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📅 Series: England Tour of Sri Lanka 2026
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Watch the thrilling highlights of the 3rd ODI match between Sri Lanka and England (2026) 🏏🔥
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👉 Don’t miss the best sixes, wickets, and game-changing overs from this high-intensity encounter.
Match Details:
🏏 Match: Sri Lanka vs England – 3rd ODI
📅 Series: England Tour of Sri Lanka 2026
🎥 Format: One Day International (ODI)
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00:00England versus Sri Lanka. It's the third ODI at the R. Premadasa International Stadium and we're playing for the Dumbo Cup.
00:09And as I said, it is one-all and all to play for both teams and so much at stake.
00:15England, Sri Lanka head-to-head 39-38 and Sri Lanka has generally had a very good record at home and they'll want to maintain it.
00:24But how about England? They've just overcome that drought by winning that second game by five wickets.
00:30So they lost 11 games right throughout, won that game. Surprises, absolutely no surprises.
00:36Let's take a look. There was one change.
00:39Madasa is ready and waiting to see.
00:45But we are...
00:49First ball from Asit Fernando is straight, good lengths.
00:53...when it really matters.
00:56Now that one has found the gap. This time the dive isn't close enough to the ball.
01:01First runs, first boundary. Very, very nicely timed indeed by Rehan Ahmed.
01:07David, he can bat. That's a quality shot.
01:12Batted down the order, just moved up and you get the impression he is a pinch hitter.
01:17Pinch hitters were used, but look at this.
01:19His positioning is so good and full face of the bat.
01:25Well, he has been working very hard.
01:28His county colleagues at Leicestershire will tell you that he's been up the top of the order at number three.
01:34There are thereabouts for the entire English summer, or might be.
01:39Yes!
01:40Jan Hart again, and this time he's miscued it straight to the man.
01:44And that is that for Ben Dukit today.
01:48Trying to force the pace, not timing it, not controlling it.
01:53And Spin has struck the first time within five balls.
01:56He's faced 17 balls, Ben Dukit.
02:00Played quite a few shots, but his timing was never there.
02:03Dananjay De Silva, hanging it out there.
02:07It's not a spinner who'll scare you or give you those sleepless nights.
02:13If any spinner does give you, but he's clever.
02:16He's clever.
02:18He'll make it hard.
02:21He's got the breakthrough for Sri Lanka.
02:23Dukit's gone for seven, 19 for one.
02:27Slow start, 19 for one.
02:29One ball short now, the seventh over.
02:31Looping at you or coming at you quickly.
02:36He doesn't find the gap.
02:37Oh, he does!
02:38For a moment, I thought he won't.
02:41He just taken 46 balls to get a boundary.
02:44But eventually, that was thrown up by Dananjay.
02:47For a moment, I thought that Mani Duhasa Ranga might get there.
02:51But they didn't.
02:53It was a four.
02:57Rayan Ahmed's been waiting for this for a few overs now.
03:00Just something with a bit above the eye line.
03:02A little bit wider as well.
03:03Fantastic shot from Rian Ahmed.
03:06Again, Dananjay just throwing the ball up.
03:09It's into England's makeshift opener.
03:12Could we call him a makeshift opener?
03:13And he's gone.
03:14It's gone more of an outswing it.
03:19Beautiful shot from Rian Ahmed.
03:21He come down the wicked earl.
03:22He got himself in a position to hold his...
03:27Hold himself.
03:29Come to that, man.
03:30A little chip by Joe Root.
03:33He's doing it so easily.
03:34They've got a big over here.
03:35They've got 16 off that over.
03:36It's 37.
03:37Oh, it.
03:38Bowling slower.
03:39This is that last boundary.
03:40Armin beautifully done.
03:41Just look at the way he chips it.
03:42Yeah, but I think,
03:43to put into sort of context of that,
03:45he's gone for the reverse sweep
03:47with the ball pierced on the ball.
03:49Ranga.
03:50Took a break in the first two games.
03:51He was rested.
03:52But what a record.
03:53Almost one and a half times.
03:54One point.
03:55All that time.
03:56The wrong man.
03:57They're asking.
03:58He's, he will always bowl a lot of wrong.
03:59Oh, out.
04:00Out.
04:01Out.
04:02Hasaranga strikes.
04:03Not the greatest delivery.
04:04That was a drag down.
04:05But doesn't matter.
04:06Because Rehan Ahmed.
04:07has found the fielder at mid wicket.
