SL beat ENG by 219 runs (D/L method) | Sri Lanka vs England, Highlights And Cricket Score 5th ODI Match - Commentary

So, a stiff target set in front of the away side. The boundaries are small, but with the wicket a touch on the slower side and turning, it won't exactly be an easy task by any means. Having said that, if there is one team you'll back to gun this down then it's England. A good start will be key for them. Join us on the other side of the break for all the action.

Not much to mention about the English bowling. They were highly inaccurate with their lines and were equally let down with some sloppy fielding from the rest (particularly Chandimal's dropped chance when he was on 6). Not enough wickets came at timely intervals and the runs just kept leaking. You could say Adil Rashid was the pick of the lot, as he ended with figures of 1/52.

Finally, the batting clicks for Sri Lanka and they put up their highest-ever total against England in ODIs. It all began with the fast start Dickwella and Samarawickrama gave the hosts. Their 137-run set the tone which Chandimal and Mendis followed up very well with a century stand of their own. All scored superb fifties, with Dickwella missing out on a ton by 5 runs. Some late hitting from Akila and de Silva saw Sri Lanka cross the 360-run mark.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. SIX! Finishes things off in style. What a way to end the innings. Full and attacking the stumps, right in the slot and de Silva has no qualms about going big for this. Clears his front leg and smokes it high over long on for half a dozen. SRI LANKA FINISH ON 366/6!

Tom Curran to Akila Dananjaya. Dropped! Sums up England's time in the field out there. Short ball dug in, Akila backs away and mistimes the slap towards cover. Moeen Ali moves to his right but puts down a simple catch. Single taken by the batsmen.

Tom Curran to Akila Dananjaya. SIX! Just about clears the rope! Back of a length, Akila goes back deep inside the crease and pulls it over mid-wicket. Gets a lot of bat on it and earns a maximum to his name.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller and slower, just outside off, lofted through the covers for one more.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. Too far out but no wide given. Well outside off, it across the tramline, de Silva goes a long way across to attempt the paddle scoop but misses.

Tom Curran to Akila Dananjaya. On the shorter side of the length, Akila slaps the pull down towards wide long on. Single to the total.

Mark Wood to Akila Dananjaya. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run collected. The scoreboard keeps on ticking for Sri Lanka.

Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short in length, pulled in front of square leg for a single. The 350 comes up.

Mark Wood to Akila Dananjaya. Too straight in line, worked behind square leg for a run.

Mark Wood to Akila Dananjaya. FOUR! Gave himself some room and smashed this away. Back of a length angling away, around off, Akila backs away and hammers it through covers for a boundary.

Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length on middle and leg, de Silva stays leg side and mistimes the heave towards mid-wicket. One run to the total.

Mark Wood to Akila Dananjaya. Straightening up after landing around off, Akila plays it wide of point for a single.

Tom Curran to Akila Dananjaya. Coming in on leg, goes off the pads and falls on the leg side. A leg bye is taken.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. De Silva drives this full delivery through mid on and gets to the other end.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. Yorker speared in on the stumps, Dhananjaya digs it out back down the track.

Tom Curran to Akila Dananjaya. The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short of a length outside off, dabbed square to point for a single.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! A family affair. One brother letting the other down. Slower short ball outside off, de Silva runs it down towards short third man. Sam there runs to his left but can't stop it. Tom clearly lets his frustration be known. A boundary results.

Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva. Full toss outside off, hit to sweeper cover to keep strike.

Mark Wood to Akila Dananjaya. Akila drives this fuller delivery towards mid on and gets off strike.

Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva. Makes room before the ball is even bowled. Length ball on off, but Dhananjaya can't beat the mid off fielder with his smack. Does get a single, though it should have been a boundary.

Mark Wood to Akila Dananjaya. Fraction straight in line, on a length, flicked through square leg. Single collected.

Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slightly shorter, into the body, pulled down towards fine leg with a little swivel for one run.

Mark Wood to Dhananjaya de Silva. Yorker fired in on the stumps, de Silva does well to bring his bat down in time and dig it out.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. Good over from Tom Curran. 2 wickets and just 2 runs off it. Slower one outside off, de Silva taps it to point and changes ends.

Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva. No hat-trick, but three dots from Tom. Back of a length on off, Dhananjaya defends it down in front of covers.

Akila Dananjaya is out next and he will face the hat-trick ball.

Tom Curran to Thisara Perera. OUT! Now Thisara holes out and Tom Curran is on a hat-trick. Wrong wicket at the wrong time, especially after Chandimal's dismissal. Short of a length, Perera stands back and muscles this over mid-wicket. Doesn't get the desired elevation on it and hits it towards Alex Hales at deep mid-wicket, who takes a good catch moving to his left.

Dhananjaya de Silva to be the new man in.

