Sri Lanka vs England, 1st ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Adil Rashid to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 80ks flighted delivery, Rathnayake comes down the track and drives it past a diving Rashid. He finishes an excellent bowling spell - 10-0-44-3

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 80ks flatter and pushed through, Mendis pulls to deep mid-wicket and settles with a single

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 72ks slows it up even further, Mendis prods forward and defends to cover

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy googly outside off, Mendis makes a late discussion to play the sweep and the ball bounces over the top-edge

Adil Rashid to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, comes down the track, takes it on the full and whips it to deep mid-wicket, just a single

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 85ks very full around off, Mendis squeezes the drive to long-off

Adil Rashid to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, 77ks floated up, Rathnayake comes down the track and chips it past Mendis

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, out Caught&Bowled!! Gone! Rashid breaks the partnership. No fifty for Liyanage. He walks off four short of his landmark. This was the wrong 'un, dragged short and Liyanage did not spot it off the hand, he picks it from the surface and slaps it straight back at Rashid, he has a juggle before clutching on with the help of his body. That was a sharp catch as the ball was travelling but Rashid showed good reflexes, went with both hands and even though the ball popped out, he hangs on. Janith Liyanage c and b Adil Rashid 46(53) [4s-5 6s-2]

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 82ks flighted delivery, Mendis drives it down to long-off

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, short and spinning away, Liyanage cracks it to sweeper cover

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, shot! Liyanage starting to move on. He shuffles inside the line, bends down and sweeps it behind square. Rashid once again loses his line and offers a freebie down leg

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 65ks very slow and drifting down, Mendis crouches low and sweeps backward of square

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 82ks flatter and fraction short, Mendis pulls in front of square and picks out deep mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 77ks googly and it spins back in, Mendis reads it off the surface and works it to mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 73ks floated up around leg, Mendis gets his pad out of the way and blocks

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, slower and at the stumps, Liyanage hangs back and nudges it to square leg

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, no run, 82ks flatter and pushed through from front of the hand, Liyanage shuffles across and misses the sweep, struck on the pad but the impact is outside off

Adil Rashid to Janith Liyanage, no run, comes down the track and doesn't get to the pitch, blocks it back to Rashid

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy delivery around off, Kusal Mendis pushes it towards cover

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, fraction short outside off, carved towards point

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, 1 run, nudged to square leg as Asalanka nudges it towards the on-side for a single

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full and straight on off, Kusal Mendis drives it through covers for a single

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, tad fuller outside off, Kusal Mendis square drives it to point

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short and punished! Kusal Mendis has all the time in the world to pick the length as he pulls it through mid-wicket for a rollicking boundary

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, 1 run, tad short outside off, Asalanka steers it into the off-side and opens his account

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, no run, this time England go up for the review! Is the impact in line? Or has this hit the glove? Yes, it has. It has hit the wristband. Was a legbreak by Adil Rashid and Asalanka went for the sweep. Couldn't make contact and got hit on the glove. UltraEdge confirms the same and England have lost a review

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, no run, appeal for an lbw, but this was spinning down the leg-side. Asalanka was trying to work this across the line when he got hit on the pads. They aren't interested in taking a review

Adil Rashid to Asalanka, no run, tad short on middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, out Lbw!! Dhananjaya walks back after playing a rusty knock. Dawson bowled a maiden in the last over and Adil Rashid picks a wicket in this over. Perfect tag-team effort by the two England spinners. Dhananjaya looks to play the lap shot, misses it altogether and gets rapped on the pads. Wasn't a difficult decision for the umpire as it looked plumb. Dhananjaya doesn't bother reviewing it either and Sri Lanka are three down. Dhananjaya lbw b Adil Rashid 10(21) [4s-1]

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, no run, blocked by Dhananjaya

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, nicely tossed up delivery on leg, Kusal Mendis sweeps it to deep backward square leg

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and straight at the stumps, Kusal Mendis defends it off his front foot

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swept away! Adil Rashid goes full on leg and Kusal Mendis has put it away to the deep backward square leg with a well connected sweep

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy delivery at the stumps, Kusal Mendis defends it

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, 1 run, swept towards fine leg by Dhananjaya for a single

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up delivery around off, driven into the off-side for a single by Kusal Mendis

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tad short outside off, Kusal Mendis steers it towards the off-side for one

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, finesse in that shot! Reads the googly early, rocks back in the crease and guides it past the fielder at short third man for a boundary

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Dhananjaya taps it towards point and scampers across to the other end

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, no run, played with soft hands, guiding it towards slip on the bounce

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, no run, sharp legbreak outside off, Dhananjaya gets beaten on the outside edge

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis rocks back and pulls it towards deep square leg

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 79ks drifting into leg, Dhananjaya stays back and works it to deep square leg

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, FOUR, the invitation was there and Dhananjaya obliges. 73ks floated up outside off, there was width on offer and Dhananjaya did not hold back, lofts it straight back over Rashid and almost sends it the distance

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, no run, 78ks googly on off, Dhananjaya reads it off the surface and defends

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 67ks loopy delivery, Mendis kneels down and sweeps to deep mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 86ks quicker and sliding in, Mendis blocks it from the crease to mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, Rashid causing problems. This is a beauty! 78ks flighted delivery, drifts across and lands around leg, Mendis is drawn into the forward block and the ball spins past the outside edge. Not far from the off-stump..

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, 1 run, fuller and around off, Dhananjaya stays rooted to the crease and eases it wide of cover

Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya, no run, 78ks flighted outside off, too full and Dhananjaya turns it to mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Kamil Mishara, out Bowled!! Oh no! Mishara has been bowled behind his legs. Did he get some bat or glove on that? Nope. It was the googly, floated up outside leg and Mishara sits down to sweep, the ball dips under his bat and spins across to hit the leg-stump. Rashid enjoyed that and has a big smile on his face. Spinners on, squeeze on and both openers back in the hut. Kamil Mishara b Adil Rashid 27(37) [4s-2 6s-1]

Adil Rashid to Kamil Mishara, no run, 80ks tossed up and turning in, Mishara gently turns it to mid-wicket

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 77ks flighted around leg, Mendis kneels down and sweeps backward of square

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 80ks drifting down leg, Mendis gloves the sweep and Brook is quick to move across, dives and makes the stop, saves a couple

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 75ks tossed up on off, Mendis is happy to block it off the front foot

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 79ks bit too full in length, Mendis squeezes it back to Rashid

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on off, Mendis prods forward and blocks it towards backward point

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 72ks even slower and floated up, Mendis pushes it back to Rashid

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis, no run, 78ks tossed up on off, Mendis settles into the forward defensive

Adil Rashid to Kamil Mishara, 1 run, 75ks dragged down, Mishara makes room and punches it to mid-off. He missed out there.. That was a long hop