mendis says "Thank you" as he whips it off his pads, done that with some amount of confidence. Oh! This lad can play...
3.5 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, same ball, same shot but this time there ain't any risky running
3.4 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, push-drives this fullish delivery in front of Mo Ali at mid-on and where's Gunathilaka going? Doesn't even wait for his partner's signal and Mendis had to scream his lungs out. Bad running
It has started to drizzle....
3.3 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, streaky but a boundary nonetheless. Short and wide, Mendis rises on his toes and flays it with a horizontal flat-bat past the slip cordon. Lots of oohs and aahs...
3.2 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, 1 run, seeks to punch this good length delivery with high backlift. The ball thuds the willow hard and as a result - skewed off the inside half into the leg-side
3.1 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, 84.9mph, length ball on middle and leg, Gunathilaka turns it to mid-on and cries of "nooo" follow
2.6 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, superb shot to get going. Tad short and ample width on offer, Mendis frees his arms as he punches this square on the off-side, no chance for the fieldsmen
2.5 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, no run, nay! Not anymore. Mendis punches this good length delivery towards cover and was nearly lured into a quick single. Sent back and rightly so
Rooty is seen rubbing his palms - Looks too chilly at the moment
2.4 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, no run, just opens the bat face and dabs it straight to backward point
2.3 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and straight, Mendis timed the pants off it - The drive but Willey could easily bend and collect that, soft hands
2.2 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, 1 run, Willey continues to ask questions by bowling it straight, flicked in the acres of space at mid-wicket
2.1 -
Willey to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, length on middle, tucked to square leg
1.6 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, around the hip, Mendis hooks along the ground, a single at deep backward square
1.5 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, forward and defended with soft hands
1.4 -
Woakes to Kusal Mendis, no run, jabbed into the off-side
Kusal Mendis, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.3 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, out K Perera Run Out!! Gunathilaka dropped this to his left and called for an ill-advised quick single. There was never one there, Bairstow hunts it from cover - Dives and hits the furniture. Perera was just inches behind, but hey! There's that fine line between out and not out. Perera actually had to run around Woakes as he too was pouncing to collect the ball. K Perera run out (Bairstow) 1(1)
Woakes to Gunathilaka, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Is Kusal Perera out? Yes he looks out, Bairstow - Although not behind the stumps - Has done a job for his side. This was coming, ain't it? Direct hit and gone...
1.2 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, hits the seam hard and generates the away nip, pushed to covers
1.1 -
Woakes to Gunathilaka, no run, slight confusion in the middle as Gunathilaka tapped this fullish delivery towards cover-point. Gunathilaka took off and so did Perera, the latter though decides to send him back. Good call I must say
Chris Woakes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Woakesey from the other end. Two slips
0.6 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, 1 run, goodish length on middle, clipped away in the gap at mid-wicket
0.5 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, no run, back of a length around sixth stump, Gunathilaka blocks it with firm hands and yells "no" instantly
0.4 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, FOUR, top shot! Full and curling in around off-stump, Gunathilaka merely pushes it with soft hands, down the ground and to the left of mid-off. ALahore THE WAY
0.3 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, no run, better from David Willey, on a good length and just outside off, punched straight towards cover
0.2 -
Willey to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, another one angled in, similar length, Gunathilaka flicks elegantly and runs for a double behind square
0.1 -
Willey to K Perera, 1 run, full and very little movement off the air, around the pads and that's been nudged away towards mid-wicket, Kusal Perera and Sri Lanka are off the mark
K Perera and Gunathilaka are at the crease. K Perera is on strike. Willey will open the attack
So that ends a rain-curtailed game. Mathews is a disappointed captain. The fact that his squad has been plagued by injuries will hurt him even more. A settled side or a fit group of players is what a captain would want all the time when he fights for his country. A tie, an England win, a washout and an England win again. That's how the ODI leg of the series has transpired. These two sides will battle again in the final ODI in Cardiff. Can the visitors finally taste victory? Join us back on Saturday to find out. Let's hope that there's no rain. Until then, goodbye!
Roy: "What a day! Incredible win for the boys. I have put in a lot of hard work and it's nice to see it paid off. I am never going to forget (this knock), just a shame I wasn't there at the end. I was pretty disappointed. I think both the hundreds (in the series) are special. Credit to Sri Lanka for batting well. My legs were tired towards the end with those twos. I am really happy. Huge respect to the boys and to the crowd as well."
Jason Roy is the Man of the Match
Morgan: "Special win. Jason Roy was impressive. He's making the most of his form at the moment. I don't think there was much margin for error, the wicket was very good and credit to the groundstaff for preparing such a surface. This is a very difficult ground to stop scoring once the guy is set. It's quite impressive (with the way we are playing). Hopefully the weather will stay good and we can continue to do well. He's played a magnificent match-winning innings."
Mathews: "Once again we weren't penetrative enough to get wickets. It was a good wicket, but we needed to put a lot of effort to take wickets and unfortunately we didn't do it. We might looking at making a few changes in the next game. We got so many casualities at the moment. We have lost a player every game due to injury."