Tom Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. OUT! Chandimal departs! A good knock from the Sri Lankan skipper comes to a close. Tom lands it short and takes the pace off this one. Chandimal looks to heave this over mid-wicket but there's no pace to work with. He's a bit early into the shot and holes out in the deep to Jason Roy who makes no mistake. This is a big breakthrough for England, a timely one and it will surely take away at least 15-20 runs from Sri Lanka's eventual score.

Tom Curran to Thisara Perera. Back of a length on middle and leg, whacked to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Tom Curran to Thisara Perera. Starts off with a bumper and takes Thisara by surprise. He can't connect with the pull as a result.

Tom Curran to bowl again.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Wide. That's a wide. Full and outside the tramline. The umpire signals a wide.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Wide. Marginal call. Full outside off, Chandimal is seen making room by going down the leg side and then he makes a leave. Wood looks at the umpire in disbelief, Buttler has a wry smile on his face.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Slow, full on off, milked through mid-wicket. Some good running gets them two runs.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Good ball. Length and wide of off pole. Chandimal makes room and looks to carve this but connects with thin air.

Mark Wood to Thisara Perera. Another short ball down leg, Perera fails to get it away properly as he attempts to pull. Drags it uppishly behind square leg and just wide of short fine leg. A single taken.

Mark Wood to Thisara Perera. Good short ball. Digs this one short down leg. Thisara ducks under it. No wide. One for the over for Wood.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Full and wide outside off, played to backward point for one.

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. Adil Rashid is done for the day, his figures read 10-0-52-1.

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. SIX! Tosses this one up on middle and leg, Thisara's eyes light up and he slogs this over mid-wicket. When he hits them they stay hit.

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Flatter ball on leg, hit back to the bowler.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Slow short ball outside off, Chandimal pulls it through mid-wicket. Roy in the deep keeps it to one.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Leg spinner pitched outside off, Chandimal drives it along the turf past the bowler for a boundary.

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Tossed up ball on leg, hits it to long on to give his skipper the strike. Smart batting.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Full and outside off, driven superbly to covers but straight to the fielder. Either side of him would have been a boundary.

Mark Wood to Thisara Perera. Short ball outside off, Perera pulls it through mid-wicket for just one.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Length ball over the stumps, Chandimal cuts it through covers for one.

Mark Wood to Thisara Perera. Back of a length ball on off, tapped to the off side and gets to the other end.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. Full on leg, the batsman delicately works it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mark Wood to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Strays down leg, Chandimal just helps it fine to the fine leg boundary.

Mark Wood is back to bowl at the death.

Adil Rashid to Thisara Perera. Another googly. Spins away from Thisara who gets a leading edge to the off side.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Googly around off, driven to mid off to give his partner the strike.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Chandimal blocks it out.

Thisara Perera walks out to bat.

Adil Rashid to Dasun Shanaka. OUT! Tossed up ball on middle and off, spins away from Shanaka. Dasun looks to slog this over mid-wicket. Knew straightaway he was in trouble when he hit it as he didn't time it well. Roy at cow corner takes a good catch. Adil was brought on to take a wicket and he does so. Will this cause damage to Sri Lanka's scoring rate?

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Given air down leg, Chandimal flicks it away behind square to bring up the 300 for his team. What will their target be?

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Short ball on off, timed nicely through mid-wicket for two. Very good running and some smart batting.

Adil Rashid to bowl his 9th over.

Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Chandimal. Yorker on middle and leg, Chandimal digs it out over the bowler's head for one.

Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower bouncer outside off, Dinesh looks to cut it but cannot make any connection.

Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length ball on off, Chandimal plays it with a straight bat.

Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Chandimal. SIX! HUGE! Dug in from Plunkett on leg, Chandimal makes room and pulls this over mid-wicket for a maximum. What a hit, son!

Liam Plunkett to Dasun Shanaka. The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery to the leg side. One run added to the total.

Liam Plunkett to Dasun Shanaka. FOUR! Short, wide and hammered. Cutter outside off, Shanaka cuts it through covers for a boundary.

Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings.

Tom Curran to Dasun Shanaka. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Tom Curran to Dasun Shanaka. FOUR! Picks the slower one and hits this straight, really straight. A back-of-the-hand slower one, full in length, Shanaka bangs it over the bowler's head and sends it across the boundary line.

Tom Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Ahead of a length, around off, driven uppishly back past the bowler, towards long off for a single.

Tom Curran to Dasun Shanaka. Smacks this down towards wide long on. Takes a single for doing so.

Tom Curran to Dasun Shanaka. Short of a length angling back in, a mistimed heave from Dasun clears the infield over mid-wicket. Roy out in the deep moves to his left to cut it off and keep the batsmen down to two.

Tom Curran to Dasun Shanaka. FOUR! Strays it on the pads, Shanaka flicks it ever so well through backward square leg for a boundary.

