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

Vandersay to Will Jacks, no run, drifting down leg

Vandersay to Will Jacks, no run, Jacks reads this legbreak off the deck and awkwardly defends

Vandersay to Will Jacks, no run, lbw appeal, turned down. Sri Lanka ponder and don't review. Flighted ball, may have been the wrong 'un, beats Jacks' inside edge to rap him on the pad. Probably spinning down leg

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, driven down to long-on

Vandersay to Buttler, FOUR, full and drifting in, Buttler hoicks it across the line and the ball reaches the midwicket fence in a hurry. Cleared his front leg and dragged it wide of the midwicket fielder off the inner part of the bat

Vandersay to Buttler, no run, punches this leggie to cover

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, stump-to-stump line, turned to backward square leg for a quick single. Asitha's throw hits Will Jacks and the former is quick to apologise

Vandersay to Will Jacks, 1 run, flighted outside off, full in length, Jacks drives to long-on off the bottom part of the bat

Vandersay to Brook, out Lbw!! Brook gets low to sweep, misses and is rapped on the pads adjacent to the stumps. Confident appeal for lbw, up goes the finger and the England captain walks off. Fullish ball drifting in, no real spin and Brook fails to make contact to get trapped plumb in front. England lose their fifth wicket and there's certainly belief in the Sri Lankan camp. Brook lbw b Vandersay 42(75) [4s-2]

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, flighted outside off, driven to the right of backward point off the outer part of the bat. A slight hesitation but the batters eventually take the single

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, goes back to cut with the spin to sweeper cover

Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, drives this full ball along the ground to long-off

Vandersay to Brook, 2 runs, gets to the pitch of this ball with a forward stride and chips it over extra cover

Vandersay to Brook, no run, comes down the track, gets beaten in the flight and looks to work it into the leg-side, gets an outside edge and the ball rolls towards backward point

Vandersay to Brook, no run, flighted delivery, fuller in length and drifting in, Brook presses forward in defence

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, jabbed to the right of mid-on

Vandersay to Root, 2 runs, the length is on the shorter side once again and Root pulls it to deep midwicket off the back foot

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, legbreak on a short of length, stabbed to long-off off the back foot

Vandersay to Brook, no run, turning away sharply off a good length, Brook is squared up as he goes back to work it through the on-side, gets it off the outside half down the pitch

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, full around off, Root gets forward and punches it down to long-off

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, turning away outside off, Brook cuts it off the back foot to deep point

Vandersay to Brook, no run, defended off the back foot

Vandersay to Brook, no run, goes for the reverse-sweep, drags it fine and the fielder at slip does so well to cut it off. He dives across and stops it one-handed

Vandersay to Brook, no run, tossed up and drifting in around off, Brook smothers it on the front foot in defence

Vandersay to Root, no run, hangs back to this length ball and stabs it to backward point

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, turns away sharply off a good length, Brook hangs back and steers it through point

Vandersay to Brook, no run, drifting into the pads, tucked to midwicket

Vandersay to Brook, no run, beaten again! Bit of a loose shot this time as he looks to push through the off-side but there's big turn again for Vandersay

Vandersay to Brook, no run, oh what a ripper! Goes wider on the crease, it drifts in sharply on off before turning big. Brook is beaten on the forward defence

Vandersay to Brook, no run, drifting into the pads, tucked to midwicket

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, short and wide, Root reaches out and cuts to deep point

Vandersay to Root, 2 runs, juicy full toss, Root swipes across the line through midwicket and picks up a couple of runs

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, lands it on a good length just outside off, Brook punches off the back foot to sweeper cover

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Root drags the sweep to deep square leg

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, turning into the pads, Brook works it through midwicket

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, drags the sweep through square leg

Vandersay to Root, no run, sharp dip and turn! Vandersay gives it a rip, it drifts in to land in line with off, dips on Root's forward defence and turns past the edge

Vandersay to Root, 2 runs, dragged down short, Root pulls it through midwicket and it's good for two

Vandersay to Root, no run, dips and turns away off a good length, Root hangs back and steers it to backward point

Vandersay to Root, no run, tossed up outside off, defended forward

Vandersay to Root, FOUR, reverse-sweep is executed nicely! Tossed up outside off, Root gets into position and hits it fine enough to beat backward point

Vandersay to Brook, 1 run, driven with the turn wide of backward point

Vandersay to Brook, no run, overpitched on off, Brook knocks it back down the pitch

Vandersay to Brook, no run, pushed through flat on a good length, Brook hangs back and defends

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, swept through midwicket, has to settle for the single

Vandersay to Root, no run, drifting in on middle, good length ball, Root defends forward

Vandersay to Root, no run, full ball just outside off, defended forward

Vandersay to Root, no run, floated up on off, Root reverse-sweeps wide of backward point who makes a diving stop

Vandersay to Root, 2 runs, juicy full toss, Root swipes across the line through midwicket but isn't able to beat the fielder in the deep

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, slow and drifting away outside off, Bethell reaches out and knocks it through backward point

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, tossed up on off, turning in, Bethell knocks it back down the pitch

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, floated up outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, the googly floated up on leg, he looks to work it through the on-side but gets a soft leading edge to mid-off

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, no run, overpitched on off, squeezed back down the pitch

Vandersay to Jacob Bethell, 1 run, full delivery, driven down the pitch

Vandersay to Duckett, out Bowled!! Vandersay breaks the partnership in his 1st over. Spinning legbreak, Duckett goes back to cut and is beaten on the inside edge. He was cramped for room and heard the death rattle having failed to make contact. Sri Lanka get the opening Duckett b Vandersay 39(52) [4s-2 6s-1]

Vandersay to Duckett, no run, legbreak, spinning down leg and Duckett misses the glance

Vandersay to Root, 1 run, too full on this occasion and Root sweeps it to deep midwicket

Vandersay to Root, no run, beauty! Superb comeback from Vandersay. More air, draws the batter forward and gets it to rip past the outside edge of Root

Vandersay to Root, FOUR, Root greets the wristspinner with a boundary. No spin, fraction short around off, Root quickly goes back in his crease to pull it through wide mid-on

Vandersay to Root, no run, beauty! Superb comeback from Vandersay. More air, draws the batter forward and gets it to rip past the outside edge of Root

Vandersay to Root, FOUR, Root greets the wristspinner with a boundary. No spin, fraction short around off, Root quickly goes back in his crease to pull it through wide mid-on