It all began well for the visitors when Moeen Ali edged Nuwan Pradeep to the keeper, but Joe Root and Roy were involved in a massive 149-run stand that almost put Sri Lanka out of the game. Not only did they score big, but they scored them quicky as well. Despite losing Root, Roy did not curb his game and put England on top. He got to his hundred off 74 balls and continued to play an aggressive brand of cricket. It turned out that he fell 6 runs short of recording the highest ever individual score in ODIs for England.
The players exchange customary handshakes. What a chase this is from England. 308 in 42 overs wasn't easy, but Jason Roy set the tone early with his excellent stroke-play. Despite managing to put up four fifty-plus scores, Sri Lanka end up on the losing side. The batsmen put runs on the board, but the bowlers simply lacked control and could literally do nothing to stop Roy's assault.
40.1 -
S Prasanna to Buttler, FOUR, and that is the game. The second highest successful run chase in the history of ODIs for England. Gee, the transformation after the 2015 WC has been brilliant to watch. The entire team is delighted and skipper Morgan is all smiles in the dressing room. Coming back to the delivery, Buttler steps out and sends it over the infield wide of mid-on
Seekkuge Prasanna [7.0-0-57-0] is back into the attack
39.6 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 3 runs, the slower delivery that goes very full, Buttler drills the drive wide of long-off, tests Lakmal near the boundary, but he does well to dive to his left and stop the ball
39.6 -
Pradeep to Buttler, wide, another short ball attempted, Buttler lets it go and it's too high according to the square leg umpire. Called a wide
39.5 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, 1 run, short ball and Bairstow pulls well along the ground to deep backward square leg, the fielder makes a good tumbling save
39.4 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, no run, slower delivery outside off stump, Bairstow swings and gets an under edge that rolls to the keeper
39.3 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, FOUR, the idea was right from the bowler to go for the yorker as a follow-up to the bumper, but he didn't get it spot on, allowed Bairstow to get under it and smash it down the ground to the left of mid-on
39.2 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, no run, a surprise bouncer from Pradeep and Bairstow wasn't ready for it, played the pull shot and missed
39.1 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, leg byes, FOUR, no sir, can't bowl a leg stump line with 16 needed off 18 balls. Bairstow tries to glance it fine, misses and it rolls off the thigh pad to the fine leg boundary
38.6 -
Maharoof to Buttler, no run, did that carry? Need a replay. Buttler slashes at this slower delivery and gets a thick outside edge, Pradeep dives forward at short third man, but the ball dropped just in front of him. So not a dropped chance
Maharoof stops in his delivery stride. Buttler was moving around in his crease and seems like Bairstow too wasn't back inside the line.
38.5 -
Maharoof to Buttler, FOUR, that's sliced away nicely by Buttler. He backed away and went hard at this full delivery, deliberately played with an angled bat and he placed it to perfection
38.4 -
Maharoof to Buttler, 2 runs, makes room and slaps this widish delivery through the covers, Tharanga puts in a sprwaling dive but fumbles and allows a second
38.3 -
Maharoof to Buttler, 2 runs, inventive stuff from Buttler. Shuffles across, gets inside the line of the delivery and scoops an off-pace delivery fine. Not much pace on that and hence fine leg get easily cut it off
38.2 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, 1 run, slower one again, on and around middle, clipped away behind square
Farveez Maharoof pulls off from his delivery stride and signals a warning to Buttler as he is backing away way too far
38.1 -
Maharoof to Buttler, 1 run, off-cutter on middle, Buttler bunts it down to long-on, easy single
Farveez Maharoof [7.0-0-48-0] is back into the attack
Jason Roy now has the second highest individual ODI score for England. Just behind Robin Smith's 167*
37.6 -
Pradeep to Buttler, 1 run, Buttler works this away towards fine leg and opens his account
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
37.5 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, out Bowled!! There you go, not offering pace on the ball works for Pradeep, but it's come too late for the visitors. Jason Roy gets a standing ovation as he walks off with his bat raised. The cameras flash their lights as Roy holds his head high after a satisfying knock. The slower delivery (from the back of the hand) on the stumps, Roy backs away slightly and swings across the line, he played a tad early and missed the ball and it crashed into middle and leg. Jason Roy b Pradeep 162(118) [4s-13 6s-3]
Pradeep to Jason Roy, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
37.4 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, 1 run, this is nicely cut away, but Prasanna dives to his right at backward point and gets a hand on it
37.3 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, with the big boundary on the on-side, Pradeep wants Roy to manufacture some pace into his shots, another slower delivery on the leg stump, nudged to long-on
37.2 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 2 runs, and another well run two, slower delivery on the stumps, Roy works it softly towards mid-wicket, calls for two straightaway and also manages to sway away from the line of the throw at the striker's end
37.1 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, 1 run, the yorker attempted and executed well, almost at the base of leg stump, but Bairstow was able to easily drive it down to long-on
36.6 -
S Prasanna to Bairstow, 1 run, Bairstow looks to push through the off-side, but gets an inside edge that rolls to backward square leg
36.5 -
S Prasanna to Bairstow, 2 runs, that's good running from Jason Roy, mind you he's on 159 and his legs must be tired, but he was quick enough to safely reach home on that second run. Bairstow nudged this into the vacant mid-wicket region, Jason Roy wanted two and they got it
36.4 -
S Prasanna to Bairstow, no run, should have been more runs as Prasanna bowls a freebie that is short and wide outside off stump, Bairstow cuts and finds backward point to perfection
36.3 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, flatter and on the leg stump, Roy works it to short fine leg
36.2 -
S Prasanna to Bairstow, 1 run, pushed away to deep extra-cover
36.2 -
S Prasanna to Bairstow, wide, now that's a dreadful ball, tells the mind of the bowler. After being smashed for four, he's afraid to toss one up and fires this through, but he got the radar wrong
36.1 -
S Prasanna to Bairstow, FOUR, Bairstow takes the aggressive route as well. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Bairstow steps out, gets close to the pitch of the ball and inside-out drives it hard over extra-cover, bounced just inside the rope
Seekkuge Prasanna [6.0-0-47-0] is back into the attack
Just a formality now for England. 42 needed off 36. Roy is keen to finish this early.
