Sri Lanka VS England Match ball by ball Commentary
LIVE
ENG247/1
—SL
Sri Lanka elected to field
ICC ODI Team's Ranking
| RANK | COUNTRY | POINTS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 4122 | 115 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3809 | 109 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3547 | 104 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3693 | 103 |
| 5 | Australia | 3568 | 102 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 4050 | 96 |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 2926 | 94 |
| 8 | England | 3384 | 91 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 3304 | 81 |
| 10 | West Indies | 2924 | 79 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 1315 | 63 |
| 12 | Ireland | 862 | 45 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1446 | 45 |
| 14 | Scotland | 1260 | 45 |
| 15 | USA | 1228 | 41 |
| 16 | Namibia | 1039 | 36 |
| 17 | Nepal | 1108 | 30 |
| 18 | Oman | 625 | 22 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 427 | 14 |
| 20 | Canada | 307 | 12 |
No run, that is flicked away but straight to the fielder.
Another short-pitched delivery, dug in well short and around off. Duckett has to reach for it and toe-ends it down through wide mid on for a single. England are 247/1, and there are 15 more overs to go.
FOUR! Sri Lanka just aren't learning their lesson here. A slower bumper around leg, Ben Duckett moves inside the line and helps the pull down to long leg for another boundary.
One more as Brook shanks the slower full toss on the pads to deep backward square leg.
Full on middle and leg, driven away through wide mid on for a single.
FOUR! Oh, that's cheeky from Duckett. Duckett is early to shuffle to the off side and Malinga tries to bowl a full one on leg, but ends up serving a full toss. The ball dips late but Duckett adjusts and ramps it down to fine leg for a boundary.
A juicy full toss on leg stump, Duckett gets cramped for room but manages to swat it away to deep square leg for a couple of runs.
Another productive over for England and they have smashed 40 runs in the last 18 balls, attacking from both ends now. Right, 34 overs have been bowled. Sri Lanka have picked one of the two balls to carry on till the end of the innings. Eshan Malinga continues.
Fuller one on middle, sliding back in. Duckett walks ahead and flicks it down to deep backward square leg for a run.
FOUR! Another one-handed blow, and this one just falls short of the ropes. Slower one, short and around off. Duckett is early into the swing but manages to get good power behind it, and the ball bounces over the ropes at deep mid-wicket.