Liam Plunkett to Dasun Shanaka. Full and angling in on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.

Liam Plunkett to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length outside off, Shanaka rises and punches it square towards point. Can't beat Moeen Ali there.

Liam Plunkett to Dasun Shanaka. Shaping in from a good length, Shanaka defends it from within the crease.

Liam Plunkett to Dinesh Chandimal. Rising off the surface from a good length, Chandimal punches it to covers and takes off. There is a missed shy at the bowler's end, which if connected, would have seen Dinesh walk back.

Dasun Shanaka walks into the middle next.

Liam Plunkett to Kusal Mendis. OUT! GONE! Mendis has been dismissed. Was going for the quick runs and has departed in search of it. A good knock comes to an end. Length ball on the stumps, the batsman looks to slog it over the mid-wicket boundary. Gets a lot of height, not enough distance on it and this time Ben Stokes takes it well as he comes running in from the deep. An excellent stand of 102 is brought to an end by Plunkett. Bowling change does the trick.

Liam Plunkett to Kusal Mendis. Short of a good length outside off, Mendis rises on his toes and cuts it past the diving point field. Joe Denly (sub) out in the deep moves to his left, covers good ground and stops it with a dive. The batsmen take two.

Liam Plunkett back into the bowling attack.

Tom Curran to Kusal Mendis. Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total. 16 off the over. Big one for Sri Lanka.

Tom Curran to Kusal Mendis. SIX! 12th ODI fifty for Kusal Mendis and what a scintillating way to bring it up. Gets it on the pads and lofts it very well over square leg. Wow. Looking in good touch, he'll want to go on and finish the innings with a bang.

Tom Curran to Kusal Mendis. SIX! He's finding the sweet spot of the bat here. Another terrific shot from Kusal Mendis. Full length delivery on off, Mendis gets under this one and lofts it over long off for half a dozen.

Tom Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Good length delivery just outside off, pushed tamely from inside the crease wide of long off. One run to the total.

Tom Curran to Kusal Mendis. Too straight in line and full in length, pushed back down towards mid on for another one.

Tom Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Takes the pace off this one, on leg stump. Worked down in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Tom Curran called back on.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. SIX! Right in the slot and that's outta here! Full and slow, in line of the stumps, Mendis clears his front leg and smokes it straight back over the bowler's head. Clears the fence and gets a biggie to his name.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has worked it off his pads behind square on the leg side. They pick up a single.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Fifty for Dinesh Chandimal, his 22nd in ODIs and what a way to bring it up. Short of a good length on the body, Chandimal just helps this through backward square leg, beating the man in the deep.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Wide! Short and shooting off the deck, down leg as well. Chandimal lets it be. Wide signalled.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length outside off, kept out off the back foot.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Short and down the leg side, Mendis tries to whack this across the fine leg fence but mistimes it aerially to square leg. A single results.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Angling in on middle and leg, whipped through mid-wicket hard for a couple of runs.

Ben Stokes to continue...

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. No run.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. Good length delivery outside off, hit firmly through covers for a run.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. Mendis opens the face of the bat but finds the short third man fielder.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. Outside off, played down to point, not in the gap.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. SIX! That has gone all the way! Curran serves a back of a length delivery around off, Mendis gets across the stumps and plays a pick-up kind of a pull shot. Makes fine connection and sends it flying over square leg for a maximum.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. Mendis has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Taps it down on the leg side and they steal another run under mid-wicket's nose. Frustrating continues for Stokes. 6 from this over.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Sharp single! Very risky. A length ball outside off, Chandimal forces it out towards mid off and scampers across the pitch looking for a run. His partner though is ball-watching initially. But when Mendis realized that his skipper is in the middle of the pitch, he responds and rushes across to the other end. Liam Plunkett is lazy to get his throw away towards the keeper. Buttler (on the run) collects it and breaks the stumps but Kusal is safely in. A better throw would have made things interesting. Stokes once again isn't impressed.

Third man going a bit finer. Mid on and mid off are up.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Good length delivery outside off, Chandimal punches it on the up and it speeds through covers. Wood is a bit slow to get around the ball in the deep and they pinch the second run. Stokes is not happy with the effort.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Width on offer outside off, Mendis dabs it to third man and rotates the strike.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Back of a length delivery outside off, Chandimal taps it down towards point and the non-striker comes running out of the crease in search of a run. He is sent back as Roy scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. But by then, Mendis is safely home. Now, the ball deflects off the stumps and they cross for a run.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Full and on middle, Chandimal pushes it down through mid on for a run.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. Very full and angling in on middle from 'round the wicket, Kusal brings down a straight bat and eases it down to long on for a single.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. On a length around off, it's defended off the back foot.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Fullish and outside off, driven through covers for one.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Straighter in line this time and Chandimal clips it behind square leg for a brace.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Fine shot! Short in length and outside off, Chandimal stands tall and slams it over point for a cracking boundary. Good start to the over for Sri Lanka. 50-run stand comes up between the two.