04:08And England have lost their second wicket.
04:09All the good work from Rehan Ahmed.
04:10The one to the other.
04:11In the last two ways.
04:12Now, we have to play games.
04:13You would play games.
04:14And you would play games.
04:15You would play games.
04:161 point.
04:17All the time.
04:18They're asking.
04:19He's, he will always bowl a lot of wrong.
04:21He's, he will always bowl a lot of wrong.
04:24Out.
04:25Out.
04:26Out.
04:27Out.
04:28Hasaranga strikes.
04:29Not the greatest delivery.
04:30That was a drag down.
04:31But it doesn't matter.
04:32Because Rehan Ahmed has found the fielder at mid wicket.
04:35work from Rhian Ahmed the watchful work from Rhian Ahmed against the seamers in
04:40the power play and he gets one he feels as though he can hit
04:44trying to hit it down or trying to hit it up he's done neither and found van
04:48de Seer at mid-wicket Asaranga into the series for the first
04:54time it's England's opener Rhian Ahmed for 24 and England are 40 for two
05:00hundred in the ashes early days good strike rate he's got a hand he is in
05:08because a lot of wrongs and played well and played really well by
05:13Bethel they'll get a boundary and that's the England 50
05:19very good execution from Jacob Bethel like Joe Root got in the position early
05:24kept low good hands trying to get the slip removed
05:30again a leg break there from
05:34Asaranga and see there gets low very good not trying to hit it too hard he's
05:40purposely trying to fetch it behind square
05:46it's well struck just a little bit short just enough time to rock off the back foot
05:52and smack it away over the top for four one of those rare boundaries that we
05:57love to see from anyone but including Joe Root 83 for two how he can get the game
06:04there he get his team out there
06:08his footwork has been the feature of his batting down the wicket or
06:16rocks back looks well hit well that would go all the way
06:25first six of innings and that brings up the hundred slightly short
06:31root rocks back well he's so good in picking length isn't he Joe Root that's his
06:38strength
06:40just as you said slightly short from Asaranga doesn't really go back but he
06:46does he's open opens himself up and then look at how that finishes
06:51kids and get yourself back in that's why those set need to take control and it gets
06:58easier to play shots like that Jacob Bethel sweeps in front of square wonderfully
07:04well good support to root just look at the way he sweeps
07:11doesn't look to go behind square leg because he knew there was a fielder but
07:16suddenly feels like there's a lot of panic around
07:20more runs it's time getting deep in the crease Bethel and it's four
07:27I just thought both fielders could have done a little bit better now that rate of
07:30scoring it he's touching four and a half
07:35that was short enough for him to rock back but I certainly thought that both
07:40fielders at least one of them will have it covered
07:43picking up
07:49in the gap that's another one the boundaries are starting to roll in
07:55yeah and there's a lot of freedom as well for the batter surface
08:00it could be the way both Bethel and Root are batting they're not letting the
08:04spinners settle in anything in the zone they're looking for those slot sweeps
08:09knocking the ball around for singles and this is perfectly done
08:13one more
08:16nicely worked away on this stroke is gonna give him a lot of confidence and he gets
08:23through his 50
08:26554 Jacob Fernando just held it back a bit run his fingers across the seam and Bethel
08:34picked the slow ball very early able to readjust and hit a beautiful shot
08:39fantastic balance lovely hands from the left-hander
08:43that brings up a hundred partnership 113 balls the partnership 102 runs and that
08:52there's a beautiful shot from Jacob Bethel didn't try and hit it too hard look for
08:56placement yes worthy of a stand and ovation it's been a fine start for Jacob
09:04Bethel in this contest wanted to kick off
09:10all great timing great timing use the pace and the angle
09:18well if the shot to bring up 50 was a good one this one's even better this is a beauty
09:23give a little bit of width outside off stomp and again just waited for a split
09:28second longer ball down into the ground yeah that's a fantastic shot pure
09:34placement using the pace on the ball knowing where the fielder was just guiding
09:40it just to the left of backward point that moves on to 55
09:47oh nice third one in this over
09:54now runs up flowing for England now 150 on the board
10:00well Fernando in the last over went to the short ball tactic
