• BATSMEN
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    5.1 huge appeal, swinging into the legs, and England review! It was back of a length and curling late from a middle-and-leg line... clipping maybe? Nope, hitting leg stump flush! Excellent roll of the dice from Willey, and a whoop of acclaim from the fielders. 29/2
    2.2 flat-footed slash, under-edged into the timbers! Fuller length from Woakes, a hint of width to lure the expansive wipe. No footwork, and that has pinged the leg stump to dent Sri Lanka's early intent 19/1
    7.3 big booming drive, and a thudding catch into Bairstow's gloves! This time the ball doesn't swing, it's pushed across the right-hander, a big juicy carrot of a delivery, and a big juicy edge. Bairstow flings himself in front of first slip and it's all the threes for Sri Lanka 33/3
    8.5 banged in short, another sucker-pull to fine leg! That's just terrible from Sri Lanka. The first bouncer of Woakes' day, and he's completely done for Dhananjaya, who was the one man to play the short ball well at The Oval. Short, straight, kept getting big on him as he helicoptered into a desperate wipe off the eyebrows, and Rashid barely had to move on the edge of the rope 42/4
    14.1 catching practice to mid-off! Deary me, no need for that. An over-ambitious pummel off the front foot, nowhere near the pitch, a looping toe-ended drive to Woakes, and Sri Lanka's revival hasn't lasted long 63/5
    20.4 Hasaranga holes out again! Third time in a row this series, the short ball swatted to a leg-side catcher! Curran gets the second wicket of a diligent spell, though this was a bit of a gift. Dug in short, Hasa's eyes light up, but he can only spoon it to the man trotting in from the rope at deep square 87/6
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    122
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    73.84
    29.2 foxed by the slower ball scrambled seam and Bairstow grabs the edge one-handed! Maybe just held up in the pitch and nipped away, Karunaratne was done pushing forward, and a looping nick went to the keeper's right, probably wouldn't have carried to slip... but YJB threw himself across to bag it. Third wicket for TeeCee, turning into a good day for him 116/7
    31.5 big old yahoo and Curran has four! Stand-and-deliver swipe from Binura, but he only presents his wicket gift-wrapped via a thin nick through to the keeper! SL eight down and tottering 124/8
    38.2 huge appeal from Bairstow for the stumping! He's convinced he's got it. Big legbreak from Rashid, a wafty drive, and almost a last-minute decision to whack off the bails as Chameera's toe strayed. There certainly doesn't seem to be much behind the line. A stud at best. And yep, the umpire is happy that the line belongs to the keeper! 152/9
    41.1 very full, dipping into the toes, clipped to deep midwicket... and it's a hopeless run out! Both men are parked at the non-striker's end as the shy comes in. Curran gathers, lobs to Bairstow. Off come the bails, and that is the end of that! Fernando wanted to get his partner back on strike, but Billings was the fielder so Shanaka rightly respected his arm... his team-mate just kept coming regardless. And that's just a bit village. 166/10
    Extras
    13 (b 1, lb 1, w 11)
    TOTAL
    166 all out (41.1 Overs, RR: 4.03)
    Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Kusal Perera, 2.2 ov), 2-29 (Avishka Fernando, 5.1 ov), 3-33 (Pathum Nissanka, 7.3 ov), 4-42 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 8.5 ov), 5-63 (Oshada Fernando, 14.1 ov), 6-87 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 20.4 ov), 7-116 (Chamika Karunaratne, 29.2 ov), 8-124 (Binura Fernando, 31.5 ov), 9-152 (Dushmantha Chameera, 38.2 ov), 10-166 (Asitha Fernando, 41.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    CR Woakes1032822.80463010
    DJ Willey703625.14263060
    SM Curran6.113004.86202120
    TK Curran1003543.50351000
    AU Rashid803514.37332220

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to field first

Player Of The Series

Series result

England won the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, First Session 11.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-15.15, Second Session 15.15-18.45

Match days

4 July 2021 (50-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

England 5, Sri Lanka 5

Match Notes

Sri Lanka 1st innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st19MDKJ PereraWIA Fernando
2nd10WIA FernandoP Nissanka
3rd4DM de SilvaP Nissanka
4th9BOP FernandoDM de Silva
5th21BOP FernandoPW Hasaranga
6th24MD ShanakaPW Hasaranga
7th29MD ShanakaC Karunaratne
8th8MD ShanakaB Fernando
9th28MD ShanakaPVD Chameera
10th14MD ShanakaAM Fernando