Drinks break. It's been a good going for Sri Lanka even after losing both their openers. Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis have looked very positive in the middle and are amidst a smooth stand. England need wickets and that too in a heap to restrict Sri Lanka.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Shortish and outside off, skidding off the surface, Kusal flashes and misses.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. SIX! He's got a real hold of that one. Stokes tries the slower yorker but ends up slipping a juicy full toss. Kusal Mendis stands his ground and launches it over wide long on for a maximum. Very good hit.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Forced back down the track, past the bowler for a single.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Cutting in from a good length, worked with gentle hands on the leg side.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Top edged and FOUR! Stokes deceived Chandimal but it still went all the way. Rolled his fingers on this short ball as Chandimal swiveled to pull. Got a top edge which went across the fine leg fence, beating Adil Rashid's dive.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Just ahead of a length, around off, a mistimed drive finds mid off. Chandimal quickly refuses the run.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Makes it come back in on off, played off the inner half in front of square leg for a quick run.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. On a good length outside the line of off stump, run down late to third man. Single to the total.

Sam Curran to Kusal Mendis. Angling in at first and then straightens up a shade, Mendis is a bit squared up as he defends it from inside the crease.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Plays this late. Waits for the length ball outside off and then cuts it behind point. Third man cuts it off and keeps the batsmen down to just a single.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Angling back in from around off, forced away on the off side.

Sam Curran to Dinesh Chandimal. Comes from around the wicket and hurls it well outside off, the Lankan keeper gets beaten on his attempted cut shot.

Sam Curran is brought back into the attack.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Another upper cut and another failed attempt. Stokes bangs it short and Mendis can't get it away.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. The cutter. Full in length outside off, pushed away from the body in front of cover.

Ben Stokes to Kusal Mendis. Bumper on outside off, this time Mendis attempts to ramp it over Buttler's head but misses.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower in place, full in length on middle and leg. Wristed just wide of mid on for a brisk run.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Marginally ahead of a length, well outside off, cut hard but straight to backward point.

Ben Stokes to Dinesh Chandimal. Short ball just around off, Dinesh arches back to play the ramp shot but fails to connect.

Ben Stokes to bowl his second over.

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis. SIX! Slog sweep! Mendis getting in his groove. That will do him a lot of good. Tossed up ball on middle, Mendis slogs this over mid-wicket. The ball just goes over the rope.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Off spinner on leg, played with the spin towards mid-wicket for a run.

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis. Played to the point region by KM. They pick up a single.

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis. The batsman works it down the leg side.

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis. FOUR! Mendis gets a boundary. That will give him so much more confidence. Short ball on off, Kusal rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Full and down leg, flicked off his pads for one.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Another leg spinner outside off, cut past point for one more.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Leg spinner outside off, punched to covers.

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis. Played with soft hands to the off side, they pick up a single.

Adil Rashid to Kusal Mendis. Full on leg, turned to square leg.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. SIX! Reverse sweep six! What a hit. Picked this one from outside leg and reverse sweeps this over backward point for a biggie. The first one of the innings.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman charges down the wicket and hits it to the on side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. FOUR! Hits it really well. Straighter one on middle, Chandimal gets into position and reverse sweeps this over backward point for a boundary. Has been trying that for a while now.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy ball in line of the stumps, turned to the leg side.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Straighter one on off, bunted down.

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis. Off spinner on middle and off, hit to mid on for a run.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Is drawn into the shot and the bottom hand comes off. Gives it straight to covers.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Driven through the covers by Dinesh through the gap. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Slower ball in line of the stumps, Chandimal plays it with a straight bat.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Long appeal but sliding down leg. Googly on middle, Chandimal misses his flick and gets hit on his pads. They appeal but the umpire stays put.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Loopy ball on off, Chandimal plays it into the ground.

Adil Rashid is into the attack.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. DC rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball to the off side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Moeen Ali to Kusal Mendis. Driven through mid on by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Kusal Mendis is the new man in.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. OUT! Dickwella misses out on what would have been a well-deserved ton. No hundred for any Sri Lankan player this year. We saw two coming close, but that's about it. Gets carried away and that gets the better of him. Tossed up ball outside off, Dickwella comes down the wicket and looks to go big over the on side. The ball takes the outside edge of the bat and goes to Root at short third man where he takes the simplest of catches. A well-played innings comes to an end.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. JUST SHORT! Fuller in length outside off, Chandimal reverse sweeps it towards short third man. Adil there dives but yet again the ball falls short.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Swept from outside off behind square for one.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Loopy ball down leg, Dickwella comes down and hits it back to the bowler.