35.6 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, leg byes, 1 run, no bat involved as Bairstow attempts and misses the flick, the ball rolls off the thigh pad and Jason Roy is alert enough to steal a run
35.5 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, waits and pulls nicely, behind square on the on-side, but there is protection in the deep. Roy anticipated the slower delivery and delayed the shot
35.4 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, 1 run, a good looking on-drive all along the ground to long-on
35.3 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, another off-pace delivery, Roy mistimes the pull off the inside half of the bat to long-on
35.2 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, FOUR, a swipe across the line from Roy and the edge flies over short third man. The batsman stepped out to muscle this slower ball wide of long-on/mid-wicket, got a thick edge and he swung hard enough that it had enough legs to the clear the infield
35.1 -
Pradeep to Bairstow, 1 run, 67mph slower delivery on the leg stump, easily nudged away through mid-wicket
Nuwan Pradeep [6.0-0-55-1] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, 1 run, gently worked away along the ground to long-on
34.5 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, no run, pushed to the right of the bowler
34.4 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, that was a bit risky from Jason Roy. Maharoof saw the batsman moving across the stumps and followed him aiming for the yorker, went as a low full toss and struck Roy on the right boot as he failed to connect with the flick, ball rolls behind square. I didn't spot any wood on that but the umpire gives that as runs. After completing the run, Jason Roy lets out a big grunt and limps in pain
34.3 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, 1 run, short enough for Bairstow to hang back and punch along the ground to long-on
34.2 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, pushed along the ground to point
34.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 2 runs, the raise of the bat to the dressing room from Jason Roy. What a knock! It's 150 for him and the England players stand and applaud. A handshake and then a hug from partner Bairstow. Slower delivery around off stump line, Roy waits and works this wide of long-on and easily gets back for the second
33.6 -
Lakmal to Bairstow, FOUR, short again and without any paace to cause any sort of trouble. Banished with disdain to backward square leg for another boundary.
33.5 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, shortish from Lakmal, Jason Roy comes down the ground and looks to pull it but ends up getting it off the inner part of his blade to long-on
33.4 -
Lakmal to Bairstow, 1 run, on the stumps, punched powerfully to long-on. Just the single
33.3 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, cramped for room. Lakmal follows the batsman and is nudged awkwardly to backward square leg
33.2 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, FOUR, cutter from Lakmal, Jason Roy picks the length very early and rocks back to slap it with a flat bat past a diving fielder at the deep mid-wicket fence
33.1 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 2 runs, continues with that wicket-to-wicket line, Jason Roy pushes it to long-on with soft hands and Bairstow bolts back for the second
32.6 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, good length delivery around off, punched off the back foot to long-on. Doing it easily at the moment
32.5 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, 1 run, fullish outside off, Bairstow gets forward and punches it to extra cover
32.4 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, too straight from Maharoof, flicked away to backward square leg to milk another single
32.3 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 2 runs, angling into the pads on this occasion, worked away with soft hands to deep mid-wicket and once again they scamper back for the second
32.2 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, looks for the reverse sweep to a full delivery outside off, misses but Chandimal does extremely well to get down and take that
32.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 2 runs, fullish on the stumps, driven down to long-on. Good running from Bairstow
31.6 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, dropped! Jason Roy is beaten for the lack of pace and ends up chipping it back to Lakmal who gets both hands to it. Just pops out at the last minute
31.5 -
Lakmal to Bairstow, 1 run, another streaky single. Bairstow just pushes it off the back foot to mid-off and scoots across. Another direct hit and he would have been back
31.4 -
Lakmal to Bairstow, no run, ohh boy that could have been close. Bairstow punched it to mid-wicket and Roy was half way down the pitch looking for the single. Direct hit at the non-striker's end and he would have been back
31.3 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, keeps bowling the wicket-to-wicket line, Jason Roy gets behind the line and pushes it to long-on
31.2 -
Lakmal to Bairstow, 1 run, slower one from Lakmal, Bairstow is a little too early into his shot and ends up mistiming it to mid-on
