- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.2 full and fast, a foolishly pre-ordained swipe across the line, as if expecting something shorter, but Plunkett's extra zip is onto him before he can get his shot in order. The ball spirals into the sky, plops into Jos Buttler's gloves behind the stumps, and that is a handy breakthrough! 32/20.5 attempted leave, fat inside-edge, back goes off stump! Very cagey from Danushka, half forward, tentatively combatting the swing but so much indecision in the space of 22 yards! 3/121.2 short ball, Mendis takes it on... and sends it sailing straight into the grateful hands of deep square leg! He deserved the praise for a composed fifty but that was a little bit daft from Mendis, trying to shift the scoring rate on but holing out rather tamely in doing so 88/335.5 very full, too straight to work to leg with a cross-batted wipe. Chris Jordan steadies himself at third man and that was never going to be dropped! Understandable ambition from Chandimal but he picked the wrong shot for the wrong ball 168/443.1 smashed across the line as Jordan drops back of a length, a steepling top-edge, and Buttler makes good ground on the leg side to snaffle a vital chance! 209/636.5 flipped off the pads, high and hideous to Jonny Bairstow at deep midwicket. The intent was fine, but he got right underneath the shot and Plunkett has another key breakthrough. He's made a big impact today in his three spells. 171/548.6 bowled him! Line and length, nipping off the deck, trimming the bails on the top of middle stump and Thranga has a wipe across the line and connects with thin air! 242/944.6 turns sharply, and deflected to short third man. No run remotely possible there, but this is excruciatingly tight as Shanaka is sent back, quite rightly, by Tharanga. Buttler whips off the bails and there is a solitary frame in this decision. And after a long deliberation, Bruce Oxenford says out! In all honesty, I'm not convinced the bail was entirely out of its groove, but it's a total judgement call when things get that tight. And the worst bit of judgement was the attempted run in the first place! 215/748.5 short but not that short, pulled ambitiously through the leg-side, Root and Bairstow circle beneath it, Bairstow makes the call, guzzles the chance, and Sri Lanka's faltering charge falters once more 242/8Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL248/9 (50 Overs, RR: 4.96)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 0.5 ov), 2-32 (Kusal Perera, 8.2 ov), 3-88 (Kusal Mendis, 21.2 ov), 4-168 (Dinesh Chandimal, 35.5 ov), 5-171 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 36.5 ov), 6-209 (Angelo Mathews, 43.1 ov), 7-215 (Dasun Shanaka, 44.6 ov), 8-242 (Farveez Maharoof, 48.5 ov), 9-242 (Upul Tharanga, 48.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DJ Willey 10 0 55 1 5.50 23 3 1 1 0 CR Woakes 10 1 34 3 3.40 37 1 0 1 0 LE Plunkett 10 0 46 3 4.60 35 3 1 1 0 CJ Jordan 10 0 49 1 4.90 27 2 1 2 0 AU Rashid 10 0 60 0 6.00 23 6 0 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 back of a length, Hales plays away from his body - and nicks to the keeper! Big, thick deflection, the ball skidding on, Hales trying to force off the back foot. From an unbeaten hundred to a golden duck in the space of two days! SL have the early breakthrough they needed 1/1Extras0TOTAL16/1 (4 Overs, RR: 4)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alex Hales, 0.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB RAS Lakmal 2 0 8 1 4.00 8 1 0 0 0 AD Mathews 2 0 8 0 4.00 6 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Series result
England led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, First Session 10.30-14.00, Interval 14.00-14.45, Second Session 14.45-18.15
Match days
26 June 2016 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 152 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 65/2 in 17.0 overs (BKG Mendis 39, LD Chandimal 14)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 61 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (BKG Mendis 30, LD Chandimal 19, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 24.2 overs (146 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (LD Chandimal 23, AD Mathews 29, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 32.1 overs (193 balls), Extras 4
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 65 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 165/3 in 35.0 overs (LD Chandimal 61, AD Mathews 37)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 62 runs, 4 wickets)
- AD Mathews: 50 off 61 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 41.4 overs (250 balls), Extras 6
- Over 47.3: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RT Robinson, Batsman - MF Maharoof (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 248/9 in 50.0 overs (RAS Lakmal 3, N Pradeep 2)
- Rain: England - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory)
- Rain: England - 16/1 in 4.0 overs (JJ Roy 5, JE Root 11)
Match Coverage
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iam Plunkett has been advised to bring more variety to his one-day game but he has returned to form with the belief that raw pace is the way to go
Plunkett's ten-year half-century, and Hales' return to earth
Plays of the day from the third ODI of the series between England and Sri Lanka
England restrict subdued SL before washout
Fifties to Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews were the sparks in a Sri Lanka score of 248 for 9, but gloom ultimately defined the day, after rain washed out play four overs into th
Rashid feels he is winning the mental battle
Adil Rashid believes he is becoming a mentally stronger bowler after a year back in the England white-ball sides and continues to pick the brains of Shane Warne over the art of legspin