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
With the dew factor paying a huge part in the second innings of this competition, short balls (8m+) have lost their effectiveness in the chases.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesI don't want to sound like a broken record dinosaur, but England are bowling with pace on, full of a length and not looking for yorkers.
The batters know where it is going to be and there is no change of pace and there is no bounce. It is so predictable at the moment from England.
This is how it stands with just 10 overs to go. Neck and neck.
Image source, CricvizNeed 87 from 60 balls
Sahan Arachchige slams Sonny Baker's second ball through point, but misses the following delivery, which scuds over his leg stump.
Hold on - replays show that touched the glove of Arachchige. England have missed the chance to review and dismiss the Sri Lanka batter for 23.
Pavan Rathnayake rubs salt in the wound by lifting the penultimate ball of the over through the covers for four, while a further single takes him to 96 and his side to 300.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
England are in a perilous position here.
Sahan Arachchige gets a thick outside edge off Gus Atkinson's delivery and it flies away for four.
Nine more runs come off the rest of the over.
Image source, CricvizSteven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I do think sometimes batting captains who have not experienced bowling before underestimate when to bring young bowlers into games.
Something Ben Stokes, as an all-rounder as captain, understood that a young guy playing his second game left to graze in the outfield, to then expect him to come in and nail his skills in the last 10 overs is a tough, tough ask.
Some curious bowling changes here.
A good over from Sonny Baker goes for just two runs - a couple of these and Sri Lanka's required run-rate will rise quite rapidly.
The England seamer strikes Sahan Arachchige on the pad with his final delivery as the Sri Lanka batter attempts a scoop shot down the leg side.
Baker appeals for the review but then asks Harry Brook and Jordan Cox if it was heading down leg, which they both seem to think it was.
No review taken - ball-tracking shows that was the right decision, it was an umpire's call strike on the leg stump.
Image source, CricvizSteven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, ReutersOn Joe Root bowling...
What does this say to Henry Crocombe?
Target 387
Joe Root re-enters the attack and concedes fours from his opening two deliveries, with Sahan Arachchige driving confidently past the cover fielder and then sending the ball fine.
Three more singles follow before Root finishes with a dot.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
In the modern day, that total is not that much at all, especially with Pavan Rathnayake 83 not out.
Sahan Arachchige comes in at number seven for Sri Lanka and he immediately takes two to square leg.
Baker's next ball is down the leg side and Jordan Cox can't hold on to it, conceding an extra run.
The follow-up delivery sees Pavan Rathnayake add two in the covers.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Well, wickets are wickets at this stage. It doesn't matter how they come.
For a second, when that came off the bat, he would have thought that was going for four.
That will peg Sri Lanka back a little bit more, but England are not out of the woods yet.
Liyanage c Brook b Baker 27 (SL 258-5)
Image source, ReutersA breakthrough for Sonny Baker!
The young seamer concedes fours from two of his first three balls with Pavan Rathnayake firing the ball through point and Janith Liyanage dropping into a semi-crouch to upper-cut to the boundary at third.
However Baker bags Liyanage from the next ball, with the Sri Lanka batter slapping the ball to Harry Brook at cover.
A partnership of 72 comes to an end as Liyanage departs for a 17-ball 27.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I like the attacking intent because wickets have to be the order of the day for England.
Stopping the runs is going to be really hard.
It is going to be a gamble. Henry Crocombe still has eight overs to bowl.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC Chief Cricket Commentator on Test Match Special
A good piece of work from Jordan Cox and it saved a run.
SL 249-4
Pavan Rathnayake's bat is just about grounded as the bails light up - he survives and will hope to press on from his current score of 76 runs from 52 balls.
Sonny Baker is coming back into the attack.
Pavan Rathnayake drops back and cracks Liam Dawson for four through mid-wicket.
Off the final ball of the over, the ball skews out towards a leg slip vicinity off Janith Liyanage's pad.
Wicketkeeper Jordan Cox drops a glove and hares after it, throwing down the non-striker's stumps with Pavan Rathnayake out of his ground.
The umpires will check if he has made it back ahead of Liam Dawson breaking the stumps.
Image source, CricvizSam Curran responds with two dot balls.
Janith Liyanage cuts the second hard, but can only find the point fielder.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on Test Match Special
There's another one from Sam Curran. Just not a clear plan from Curran. I know he has got the field set, but the ball just sits up so nicely.
| 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 |