Ben Stokes to Niroshan Dickwella. A bit of yes-no but Sri Lanka finally get a run. Flicks this towards Morgan (sub) yet again, who dives to stop the ball but cannot prevent the run.

Ben Stokes to Niroshan Dickwella. Just short. Fuller ball on leg, Dickwella flicks it towards mid-wicket. Morgan (sub) there dives forward but the ball falls short of him.

Ben Stokes to Niroshan Dickwella. 4 dot balls. Fuller this time on off, Dickwella plays it into the ground.

Ben Stokes to Niroshan Dickwella. Length around off, ND defends it from within his crease.

Ben Stokes to Niroshan Dickwella. Played to the point region by Niroshan.

Ben Stokes to Niroshan Dickwella. Strays this on the leg side. Rushes into ND who misses his flick to get hit on the pads.

Ben Stokes is given the ball.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. DROPPED! Oh dear! Poor cricket all around. Tossed up ball around off, Chandimal comes down the track and lofts this over mid-wicket. Gets more height than distance and Tom Curran gets under it after running across to his right from long on. Doesn't watch the ball carefully as it goes through his hands. The batsmen have run through for a single. Very poor. The shot choice was also needless by the Lankan skipper.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Appeal but surely some bat involved. Loopy ball in line of the stumps, Dickwella gets low to sweep and gets a faint inside edge towards square leg. They cross.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Lovely shot! Ali gives this air on off. Dickwella charges down and lofts it fine of mid on for a boundary. Moves into the nervous 90s now.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up ball on off, Dickwella taps it to point.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter and outside off, tapped towards point for a run.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Flighted around off, Niroshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up ball on off, Dickwella tries the conventional sweep this time but it takes the bottom edge and goes through the legs of the keeper for a couple of runs.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR BYES! A loopy ball outside off, Dickwella once again brings out the reverse sweep but fails to connect. Buttler's initial movement was to his right, thinking it to be a leg spinner and hence he has no chance of collecting it. The ball runs happily to the third man fence.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Tossed up ball on middle, worked with the spin to the leg side.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. NOT OUT! No bat involved. Dickwella was pretty sure about it. Ali tosses this one up on off, it spins into Dickwella who looks to turn it away after striding forward. The ball hits something and loops behind to Buttler who takes the catch and appeals. The umpire raises his finger. Niroshan refers it immediately. The replays roll in and Snickometer shows that there was no bat involved. The third umpire announces his verdict but is then reminded by someone to check for the LBW as well. Now, the Ball Tracking shows that it's missing leg. Eventful ball.

Buttler has taken the catch and is appealing. The finger has gone up. Bat and pad involved? Dickwella takes the DRS straightaway. Let's see...

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. ND flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. Straightaway calls the physio for some help. Some cramps maybe.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. 150 up in the 22nd over. Paddles this to short fine leg to rotate strike.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Sweeps this behind square to change ends.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Very good running. Plays this with soft hands perfectly towards mid-wicket. They take the first one hard which enables them to come back for the second.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Tosses this one up in line of the stumps, Dickwella comes down and drives it to mid off.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Off spinner on middle, reverse sweep by Dickwella to point.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Pushes it square to point with the spin. Dot ball to end the over.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Swept through backward square leg for a single.

Adil Rashid to Dinesh Chandimal. Flighted outside off, Chandimal drives it through the line and finds long off for a run.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Goes on the back foot and punches it through covers for one.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Quite slow through the air again, on the stumps, the left-hander dances down and pushes it back to the bowler.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Well bowled. Seeing Dickwella premeditate the reverse sweep Rashid really slows this up and it spins in. Forces the batsman to miss the shot.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Driven through mid on by the batsman. They manage to come back for the second.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Using the sweep shot to full effect. Gets low once more and brooms it through backward square leg. One run to the total.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Short and wide, cut through point by Chandimal for a run.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. From around the wicket, Moeen drifts it on leg, Dickwella goes down on one knee and reverse sweeps it through point. The fielder in the deep cuts it off and a single is collected.

Moeen Ali to Dinesh Chandimal. Off the mark immediately. Chandimal pushes it through the covers and takes a single.

Dinesh Chandimal is in at no.3.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. OUT! Well... he is bowled. Wow. What a turn of events here in Colombo. A bizarre dismissal. Just the luck England needed? They have their breakthrough. A bit quicker just outside off, doesn't turn as much but still comes in. Samarawickrama looks to flick from the crease but it goes past the outside half of his bat. On its way back, it takes the off stump before touching Buttler's gloves and deflecting back to the sticks. One of the bails is down but the English skipper isn't too sure. So the umpires have a chat and take it upstairs. Replays confirm the ball met the off pole first which resulted in the bail going off. The partnership of 137 is broken.

