Sri Lanka win by 19 runs & go 1-0 up in three-game series - report
Overton strikes 34 off 17 to give England brief hope
England collapse from 129-1 to 165-6 & 213-9
Root and Duckett (62) put on 117 for second wicket
Sri Lanka hit 23 runs off last over to post 271-6
Mendis (93*) and Liyange (46) share 88-run stand for fifth wicket
Rashid takes 3-44 on turning track
Right, time for us to say goodbye after England lost by 19 runs to Sri Lanka in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Take a read of Stephan Shemilt's report to see how it all played out.
We'll back for the second game in the three-match series on Saturday (09:00 BST), before a finale on Tuesday.
Have a good evening.
Image source, Getty ImagesSri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka: "I know there are a few areas we need to improve, especially fast bowling. Until then I think it all went very good.
"We knew that the first 25 overs it wasn't going to spin. Suddenly I think after the 25th-30th over it started, and we bowled really well."
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Looks like we actually might have to go through the qualifiers for the 50-over World Cup, which is pretty embarrassing.
Callum, Ashford
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's good for England that Duckett has finally found some form.
England captain Harry Brook speaking to TNT Sports: "[The toss] proved very crucial in the end. Sri Lanka played a very good game and deserved the victory."
On bowling: "We bowled really well through the middle. Spinners bowled exceptionally well. But they got hold of us in the last over - but that's part of one-day and white-ball cricket.
"They've got extremely good spinners who were able to get enough out of the surface. They challenged us in a lot of different departments."
On Joe Root and Ben Duckett: "They both came off and said it was hard to start. But unfortunately we lost a few of wickets in quick succession and that always puts you on the backfoot."
A quick reminder of how that second innings went...
England lost Zak Crawley for six early on, but Ben Duckett and Joe Root struck 62 and 61 respectively in a 117-run partnership.
It would have been a solid platform to accelerate from, but Sri Lanka's spinners strangled England's middle order, with the tourists losing 5-36.
Jos Buttler was quiet with 19 from 20 balls but Rehan Ahmed (27 from 21) and Jamie Overton (34 from 17) put in enterprising cameos to briefly offer the faintest of hope.
Overton was the last man out for England as they were dismissed 252 with four balls to go in their innings.
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Surely the aim of this series is to get players acclimatised especially to turning surfaces that most won't have encountered in Australia. Be nice to win the other matches but sensible play in the conditions is important too before the competition starts.
Michael Wells, Lincolnshire
Image source, Getty ImagesPlayer of the match Dunith Wellalage speaking to TNT Sports: "I came out to the wicket and wanted to give some support. The last three overs, we planned to bat and score some runs. I think the most important thing was pace variation and the line was important."
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
The key here was spin, it was always going to be on a pitch like this. The figures show the pressure on the opening bowlers.
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How important were those 23 runs off the final over now....
David Williams, Blyth
It's that last over that will make the difference between the two teams. If only!
Chris, Cornwall
The bitter irony is if Overton had bowled a 'tidy' last over England could have sneaked that and he'd be a hero.
Steve lander, Reading
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
Jamie Overton couldn't do it all. There was still that vaguest of chance for him to keep striking.
Again, England must learn lessons from this.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Image source, Getty ImagesWell England and Root had that under control. Credit to Sri Lanka for that total and then making the advantage count of bowling under the lights on a slow surface and fielding so well. Overton almost made up for his last over bowling.
Overton c Wellalage b Madushan 34 (Eng 252 all out)
And that's the game.
Jamie Overton mis-times a shot off a full toss from Pramod Madushan and it loops up for an easy catch in the covers.
The umpires check it's not a no ball on height, but it's a simple check to confirm it's a legitimate delivery.
Dunith Wellalage, fittingly, is the fielder - he finishes the game with two catches, 2-41 with the ball and 25 from 12 deliveries with the bat.
England suffer another defeat at the start of this three-match series.
20 runs needed
Pramod Madushan to bowl the final over.
Jamie Overton hits to long-off but chooses not to run.
Asitha Fernando's last three overs have gone for 16, 14 and 14.
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesGood news, Overton is back looking at the ball and he's struck that absolutely spot on.
