Welcome to the highlights of England vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI - 2026 Sri Lanka tour of England 3-match ODI series - The first One-Day International cricket match between England and Sri Lanka was played at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on September 22, 2026.
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| Will Jacks dismissed Kusal Mendis as Sri Lanka's challenge faded © Stu Forster/Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Captain Harry Brook's half-century and All-rounder Will Jacks' unbeaten 46 with his maiden five-wicket haul gives England to a comfortable 89-runs, despite Sachindu Colombage's impressive debut three-for and England take a 1-0 lead in the first ODI.
Match Stats:
- England's 265 was their 12th highest score against Sri Lanka at their home venue in one-day international and It is their sixth highest total at Chester-le-Street in ODIs.
- Will Jacks' 5 for 22 was the tenth best bowling figures for England in one-day international and the second best-bowling-figures by an England bowler against Sri Lanka in ODIs after Chris Woakes' 6 for 47 at Pallekele in 2014.
- Will Jacks became the sixth England bowler to take a five-wicket against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Sri Lanka's 176 was their 12th lowest score in a completed innings against England in one-day international and It is their lowest total at Chester-le-Street in ODIs, previous lowest was 185 also against England in 2021.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
England bowled out for 265 in 48.1 overs with top scorer by Harry Brook cracked a 67 off 69-balls including 7-fours.
Will Jacks hit a unbeaten 46 off 47-balls including 5-fours, Joe Root struck 44 off 52-balls included five-fours.
Ben Duckett blasted a 32 off 29-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 110.34 and Jos Buttler cracked a 31 off 33-balls contained 2-fours.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Debutant Sachindu Colombage - who picked up 3-wickets for 44-runs on his debut ODI match, Asitha Fernando captured 3-wickets, Dilshan Madushanka, Dunith Wellalage and Dushmantha Chameera each took one-wickets.
Sri Lanka bundled out for 176 in 37 overs with top scorer by Dunith Wellalage blasted a 45 off 36-balls including 5-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 125.
Kusal Mendis cracked a 42 off 60-balls including 4-fours and Pathum Nissanka struck 27 off 37-balls included 4-fours.
England best bowler by Will Jacks 5-22, Jamie Overton captured two-wickets, Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue and Rehan Ahmed each took one-wickets.
Will Jacks named Player of the match for his all-round performance to claimed a career-best 5-wicket haul for 22-runs in 7-overs with economy rate of 3.14.
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