What's happened here? Has Samarawickrama been bowled? Not sure. Seems so from the looks of it. Let's see...

Moeen Ali comes back on to bowl.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Googly on leg, spinning away, takes the leading edge of Dickwella's bat who tries to defend. It falls safely on the off side.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Short and going away, outside off, defensively pushed towards cover-point for nothing.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Full and straight, driven back down the track.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. The leg spinner on middle, worked away on the leg side with soft hands.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Finds the gap and finds it well. Dickwella is keeping the momentum going here. Tossed up on middle and leg, the southpaw goes down and brooms it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Slower through the air on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a run.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Poor line and it's put away. Down the leg side, Dickwella hits it fine down the leg side and sends it across the boundary line.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. On the fuller side of things, pushed off the front foot for no run.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Good shot. Takes the aerial route and gets the desired result. Slightly fuller on off, Dickwella throws his front leg out of the way and lofts it cleanly over mid on. The ball bounces a couple of times and it goes across the rope for a boundary.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Shaping away from around off, on a length, pushed square in front of point.

Liam Plunkett to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Angling back in on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on leg, tailing in slightly, goes off the pads as Niroshan looks to flick. A leg bye is pinched.

Drinks break. A fine start from Sri Lanka. Both openers have got to their respective fifties and are going on strongly, as the hosts are 122 for the loss of no wickets. England look a bit clueless at the moment, which we haven't seen much in this series. They need a wicket and they need it fast.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Huge lbw shout, but missing leg there. Rashid lands it on middle and leg and it keeps going on straight, doesn't turn much even though it is the googly. Catches Samarawickrama on the pads and Rashid goes up. The umpire denies it. Buttler opts against the review. Good call.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Flicked away to the man at mid-wicket. Dot ball.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. The wrong 'un on off, turning away, Niroshan tries to flick it but closes the face early. It goes off the leading edge on the off side and a single is stolen.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Tossed right up there, on middle and leg, flicked in front of square leg for a single.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Short and flat outside off, cut hard but straight to backward point.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Brings out the broom as he gets low to this tossed up ball and sweeps it down to fine leg for one.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Full in length, angling across, driven through the covers for a run.

Liam Plunkett to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Half-volley outside off, Samarawickrama drives it square through point and crosses over.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Plays this on the up. Sadeera places it through the gap in the covers for one run.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! A bit lucky on this occasion, but runs are runs. Back of a length on the hips, Dickwella looks to paddle but it takes the top edge and goes fine down the leg side for another boundary.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Quite strong off his pads. The ball was in the air for a good while, but nobody out there. Full on middle and leg, Dickwella lofts it over mid-wicket. A few bounces and it goes across the rope.

Liam Plunkett to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Fifty for Sadeera Samarawickrama as well. His first in this format. He'll be quite happy with that, has been superb since he's come out to bat. Gets there by offering a firm drive towards sweeper cover for a single.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Looped up leg break, turning away from around off, Samarawickrama comes forward and pushes it into the covers. One more run to end the over.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman has swept that one through the leg side. They have run through for a single.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Rotating the strike well here. Sadeera punches it off the back foot through covers for a run.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Fraction straight in line, worked in front of square leg for one.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Goes with the spin and Samarawickrama drives it through the covers for a single.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. 8th ODI fifty for Niroshan Dickwella! A superb knock from him. Gets to the milestone by flicking it away on the leg side with the spin for a run. He's got a superb start, he'll want to convert it into a big one now.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Length delivery on middle and leg, flicked away through to deep square leg. One run taken.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Wide! Down the leg side and that's a wide. The 100 is up and it's the first century opening partnership for Sri Lanka in 30 ODI innings.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Liam Plunkett to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Quick single. Had to get the dive in and the fielder had to hit, but misses. Samarawickrama drives this to the left of mid off and takes off. Stokes moves to get the ball and fires it on the stumps at the bowler's. Had he scored the direct hit, Sadeera was gone.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. A single this time. Niroshan wrists this square through the leg side and changes ends.

Liam Plunkett to Niroshan Dickwella. Too straight in line, allows Dickwella to nudge it fine down the leg side for two runs.

Liam Plunkett to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length delivery rising off the surface outside off, punched through point. The man in the deep mops it up as the batsmen cross over.

Liam Plunkett comes into the attack.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Spinning in from outside off, Dickwella drives it through the gap in the covers and takes two.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Pushes this full ball in line of the stumps back down the track.

Adil Rashid to Niroshan Dickwella. Stays back, opens the face and cuts it late to short third man.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Short and flat, outside off, punched to sweeper cover for a single.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Easily done. Drifting in and Sadeera flicks it away nicely through the square leg region for a couple.

Adil Rashid to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Tossed up on the stumps, driven to the right of the bowler towards mid on.

