SL vs ENG, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Colombo
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Series
Sri Lanka v England ODIs 2026 - Men
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Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Raja Wimalasiri , Rodney Tucker
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Match Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
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Tv Umpire
Adrian Holdstock
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Man of the Match
Dunith Wellalage
SL
ENG
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Adil Rashid | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramod Madushan | 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 7.31 |
49.2 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
OUT! Caught. Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Wellalage.
49.1 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
48.6 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
48.5 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
48.4 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
SIX! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
48.3 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage.
48.2 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Wide Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
48.1 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.
47.6 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
47.5 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Wide Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
47.4 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rathnayake.
47.3 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Wide Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
47.2 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
FOUR! Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
47.1 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
46.6 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Wellalage.
46.5 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
SIX! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
46.4 Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid
Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Liyanagamage.
46.3 Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid
Wide Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid. Leg cutter back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
46.2 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage.
46.1 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
45.6 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Asalanka.
45.5 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
45.4 Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson
OUT! Caught. Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by de Silva.
45.3 Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson
Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Silva.
45.2 Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler
OUT! Bowled. Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed.
45.1 Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler
Wide Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler. Half volley, wide down leg side down the track Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
49.2 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
OUT! Caught. Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Wellalage.
49.1 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage.
48.6 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.
48.5 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
48.4 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
SIX! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
48.3 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower ball back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage.
48.2 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Wide Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
48.1 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Rathnayake.
47.6 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
47.5 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Wide Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
47.4 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rathnayake.
47.3 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Wide Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
47.2 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
FOUR! Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
47.1 Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton
Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
46.6 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Wellalage.
46.5 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
SIX! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
46.4 Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid
Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid. Reverse Swing-In half volley, to leg on the front foot Slog, hit pad to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Liyanagamage.
46.3 Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid
Wide Asitha Fernando to Adil Rashid. Leg cutter back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
46.2 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage.
46.1 Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Jamie Overton. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
45.6 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Asalanka.
45.5 Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid
Pramod Madushan to Adil Rashid. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
45.4 Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson
OUT! Caught. Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by de Silva.
45.3 Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson
Pramod Madushan to Liam Dawson. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, shy attempt by Silva.
45.2 Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler
OUT! Bowled. Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, missed.
45.1 Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler
Wide Pramod Madushan to Jos Buttler. Half volley, wide down leg side down the track Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
ENG Batting: 252/10 in 49.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Zak Crawley | c: Kusal Mendis b: Asitha Fernando | 6 (11) | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw: Jeffrey Vandersay | 62 (76) | 5 | 1 | 81.58 |
| Joe Root | lbw: Dhananjaya de Silva | 61 (90) | 5 | 0 | 67.78 |
| Jacob Bethell | st: Kusal Mendis b: Dunith Wellalage | 15 (33) | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Harry Brook | st: Kusal Mendis b: Charith Asalanka | 6 (12) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Jos Buttler | b: Pramod Madushan | 19 (20) | 0 | 1 | 95.00 |
| Sam Curran | c&b: Dunith Wellalage | 5 (9) | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Rehan Ahmed | c: Dunith Wellalage b: Jeffrey Vandersay | 27 (21) | 5 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Jamie Overton | c: Dunith Wellalage b: Pramod Madushan | 34 (17) | 4 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Liam Dawson | c: Dhananjaya de Silva b: Pramod Madushan | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Adil Rashid | not out | 0 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Asitha Fernando | 8 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.00 |
| Pramod Madushan | 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7.31 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.10 |
| Charith Asalanka | 7 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.71 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.90 |
| Kamil Mishara | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
SL Batting: 271/6 in 50.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c: Liam Dawson b: Sam Curran | 21 (30) | 2 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Kamil Mishara | b: Adil Rashid | 27 (37) | 2 | 1 | 72.97 |
| Kusal Mendis | not out | 93 (117) | 11 | 0 | 79.49 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw: Adil Rashid | 10 (21) | 1 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Charith Asalanka | c: Harry Brook b: Rehan Ahmed | 17 (16) | 2 | 0 | 106.25 |
| Janith Liyanage | c&b: Adil Rashid | 46 (53) | 5 | 2 | 86.79 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c: Jamie Overton b: Liam Dawson | 12 (14) | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Dunith Wellalage | not out | 25 (12) | 3 | 1 | 208.33 |
| Pramod Madushan | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Asitha Fernando | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Overton | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.33 |
| Sam Curran | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 |
| Liam Dawson | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.10 |
| Adil Rashid | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.10 |
| Jacob Bethell | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 |
Pramod Madushan to Jamie Overton. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for no runs, fielded by Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage.