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Atkinson c Rathnayake b Malinga 16 (Eng 288-6)
Image source, Getty ImagesGoes for the mid-wicket boundary, finds the fielder.
Gus Atkinson needed England needed to change something and swings for the fence off Eshan Malinga.
He only manages to find Pavan Rathnayake, a little way in from the ropes.
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Will Jacks has got to keep a eye on the slower ball and the yorker.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The Sri Lanka fans sense that this is on.
Will Jacks swings hard at an Eshan Malinga's delivery, but the ball comes off the bottom of the bat and jams straight into the turf - no run there.
Malinga then gets rather harshly called for a wide on the off side - the ball appeared to be just in.
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, CricvizThe question now for the captain, Kusal Mendis, is whether he goes for seam or spin.
37 needed off 24 balls
A crucial stop from Kusal Mendis, diving to his left to stop Asitha Fernando's delivery sliding away to the boundary.
Four more singles off the remainder of the over - England need more than that.
The required run-rate is up at 9.25 an over, and the home side haven't hit a boundary since the fourth ball of the 37th over.
Dawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Looks like the ball hit Gus Atkinson in the head as he dived.
The umpire straight away called for the medics to come out and have a look at Atkinson.
Ouch.
Gus Atkinson pushes Asitha Fernando out to mid-off and runs a quick single.
The throw at the non-striker's end conks him on the helmet as he dives for his crease - the physios are called but Atkinson seems fine.
Since the rule change in July 2025, only Pakistan's pacers have extracted more swing at the death in ODIs than Sri Lanka.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It feels like something is in the air tonight.
42 needed off 30 balls
That's a vital over from Dunith Wellalage.
The spinner restricts England to a single run at this crucial stage, sending down five dot balls to Gus Atkinson before the batter finds a single in the covers off the back foot.
Wellalage finishes with figures of 3-49.
Phil Long
BBC Test Match Special statistician
It has been seven overs since we last saw a boundary.
Image source, CricvizDawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Asitha Fernando has bowled brilliantly since he came back.
He has been able to peg it back, and he used that reverse swing at the end [at Chester-le-Street] and it looks like he is getting the ball to tail again today.
I think the game has got a long way to go until Gus Atkinson feels he has a free hit.
43 needed off 36 balls
Another delivery on the legs from Asitha Fernando and Gus Atkinson sends this one into the leg side for a single.
A wide and a couple of singles off the remainder of the over.
Eng 275-5
Going down again!
Gus Atkinson survives on review.
They do lose the leg-bye they ran off that yorker, which always strikes me as a little unfair - Atkinson returns to the strike.
Gus Atkinson is struck on the toe by Asitha Fernando's yorker!
The umpire's finger is up - Atkinson reviews swiftly.
He was struck on the pad from the previous delivery too, prompting a big appeal before cooler heads acknowledged the ball was heading down the leg side.
47 needed from 42 balls
Dunith Wellalage bowls his penultimate over, conceding six runs.
England know a big over will put them in the driving seat, Sri Lanka want the couple of wickets that could tip the chances majorly in their favour.
Image source, Cricviz53 needed off 48 balls
A decent over from Dilshan Madushanka, conceding just four singles after opening with four dot balls.
England have scored 18 runs off the last five overs, none of them coming from boundaries.
Image source, CricvizDawid Malan
Former England batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The more wickets Sri Lanka can take, the more pressure that England are put under.
It is a simple game. Take wickets and win the game.
57 needed from 54 balls
Six balls from Sachindu Colombage, six singles.
One of them could have been a four, but Pavan Rathnayake did well to get down in the covers to deny Will Jacks.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson Nissanka, leg before wicket, bowled Atkinson | 25 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 75.76 |
Kamindu Mendis,caught Brook, bowled Atkinson Kamindu Mendis, caught Brook, bowled Atkinson | 54 | 65 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 127 | 83.08 |
Kusal Mendis,caught Banton, bowled Ahmed Kusal Mendis, caught Banton, bowled Ahmed | 121 | 100 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 118 | 121.00 |
P Rathnayake,run out Root P Rathnayake, run out Root | 48 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 123.08 |
Asalanka,caught Atkinson, bowled Ahmed Asalanka, caught Atkinson, bowled Ahmed | 11 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 61.11 |
Liyanage,caught Root, bowled Archer Liyanage, caught Root, bowled Archer | 32 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 123.08 |
Wellalage,not out Wellalage, not out | 16 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 106.67 |
Colombage,not out Colombage, not out | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 75.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 1, leg byes 3, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 7, byes 1, leg byes 3, total 11 | |||||||
Total,321 for 6 50.0 overs Total,321 for 6 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archer | 10.0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6.80 |
Atkinson | 10.0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.50 |
Tongue | 7.0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7.14 |
Jacks | 5.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.60 |
Overton | 10.0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6.30 |
Ahmed | 8.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
45 for 1 (9.1 overs) | Nissanka |
182 for 2 (29.1 overs) | Kamindu Mendis |
222 for 3 (35.5 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
236 for 4 (39.4 overs) | Asalanka |
282 for 5 (44.4 overs) | P Rathnayake |
312 for 6 (48.2 overs) | Liyanage |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banton,stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Wellalage Banton, stumped Kusal Mendis, bowled Wellalage | 73 | 62 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 117.74 |
Duckett,bowled Wellalage Duckett, bowled Wellalage | 67 | 63 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 106.35 |
Root,caught P Rathnayake, bowled Colombage Root, caught P Rathnayake, bowled Colombage | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 88.24 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Wellalage | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.67 |
Buttler,caught Kamindu Mendis, bowled Madushanka Buttler, caught Kamindu Mendis, bowled Madushanka | 69 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 140.82 |
Jacks,caught Liyanage, bowled Malinga Jacks, caught Liyanage, bowled Malinga | 52 | 61 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 85.25 |
Ahmed,caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Madushanka Ahmed, caught Kusal Mendis, bowled Madushanka | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 |
Atkinson,caught P Rathnayake, bowled Malinga Atkinson, caught P Rathnayake, bowled Malinga | 16 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 57.14 |
Overton,caught Asalanka, bowled A Fernando Overton, caught Asalanka, bowled A Fernando | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66.67 |
Archer,not out Archer, not out | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 |
Tongue,not out Tongue, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 9 Extras, no balls 1, wides 8, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 9 | |||||||
Total,305 for 9 50.0 overs Total,305 for 9 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Fernando | 10.0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6.80 |
Madushanka | 9.0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
Asalanka | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.83 |
Malinga | 9.0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5.55 |
Colombage | 6.0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9.16 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.90 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
143 for 1 (19.4 overs) | Duckett |
153 for 2 (21.6 overs) | Banton |
157 for 3 (23.3 overs) | Brook |
203 for 4 (28.1 overs) | Root |
259 for 5 (39.5 overs) | Ahmed |
288 for 6 (46.5 overs) | Atkinson |
295 for 7 (47.4 overs) | Overton |
303 for 8 (48.4 overs) | Jacks |
303 for 9 (49.1 overs) | Buttler |