Adil Rashid to roll his arm over.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length down leg, Sadeera swings hard but gets it off the inner half towards square leg for one. 6 runs from the over. SL going about things well.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, tucked away through mid-wicket for one.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball in line of the stumps. Dickwella plays it with a straight bat but gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Slower ball on of, stroked past point for a run.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. ND opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Length outside off, cut past point for a couple of runs.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! Very safe shot and Sri Lanka continue on their merry way. Floated ball on off, Sadeera plays it with the turn and lofts it over mid-wicket. No fielder there and it's a boundary.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Now brings out the sweep. Hits it away from the short fine leg fielder for one.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Reverse sweep. Got good connection on that. Picks it from outside off and reverse sweeps this through point for a brace.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Tossed up ball outside off, Sadeera takes it on the full and hits it to long on for one.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Plays this with soft hands towards mid-wicket to rotate strike.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Tucks this around the corner for one.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Wide! Off spinner down leg. The batsman tries flicking it but misses.

Powerplay 2 has been signalled. 4 fielders can now stay outside the ring till the 40th over.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Full and outside off, hit towards mid-wicket for a quick single. A good Powerplay for the hosts - 72/0.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Full and on off, played towards point and the change ends.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Premeditates. Length ball outside off, once again it is slow. Dickwella tries to paddle it fine but hits it straight to man at short fine leg. 4 dots in a row now.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Clever bowling from Tom. Slow and a low full toss which dips. Dickwella does not pick it but manages to hit it back to the bowler.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Full on the pads, turned away to the leg side.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball outside off, Dickwella looks to flick it uppishly but cannot get bat to ball.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Good running. Played very late towards backward point and they complete the run in time.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Overpitched around off, ND gets low, brings out the sweep through mid-wicket for a brace.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Similar ball on off, Sadeera comes down the wicket and works it through mid-wicket for a run.

Moeen Ali to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Turn on this one. A lot. Off spinner pitched outside off, Sadeera tucks it away.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. On the pads of Dickwella who works it around the corner for a quick run.

Moeen Ali to Niroshan Dickwella. Off spinner on off, hit to point. Just a hint of turn on that one.

Moeen Ali is into the attack.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

Tom Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Few bounces and away to the fence. Length ball around off, Dickwella just flicks it over mid-wicket. Sam from there hares after the ball but comes second best. Sri Lanka are making most of this Powerplay.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Pushed to the cover region by SS. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! Delightful! Shot of the innings so far. Length ball around off, Sadeera stands tall and just lofts it over covers for a glorious boundary. Dickwella on the other end applauds him.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Another length ball on that fourth stump channel, played to cover-point.

Tom Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length and on middle and off, hit to mid-wicket.

First change. Tom Curran replaces his brother Sam Curran.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Brilliant! Innovation at its best. Full and down leg, Dickwella gets into position early and paddles this over to the fine leg fence. He knew exactly what he was doing.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Slower ball outside off, Dickwella tries to put bat on ball but fails.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. 50-run partnership is up. Good start from them. Full and on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for two. There was the third one on offer but they didn't press hard for it. Anyway, Sri Lanka will be delighted with this start.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Pushed to the cover region by ND.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Flicked away! Full and on the pads of Dickwella. No deep square leg and Niroshan flicks it uppishly over the ring for a boundary.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. The batsman works it down the leg side. Finds the fielder, a dot ball to end the over.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! That's the luck Sadeera and Sri Lanka need. Length ball around off, Sadeera goes hard at it and gets a fine inside edge past the stumps and towards fine leg for a boundary. That's 9 boundaries in 20 balls for Sri Lanka.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Back of a length ball on leg, hits Sadeera on his thigh pad as he misses his shot.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! Back of a length ball over the stumps, Sadeera cuts it late through backward point. Mark Wood from third man did the hard work getting to the ball but cannot stop it from hitting the ropes. Runs are flowing for the hosts.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Full outside off, guided to the backward point fielder.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Full on the pads of Sadeera who gets behind the ball and bunts it down.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Full on leg, flicked to square leg. Another good over for Sri Lanka, 9 from it.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Deliberately done. Wood saw Dickwella making room and cramps him up bowling it short. Niroshan still pulls it over square leg for another boundary.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Sri Lanka are on a roll. Length ball on middle, Dickwella gives himself room and slaps it over mid-wicket to find the fence.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Good ball. Length on middle and leg, hit to mid on.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. That was quick. Bouncer down leg, Niroshan tries to hook it away but cannot make contact.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Wide! Length ball outside off, it moves away after pitching, Dickwella tries to cut it but it's too far from him. The umpire has signalled a wide.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Driven straight to mid off but a very good over for the home side.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! Make that 4 boundaries in the over. Length down leg, Sadeera just flicks it fine towards fine leg to get another boundary. 17 off the over with one ball left.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Samarawickrama. Pitched up ball on off, Sadeera drives it through mid off and gets another boundary to his name. Good start for the hosts.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! Up and over! Never wanted to keep that down. Length ball outside off, Sadeera lofts it over covers for the second boundary of the over.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Back of a length ball outside off, Dickwella cuts it past point for one. Thinks of the second but is rightly sent back.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! SHOT! All timing. Overpitched ball outside off, Dickwella stands tall and punches this ball through covers for a boundary.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length around off, Sadeera gets behind the ball and bunts it down.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Sadeera has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. FOUR! First boundary of the innings. Not in the most convincing way but they will take it. Full and outside off, Samarawickrama gets a thick outside edge this time. The ball flies wide of the slip cordon and into the third man fence.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Stifled appeal which dies down. Angles this into Samarawickrama who looks to turn it away but gets hit on his thigh pad. Going down leg, that.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Full and on off, played to point.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Some chin music for Sadeera, he lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Driven towards the mid off region. Dot ball to end the over.

