- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.3 gottim - chipped to mid-off running back! Out the back of the hand, Dickwella foxed as he goes up and over, doesn't manage to clear Woakes on the turn, though it's taken at the second attempt. England have their breakthrough, after an impish little knock from Dickwella 57/112.2 oh dear... he's top-edged a full toss to square leg! Village all round, a dipping full toss from Rashid but Samarawickrama has only succeeded in flubbing it to the man on the edge of the ring, a good catch from Woakes with the ball dropping over his shoulder. Not a bad innings from Samarawickrama but he had got rather stuck 94/36.2 slips in the googly, sneaks through to clip off stump! Big old barn door from Mendis, driving away from his body, and he's gone for a golden duck. He hangs around while the umpires confirm that Buttler's gloves had nothing to do with the dismissal, but the replays are clear 59/220.4 gone, scooped awkwardly to short fine leg! Chandimal picks himself up, dusts himself off and walks from the field, the latest to be done by Curran's slower ball. A slightly bedraggled knock, on a very bedraggled day, but Sri Lanka do at least have a chance 150/812.3 another first-baller! Thisara goes straight for the big shot but it's slogged straight up, and well taken on the run at long-on! Roy was the fielder, giving Rashid a third. Boom and bust for Thisara 94/416.1 strikes immediately, the slower ball plinked to mid-on! More back-of-the-hand legerdemain from Curran, and Dhananjaya isn't up to it, swings a hasty blow to the leg side but can only loop it up to the man on the edge of the ring 110/518.6 bowled 'im, the googly does it again! Shanaka's cameo wallop comes to an end, he was aiming down the ground again but played all around this one, bowled neck and crop as Rashid finishes with a four-for 138/619.5 full toss outside off, sliced through backward point... and he's going to be in trouble trying to come back for two! Dananjaya is run out but a yard or two, good arm from Bairstow, SL lose their seventh wicket 146/720.6 finishes with a back-of-the-hand slowie, another unsuccessful swipe from Aponso... Buttler misses with an underarm at the stumps, as Malinga charges down, but Curran grabs it and hits at the non-striker's end to effect the run-out! Excellent final over from Curran, just three runs conceded 150/9Extras12 (b 2, lb 7, w 3)TOTAL150/9 (21 Overs, RR: 7.14)Did not bat: N PradeepFall of wickets: 1-57 (Niroshan Dickwella, 5.3 ov), 2-59 (Kusal Mendis, 6.2 ov), 3-94 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 12.2 ov), 4-94 (Thisara Perera, 12.3 ov), 5-110 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 16.1 ov), 6-138 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.6 ov), 7-146 (Akila Dananjaya, 19.5 ov), 8-150 (Dinesh Chandimal, 20.4 ov), 9-150 (Amila Aponso, 20.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.6 huge appeal, but there's no bat on that sweep as the ball slides down the leg side... but hang on, there's a review for lbw... seems optimistic! But hang on for a second time, it hit the back leg ... and it is hitting the leg stump! Fair play Dickwella, he was adamant! 80/31.2 spanked to mid-off! A bonus wicket for Sri Lanka, Aponso was in the attack to target Roy's perceived frailty, but instead it's YJB with a loose wristy dink into Perera's bread-basket! 18/13.5 bowled him! Root is suckered by the slider! Perhaps got too loose with the front-foot push, it would have been lbw had it not cannoned into the middle stump. England are two-down and making harder work of this than their run-rate implies... 34/2Extras7 (lb 2, w 5)TOTAL153/3 (18.3 Overs, RR: 8.27)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Jonny Bairstow, 1.2 ov), 2-34 (Joe Root, 3.5 ov), 3-80 (Jason Roy, 8.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 4 0 39 0 9.75 9 4 1 3 0 MA Aponso 3.3 0 27 2 7.71 9 3 1 0 0 A Dananjaya 4 0 33 1 8.25 7 2 1 2 0 DM de Silva 4 0 23 0 5.75 8 1 0 0 0 N Pradeep 2 0 21 0 10.50 2 2 1 0 0 NLTC Perera 1 0 8 0 8.00 2 1 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number
Season
Match days
17 October 2018 - day/night match (50-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 0 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 4.1 - 17.0 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 5 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (N Dickwella 34, S Samarawickrama 16, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 11
- Powerplay 3: Overs 17.1 - 21.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 4 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 20.2 overs (122 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 150/9 in 21.0 overs (SL Malinga 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 4.0 (Mandatory - 35 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 4.1 - 17.0 (Mandatory - 98 runs, 1 wicket)
- England: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 3
- Over 8.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - Aleem Dar, Batsman - JJ Roy (Upheld)
- England: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (EJG Morgan 20, BA Stokes 28, Ex 2)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 17.1 - 21.0 (Mandatory - 20 runs, 0 wicket)
- EJG Morgan: 50 off 45 balls (6 x 4)
- England: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 7
Match Coverage
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Replacement named after incumbent is ruled out of series with a quad strain
Eoin Morgan guides chase in shortened game as England go 2-0 up
England have taken a 2-0 series lead over Sri Lanka after victory in another rain-affected match in Pallekele
'You can't win a 21-over match with 150 on the board' - Niroshan Dickwella
Sri Lanka's big hitter admits he's falling short of his potential at the top of the order
Tom Curran's comeback puts brothers back on course for all-format dominance
With Sam now a fixture in England's Test set-up, the time is drawing nigh when both Currans take the field together
Moeen Ali ready to rush his bowling, but not his thinking, as more rain looms in third ODI
England's spinners had to beat the rain in the second ODI, and more of the same may be required at Pallekele