England vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Length, on off, Joe Root taps it in front of backward point and scampers across for a single. 

Hurls this on a nagging length, on off, Chris Woakes with deft hands looks to glide it but can't get it past the fielder at gully.

FOUR! In the air, but just away from the fielder. Fernando bowls this full, on the stumps, Chris Woakes with a strong bottom hand flicks it uppishly to the left of mid on for a boundary. Dhananjaya de Silva dives with an outstretched left hand but just can't reach. 

Fernando follows up with a tight line, on off, Chris Woakes presses ahead and blocks it to the off side. 

Goes full again, on the stumps, Chris Woakes works it to mid-wicket.

Looks for the yorker at the stumps, but misses the length by a touch, Chris Woakes gets his bat down and digs it back to the bowler. 

Drifting in, full and on off, Joe Root presses forward and dabs it with an angled bat face to cover where a misfield results in a single.

Coming in with the arm but this is slower, on a nagging length, Chris Woakes lunges and defends it with a straight bat.

Sliding on with the angle again, fuller in length, Chris Woakes keeps it out off the front foot.

Jayasuriya pushes it through, short and wide on off, Chris Woakes throws his hands at the delivery but misses.

This is on a nagging length, on middle, Chris Woakes drops it with soft hands in front of cover and gets to the other end quickly.

Looped up, on a fullish length, on middle, Joe Root takes it on the full and paddles it down to deep fine leg for a single. 11 more needed now for England.

On a good length, honing in at the pads, Joe Root misses the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Fernando digs it in short and serves it around leg, Joe Root gets inside the line of the ball and lets the ball go through to the keeper.

Very full, attacking the stumps, Joe Root stays low and works it with a closed bat face to mid-wicket.

At 131 kph, on a nagging length, on off, Joe Root looks to play it square of the wicket on the off side but the ball nips back in to catch the inside edge onto the pads.

In the channel on off, fuller as well, Joe Root gets himself on the front foot and opens the bat face to guide it past backward point. He waits for the ball to go past the fielder there and then sets off for the run.

Well held but is there a bat or glove involved? Dhananjaya de Silva has a chat with the keeper and takes the review with a couple of seconds left on the timer. This is on a back of a length, around leg, Chris Woakes lifts his front leg to get the pull shot away but fails to lay any bat on it. The keeper, Kusal Mendis dives low to his left and takes a good catch. However, the UltraEdge shows no spike.

Darted in, on a nagging length, on middle, Joe Root presses forward in defence.

Slanting in, full and on middle, Joe Root lunges and stabs it down the deck.

Full and sprayed on the pads, Joe Root flicks it off his pads to deep square leg for a single.

Gives the ball air does Jayasuriya and gets a hint of away turn, on off, Chris Woakes makes room and knocks it down to long off for a single.

Flatter and shorter, coming in with the angle, on the pads, Joe Root goes deep in his crease and tucks it between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England are just a hit away now. They need 6 more runs.

Speared in, fuller and attacking the pads, Joe Root gets a good stride in to keep it out on the leg side.

Milan starts from over the wicket and lands it outside off, on a good length, Chris Woakes waits on it and dabs it in front of deep backward point for a single.

An optimistic shout for LBW but that is heading down leg and Sri Lanka have no reviews left! A scrambled seam delivery from Rathnayake that jags back in sharply, on a good length, on the pads, Joe Root gets beaten on the inside edge on the flick and wears it on the front pad.

Leading edge but Root gets away with it! Fuller and at the stumps, Joe Root shapes up to work it across the line but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that gets past the outstretched right hand of Rathnayake on his follow through.

Gets the yorker in, on off and middle, Joe Root squeezes it out in front of short square leg.

That could have gone anywhere! On a nagging length, on off, Joe Root switches his stance and goes for his reverse lap. Gets this one off the toe end and it deflects to hit him on the body and rolls beside the pitch on the leg side.

Bangs it on a shorter length and on the hips, Joe Root flicks it to deep fine for a single. England are just 4 runs away now.

Tossed up, full and on off, Joe Root lunges and blocks it out.

FOUR! Launched down the ground and that will do nicely for England! Jayasuriya gives the ball air and gets the ball to drift in, on middle and leg, Joe Root puts the dancing shoes on and lofts it through the line. Gets it up and over mid on for a boundary to take his side over the line. England win by 5 wickets and go 1-0 up in this three-match series!