Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka 2026 - Player Highlights

Dawson to Wellalage, 1 run, pushed through flat outside off, Wellalage pulls to deep midwicket

Dawson to Pramod, leg byes, 1 run, sliding down leg, Madushan misses and it goes off the pad to short fine

Dawson to Pramod, 2 runs, tries the reverse-sweep and it loops off the top-edge over short third. Fielder chases it down

Dawson to Wellalage, 1 run, fired into the blockhole, Wellalage squeezes it through midwicket

Dawson to Pramod, 1 run, makes room for a lofted shot, doesn't get under it and mistimes it to long-off. Was pushed through flat by Dawson

Dawson to Wellalage, 1 run, shuffles across and tucks it through midwicket

Dawson to Pramod, no run, pushed to short cover

Dawson to Pramod, no run, another one darted in on a good length, it holds in the surface and Madushan is early through the drive. Nearly chipped it straight to short cover. Falls just short of the fielder

Dawson to Pramod, no run, fired in from round the wicket, slides on with the arm and hits the pad as Madushan looks to work through the on-side. Was missing leg

Dawson to Pramod, 2 runs, steps out and works it off the pads behind square

Dawson to Pramod, no run, fired in on a good length, Madushan defends down the pitch

Dawson to Wellalage, 1 run, dropped! Swept in the air, the fielder runs in from the deep, not a simple catch as it was dying on him, but Jacks should've taken it

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, fired in full at the stumps, Rathnayake squeezes it down to long-on

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 2 runs, some width outside off, Rathnayake cuts well and finds the gap through backward point

Dawson to Asalanka, 1 run, flat across off, Asalanka taps it from the crease through point

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, tucked to short midwicket

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, 1 run, good length at the stumps, Rathnayake goes back and works it through midwicket

Dawson to Pawan Rathnayake, no run, full on off and middle, Rathnayake drives wide of short cover who makes a diving stop

Dawson to Asalanka, 1 run, taps this length ball towards point

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, knocks this fullish ball to long-on

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, drifting in towards middle, Liyanage looks to work it into the leg-side and gets a leading edge towards cover. Closed the bat-face early

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, darted in on off, Liyanage gets forward and taps it into the off-side, can't nab a single

Dawson to Asalanka, 1 run, fraction short, tucked through square leg

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, flat length ball, defended back to the bowler

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, no run, darted in on the stumps and Liyanage defends it into off

Dawson to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, Liyanage wastes no time. Dances down the ground, converts this in-drifter into a half-volley and brings his bottom hand into play to whip it over wide mid-on

Dawson to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Root!! Liam Dawson breaks the 66-run stand. Flighted delivery, full in length, Dhananjaya crouches a bit to swing it across the line. Doesn't get the necessary elevation and Root takes a smart, low catch at midwicket. Survived a run-out chance a couple of balls earlier but doesn't take advantage of it. Dhananjaya c Root b Dawson 40(59) [4s-4]

Dawson to Dhananjaya, no run, flatter in trajectory, punched to long-on

Dawson to Asalanka, 1 run, turned to square leg

Dawson to Dhananjaya, 1 run, tossed up ball, full in length, Dhananjaya drives to the left of bowler. Dawson half-stops with a dive. The batters decide to go for a risky single. Brook runs across from cover and has a shy at the bowler's end. Dhananjaya gives up and fortunately for him, there's no direct-hit

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, 90kph, three dots in a row. Pad-lined and Asalanka stays back to defend with a closed bat-face

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, 89kph, full and just outside off, Asalanka defensively pushes it to cover

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, 87kph, full ball, nudged to midwicket

Dawson to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 86kph, short of length, punched to deep extra cover

Dawson to Asalanka, 3 runs, 92kph, flat ball wide of off, Asalanka opens the bat-face late to dab it fine of short third man. Rashid gives the chase and pulls it back in just in time to save a run

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, 91kph, gets forward to push this length ball and inside-edges to square leg

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, 86kph, slightly fuller, tapped in front of cover-point and the batters rightly decide against the single

Dawson to Asalanka, no run, 91kph, middle-stump line, defended back to the bowler

Dawson to Asalanka, 2 runs, 88kph, gets low, fetches this fullish ball from outside off and brooms it to deep square leg

Dawson to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 89kph, full and drifting in towards middle, worked around the corner

Dawson to Asalanka, 1 run, flighted outside off, Asalanka gets low to sweep to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, out Kusal Mendis Run Out!! England are celebrating. They think they've got their man and Mendis is walking off too. Slightly short outside off, he cuts wide of backward point and sets off but Jacks makes a superb diving stop to his right. It creates a mix-up in the running with Mendis sent back from halfway down. He's well short of his crease despite a big dive. It wasn't just the diving stop, Jacks was quick to release the throw as well. Superb work. Kusal Mendis run out (Will Jacks/Buttler) 26(45) [4s-2]

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, 88kph, finds a good length on off and middle, it grips a touch and Mendis defends with an open face to point

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on middle and leg, pushed to the left of Dawson who makes a diving stop

Dawson to Dhananjaya, 1 run, 90kph, full on off, Dhananjaya pushes to long-off

Dawson to Dhananjaya, FOUR, just a gentle tuck through midwicket and the placement is so good that he gets four for it. Was a desperate diving effort from long-on, tried flicking it back but failed

Dawson to Dhananjaya, no run, fired in on middle and leg, good length ball, Dhananjaya hangs back and defends

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full on off, he gets forward and punches to long-off

Dawson to Nissanka, no run, this is the length. Drifts in on off, lands perfectly on the good length and turns sharply. Nissanka is beaten on the back foot in defence

Dawson to Nissanka, no run, full on leg stump, defended

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full again, Mendis clears the front leg and chips it gently over the bowler's head

Dawson to Nissanka, 1 run, again very full, drifting in on leg, Nissanka clears the front leg to drive and drags it off a thick inside edge through square leg

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, steps out and drives to long-off. Dawson has started way too full in this spell. Hasn't allowed the ball to turn

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, too full at the stumps, Mendis clears the front leg for the drive, hits it well but finds short cover

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, 89kph, good length ball just outside off, draws Mendis forward and he punches to short cover

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, low full toss at the stumps, driven back to Dawson

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, again down leg, slides on with the arm and Mendis is hit on the pad

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, drifting into the pads, Mendis pushes it to mid-on

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, drifts in on middle, good length ball, Mendis defends forward. He makes a gesture with his hand to indicate that the ball gripped

Dawson to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on off, defended forward