31.1 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, full and slanting into Jason Roy, driven to long on. Not timed though
30.6 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, no run, fuller length on the middle, pushed to mid-on
30.5 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, on a length, worked away to mid-wicket. Thinks of the second but decides against it. Rightly so
30.4 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, another outside edge, this time ends up falling short of short third man. The fall of wickets hampering his concentration
30.3 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 2 runs, slower well disguised one from Maharoof, Jason Roy looks to loft it over the on-side and ends up getting an outside edge short of a diving Tharanga at sweeper cover
30.2 -
Maharoof to Bairstow, 1 run, on the stumps, Bairstow gets his bat down from a high back lift to flick it to short mid-wicket
30.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, good length delivery angling back into Roy, clipped off his pads to deep square leg
Jonny Bairstow, right handed bat, comes to the crease
29.6 -
Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, out Caught by Gunathilaka!! An Absolute stunner. Gunathilaka has pulled off a Superman-esque fly. Short and wide, asking for punishment from Lakmal and Eoin Morgan obliges, cutting it as hard as he could. Only for Gunathilaka to fly horizontally and pluck it with his right hand. Eoin Morgan c Gunathilaka b Lakmal 22(27) [6s-1]
Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
29.5 -
Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, no run, a touch wider off a good length, Eoin Morgan looks to guide to down to the third man region. Cut off by Gunathilaka at short third man
29.4 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, makes room and once again Lakmal follows him and dishes out the off-cutter, flicked off the inner half of the bat to long-on
29.3 -
Lakmal to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, good length delivery slanting away from the left hander, Eoin Morgan covers his sticks and punches it down to long-on
29.2 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 3 runs, full on the stumps, Jason Roy squeezes it to mid-wicket where Kusal Mendis misfields enabling the third. Wet ball perhaps
29.1 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 2 runs, sees Jason Roy make room outside off and follows him, clipped to deep square leg for a brace
Suranga Lakmal [4.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, angling into the right hander off a good length, Jason Roy flicks it to mid-wicket to end a non-threatening over
28.5 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, on a length just outside off, Eoin Morgan stays in his crease and steers it to short third man. Shoots off for a single and gets there in time
28.4 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, fullish on the middle, clipped to deep mid-wicket for another easy run
28.3 -
Maharoof to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, a tad too straight from Maharoof, Eoin Morgan works it to mid-wicket off his hips
28.2 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, takes pace off the ball and keeps it around off, Jason Roy mistimes his pull and gets it off the inner half of his bat down to long-on
28.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, starts his spell with a gentle loosner outside off, Jason Roy reaches for it and pushes it to cover
Farveez Maharoof [3.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
27.6 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, strays onto his pads, Jason Roy shuffles across and tucks it to deep mid-wicket. Easily done
27.5 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, fullish again, Eoin Morgan goes into his crease and works it to long-off for another single
27.4 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, Jason Roy looks to make room outside off, squeezes it down to long-off
27.3 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, fired in from Gunathilaka, punches firmly to long on
27.2 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, a touch shorter, tucked to backward square leg for an easy single
27.1 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 2 runs, streaky but safe, Jason Roy comes out of his crease to get to the ball and looks to smash him over the leg-side, ends up getting a top-edge just outside the reach of Maharoof at sweeper cover
26.6 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, keeps it on a length in that corridor outside off, Jason Roy gets behing the line of the delivery and pushes it to long on to milk another single
26.5 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, good length delivery nipping into the right hander, Eoin Morgan is cramped for room as he nudges this with an angled bat to backward point
26.4 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, too straight from Pradeep, tucked off the hips to backward square leg
26.3 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, back of a length delivery and well outside off, Eoin Morgan opens his blade and steers it wide of third man
26.2 -
Pradeep to Eoin Morgan, SIX, the captain gets a new bat and middles this length slower delivery from Pradeep over long-off. First signs of timing for the English captain.
