SL vs ENG: Second ODI – Live Updates from Premadasa Stadium

Welcome to live coverage of the second ODI between Sri Lanka and England at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo! The action gets underway at 9am GMT. England, reeling from a 19-run defeat in the first match, are looking to level the series. Stay tuned for ball-by-ball updates, analysis, and all the key moments.

Teams

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando

England: Rehan Ahmed, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid

Sri Lanka fields the same XI from the first match. England has one change, with Will Jacks replacing the injured Zak Crawley. Rehan Ahmed is set to open the batting.

Play Begins!

Charith Asalanka won the toss and Sri Lanka will bat first. England will face a trial by spin later in the innings. Jamie Overton will open the bowling for England, facing Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara.

1st Over: Sri Lanka 5-0 (Nissanka 4, Mishara 0)

Overton starts with a full and wide delivery that Nissanka capitalizes on, smashing a drive through the covers for four. Overton tightens up for the rest of the over, but a leg-side wide adds to the total. Five off the first over.

2nd Over: Sri Lanka 7-0 (Nissanka 4, Mishara 1)

Sam Curran enters the attack. He begins with a wide and then is too straight, flicked off the hip by Mishara for a single.

3rd Over: Sri Lanka 7-0 (Nissanka 4, Mishara 1)

A decent maiden from Overton, who beats a driving Mishara with a late-swinging delivery. The Colombo sun is blazing, promising a hot contest.

4th Over: Sri Lanka 12-0 (Nissanka 8, Mishara 1)

Curran struggles with his line, conceding a couple of twos through the off-side to Nissanka and sending down a leg-side wide.

5th Over: Sri Lanka 17-1 (Nissanka 8, Mendis 1)

Kusal Mendis, the key man for Sri Lanka, arrives at the crease. He punches a single into the covers to get off the mark. Mishara was dismissed, plinking a catch to Duckett in the covers.

6th Over: Sri Lanka 18-1 (Nissanka 8, Mendis 2)

Curran delivers five consecutive dot balls to Mendis, who finally breaks the shackles with a single through midwicket.

England will need to take early wickets and keep the target manageable. The series is on the line for Harry Brook’s side. For more in-depth cricket coverage, check out ESPNcricinfo.