10:05changed his plan tried to pitch it up
10:08ball a straight one to Bethel who's clipped it through
10:11sort of straight mid wicket then he's got a bit wider and now he's gone shorter
10:15that there is a wonderful shot again hit it at top of its bounce
10:22nicely timed once again
10:32I went like a trace of bullet four boundaries in the over for the left-hander
10:38it's 154 for two
10:45the boundary chance and the boundary options to score that's a fantastic cricket shot it really is
10:50we've had four boundaries in that last over trying to work out which one is the best
10:55which one is the best the first one was a beautiful shot through mid through sort of straight mid wicket
11:00that there is a classical left-handed shot
11:07these two are going like a runway train unstoppable working the ball into the gaps and the boundaries are flowing now
11:17now one of his favorite stroke sweep
11:21and he gets a boundary through root
11:23again the bowler just strain in line
11:26it's about how well Joe root picks line and length of just strain in line and again perfect execution
11:33look at that head position
11:36fantastic head position gives him a chance to get a good piece of the bat behind square
11:40again he's gone from a hard sweep going square to now
11:45Brooke sometimes knows what's coming out of his mouth
11:47that's a great shot from Joe root
11:49width
11:53from Wellinger outside the line of off stomp
11:56Joe roots
11:58comfortably hit it into the gap
12:01he's
12:20he's
12:23also problems now that's in the air
12:25oh what a take
12:27they needed something special and it has come from Leon again
12:33what a catch that was
12:34at mid wicket boundary
12:36yeah
12:37brilliant catch has come
12:40to get the wicket of an excellent innings from Jacob Bethel
12:44he was quick to get into position was Bethel
12:48and the ball of shorter length
12:50he's been dispatching these very well in the last 25 minutes half an hour
12:55and this time he's picked the fielder out head high
12:58excellent catch from Leanna gear
13:00Van der Seer gets his man
13:02a massive wicket for Sri Lanka in this contest
13:07oh he knows doesn't he he knows Jacob Bethel knows
13:11tipping it down not hitting it up picks the man out Jacob Bethel goes for 65
13:17England 166 got the fielder's where he wants them
13:21interesting to see the Harry brook England captain 38 innings
13:28move in the circle
13:31he's off the mark
13:34weather boundary
13:36room outside the off stomp length was short
13:38breakthrough
13:40you bowl the ball like this
13:42disappointing
13:43really disappointing from van der Seer
13:46not only is it wide
13:48it's too short
13:49there's not much face on it
13:51it's a free hit really for Plicely
13:53shot
13:55a beautiful shot
13:56great execution from Joe Root
13:58just waited
13:59a bit longer
14:01to the man and short third on the inside
14:05giving the bowlers a run around here
14:08and also captain and coach
14:10here the fielder plays that shot third man was anticipating that shot to go square
14:17but that stroke was delayed
14:20by the experienced man ever so slightly
14:23to go finer
14:25he's picking the length very early
14:35didn't try to hit the ball
14:36ariel
14:37or towards another boundary
14:38the difference between this shot and Jacob
14:41Betel shot
14:42Jacob Betel's gone with a horizontal back
14:44trying to hit it
14:45harder and square
14:47Joe Root there gets his back foot
14:49outside off stump across the crease
14:51giving him a chance to hit it with a straight back
14:53over the top
14:57and that has carried all the way
15:00that's exactly the sort of thing
15:02I was thinking of with Harry Brook
15:04when he gets going
15:05when he
15:06because lovely use of the feet
15:09needed no second invitation
15:11that was tossed up
15:13in the mid 80s
15:14and look at the flourish
15:16beautifully done
15:18goes again
15:25that's four
15:26he's turned it
15:27turning it on
15:28and he's made it a very very big over
15:30twelve runs off it
15:31England
15:32198 for three
15:34forgets
15:36that you know 50 overs is actually quite a long time
15:39now that is extraordinary
15:41that is absolutely extraordinary
15:43that's gone a long long way
15:45great footwork great hands
15:47you got Dan and Jaya trying to fire it in at leg stump
15:51to prevent exactly this sort of thing happening
15:54but Harry Brook has timed his move beautifully
15:57and played the shot even
15:58with a batter like Harry Brook
16:00just look at how he comes down the pitch
16:02opens himself out
16:03of an inside out shot
16:06adds to the rest of it
16:08adds to the rest of it
