Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs England 1st ODI 2026 - England tour of Sri Lanka 3-match one-day international series of the 1st ODI match played between England and Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 22nd January 2026.
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| Dunith Wellalage dismissed Jacob Bethell as Sri Lanka closed in © AFP/Getty Images |
Kusal Mendis' unbeaten 93, Dunith Wellalage's all-round display and Spinners shine as Sri Lanka hard-fought 19-run victory over England, despite a late assault from Jamie Overton's 17-ball 34 and Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the first ODI.
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Sri Lanka scored 271-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Kusal Mendis cracked a unbeaten 93 off 117-balls including 11-fours.
Janith Liyanage struck 46 off 53-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes, Kamil Mishara cracked a 27 off 37-balls included 2-fours & a six.
Dunith Wellalage blasted a unbeaten 25 off 12-balls, Pathum Nissanka scored 21 off 30-balls included 2-fours and Charith Asalanka scored 17 off 16-balls contained two-fours.
England best bowler by Adil Rashid picked up 3-wickets for 44-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 4.40, Liam Dawson, Sam Curran and Rehan Ahmed each took one-wickets.
England bowled out for 252 in 49.2 overs with top scorer by Ben Duckett struck 62 off 76-balls including 5-fours & a six.
Joe Root cracked a 61 off 90-balls including 5-fours, Jamie Overton hammered a 34 off 17-balls included 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 200.
Rehan Ahmed struck 27 off 21-balls including 5-fours, Jos Buttler hit 19 off 20-balls included a six and Jacob Bethell scored 15 off 33-balls contained a four.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Pramod Madushan picked up 3-wickets for 39-runs in 5.2-overs, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dunith Wellalage both captured 2-wickets, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka and Asitha Fernando each took one-wickets.
Dunith Wellalage named Player of the match for his all-round performance to took 2-wickets for 41-runs in 10-overs and take three catches after scoring a unbeaten 25 off facing 12-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 208.33.
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