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
Fernando c Banton b Dawson 1 (SL 331-9)
A second wicket in the over for Liam Dawson and his first four-wicket haul in ODI cricket!
New batter Asitha Fernando tries to slam the England spinner down the ground and Tom Banton runs behind the wicket from long-on, sliding over the on-field advertising to take the catch.
Dawson finishes with figures of 4-49 and England are one wicket away from a consolation win in this tri-series.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
That is the wicket England needed. Surely that will see them over the line now.
Rathnayake c Baker b Dawson 118 (SL 329-8)
Four and out - a huge wicket for Liam Dawson!
The England spinner removes centurion Pavan Rathnayake, who had swept the opening ball of the over past both Sam Curran and Will Jacks for a boundary at backward square.
Rathnayake pulls out the sweep to the following delivery and top-edges a catch to Sonny Baker at short fine leg.
Lucky it wasn't Jordan Cox who needed to take the catch, as he had no idea where the ball had gone.
England firmly in control now.
Need 62 from 36 balls
Well, Pavan Rathnayake is on strike now anyway, and he sends the next ball for four through backward point.
Just one further single off the rest of the over though, with new batter Eshan Malinga facing two balls.
The required run-rate leaps above 10 an over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Sam Curran didn't take the stumps!
If he had done, then Pavan Rathnayake would have been out because they didn't cross!
What was Curran waiting for? Rathnayake would have been out.
When a game is on a knife edge, those are the little mistakes as to why England have not been winning games of cricket.
Wellalage run out (Root/Curran) 1 (SL 320-7)
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's Dunith Wellalage who goes - he'd walked off anyway, but I'm sure England would have preferred Pavan Rathnayake.
Wellalage pushes to backward point, Rathnayake runs through even though his partner doesn't move.
The throw comes to Sam Curran and he strolls over to the stumps before finally taking off the bails.
The question is, had Curran broken the stumps earlier might he have removed Rathnayake instead?
We would have to had seen if Rathnayake had passed Wellalage at that point.
It's a wicket... but who's going?
Both Sri Lanka batters end up at the striker's end, with Sam Curran taking off the bails.
It's unclear which batter has gone here, the umpires are taking a look.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
Mistakes like that for England could be costly.
Gus Atkinson in the deep there sliding past the ball and it goes through him.
England have got to be on their A game here in the last seven overs of this game.
Need 67 from 42 balls
Dunith Wellalage comes in at eight and gets Pavan Rathnayake on strike with a single sent square from his second delivery.
Rathnayake cracks Henry Crocombe's final delivery to the ropes at cover point, where a sliding Gus Atkinson maybe should have done a bit better stopping the ball - that's four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
There is another twist! England wanted that wicket and they needed that wicket.
Henry Crocombe had to wait so long to be brought back into the attack.
He gets drilled for four, then picks up a wicket. Sahan Arachchige has to go.
I would put England as favourites now.
Arachchige c Brook b Crocombe 30 (SL 315-6)
Henry Crocombe is out from under that pump and in the wickets!
Sahan Arachchige goes for the big hit but can't clear Harry Brook at long-on, with the England skipper barely having to move.
A crucial breakthrough for England, ending a partnership of 57.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
We have all been waiting for Henry Crocombe to come back into the attack and nobody wanted him to start like that. He is under the pump now.
If England don't defend this, then there are some serious questions. We have given so many graces that they're learning and building.
Here's Henry Crocombe, thrown back into the attack for just his third over of the day.
Pavan Rathnayake slaps his first ball through the covers for four.
Sam Curran at the death this series:
Attempted yorker - 10 balls, 15 runs, 1 wicket, econ 9.0
Slot ball (3-6m) - 10 balls, 26 runs, 0 wkts, econ 15.60
SL 310-5, need 77 from 48 balls
Image source, Getty ImagesPavan Rathnayake takes a single to long-on, but is denied a second by Sahan Arachchige.
The junior member of the partnership is then befuddled by a slower ball out of the back of Sam Curran's hand, but gets Rathnayake on strike with a pulled single to mid-wicket.
Rathnayake turns the final ball of the over towards mid-on that takes him to his hundred in 70 deliveries.
His third ODI hundred, and all of them have come against England.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
It went fully into Sam Curran's hand, but then it came out. That would have been a remarkable catch.
Aatif Nawaz
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It goes back to Sam Curran. A catch chance and a run out chance, but he misses both. That feels like a big moment.