26.1 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Jason Roy gets in line and pushes it to long on
Nuwan Pradeep [5.0-0-44-1] is back into the attack
25.6 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, looks to drive a tossed up delivery, gets an inside edge to short fine leg
25.5 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, finally some runs this over. Gunathilaka digs it in short and Eoin Morgan rocks onto his back foot to punch it to long on. They judge the second run really well
25.4 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, fullish on the stumps from Gunathilaka, pushed back to the bowler
25.3 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, a touch short, pushed to cover
25.2 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, looks to take Gunathilaka on, misses and wears it on his pad
25.1 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, coming onto the left hander, jabbed to cover
24.6 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, SIX, that was building up. The spinners had dried down the boundaries and Jason Roy decides to put on the dancing shoes and tonks it over the long on fence for a maximum
24.5 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, that's much better. Sensibly works it down to long on
24.4 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, no run, pretty optimistic appeal, Eoin Morgan looks to reverse-sweep it and probably gets a glove en route to the pad. Pitched outside leg as well
24.3 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, once again, Jason Roy pushes it with ease to long on and strolls across
24.2 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, flighted delivery, pushed down the ground to long on with ease
24.1 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, floated up around off, Jason Roy gets to the pitch of the delivery and punches it back to the bowler who gets a hand to it to keep it down to a single
23.6 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, stays tall and waits for the ball to spin into him, tucks it to deep square leg to keep strike
23.5 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 2 runs, and he gets it. His third century in ODIs and his second in this series. Brings it up with a sweet flick behind square. Top knock Roy
23.4 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, fullish delivery, swept firmly to deep square leg. Roy on 99 now
23.3 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, his eyes lit up instantly as he saw the full toss. Came down the wicket and swept it a little too hard to deep mid-wicket. Excessive power minus timing
23.2 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, fires it in quicker and this one comes in with the arm, Eoin Morgan is unfluttered and pushes it to long-on
23.1 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, floated up around off, Jason Roy presses forward and strokes it gently to long-off
22.6 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, no run, a tad quicker from Prasanna and on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler
22.5 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Jason Roy makes a bit of room and pushes it to long-on to jog across
22.4 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, strays onto the pads, tucked away nicely to backward square leg for an easy single
22.3 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, comes down the ground and takes the delivery on the full to work it down to long on
22.2 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, no run, a touch shorter from S Prasanna, Jason Roy gets a leading edge as he looks to flick it onto the leg-side. Safe
22.1 -
S Prasanna to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, fullish and just outside off, Eoin Morgan waits for the ball to come to him and drives it to long-on
21.6 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, keeps it on the stumps again, Eoin Morgan punches it to long-on to get off the mark
21.5 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, on the stumps from Gunathilaka, Eoin Morgan goes deep into his crease and pushes it back
21.4 -
Gunathilaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, pushes it back to Gunathilaka off the back foot
Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
21.3 -
Gunathilaka to Root, out Caught by Pradeep!! One sweep too many from Root! And the drinks break provides just the momentum duck that the visitors needed to get a peek into this game. Root sees the ball flighted up and looks to sweep it but ends up getting a top-edge to balloon to Pradeep at short fine leg for a sitter. Root c Pradeep b Gunathilaka 65(54) [4s-9]
Gunathilaka to Root, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
21.2 -
Gunathilaka to Root, no run, gets a leading-edge to gully as he looks to work it onto the on-side
21.1 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, comes round the wicket and tosses it up well outside leg, Jason Roy comes down and pushes it to long-on
Danushka Gunathilaka [1.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
Time for a drink out there in the middle. England are firmly in the driver's seat at the moment and are well ahead of the DLS par score as well. The Lankans need some inspiration to claw their way back into this contest.
20.6 -
S Prasanna to Root, FOUR, swept and swept fine. Gets on one knee and sends the ball to the fine leg fence. Timed it to perfection.
20.5 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, wider from Prasanna, Jason Roy gets forward and slaps it to long off. They ponder about the second run but decide against it
20.4 -
S Prasanna to Root, 1 run, floated from Prasanna, pushed down the ground to long-off
20.3 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, flighted delivery, Jason Roy comes onto his front foot and pushes it to long off
20.2 -
S Prasanna to Root, 1 run, slightly wider from Prasanna, punched to sweeper cover for a single
20.1 -
S Prasanna to Root, no run, tossed up delivery, pushed back to the bowler
19.6 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, FOUR, Roy gets on top of the bounce and pulls it well in front of square for his 11th boundary of this innings
19.5 -
Maharoof to Root, 1 run, pushed to long-on to a length delivery on the stumps
19.4 -
Maharoof to Root, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Root hops and punches it to cover
19.3 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, Roy eases this good length delivery down to long-on
19.2 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Roy gets well across and misses on the flick, loud appeal for LBW, Umpire shakes his head as it would have been little high. Hit around the knee roll and replays suggest it would just clipped the top of leg peg
19.1 -
Maharoof to Root, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Root punches it off the back foot to sweeper cover
Farveez Maharoof [2.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, no run, clipped straight to mid-wicket
18.5 -
S Prasanna to Root, 1 run, Root gets forward and drives it to long-on
18.4 -
S Prasanna to Root, 2 runs, tossed up delivery on the stumps, Root drives it wide of logn-on and scamper for a brace
18.4 -
