Summary

  • England end tri-series with consolation win - report

  • Four wickets for Dawson and two for Baker

  • Rathnayake falls for 118 after giving SL hope

  • Dangerous Kusal (89) removed by Root

  • Duckett hits 167, his second century in two games

  • Banton 74, Brook 44, Cox 43

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by Mike Peter, Ffion Wynne & George Booth

  1. Eng 304-3

    Jordan Cox is the latest batter to be promoted above Joe Root.

    He opens up his account with a first-ball single to mid-off.

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    Duckett c Fernando b Malinga 167 (Eng 301-3)

    England's Ben Duckett walks off the pitch after losing his wicketReuters

    Another England batter falls scooping.

    Ben Duckett's fantastic innings comes to an end as he tries to dink Eshan Malinga over short fine leg.

    He doesn't quite get enough on the shot and Asitha Fernando takes the catch to the opener's career-best effort.

    His 167th and final run, a single to long-on, had brought up England 300 two balls before his dismissal.

  3. Eng 298-2

    A quieter over, with England's batters working Dasun Shanaka for four singles.

    Will Jacks takes a single out to long-on and is sent back by Ben Duckett when starting a second run.

    Had Shanaka positioned himself over the stumps then Jacks might have been in mild peril when the throw came in.

    Duckett's two singles in that over brought him level and then took him past his career-high score - he's now on 166 from 130 balls.

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    For all the criticism, Duckett has got three ODI tons since the start of the summer and was the only one who got a Test hundred.

    Joe

  5. Eng 294-2

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    Well Anna, should Ben Duckett see out this innings he is in with a chance of beating Harry Brook's 202 against Sri Lanka earlier in this series.

    He can't make a quicker 200 - he's scored 164 off 126 balls at the end of the over and Brook reached 200 off 114 deliveries.

    The overall ODI record is Rohit Sharma's 264, also against Sri Lanka, in 2014, while he'd need to equal Chris Gayle's 215 to make it into the top five in the chart.

    A 24th four for Duckett in this Asitha Fernando over, sending the ball out through mid-wicket.

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    200+ for Duckett and a new record? Just saying...

    Anna

  7. Eng 285-2

    The last of Dunith Wellalage's 10 overs - the spinner has had some decent appearances against England recently, but has gone for 0-75 today.

    Ben Duckett sweeps him through fine leg for four in this final outing.

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    Ben Duckett becomes just the third England ODI opener to register over 150 on two occasions, along with Andrew Strauss and Jason Roy.

  9. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    That was a nice ball to get first up. Will Jacks' balance is really good, and it was drifting in as well. He just stands up and eases it through mid-wicket with really nice timing.

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    150 for Ben Duckett

    Eng 277-2

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    Will Jacks is also promoted ahead of Joe Root and he gets off to a good start, timing a delivery on the legs from Asitha Fernando out to the mid-wicket ropes for four.

    Ben Duckett then moves to 151 off 188 balls, guiding the last ball of the over out to a deep mid-wicket fielder for two.

  11. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    A knee-high full toss took the pitch out of the equation, it may have cramped Harry Brook for room.

    Asitha Fernando has been the pick for me out of the Sri Lankan bowlers.

    He has got rid of someone who could have done extreme damage to Sri Lanka.

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    Brook c&b Fernando (Eng 270-2)

    England's Harry Brook walks off after loosing his wicketReuters

    Oh, where's that come from?

    Harry Brook guides Asitha Fernando for a four behind the keeper but is dismissed from the following ball.

    He attempts a ramp shot but sends the ball looping straight up in the air, with the bowler collecting the catch.

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    In the three games, England have shown they can both bat and bowl to the required level, we just haven't done both in the same game. We've got 6 players with <20 ODI caps, there's bound to be some inconsistency.

    MJT

    I'll say it again. We all know we should wait until both sides have had a bit of a bat before passing judgement, yeah?

    Max

  14. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Harry Brook has been the passenger, he is going well, but he has been starved of the strike in the last three to four overs.

  15. Eng 265-1

    Consecutive fours for Ben Duckett off Dunith Wellalage, swivelling to club the ball through mid-wicket and then flay it to the left of long-on.

    A single off the next ball brings up the century partnership off 70 balls.

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    Been saying for a long time that Brook should bat at three in Tests. Has the game without question and I believe will help with his already improving maturity & allows the likes of Cox, Bethell, Pope maybe to bat in middle order where they will be more productive.

    Teddy

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    The Sri Lanka seamers are persisting with bowling short at England here, but the batting side have been up to the task so far, scoring at 9.5 runs per over against anything short of a good length.

  18. Eng 252-1

    Ben Duckett brings up England's 250 with his 20th four, lifting Dilshan Madushanka's ball through backward point.

  19. Australia lead by 82 at lunch v SA

    The players have gone off for lunch on day three at Cape Town with Australia eight wickets down, their lead just ticking towards 100.

    All-rounder Cooper Connolly is tasked with shepherding the tail after South Africa took four wickets in the morning session.

    He has Nathan Lyon for company, and play will resume after the break in around half an hour's time.

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  20. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    England's openers set the tone. As soon as they got used to the pace of it, they put Sri Lanka to the sword.

    Some sloppy fielding from Sri Lanka, which is not how they have been operating in this tri-series so far.