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

Asitha Fernando to Will Jacks, no run, in the blockhole, Jacks jams it to point

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, 1 run, goes for the yorker, doesn't quite nail it and Buttler knocks it down to long-on

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, FOUR, another aerial shot, another four! Asitha has his hands on head once again. Slower ball, Buttler gets forward and drives hard up and over the jumping short extra cover fielder

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, no run, full delivery angled in, clipped to midwicket

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! Buttler walks forward and across, clips uppishly with superb timing. Vandersay leaps to his right at midwicket and the ball is out of his reach. Asitha has his hands on head

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, no run, tailing in towards leg from a length and Buttler turns it to short midwicket

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, 2 runs, short ball, Buttler pulls in front of square on the leg-side

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, pad-lined, tucked around the corner

Asitha Fernando to Buttler, 1 run, Asitha tries to bowl the same ball, it's a low full toss and Buttler clips it to midwicket to get off the mark

Asitha Fernando to Root, out Lbw!! Root has been adjudged lbw and he's reviewed it. Asitha fires in a yorker that tails in and raps Root on the left boot. Root is beaten for pace as he looks to flick. There's a murmur on UltraEdge but it seems to have missed the bat. Scoots under the toe-end of the bat. Over to ball-tracking and that's clipping the leg-stump (umpire's call). Sri Lanka remove the set batter. Root lbw b Asitha Fernando 75(90) [4s-5]

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, in-angler, knocked to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, length ball that sticks a bit, Root clips to short midwicket who takes it on the bounce

Asitha Fernando to Brook, 1 run, slower ball and on a back of a length, Brook steps out of his crease to pull it to long-on

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, slower ball (knuckle ball), bowl it full and wide of off, Brook shoulders arms and he's right to be angry on that not being wided as it was outside the tramline

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, moves across to try and scoop, doesn't connect. The back of a length delivery bounces over the stumps

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, moves leg-side on this occasion as he jogs down the pitch to drive this length ball back to Asitha

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, skips down the track to block this length ball to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Brook, no run, short of length ball seaming in, Brook blocks it into the off-side

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, fuller than a length, played back to the bowler. Now, Asitha and Root exchange a few words

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, on a good length and that's been punched back at the bowler. Stares exchanged between the batter and the bowler

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, beaten! Hard length, seams away with good bounce, Root looks to punch and the ball whistles past his outside edge. So close

Asitha Fernando to Root, 2 runs, fuller ball around off and Root clips it in front of square on the leg-side for a couple more

Asitha Fernando to Root, FOUR, second boundary for Root! The timing is spot-on once again. In-angling length ball and Root doesn't over-hit. Jabs it to the right of mid-on and the quick outfield does the rest

Asitha Fernando to Root, no run, back of a length, punched to cover after advancing forward and across

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, middle-stump line, Duckett blunts this length ball to midwicket

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, back of a length, skids off the deck and Rehan hurriedly turns it to square leg

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, knocks this in-angling length ball to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, short of length ball, Rehan looks to heave/pull it over midwicket and misses as the length isn't short enough

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 4 runs, fullish ball outside off, Rehan drives and finds mid-off. The batters decide against the single. There's a direct-hit at the keeper's end, the ball deflects and runs away to the fence

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, short of length, Rehan defends

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, on a length and wide of off, punched on the rise through backward point. There's protection in the deep

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, in-angling length ball and Rehan knocks it to mid-on

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, seams back in a bit from a short of length, Rehan hops and punches to cover

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, 3 runs, width on offer, Duckett flays it through point. Deep backward point dives to his left and prevents the boundary

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, length ball wide of off, Duckett moves across a long way to scoop. Pace off from Asitha and the batter doesn't connect. Duckett smiles

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, opens the bat-face to punch this length ball to the right of backward point. The fielder slides and fails to stop it cleanly

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, short of a good length ball on off, punched to mid-off

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, straighter line and Duckett defends it to midwicket

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, skiddy back of a length, Duckett shapes to cut and misses as the ball bounces over his blade

Asitha Fernando to Duckett, no run, pitched up ball, Duckett leans forward to drive it to cover

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, outswinger, full and wide of off, Rehan chases it and toe-edges it to third man to get off the mark

Asitha Fernando to Rehan Ahmed, no run, good length delivery that shapes away a bit around off, Rehan is watchful as he defends it to point from the crease