S Prasanna to Root, wide, Root gets low to sweep and misses, Sri Lankans go up for a loud appeal for a caught behind chance. Bruce Oxenford turns it down and signals it as a wide
18.3 -
S Prasanna to Root, 2 runs, fullish delivery on the pads, Root whips it to deep mid-wicket and gets a couple
18.2 -
S Prasanna to Root, no run, looked like a flipper, Root gets on the back foot and punches to the right of Prasanna
18.1 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, driven to sweeper cover
Mathews is off the field. BarbadosW - This stand is the highest for England against Sri Lanka for the second wicket
17.6 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, on the pads, Roy flicks it to deep square leg
17.5 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, FOUR, Roy steps out and gets to the pitch, lofts this handsomely over the bowler and into the fence. No chance for long-on
17.4 -
Gunathilaka to Root, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside leg stump, swept to deep backward square leg
17.3 -
Gunathilaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, to long off, flighted delivery outside off, Roy drives to the left of Gunathilaka
17.2 -
Gunathilaka to Root, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the leg-stump, driven down to long-on
17.1 -
Gunathilaka to Root, FOUR, comes round the wicket and bowls this outside leg-stump, Root says thank you very much and sweeps it behind square for a boundary. Brings up his fifty too
Danushka Gunathilaka, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
16.6 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, no run, comes down the track and inside edges it onto the pads
16.5 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, FOUR, reverse swept and finally gets full value for his shot, gets low and sweeps it wide of the diving point fielder and into the deep backward point fence
16.4 -
S Prasanna to Root, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off, Root pushes it to long-on
16.3 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, Roy steps down the track and clubs this down the ground, bounces just once to the man at long-on
16.2 -
S Prasanna to Root, 1 run, tossed up delivery on the stumps, eased to long-on
16.2 -
S Prasanna to Root, wide, flatter down leg, Root fails to clip, wide called by the umpire
16.1 -
S Prasanna to Root, 2 runs, Root gets low and reverse paddles it towards third man all along the ground for a brace
15.6 -
Lakmal to Root, 1 run, full and straight, Root flicks it to the right of mid-wicket. Prasanna dives to his right and but could only make a half-stop
15.5 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, Roy punches this back of a length delivery wide of point and sets off for a fairly easy single
15.4 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, fullish length delivery outside off, Roy drives it to cover
Physio is out there to treat Lakmal as he looked in a bit of discomfort with his right hamstring, ointment is being applied and he gets a quick massage on his thigh, meanwhile the drizzle continues
15.3 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Roy mistimes the pull to mid-wicket
15.2 -
Lakmal to Root, 1 run, Root gets well forward and punch-drives it to long-off
15.1 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps from Lakmal, Roy walks forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket
14.6 -
S Prasanna to Root, 2 runs, 100 run-stand for the duo, short delivery outside off, cut square of the wicket and gets a brace
14.6 -
S Prasanna to Root, wide, flatter delivery down leg, Root moves across and fails to sweep, wide called
14.5 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 3 runs, Roy goes low and gets the reverse sweep out, sweeps it well over the point fielder and towards third man fence. Shanaka runs and dives to keep the ball inside the boundary, saves one for his team
14.4 -
S Prasanna to Root, 1 run, well flighted delivery outside off, Root gets well forward and drives to sweeper cover
14.3 -
S Prasanna to Root, no run, full toss pushed through on the stumps, whipped to short mid-wicket
14.2 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, Roy steps out and gets to the pitch of the delivery and drives it down to long-off
14.1 -
S Prasanna to Jason Roy, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, punched back to Prasanna
Seekkuge Prasanna, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Spin for the first time in this innings, no slips in place
13.6 -
Lakmal to Root, no run, Lakmal sees Root steeping down the track early and bowls this well outside off, Root swings hard and misses by a long way
13.5 -
Lakmal to Root, no run, short delivery well outside off, Root gets it right off the middle, but pulls it straight to mid-wicket. Root will feel he has missed out on that
13.4 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Roy wrists it to deep square leg
13.3 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, good length delivery outside off, Roy gets a thick outside edge, but the ball dies out in front of the diving Chandimal
13.2 -
Lakmal to Root, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, punched towards sweeper cover
13.1 -
Lakmal to Root, FOUR, poor stuff from Sri Lanka, they have lost the plot and are giving freebies to both the set men. short delivery on the stumps, Root has enough time to swivel across and pull this to deep mid-wicket
Suranga Lakmal [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
It's started to drizzle and its getting heavier, but isn't heavy enough to take the players off
12.6 -
Pradeep to Root, 1 run, Root drops it in front of point and scampers for a quick single
12.5 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, angling into Roy, who gets forward and ekes out an inside edge towards deep square leg
12.4 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 2 runs, fullish length delivery on the stumps, tucked towards deep square leg for a brace
12.3 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, FOUR, Roy gets inside and flicks this straightish delivery down towards fine leg, the fielder had no chance of stopping that, 14 runs in 3 balls for Roy. England are well ahead on the DLS equation
12.2 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, FOUR, full delivery well outside off, Roy gets forward and drills it wide of cover, Roy is getting boundaries at will here. Placement, power and etc all perfect
12.1 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, SIX, England are taking on Sri Lanka here, Roy looks in fabulous touch as he comes down the track and clubs this over the long-on fence
12.1 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, wide, stifled appeal from the Sri Lankans, turned down by the ump. Pradeep bowls this down leg, Roy fails to get bat on it and is called wide. Snicko shows that Roy got a faint edge through to the keeper. Unfortunately, Sri Lanka had used up their review
11.6 -
Dasun Shanaka to Jason Roy, 1 run, Roy opens the bat face and dabs it behind point
11.5 -
Dasun Shanaka to Root, 1 run, dab to third man to this wide delivery well outside off
11.4 -
Dasun Shanaka to Root, FOUR, and again, Shanaka bowls it short and down leg, Root gets in a solid position to pull this and finds the gap as well, second boundary of the over
11.3 -
