Region
England
Test Series
The Hundred
One Day Internationals
Twenty20 Internationals
Over 58. 4 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 205/5(rr 3.53)
57.2
4
Jayasuriya to J Root
Four runs. FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Fittingly, Joe Root hits the winning runs. England win by five wickets and take the lead in the series 1-0. Root played the anchor role for the hosts, getting them through some difficult passages to chase down the target. The Sri Lankan bowlers tried their best but couldn't restrict the hosts to under 205. Jamie Smith is the Player of the Match for his maiden hundred and 150 runs across the two innings. Join us at Lord's for the second match starting on Thursday.
57.1
0
Jayasuriya to J Root
Dot ball. Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
End of over. Over 57. 2 runs. Bowler: Milan Rathnayake. England: 201/5(rr 3.53)
56.6
1
Rathnayake to J Root
One run. Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
56.5
0
Rathnayake to J Root
Dot ball. Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot reverse sweeping, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
56.4
0
Rathnayake to J Root
Dot ball. Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
56.3
0
Rathnayake to J Root
Dot ball. Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump down the track working, leading edge to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by de Silva.
56.2
0
Rathnayake to J Root
Dot ball. APPEAL! Milan Rathnayake to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Fernando, appeal made for L.B.W. It's a close call, but Root stands there.
56.1
1
Rathnayake to C Woakes
One run. Milan Rathnayake to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
End of over. Over 56. 4 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. England: 199/5(rr 3.55)
55.6
0
Jayasuriya to J Root
Dot ball. Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
55.5
2
Jayasuriya to J Root
Two runs. Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Fernando.
55.4
1
Jayasuriya to C Woakes
One run. Prabath Jayasuriya to Chris Woakes. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.
55.3
1
Jayasuriya to J Root
One run. Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run.
55.2
0
Jayasuriya to J Root
Dot ball. Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
55.1
0
Jayasuriya to J Root
Dot ball. Prabath Jayasuriya to Joe Root. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
End of over. Over 55. 1 run. Bowler: Asitha Fernando. England: 195/5(rr 3.55)
54.6
0
Fernando to C Woakes
Dot ball. APPEAL! Asitha Fernando to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Mendis, appeal made for Caught. Paul Reiffel's decision is the correct one.
54.5
1
Fernando to J Root
One run. Asitha Fernando to Joe Root. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
