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

Root to Asitha Fernando, out Caught&Bowled!! Fernando gone first ball and that's the innings done. 219 is what Sri Lanka have managed. Slow and loopy from round the wicket, he leans back for a big shot and miscues it off a thick leading edge. Root takes it comfortably. Asitha Fernando c and b Root 0(1)

Root to Wellalage, out Caught by Sam Curran!! Holes out in the deep! Dances down for a big shot, gets to the pitch and hits it hard. But probably doesn't get hold of it as well as he would've liked. Curran moves across at long-on for the catch. Wellalage c Sam Curran b Root 20(19) [4s-2]

Root to Vandersay, 1 run, tossed up outside leg, he looks to flick it away but is hit on the pad

Root to Dhananjaya, 1 run, jabbed to the left of the diving short midwicket fielder. A single to long-on

Root to Asalanka, 1 run, quick and on the pads, nurdled around the corner

Root to Dhananjaya, 1 run, plays with an angled blade and outside-halves this fullish ball to sweeper cover

Root to Dhananjaya, no run, offbreak on a short of length, Dhananjaya knocks it to midwicket

Root to Dhananjaya, FOUR, back-to-back fours! Root overcooks on this occasion. Too full and down leg, Dhananjaya sweeps it to fine leg

Root to Dhananjaya, FOUR, a drag down from round the wicket, Dhananjaya spots the length early, goes back and pulls hard over square leg

Root to Dhananjaya, no run, middle-stump line, blocked

Root to Dhananjaya, no run, fullish ball, Dhananjaya comes down the track to knock it back to the bowler

Root to Asalanka, 1 run, Asalanka presses forward to defend and inside-edges this slider to square leg

Root to Asalanka, no run, non-turner, blocked

Root to Asalanka, no run, quicker one that goes straight, Asalanka tries to late-dab and gets beaten on the outside edge

Root to Asalanka, no run, turn! Round the wicket, pitches around leg and spins big, Asalanka defends