Dasun Shanaka to Root, 2 runs, short of length delivery well wide of off, Root gets across and cuts it wide of third man, the fielder runs to his right and keeps the batsmen down to a couple
11.2 -
Dasun Shanaka to Root, no run, good length delivery outside off, cuts it straight to point
11.1 -
Dasun Shanaka to Root, FOUR, loose delivery to start off from Shanaka, doesn't have the pace to trouble Root, bowls short on the stumps. Root rocks back and pulls it well in front of square for another boundary
Dasun Shanaka, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Pradeep to Root, 1 run, fullish length delivery on the stumps, Root flicks it to deep square and keeps strike
10.5 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, 4th ODI fifty for Roy. Good length delivery well wide of off, Roy steers it to third man and reaches the milestone. Raises the bat to his team-mates
10.4 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, no run, good length delivery outside off, punched to cover, diving effort which keeps batsmen to their respective ends
10.3 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, FOUR, short delivery on the stumps, Roy picks the line and length early and pulls it to deep square leg, the ball bounces just once before hitting the ad boards
10.2 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 2 runs, back of a length delivery angling into Roy, whipped wide of the man at deep mid-wicket and gets a brace
10.1 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, FOUR, Roy comes down the track and flat bats this short of a length delivery on the stumps past the non-striker, dismissive stuff from Roy, looks in great touch once again
Nuwan Pradeep [3.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, tad short at the stumps, wristed away down to long-on
9.5 -
Maharoof to Root, 1 run, eased through the covers for the easiest of singles
9.4 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, just nudges this length ball towards mid-on and sprints, good running between the wickets
9.3 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, FOUR, edged and four! This good length delivery tailed back in sharply and kissed the inside edge of Jason Roy as he tried to push it down the ground. No chance for HYD as the ball flew past him
9.2 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, 78.6mph, fullish on middle, Roy looks to drive but too much of power meant he skewed it off the inside half towards short mid-wicket
9.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 2 runs, short of length outside off, punched uppishly through the point for a duo of runs
8.6 -
Mathews to Root, no run, smothered with the angle towards mid-on
8.5 -
Mathews to Root, FOUR, a nothing delivery from Mathews, no pace, short and wide - Root leans deep inside the crease and executes a characteristic cut in the same region
8.4 -
Mathews to Root, FOUR, width on offer and Root capitalizes - Stays back and stabs it with a flashing willow past backward point
8.3 -
Mathews to Root, no run, a cross-batted slog, finds mid-on
8.2 -
Mathews to Root, no run, hangs it around the same area with a hint of nip-back in, Root closes his bat face as he looks to late-dab it past backward point. Straight to the man and he had to rush back after Roy refused the quick single
8.1 -
Mathews to Root, no run, 75.2mph, back of a length around fourth stump channel, punched solidly to mid-on
7.6 -
Maharoof to Root, 1 run, another help-me delivery around the legs and Root obliges to sneak a single on the leg-side
HYD is standing upto the stumps
7.5 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, 1 run, back of a length on leg-stump, tickled away behind square leg
7.4 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, gets across and smacks an on-drive, couldn't clear mid-on though
7.3 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, shuffles to leg and Maharoof follows him, pings him on the pads as Roy fails to put bat to ball
7.2 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, SIX, Jason Roy has taken Farveez Maharoof to a picnic. Jumps down the pitch and gets underneath this gentle loosener, baaaaaang into the wide long-on stands
7.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, no run, jabs the ball with hard hands and sees the ball rolling meekly to mid-on
7.1 -
Maharoof to Jason Roy, wide, 76.5mph, short and slipping down leg, Roy seeks to pull and misses it completely. Down leg, wided and rightly so
Farveez Maharoof, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
The "ROOF" is into the attack now
6.6 -
Mathews to Root, no run, Root misses out an a boundary-scoring opportunity. A dross down leg, Root clips sans any conviction and finds the fielder at short fine
6.5 -
Mathews to Root, no run, gets right behind the line of this good length delivery and strokes it to mid-on
6.4 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 1 run, goodish length on off, flicked behind square for a single
6.3 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, this one might have kept a tad low as Roy hurries to nudge it towards square leg
6.2 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 2 runs, worked away off the pads behind square, Sri Lankan fieldsmen hunt in pair and keep the duo down to two
6.1 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, full and angled in, driven to mid-on
5.6 -
Pradeep to Root, no run, on seeing Root advance down the pitch Pradeep drags his length back and keeps it just outside off, Root had to withdraw his stroke and bunt it down the pitch
5.5 -
Pradeep to Root, no run, hops and tucks a length delivery straight to short mid-wicket
5.4 -
Pradeep to Root, no run, fullish around fourth stump, played back to the bowler
5.3 -
Pradeep to Root, FOUR, and the intensity goes up a bit further now and why is that? Root has clipped one so elegantly off his pads, no stopping that
5.2 -
Pradeep to Root, FOUR, the crowd hoot "Rooooooooot" as he dances down the pitch and smack-bangs off the meat, up and over mid-off for a boundary
5.1 -
Pradeep to Root, no run, back of a length outside off, punched to short cover
4.6 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, driven off the middle, straight to mid-off
4.5 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, FOUR, too straight and Roy takes full toll of it, just slides across and flicks through mid-wicket, all the way
4.4 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, safely negated into the leg-side
4.3 -
Mathews to Root, 1 run, good length on middle, Root works it into the mid-wicket pocket
4.2 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 1 run, flicked away to deep square
4.1 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, cries of howzaaaaat as Roy attempts to fend a delivery that probably would have nipped in to hit off-stump. He tucked his bat behind his pad and was struck just outside the line of off, Mathews instantly goes for the review but to no avail. The key was umpire Oxenford thought Roy was offering a shot, if he wasn't playing a shot, that would have been overturned as the ball was hitting off-stump
Review for lbw: Roy is the man in question "Fair delivery, spin vision please. Yep! It's pad first, no bat involved. HawkEye please, pitching - in-line, impact - outside off, wickets - hitting. Stay with your call, it's NOT OUT" conveys Paul Reiffel
The skip. into the action now. Keeper up to the stumps...
Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Pradeep to Root, no run, arrowing in around middle and leg, Root clips off his pads but picks out short mid-wicket
3.5 -
Pradeep to Root, no run, good length on off, punched to short cover
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
3.4 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, out Caught by Chandimal!! Nicked and gone! So England's makeshift opener has failed to impress - Pearl of a delivery from Nuwan Pradeep: Hit the good length and just got it to wobble away off the seam, in the corridor of uncertainty and Ali was lured into a punchy drive (on seeing the length). His feet was chained and played it with hard hands. Thus, the edge and a regulation grab for HYD. Moeen Ali c Chandimal b Pradeep 2(7)
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.3 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 1 run, nudged in front of mid-wicket for a quick single
3.2 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, 2 runs, pulled awkwardly along the ground behind square, calls for 2 and gets it with ease
3.1 -
Pradeep to Jason Roy, no run, a swing and a miss for Jason Roy. Greyhounds down the pitch and looks to send this inducker towards Lord's. But could only slice thin air as Pradeep cleverly angled it in on seeing him dance down
2.6 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 1 run, driven with hard hands, wide of deep mid-off
2.5 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, FOUR, more stand-and-deliver stuff from the Surrey lad. Sees width and cashes on it as he flays it through backward point, that raced away...
2.4 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 2 runs, slanting in towards middle, Roy flicks wristily and a fumble at deep backward square allowed him an easy second. Lakmal isn't impressed with the fielder
2.3 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, back of a length just outside off, punched with some authority, hit on the top of the bounce but straight to cover
Looks like the rain has gotten heavier now. Fingers crossed!
2.2 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, 2 runs, pacy length ball in the same area, Roy closes the bat face on the drive and directs it wide of mid-on
2.1 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, 85.9mph peckering around the corridor of uncertainty, Roy punches it into the ground firmly, soft hands
Mathews takes field as the skies open up. It's raining but not heavy enough to take players off
1.6 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, shortish on off, punched to mid-off
1.5 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, tests him around middle and leg, Ali turns it towards short mid-wicket
1.4 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, push-driven into the off-side
1.3 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, 2 runs, fullish and curling in around the pads, Ali gets off the mark with an elegant flick through the mid-wicket region
Angelo Mathews hasn't taken the field yet. Nothing to worry, he has had an extended break after that hacking and whacking with the willow. Looks all set to take field from next over though...
1.2 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, keeps it on back of a length around the hip, flicked but straight to short mid-wicket
1.1 -
Pradeep to Moeen Ali, no run, around middle and leg, Ali tucks and finds the man at mid-on
Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, ambitious appeal from Lakmal and Sri Lanka, but that was clearly drifting down leg. This length ball came back in sharply to hit Roy just beneath the knee roll, missed the flick but he was in no trouble especially after a slight late shuffle
0.5 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, floated well outside off, Roy leans on the drive but finds the man at cover to perfection
0.4 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, angled in from a good length, Roy tucks it around the corner and chirps "no"
0.3 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, FOUR, no denying this time around. Just stand and admire - Shortish, outside off, Roy got on the top of the bounce as he firmly punches it past backward point. Great way to get off the mark...
0.2 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, fuller one again, nipping in slightly around middle, on-driven but a sliding stop from mid-on denies Roy a boundary
0.1 -
Lakmal to Jason Roy, no run, full and swinging away viciously just around the tramline, touch-and-go call for the umpire. But Bruce Oxenford stays unmoved after Roy left that alone
Jason Roy and Moeen Ali are at the crease. Jason Roy is on strike. Lakmal will open the attack