Sri Lanka vs England, ODI Tri-Series, Live Updates: Sri Lanka captain Dilshan Madushanka won the toss and opted to bowl against England in the ODI Tri-Series match on Thursday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. England, who last won a one-day international in Pakistan in 2005, lost their first three games in this tri-series and are already out of contention for Saturday’s final. Last week, England captain Harry Brook ‘s fastest-ever ODI double-century wasn’t enough to stop Sri Lanka from successfully chasing down the second highest-ever total of 430 runs in the 50-over format. ( Live Scorecard )
Sri Lanka vs England, ODI Tri-Series, Live Updates: Sri Lanka captain Dilshan Madushanka won the toss and opted to bowl against England in the ODI Tri-Series match on Thursday at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Sahan Arachchige is introduced into the attack, replacing Dilshan Madushanka. FOUR! Up and over! Tossed up outside off, Banton decides to step down the track and hammers it flat ovr extra cover for a boundary. Floated up on the stumps, Tom Banton backs away a bit and drags the lofted shot back over the bowler’s head for just a single. No timing on that. Pushed through quicker now, and around off. Banton rocks back and forces it out to covers. A tad shorter now, straighter too, and Duckett hops back to tuck it through mid-wicket for a run. Nagging length around off, Duckett hangs back and stabs it down to extra cover. Drifted in on middle, Banton stands tall and punches it with a vertical bat to long off for another single. Good length on the pads, worked away square through the on side for a single. Flatter delivery, on a length and on off. Banton camps back and pushes it back to the bowler. Held back a bit and then pushed through flatter at the stumps, Banton opts to rock back and jams it out to extra cover. Fractionally shorter, angled into the legs. Duckett wrists it away through square leg and turns the strike over. Banton goes back and across, shovelling it down to wide long on for a run. Floated up around off, not all that full and this is punched down to long off for one more. It’s all too easy at the moment for the English openers. A nicely flighted delivery to begin with. This is full and straight, and Banton hits it down to long on for a single. Flatter one on a length, punched away from the crease and down to long off for one more. Wellalage drops the length short around off, Banton backs away and smacks it down through extra cover for a run. Tossed up again, full and drifted into middle and leg. Banton clips it away to mid on. Tossed up, full and on middle, Duckett eases it along the carpet and down to long on for a single.
1 run, played towards mid off. 1 run, the batter comes forward and plays an off drive for a run. Slower at just 80.6 kph, on a nagging length and drifted in from outside off.