Sam Curran to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length ball outside off, SS looks to drive it with no footwork but gets a thick outside edge which flies to third man. They cross.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Lucky! Gets his inside edge this time but past the leg stump. Length ball on off, ND looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for one.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Almost gets his inside edge. Length ball coming into Dickwella. He looks to play it on the on side but gets beaten and almost gets an inside edge.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller in length around off, Dickwella plays it with a straight bat.

Sam Curran to Niroshan Dickwella. Length outside off, Dickwella shoulders his arms to this one.

Sam Curran to bowl from the other end with the second new ball.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length on off, the batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, a bit too straight on leg, Dickwella helps it towards fine leg to get off strike. However, the umpire signals a leg bye.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Much better. Length closer to the off pole. Dickwella punches it to the off side.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Pitches this one up outside off, driven to mid off for nothing.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Wide! Another one. Wood has not quite got his line right. Strays another one down the leg side. Easy leave for ND.

Mark Wood to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Length ball on middle and off, Sadeera guides it through point to rotate strike.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Bowls this full on the leg side, Dickwella flicks it through the leg side as his bottom hand comes off. England are off the mark.

Mark Wood to Niroshan Dickwella. Wide! Starts off with a wide. Comes in over the wicket and errs this down leg. Wide signalled by the umpire.

The players are out to the middle to take strike. Niroshan Dickwella and Sadeera Samarawickrama will open for the away side. Mark Wood will take the first new ball.

Trevor Bayliss, the English coach, is seen talking to Ian Ward. He mentions they would like to play some good cricket here. It is always difficult to play Sri Lanka at home and they are happy with the series win. Mentions they have a number of pacers who are trying to get in the XI for the World Cup. Credits Olly Stone for the way he bowled in the first game and says he is a promising prospect. He hopes they have around 18-19 guys competing for a place in the XI.

PITCH REPORT - Russel Arnold doing the pitch report says that there is nothing patchy about the surface. Adds saying that there is little grass which will hold things together. Reckons it is hard and it will produce pace and bounce. Mentions that the average first innings score here is 285 and teams will need a score above 280 to stay in the game. Ends by saying that there will be dew factor later on as the game progresses.

Eoin Morgan has rested himself and Jos Buttler is leading England today in his absence. He says they would have bowled as it looks a good wicket and the weather also is nice. Informs there are three changes as Eoin Morgan, Olly Stone and Chris Woakes go out for Sam Curran, Liam Plunkett and Mark Wood. On captaincy, feels it's always an honour so he wants to do his best. States he's going to move up the order to no.4 and is keen to see the others do well as they want to impress. Adds there are loads of options, as there are 4 seamers and 2 spinners.

Sri Lanka's skipper, Dinesh Chandimal says it looks like a good pitch, little bit dry so wants to bat first and put them under pressure. Mentions there are a couple of changes as Lasith Malinga and Amila Aponso are out for Lakshan Sandakan and Dushmantha Chameera. Explains Malinga has been rested and with the World Cup coming up, it's important to give the youngsters a chance. On Kusal Mendis, he says he's a great talent and he'll come back stronger. States they are improving, as they came close in the last game and are working hard during practice.

Toss - Sri Lanka win the toss and opt to bat.

First things first it is bright and sunny. No rain for some time now as we are going to get started on time. Excellent news for peeps who are following the series and awaiting some proper cricket. Having won the series, England may want to test their bench strength. They can afford to do so, as they have been dominant throughout the series. For the home team, they have a lot of work to do before the World Cup which is fast approaching. Their bowling and batting have not been the best in recent times and they will want to rectify whatever it is ASAP. Will it be a clean sweep for the visitors? Or will the Islanders manage to avoid that? Stay tuned to find out.