| First one-day worldwide, Emirates Riverside: |
| Sri Lanka 185 (42.3 overs): Perera 73, Hasaranga 54; Woakes 4-18, Willey 3-44 |
| England 189-5 (34.5 overs): Root 79*; Chameera 3-60 |
| England win by 5 wickets; lead sequence 1-0 |
| Scorecard |
Joe Root led England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the first one-day worldwide in Chester-le-Road.
Chasing simply 186, the hosts wobbled at 80-4 within the twelfth over however Root’s unbeaten 79 from 87 balls noticed them win with 15.1 overs to spare.
He and Moeen Ali calmed any nerves with a stand of 91 and when the latter was out for 28 the win was all-but assured.
Sri Lanka dropped Moeen first ball and put in one other dismal batting effort – bowled out in 42.3 overs.
Captain Kusal Perera scored 73 from 81 balls and Wanindu Hasaranga a 65-ball 54 however just one different batter made double figures.
Chris Woakes took an impeccable 4-18 and David Willey 3-44, whereas there have been additionally two run-outs and a raft of sentimental dismissals in a Sri Lanka batting line-up weakened by three gamers being despatched house for breaching Covid-19 protocols on Monday.
England, complete winners in final week’s Twenty20 sequence, now lead the three-match sequence 1-0.
The perimeters meet once more within the second ODI on Thursday at The Oval earlier than the ultimate match in Bristol on Sunday.
England too good once more
England started their chase with Bairstow racing to 43 from 21 balls, at which level it seemed as if a win may very well be accomplished in fast time.
After seeing his opening companion Liam Livingstone miscue to long-on, Bairstow then performed on and, when captain Eoin Morgan and Sam Billings adopted inside six overs, Sri Lanka had an outdoor probability of an unlikely win.
Had wicketkeeper Perera clung on low to his left to dismiss Moeen for a duck issues could have been totally different.
Finally Root, himself reprieved on 36 when a far more durable probability at fantastic leg was put down by Dushmantha Chameera, nudged England to a straightforward victory astutely.
Woakes stars as Sri Lanka batting woes proceed
Sri Lanka have been dismissed for his or her fourth lowest whole within the third T20 on Saturday and this batting effort was little higher. The stand of 99 between Perera and Hasaranga saved them from related embarrassment.
Woakes bowled 5 maidens in his 10 overs of exemplary line and size, and bowled a superb away-swinger to have Dasun Shanaka caught behind.
However he was additionally helped by extra unfastened batting – opener Pathum Nissanka a kind of culpable, caught at mid-wicket toe-ending a pull shot.
Debutants Charith Asalanka and Dhananjaya Lakshan made 0 and two respectively and, after Hasaranga was caught top-edging a pull to deep square-leg off Woakes, Sri Lanka misplaced their subsequent 4 wickets for seven runs.
There was nonetheless time for a comical run out, with Chameera dismissed after ending up on the identical finish as Binura Fernando.
The ultimate wicket, a superb direct-hit run out by Billings from the sting of the 30-yard circle, summed up the distinction between the 2 sides.
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