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

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

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

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, too full and Root bunts it to long-on

Wellalage to Root, no run, drives this full delivery outside off to cover

Wellalage to Root, no run, fullish ball, Root pushes with hard hands, inside-halves it past the non-striker and Wellalage is quick to get to it

Wellalage to Root, 5 wides, sliding down leg, beats Root's glance, the keeper can't stop it and the ball dribbles away to the fine leg fence. Five runs gifted away

Wellalage to Root, no run, angling in, middle-stump line, blocked

Wellalage to Root, 2 runs, push-driven with the spin to the left of long-off and the batters run two

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full delivery, knocked to long-on

Wellalage to Root, no run, pushes this full delivery to cover

Wellalage to Root, no run, length ball just outside off, punched to point

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, full on leg and Root glances it through square leg to keep the strike

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, middle-stump line on a good length and Root gets down low to sweep it to deep square leg

Asalanka to Root, no run, over the wicket, tossed up ball, fullish and just outside off, Root gets forward to clip it to midwicket

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, drifting in at the stumps, Root works it quietly through midwicket

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full at the stumps, Root works it through midwicket

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, the conventional straight batted bunt down to long-on

Asalanka to Root, no run, another false shot. That's three in a row now. Goes for the reverse-sweep and is hit on the glove

Asalanka to Root, no run, goes hard on the sweep but gets an inside edge onto pad

Asalanka to Root, no run, tries reverse-sweep off the stumps and mistimes it to backward point

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

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

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, Root knocks it down to long-on

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, on the pads, tucked through square leg

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, floated up outside off, swept to deep backward square

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, good length on off, tucked through square leg

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

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

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, full outside off, driven to long-on

Asalanka to Root, no run, flat and turning in at the stumps, Root punches it down the pitch

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, swept to deep backward square

Asalanka to Root, no run, looks to sweep from outside off but is hit on the pad

Asalanka to Root, no run, good length on off, Root goes back and tucks it to short midwicket

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, drifting into the pads, Root works it through square leg

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, floated up outside off, Root knocks it through the covers and brings up fifty. Class knock from him, has been a league above the rest on a difficult pitch

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, turning into the pads, Root clips it behind square

Asalanka to Root, no run, tossed up wide of off, Root looks to sweep and drags it off a thick under-edge to backward square

Asalanka to Root, no run, fired in on a good length on off, Root tucks it to midwicket

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

Wellalage to Root, no run, turning away off a good length, Root punches on the up to short cover

Wellalage to Root, no run, drifts in to pitch around middle and leg, turns sharply, Root defends forward

Wellalage to Root, no run, drifting in on off, good length ball, Root defends forward

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, short outside off, Root cuts to sweeper cover

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

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, tossed up and turning into the pads, Root works it wide of midwicket who runs across and dives but misfields

Dhananjaya to Root, 2 runs, swept nicely through square leg, there's a fumble in the deep and Root is back for two

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

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

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, swept to deep square leg and the batters rightly decide not to take the second

Wellalage to Root, no run, pushes this full delivery to cover off the front foot

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, width on offer and Root bends his back leg to cut it to deep point

Wellalage to Root, no run, gets forward and pushes with the spin to backward point. Root eyes the single, gets rightly sent back

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, flighted ball, full and just outside off, Root eases it through cover-point off the front foot

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, length ball, no spin, punched to long-on

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, shuffles and goes back to glance this spinning offbreak to short fine leg

Asalanka to Root, no run, reverse-sweeps this full ball to short third man. Goes quickly to the fielder and hence the batters can't steal the single

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full on middle-leg, wristed through midwicket

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, full on middle-leg, Root clips it to deep midwicket

Wellalage to Root, 1 run, fullish outside off, push-driven through cover

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, clipped through midwicket off the back foot

Asalanka to Root, no run, brings out the reverse-sweep against this full delivery around off and finds Pramod at short third man

Asalanka to Root, 1 run, round the wicket, length ball on the stumps, worked through backward square leg off the back foot

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, offbreak on leg, turned to backward square leg

Pramod to Root, FOUR, nicely placed. Length ball angling in, Root leans across and flicks it behind square on the leg-side. No chance for deep square leg to cut it off

Pramod to Root, 2 runs, keeps a shade low does this length ball. The line is a bit too straight and Root clips it through midwicket

Pramod to Root, leg byes, 1 run, loud shout for lbw, the umpire shakes his head. Kusal Mendis convinces the captain to review it. In-seamer, Root walks forward and across to flick and gets hit above the knee-roll on the front pad. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and that's bouncing over the stumps. Sri Lanka lose a review and umpire Adrian Holdstock's call stays

Pramod to Root, no run, in-slanting length ball, Root turns it to midwicket

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, shimmies down, knocks this length ball to mid-on and keeps running for a quick single

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

Dhananjaya to Root, 1 run, quicker and fuller, flicked to deep midwicket

Dhananjaya to Root, FOUR, Root gets going with a boundary. Looped up and full, Root makes room and gets forward to push-drive it past the non-striker. Nicely timed and it beats mid-off before running away to the fence