David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ali. That's the end of the first innings, and Sri Lanka managed to score 241 for the loss of nine wickets. Dhananjaya de Silva top-scored with 91 and was well supported by Dasun Shanaka with 47. For England, Sam Curran and David Willey picked up five wickets and four wickets, respectively. Do join us for the run chase in another 30 minutes.
49.5
David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Root.
49.4
SIX! David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
49.3
David Willey to Asitha Fernando. Slower length ball, down leg side backing away pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
49.2
David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Billings.
49.1
OUT! Caught. David Willey to Binura Fernando. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Rashid. Top edge and gone! An excellent catch from Rashid.
48.6
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
48.5
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Length ball, to leg no foot movement cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Willey.
48.4
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Half volley, outside off stump backing away Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
48.3
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
48.2
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Billings.
48.1
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, middle stump backing away driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
47.6
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Morgan.
47.5
Tom Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
47.4
Tom Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
47.3
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Billings.
47.2
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
47.1
FOUR! Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep backward point for 4 runs.
46.6
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs.
46.5
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
46.4
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Curran.
46.3
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
46.2
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
46.1
OUT! Caught. Sam Curran to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge, caught by Bairstow. Edged and taken! A regulation catch for Bairstow behind the stumps.
46.1
Wide Sam Curran to Chamika Karunaratne. Length ball, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
45.6
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.
45.6
Wide Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Short, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
45.5
FOUR! Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
45.4
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Roy.
45.3
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Morgan.
FOUR! Binura Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Here come the winning runs, and England win the match comfortably by eight wickets. England seal the series 2-0. The run chase was well set by Jason Roy, and he scored 60 runs. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root finished the match by scoring an unbeaten 75 and 68, respectively. Sam Curran adjudged as the player of the match for his excellent performance with the ball. Do join us for the third and final ODI on July fourth at County Ground, Bristol. Until then, cheers.
42.5
Binura Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved to short leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
42.4
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Asalanka.
42.3
FOUR! Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
42.2
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
42.1
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Nissanka. England is inching towards victory now. Just seven runs needed to seal the series.
41.5
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Chameera.
41.4
Chamika Karunaratne to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Chameera.
41.4
Wide Chamika Karunaratne to Eoin Morgan. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
41.3
Chamika Karunaratne to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Perera.
41.2
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Asalanka.
41.1
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to backward point for no runs, run save by Fernando.
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
38.5
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root. Yorker, off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
38.4
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to backward point for no runs, run save by Fernando.
38.3
Dushmantha Chameera to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
38.2
Dushmantha Chameera to Eoin Morgan. Short, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Perera.
David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ali. That's the end of the first innings, and Sri Lanka managed to score 241 for the loss of nine wickets. Dhananjaya de Silva top-scored with 91 and was well supported by Dasun Shanaka with 47. For England, Sam Curran and David Willey picked up five wickets and four wickets, respectively. Do join us for the run chase in another 30 minutes.
David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Root.
SIX! David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
David Willey to Asitha Fernando. Slower length ball, down leg side backing away pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
David Willey to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Billings.
OUT! Caught. David Willey to Binura Fernando. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Rashid. Top edge and gone! An excellent catch from Rashid.
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, down leg side on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Length ball, to leg no foot movement cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Willey.
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Half volley, outside off stump backing away Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Billings.
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, middle stump backing away driving, to point for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Morgan.
Tom Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Roy.
Tom Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Billings.
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
FOUR! Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs.
Sam Curran to Binura Fernando. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ali.
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Curran.
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
Sam Curran to Dushmantha Chameera. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Bairstow.
OUT! Caught. Sam Curran to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge, caught by Bairstow. Edged and taken! A regulation catch for Bairstow behind the stumps.
Wide Sam Curran to Chamika Karunaratne. Length ball, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.
Wide Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Short, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Bairstow.
FOUR! Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Roy.
Tom Curran to Binura Fernando. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Morgan.
FOUR! Binura Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Here come the winning runs, and England win the match comfortably by eight wickets. England seal the series 2-0. The run chase was well set by Jason Roy, and he scored 60 runs. Eoin Morgan and Joe Root finished the match by scoring an unbeaten 75 and 68, respectively. Sam Curran adjudged as the player of the match for his excellent performance with the ball. Do join us for the third and final ODI on July fourth at County Ground, Bristol. Until then, cheers.
Binura Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved to short leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Asalanka.
FOUR! Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Nissanka. England is inching towards victory now. Just seven runs needed to seal the series.
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Chameera.
Chamika Karunaratne to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Chameera.
Wide Chamika Karunaratne to Eoin Morgan. Bouncer, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
Chamika Karunaratne to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Asalanka.
Chamika Karunaratne to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to backward point for no runs, run save by Fernando.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
FOUR! Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
Binura Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Binura Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Asalanka.
Asitha Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by De Silva.
Asitha Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, off stump no foot movement Steer, outside edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Asitha Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by De Silva.
Asitha Fernando to Eoin Morgan. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root. Yorker, off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to backward point for no runs, run save by Fernando.
Dushmantha Chameera to Eoin Morgan. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Dushmantha Chameera to Eoin Morgan. Short, down leg side no foot movement Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Perera.