SL 307-5
Pavan Rathnayake almost departs short of his century!
The Sri Lanka batter whacks the ball at head height down the wicket and Sam Curran, mid-way through his follow-through, flings out his left hand but can't hold on.
The ball drops in front of the non-striker's stumps and Sahan Arachchige has to scramble back to his crease.
Curran steps round the ball to pick-up and throw with his left hand, when a kick might have had Arachchige in trouble.
The England seamer has a bit of treatment on the struck bowling hand, but is good to continue.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
I just can't get my head around the fact that Henry Crocombe has only bowled two overs, but he doesn't look to be injured.
How can Harry Brook have him in the side, but not trust him to bowl?
81 needed from 54 balls
Not a bad outing from Gus Atkinson.
Six runs from it and ends with a tasty yorker that Pavan Rathnayake can't get away - he goes into the next over on 98.
Sri Lanka need exactly nine runs an over from here.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Banton,bowled Shanaka Banton, bowled Shanaka | 74 | 75 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 111 | 98.67 |
Duckett,caught Asitha Fernando, bowled Malinga Duckett, caught Asitha Fernando, bowled Malinga | 167 | 132 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 192 | 126.52 |
Brook,caught and bowled Asitha Fernando Brook, caught and bowled Asitha Fernando | 44 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 129.41 |
Jacks,bowled Asitha Fernando Jacks, bowled Asitha Fernando | 30 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 142.86 |
Cox,caught Arachchige, bowled Madushanka Cox, caught Arachchige, bowled Madushanka | 43 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 159.26 |
Curran,not out Curran, not out | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 175.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 0, total 7 Extras, no balls 1, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 0, total 7 | |||||||
Total,386 for 5 50.0 overs Total,386 for 5 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asitha Fernando | 10.0 | 1 | 63 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.30 |
Madushanka | 9.0 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7.11 |
Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10.10 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7.50 |
Arachchige | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
Liyanage | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.50 |
Shanaka | 7.0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
163 for 1 (24.6 overs) | Banton |
270 for 2 (37.3 overs) | Brook |
301 for 3 (41.4 overs) | Duckett |
341 for 4 (45.2 overs) | Jacks |
386 for 5 (49.6 overs) | Cox |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamindu Mendis,bowled Baker Kamindu Mendis, bowled Baker | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 36.36 |
Avishka Fernando,caught Jacks, bowled Dawson Avishka Fernando, caught Jacks, bowled Dawson | 48 | 50 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 96.00 |
Kusal Mendis,caught Cox, bowled Root Kusal Mendis, caught Cox, bowled Root | 89 | 71 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 97 | 125.35 |
Rathnayake,caught Baker, bowled Dawson Rathnayake, caught Baker, bowled Dawson | 118 | 77 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 138 | 153.25 |
Shanaka,leg before wicket, bowled Dawson Shanaka, leg before wicket, bowled Dawson | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.36 |
Liyanage,caught Brook, bowled Baker Liyanage, caught Brook, bowled Baker | 27 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 158.82 |
Arachchige,caught Brook, bowled Crocombe Arachchige, caught Brook, bowled Crocombe | 30 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 125.00 |
Wellalage,run out Root Wellalage, run out Root | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.00 |
Malinga,bowled Curran Malinga, bowled Curran | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25.00 |
Asitha Fernando,caught Banton, bowled Dawson Asitha Fernando, caught Banton, bowled Dawson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 |
Madushanka,not out Madushanka, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 8 Extras, no balls 1, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 8 | |||||||
Total,331 all out 45.1 overs Total,331 all out 45.1 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atkinson | 9.0 | 1 | 63 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7.00 |
Baker | 9.0 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8.33 |
Curran | 7.1 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.13 |
Dawson | 10.0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.90 |
Crocombe | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9.00 |
Jacks | 3.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12.00 |
Root | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
13 for 1 (3.5 overs) | Kamindu Mendis |
97 for 2 (16.3 overs) | Avishka Fernando |
177 for 3 (26.2 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
186 for 4 (29.2 overs) | Shanaka |
258 for 5 (35.4 overs) | Liyanage |
315 for 6 (42.3 overs) | Arachchige |
320 for 7 (43.2 overs) | Wellalage |
329 for 8 (44.2 overs) | Rathnayake |
331 for 9 (44.6 overs) | Asitha Fernando |
331 for 10 (45.1 overs) | Malinga |