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England men · ODI · International series · 1st ODI
Result
England won by 5 wickets
Last checked 21 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to field
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | c MM Ali b CR Woakes | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 |
| MDKJ Perera | c SW Billings b DJ Willey | 73 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 90.1 |
| KIC Asalanka | c JE Root b DJ Willey | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MD Shanaka | c JM Bairstow b CR Woakes | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| PWH de Silva | c LS Livingstone b CR Woakes | 54 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 83.1 |
| D Lakshan | c JE Root b CR Woakes | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| RTM Mendis | lbw b MM Ali | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| C Karunaratne | not out | 19* | 33 | 0 | 1 | 57.6 |
| B Fernando | c MM Ali b DJ Willey | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| PVD Chameera | run out (SW Billings/SM Curran) | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.7 |
| P Jayawickrama | run out (SW Billings) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 9, w 7, nb 1) | 17 | ||||
| Total | 42.3 overs | 185 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (P Nissanka, 4.4 ov), 2-24 (KIC Asalanka, 5.5 ov), 3-46 (MD Shanaka, 8.1 ov), 4-145 (PWH de Silva, 28.4 ov), 5-149 (D Lakshan, 30.3 ov), 6-152 (RTM Mendis, 31.5 ov), 7-152 (MDKJ Perera, 32.2 ov), 8-160 (B Fernando, 36.1 ov), 9-170 (PVD Chameera, 40.2 ov), 10-185 (P Jayawickrama, 42.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woakes | 10 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1.80 | 2 | 0 |
| David Willey | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2.71 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 7.3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Adil Rashid | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Moeen Ali | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Bairstow | b B Fernando | 43 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 204.8 |
| Liam Livingstone | c PVD Chameera b C Karunaratne | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 75.0 |
| Joe Root | not out | 79* | 87 | 4 | 0 | 90.8 |
| Eoin Morgan | c MDKJ Perera b PVD Chameera | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.3 |
| Sam Billings | c PWH de Silva b PVD Chameera | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Moeen Ali | b PVD Chameera | 28 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 49.1 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 9* | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 5, nb 2) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 34.5 overs | 189/5 | ||||
Did not bat: CR Woakes, DJ Willey, AU Rashid, MA Wood
Fall of wickets: 1-54 (LS Livingstone, 4.5 ov), 2-59 (JM Bairstow, 5.6 ov), 3-74 (EJG Morgan, 9.5 ov), 4-80 (SW Billings, 11.5 ov), 5-171 (MM Ali, 31.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD Chameera | 8 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| B Fernando | 9.5 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5.08 | 3 | 1 |
| C Karunaratne | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 5.57 | 1 | 1 |
| PWH de Silva | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 |
| D Lakshan | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| P Jayawickrama | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: Chris Woakes · Umpires: MA Gough, RT Robinson · TV umpire: RA Kettleborough · Match referee: BC Broad. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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