Sonny Baker responds to Pathum Nissanka's six by beating the bat of the Sri Lanka opener.

The visiting batters exchange a couple of singles to end the over.

We're going to get a first sight of spin in this innings with Will Jacks coming on to bowl.

Melissa Story
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Nissanka saw that one well. It's not been an explosive start but that will help his confidence.

SL 13-0published at 2.3 overs

2.3 overs

Having returned to the strike via another leg-bye, Pathum Nissanka ends Sonny Baker's run of eight deliveries without a run off the bat.

He dispatches the ball into the crowd at mid-wicket for six with a shot off the hips - the first boundary of the innings.

Sri Lanka's task is huge.

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Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

Mishara is a very good player. When he gets going, he's good to watch. He's strong through the off side and likes to carve any width.

Josh Tongue, Baker's team-mate at Hundred champions Manchester Super Giants, starts with a wide down the leg side.

Pathum Nissanka gets off strike again with a single to gully, before the left-handed Kamil Mishara mis-times a shot down to long-on for two to get off the mark as well.

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This is what Ben Stokes has had to say about that Harry Brook innings on Instagram.

"I don’t even think the genius of KP could come close to what Harry Brook has talent-wise.

"Is it really that hard to just sit back and admire these players for what they are, on the good days and the bad days, and stop berating them for doing things that we would never, ever, ever even think of doing because we simply aren’t on their level to think that way?

"You are an absolute freak, Harry. You’re mint to watch."

Pathum Nissanka gets off strike by taking a leg bye ball square for a single.

Sonny Baker finishes the over, a maiden, by twice beating the bat of Kamil Mishara.

One run from the over, Sri Lanka's required run-rate moves from 12.75 an over to 13.36.

Sonny Baker, playing in his second T20 international after a debut against Ireland last September, takes the first over at his home ground.

His first three deliveries are dot balls, bowled above 90mph, that hurry Pathum Nissanka.

Thanks Matthew.

England's players have just broken out of a huddle and are making their way to the middle.

Alongside them are Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara, who will open up for Sri Lanka.

Do England have enough? You'd have to think so.

Mike Peter will take you through the chest while I give my typing fingers a rest.

ECB chair Richard Thompson is speaking to Test Match Special right now. You can listen by clicking play above.

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician

Brook now has 288 unbeaten runs in T20Is (79*, 95* v India, 114* v Sri Lanka) – that's second on the world list. The record is 336, Tilak Varma for India, across five innings in 2024-25 (107*, 120* v SA, 19*, 72* and 18 v Eng).

He has knocked Mohammad Ihsan, of Spain, who feasted on some wayward Croatian bowling last year (112*, 160), into third.

England faced just 22 dot balls in that innings, the lowest ever recorded in a full innings of T20I cricket.

Brook ends 114 not out from just 49 balls.

Sri Lanka need 255 to win.

That would be the second-highest chase in T20 international history.

Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Scant consolation for Sri Lanka.

Five balls without a boundary. I didn't expect this from the last.

This is a good final over from seamer Malinga. I can't see how it will matter but still, credit where it is due.

Another slower ball. England's bowlers will be taking note.