Jacks takes 5-22 as Sri Lanka dismissed for 176 - report
England bowled out for 265
Brook bats well for 67 before being caught on cover boundary
Jacks 46*, Root 44, Duckett 32
Three wickets on debut for mystery spinner Colombage
England go 1-0 up in three-match series
Second ODI at Headingley on 24 September
Liyanage c Buttler b Overton 4 (SL 100-5)
Soft.
Not a great shot from Janith Liyanage, guiding a rising delivery from Jamie Overton straight to Jos Buttler with a tentative cut, as though he was conducting catching practice.
Sri Lanka go five down and are in a fair bit of trouble now.
Image source, CricvizGood work from Jamie Overton there.
Janith Liyanage guides Will Jacks down to third and the hulking England seamer does well to cut off the boundary.
The Sri Lankan batters take three.
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Image source, Getty ImagesOverton is really effective in the middle overs, bowls a hard ball and goes for fewer runs than you'd expect. The 2027 World Cup equivalent of 2019-era Liam Plunkett for England?
Euan, Newcastle
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Shot of the day for me so far!
Kamindu Mendis hit that with ease, if Overton is going to bowl half-volleys, there is every chance the batter will be getting hit for four over his head.
Image source, Getty ImagesThat's nicely struck.
Jamie Overton over-pitches and Kusal Mendis dispatches the England seamer over his head for four.
Going back to the previous over, that was Overton's 10th wicket in the middle overs (11-40) since the start of 2025 in ODIs - only Adil Rashid (32 wickets) has taken more in this timeframe for England.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Sri Lanka need to keep calm, don't need to do anything need rash. With these four wickets, it feels like England are ahead in this game.
New batter Janith Liyanage immediately takes a single to backward point, Kusal Mendis returns him to the strike and Will Jacks finishes with three dot balls to the new batter.
Those two quick wickets have changed the momentum of the match a tad...
Image source, CricvizAsalanka lbw b Jacks 1 (SL 85-4)
Image source, Getty ImagesAll reds - looked out, was out.
Charith Asalanka's trip to the crease lasts all of three balls.
England on top now, with Sri Lanka still needing 181.
Thanks Ma... no time for that, the umpire's finger is up!
Charith Asalanka is struck on the back leg sweeping Will Jacks.
They're going to review, but this doesn't look hopeful.
Required run-rate: 6.03
Charith Asalanka is the new batter. Mike Peter is replacing me. This could go the distance.
Image source, ReutersThat was Overton's 10th wicket in the middle overs (11-40) since the start of 2025 in ODIs - only Adil Rashid (32 wickets) has taken more in this timeframe for England.
Rathnayake c Banton b Overton 13 (SL 84-3)
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is a much better catch than it'll get the credit for. Pavan Rathnayake skims a drive no more than a two feet above the turf and Tom Banton just drops to his right to pluck the ball and take the catch.
England chip away again.
Too wide this time from Jamie Overton and he knows it. Pavan Pathnayake climbs in.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Will Jacks is the kind of bowler who will get more bounce, and this is where both of these batters need to be more proactive and put more pressure on England.
Target 266
England are sending every throw from the deep in on the bounce in an attempt to rough these balls up. It's the oldest trick in the book. It'll make them softer and potentially aim the reverse swing later.
WinViz is still just with Sri Lanka but England look comfortable with where they are.
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Feels like not having Adil Rashid will be the difference here.
Ben, Gloucestershire
Harry Brook's next move is to turn to Will Jacks...
Required run-rate: 5.9
Jamie Overton hurries Kusal Mendis with a bouncer that is only just taken from in front of the grille. England have been pretty accurate on the whole, Overton no different.
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
I think Sri Lanka will be able to work Jamie Overton around a bit more.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banton,bowled A Fernando Banton, bowled A Fernando | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 83.33 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage | 32 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 110.34 |
Root,bowled Colombage Root, bowled Colombage | 44 | 52 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 96 | 84.62 |
Brook,caught Madushanka, bowled Chameera Brook, caught Madushanka, bowled Chameera | 67 | 69 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 97.10 |
Buttler,leg before wicket, bowled Colombage Buttler, leg before wicket, bowled Colombage | 31 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 93.94 |
Jacks,not out Jacks, not out | 46 | 47 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 97.87 |
Ahmed,run out Asalanka Ahmed, run out Asalanka | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28.57 |
Overton,bowled Colombage Overton, bowled Colombage | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 61.54 |
Atkinson,bowled Madushanka Atkinson, bowled Madushanka | 14 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 70.00 |
Archer,bowled A Fernando Archer, bowled A Fernando | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Tongue,bowled A Fernando Tongue, bowled A Fernando | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 9 | |||||||
Total,265 all out 48.1 overs Total,265 all out 48.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Fernando | 9.1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5.78 |
Madushanka | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 |
Chameera | 9.0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6.77 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.00 |
Colombage | 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1 (2.5 overs) | Banton |
67 for 2 (10.5 overs) | Duckett |
135 for 3 (22.3 overs) | Root |
182 for 4 (31.1 overs) | Brook |
196 for 5 (34.3 overs) | Buttler |
199 for 6 (35.5 overs) | Ahmed |
211 for 7 (38.5 overs) | Overton |
241 for 8 (45.2 overs) | Atkinson |
247 for 9 (46.6 overs) | Archer |
265 for 10 (48.1 overs) | Tongue |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Buttler, bowled Tongue Nissanka, caught Buttler, bowled Tongue | 27 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 72.97 |
Kamindu Mendis,caught Duckett, bowled Atkinson Kamindu Mendis, caught Duckett, bowled Atkinson | 14 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 73.68 |
Kusal Mendis,leg before wicket, bowled Jacks Kusal Mendis, leg before wicket, bowled Jacks | 42 | 60 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 70.00 |
P Rathnayake,caught Banton, bowled Overton P Rathnayake, caught Banton, bowled Overton | 13 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 56.52 |
Asalanka,leg before wicket, bowled Jacks Asalanka, leg before wicket, bowled Jacks | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 |
Liyanage,caught Buttler, bowled Overton Liyanage, caught Buttler, bowled Overton | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50.00 |
Wellalage,caught Overton, bowled Jacks Wellalage, caught Overton, bowled Jacks | 45 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 125.00 |
Colombage,leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed Colombage, leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 100.00 |
Chameera,not out Chameera, not out | 7 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 36.84 |
A Fernando,caught Banton, bowled Jacks A Fernando, caught Banton, bowled Jacks | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Madushanka,bowled Jacks Madushanka, bowled Jacks | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 9 | |||||||
Total,176 all out 37.0 overs Total,176 all out 37.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 6.0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.33 |
Atkinson | 7.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.57 |
Tongue | 5.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.60 |
Ahmed | 7.0 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6.57 |
Overton | 5.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.20 |
Jacks | 7.0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
27 for 1 (5.4 overs) | Kamindu Mendis |
48 for 2 (11.3 overs) | Nissanka |
84 for 3 (19.4 overs) | P Rathnayake |
85 for 4 (20.1 overs) | Asalanka |
100 for 5 (23.4 overs) | Liyanage |
105 for 6 (26.1 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
133 for 7 (30.3 overs) | Colombage |
176 for 8 (36.3 overs) | Wellalage |
176 for 9 (36.5 overs) | A Fernando |
176 for 10 (36.6 overs) | Madushanka |