20 runs needed
Jamie Overton ploughs Asitha Fernando's second ball high in the air, but the players running in from the off side boundary can't reach the ball before it drops.
Adil Rashid runs well to secure the two and get Overton back on strike, and the seaming all-rounder delivers two deliveries later, launching the ball onto the balconies half way up the stand at mid-wicket.
He adds another four from the next delivery with a smart clip in front of square, bringing up England's 250.
A nudge into the leg side completes the over and sees Overton retain the strike.
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is the power game that is needed now.
34 runs needed
It may be a losing cause, but Jamie Overton is enjoying himself.
He sends Pramod Madushan's second delivery through square for four, then sears the fourth through the covers for another boundary.
One more single moves him to 21 from nine balls.
Another James Coles summer in 2026?
You wouldn't bet against it...
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Dawson, bowled Curran Nissanka, caught Dawson, bowled Curran | 21 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 70.00 |
Mishara,bowled Rashid Mishara, bowled Rashid | 27 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 72.97 |
Kusal Mendis,not out Kusal Mendis, not out | 93 | 117 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 148 | 79.49 |
de Silva,leg before wicket, bowled Rashid de Silva, leg before wicket, bowled Rashid | 10 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 47.62 |
Asalanka,caught Brook, bowled Ahmed Asalanka, caught Brook, bowled Ahmed | 17 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 106.25 |
Liyanage,caught and bowled Rashid Liyanage, caught and bowled Rashid | 46 | 53 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 86.79 |
P Rathnayake,caught Overton, bowled Dawson P Rathnayake, caught Overton, bowled Dawson | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 85.71 |
Wellalage,not out Wellalage, not out | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 208.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 20 Extras, no balls 0, wides 10, byes 0, leg byes 10, total 20 | |||||||
Total,271 for 6 50.0 overs Total,271 for 6 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 9.0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7.33 |
Curran | 8.0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5.00 |
Dawson | 10.0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 |
Rashid | 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4.40 |
Ahmed | 10.0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6.10 |
Bethell | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.33 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
50 for 1(10.3 overs) | Nissanka |
54 for 2(13.4 overs) | Mishara |
97 for 3(21.2 overs) | de Silva |
124 for 4(26.3 overs) | Asalanka |
212 for 5(42.5 overs) | Liyanage |
239 for 6(47.2 overs) | P Rathnayake |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Fernando Crawley, caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Fernando | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 54.55 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay | 62 | 76 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 106 | 81.58 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled de Silva Root, leg before wicket, bowled de Silva | 61 | 90 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 67.78 |
Bethell,stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Wellalage Bethell, stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Wellalage | 15 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 45.45 |
Brook,stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Asalanka Brook, stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Asalanka | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 50.00 |
Buttler,bowled Madushan Buttler, bowled Madushan | 19 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 95.00 |
Curran,caught and bowled Wellalage Curran, caught and bowled Wellalage | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55.56 |
Ahmed,caught Wellalage, bowled Vandersay Ahmed, caught Wellalage, bowled Vandersay | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 128.57 |
Overton,caught Wellalage, bowled Madushan Overton, caught Wellalage, bowled Madushan | 34 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 200.00 |
Dawson,caught de Silva, bowled Madushan Dawson, caught de Silva, bowled Madushan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Rashid,not out Rashid, not out | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 15 Extras, no balls 1, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 15 | |||||||
Total,252 all out 49.2 overs Total,252 all out 49.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 8.0 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8.00 |
Madushan | 5.2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.31 |
de Silva | 8.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.75 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 |
Asalanka | 7.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.71 |
Vandersay | 10.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 |
Mishara | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
12 for 1(2.5 overs) | Crawley |
129 for 2(27.1 overs) | Duckett |
144 for 3(32.4 overs) | Root |
157 for 4(36.4 overs) | Brook |
159 for 5(37.3 overs) | Bethell |
165 for 6(39.2 overs) | Curran |
203 for 7(44.5 overs) | Ahmed |
211 for 8(45.2 overs) | Buttler |
213 for 9(45.4 overs) | Dawson |
252 for 10(49.2 overs) | Overton |
