England vs Sri Lanka Match Stats
Eng
1st ODI, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
England vs Sri Lanka
1st ODI, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Match CentreEngland beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Match Ended - England beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
Over
29th
0
0
1
1
0
1
= 3 |
Over
30th
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
= 7 |
Over
31st
1
0
0
0
W
0
1
= 2 |
Over
32nd
1
0
0
0
1
1
= 3 |
Over
33rd
1
4
1
0
0
0
= 6 |
Over
34th
1
1
0
1
4
= 7 |
Chris Woakes
Player OfThe Match
CRR: 5.43
Commentary
Other Innings>All
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4s
6s
29.1
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root
Flatter ball, outside off. Cut away to point.
29.2
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root
Fuller ball, on off. Root once again keeps the man at point busy.
29.3
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root
Tossed up, on off. Root gets the inside edge as he looks to defend. The ball goes to short fine leg and they take one.
29.4
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Moeen Ali
Fuller ball, on off. Drilled down to long on for one.
29.5
0
Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root
Nicely tossed up, outside off. Root pushes it back to the bowler.
29.6
1
Wanindu Hasaranga to Joe Root
Flatter ball, outside off. Root nails the cut, but the man at point dives and keeps it down to a single with his half stop.
30.1
4
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
FOUR! Misfiled and a boundary! Length ball, down the leg side. Root pulls it to the backward square leg fence. The man from square leg, runs across and even dives but the ball hits his hands and goes to the fence.
30.2
1
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Back of a length delivery on off, Root guides it to third man for a single.
30.3
0
Binura Fernando to Moeen Ali
Length delivery on off, Ali taps it to point. He wants the single but is sent back by his partner.
30.4
0
Binura Fernando to Moeen Ali
Fuller length on the pads, Ali misses his flick. The ball rolls back to the bowler off the pads.
30.5
0
Binura Fernando to Moeen Ali
Length delivery on off, Ali pushes it back to the bowler.
30.6
1
Binura Fernando to Moeen Ali
On a length on off, Ali guides it towards third man for a single. Fernando will have to reload again as he has overstepped. Free Hit coming up.
30.6
1
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Short ball on middle, Root pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for one. Just 16 needed now.
31.1
1
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root
Good length delivery outside off, Root cuts it towards deep cover and picks up a single.
31.2
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Moeen Ali
Fuller length on off, Ali pushes it to the man at mid off.
31.3
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Moeen Ali
Short of a length on middle, Ali sits under it.
31.4
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Moeen Ali
Short again on leg, Ali sways away from it.
31.5
W
Dushmantha Chameera to Moeen Ali
OUT! DRAGGED ON! Moeen Ali battled hard but has to depart. Dushmantha Chameera pitches it up around off, Moeen Ali looks to heave it to the leg side. He gets an inside edge and the ball drags back onto the stumps. An unlucky dismissal but he has to walk back to the pavilion. Chameera continues to impress.
31.6
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Sam Curran
WIDE! Short again on middle, Curran ducks underneath. Wide called for height.
31.6
1
Dushmantha Chameera to Sam Curran
Length delivery on off, Curran taps it to the third man region for one.
32.1
1
Binura Fernando to Sam Curran
Back of a length delivery on leg, Curran works it towards mid on. He rotates the strike.
32.2
0
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Length delivery on middle, Root defends it off the front foot.
32.3
0
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Short of a length again, on middle, Root taps it on the leg side.
32.4
0
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Shortish on off, Root looks to work it on the leg side. But gets an inside edge onto the pads.
32.5
1
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Short again on off, Root pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.
32.6
1
Binura Fernando to Sam Curran
Fullish length on off, Curran pushes it to the man at mid on for a quick single.
33.1
1
Dushmantha Chameera to Sam Curran
Length delivery down the leg side, Curran flicks it to deep square leg and picks up a single.
33.2
4
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root
EDGE AND FOUR! Fuller length on off, Joe Root went for the drive but fails to middle. The ball goes off the outside edge to the third man fence for a boundary. Just 5 more needed.
33.3
1
Dushmantha Chameera to Joe Root
Short on middle, Root pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
33.4
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Sam Curran
Low full toss outside off, Curran drives it towards covers.
33.5
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Sam Curran
Fires a yorker on off, Curran digs it out to point.
33.6
0
Dushmantha Chameera to Sam Curran
Short on middle, Curran ducks under it.
34.1
1
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
On a length on leg, Root clips it towards mid-wicket for a single.
34.2
1
Binura Fernando to Sam Curran
Slower delivery outside off, Curran guides it down to third man for a run.
34.3
0
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Fuller length on off, Root plays it towards point.
34.4
1
Binura Fernando to Joe Root
Fuller length on off, Root pushes it towards mid on for a single. Scores are level.
34.5
4
Binura Fernando to Sam Curran
FOUR! Smoked! Full toss on leg, Sam Curran whips it through mid-wicket for a boundary. ENGLAND WIN BY 5 WICKETS. They go 1-0 into the series.