13/10Result
2nd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Oct 13 2018
England won by 31 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Eoin Morgan
Eoin MorganEngland
13/10Result
2nd ODI, England tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Oct 13 2018
England won by 31 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Eoin Morgan
Eoin MorganEngland

END OF OVER:
50 | 11 Runs | ENG: 278/9 | RR: 5.56

  • Adil Rashid19 (15b)
  • Olly Stone9 (7b)
  • Thisara Perera7-0-37-1
  • Lasith Malinga10-1-44-5

1.30pm Right, we've got a game on here. Just the sort of challenge England need, to be frank. They are adept at winning with oodles of runs on the board, but less so when there's a middling total to defend. Looking forward to watching Olly Stone's first outing, among other things. Gnasher will be here for the resumption shortly.

1.24pm Well, that was breathless stuff. Thanks to Lasith Malinga's glorious performance. He has rightly claimed the ball as he leads his side off. But either side of his five-wicket wrecking job, England battled well on a tough deck - Joe Root and Eoin Morgan led the way, while Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid were vital at the end

"I try to do my best, whatever the situation is," says Malinga on Sky Sports. "I don't know how much career I have left for the country, but I am proud to play for Sri Lanka. I want to prove I am still the man. You never know [about the World Cup], I just do my best."

49.6
4
NLTC Perera to Rashid, FOUR, clobbered up and over the covers! Brilliant from Rashid, the man was in on the rope, so he placed it right behind him, to give England some valuable impetus in the latter stages of their innings. There's the value of depth in your batting ...

Hypocaust: "At 35 years 46 days, Lasith Malinga is the 4th oldest pace bowler to take 5-fer in men's ODIs, behind Richard Hadlee, Wasim Akram and Robin Singh.

49.5
4
NLTC Perera to Rashid, FOUR, finds the gap with an open face! Valuable runs late in the day, just enough width to free the arms
49.4
0
NLTC Perera to Rashid, no run, opens the face, drills to cover, can't pierce the field
49.3
0
NLTC Perera to Rashid, no run, trying all sorts there, looking to deflect over the keeper, but changing his mind and missing out entirely
49.2
2
NLTC Perera to Rashid, 2 runs, gives himself room and aims a wipe into the leg side, finds enough of a gap to rush back for two
49.1
1
NLTC Perera to Stone, 1 run, boshed on the up into the covers

ENG in SL 2018-19 News

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9WU TharangaN Dickwella
2nd7LD ChandimalN Dickwella
3rd4LD ChandimalMDKJ Perera
4th11MDKJ PereraMD Shanaka
5th43MDKJ PereraDM de Silva
6th66NLTC PereraDM de Silva