16:12he does pick the gap
16:13oh what timing
16:15what timing
16:16Cho Rook
16:18finishes the over with the boundary
16:20they get nine of the over
16:22he's into the 90s
16:23227 for three
16:25lovely
16:27lovely
16:28that flies off the back of Brook
16:31yeah he backed away
16:38in a hope
16:40that the ball is going to be pissed up
16:43just timed it
16:45and directed that one into the gap
16:48and the ball disappeared in a flash
16:52wanted to come back
16:58250s on the board
16:59make that 256
17:01inside out he goes
17:03and it's 50
17:04for England's captain
17:06750 for English captain
17:08there after the first delivery
17:13when not
17:14Harry Brooks jumped out of the trees
17:17he's been pushing the ball way outside the off stump
17:20this time around
17:22it was best with it
17:23in
17:24Cho Rook 100
17:26nicely played on the leg side
17:2920 at 30 at 100
17:32he's such a good player
17:35calling the goat
17:38for these type of reasons
17:41innings of responsibility
17:45very consistent throughout this series
17:48adapted soul
17:53lovely shot
17:55picked up length early
17:57he's such a powerful player
17:59Harry Brooks
18:00off the back foot over covers
18:02yeah in the previous over
18:04we saw him hitting a stop
18:06but this time around
18:07even better
18:08heading six
18:10in that direction of the back foot
18:12makes it special
18:15and also signs that the pitch
18:18very good for stroke play
18:19that's what Sri Lanka need
18:20to take note of
18:2199 the partnership
18:22for more
18:25100 partnership
18:29well Lala game
18:30finishes his 10 overs
18:31none for 49
18:33England
18:34very strongly plays
18:36269 for 3
18:37heat is on
18:46another one goes
18:47over the boundary line
18:50now struggling
18:54Sri Lanka here
18:56yeah they picked him very easily
18:59Asaranga's length
19:01has just not troubled the opposition
19:04even the pitched up ones
19:06that hit him off the legs
19:08the back foot
19:12throughout the series
19:14glass above the rest
19:15fielder in the deep
19:16oh it's gone over him
19:18but even if you stood up there
19:21pretty sure he would have been able to catch it
19:24285 for 3
19:26oh it's high
19:33doesn't even bother looking
19:36it's gone a long long way
19:39only sixes
19:40off the bat of Harrybrook now
19:45did the expanse
19:47this shot realized
19:49he's sitting on the back foot
19:52and he's been consistently hitting the ball
19:55he's on the leg side
19:56oh shorthand jab
19:57gets it over the cover boundary
19:59what a shot
20:02he was waiting for the foolish one
20:05and gets underneath it
20:06there seems like he's hanging out the ball
20:11is thinking
20:12I knew the baller has to compensate
20:17for that bite delivery
20:19hold initially in this over
20:21came close to the stumps
20:23he packed away Harry Brooks
20:25to create that room
20:27to swing
20:28in the innings
20:30he carves that through
20:31he's into the 90s
20:32such good awareness
20:34of where the fielders are
20:36to be able to execute such a stroke
20:45with
20:46there has to be a special stroke
20:49down
20:50in his stance to be able
20:53to get that elevation by opening the face
20:57fine leg
20:58and two in the deep
20:59he bolts the short one
21:00flat bats it
21:03oh my dear
21:06oh dear
21:07what a mess that was
21:08flicks it to his partner
21:11who parries it onto the boundary
21:1697
21:17Harrybrook 148 the partnership
21:21oh
21:22how do you explain that
21:28well usually you see this kind of an effort
21:39that's 100
21:42slapped through the offside
21:44brilliant from the English captain
21:48one and off
21:49contrasting to that of Roots
21:51yeah indeed that's the right word
21:55powerful innings
21:57from the English captain
21:59acknowledged by everybody
22:01on
22:03and the ballers under tremendous pressure
22:09throughout this innings
22:11a long hop
22:12thumped into the gap
22:18punch in the air
22:19to celebrate that achievement
22:24another one
22:25he's hit that well
22:26it goes all the way
22:30make that six up
22:31number seven for Harrybrook
22:33his second 50
22:34has come just in 17 balls
22:37who knows with 10 balls to go
22:41he could make it 150
22:44now he's not looking to get on the front foot
22:47he knows
22:49van der Sey is not brave enough to pitch the ball up
22:52and when he tried to do so
22:54it turned out to be a full toss
22:56another boundary
23:01England
23:02they are having a ball
23:03they are feasting on the Sri Lankan bowlers
23:06boundaries
23:08boundaries
23:09runs
23:10Sri Lanka
23:11on one leg
23:13van der Sey limps back to his mark
23:17while ago it was Hasaranga limping back to his mark
23:22but this is tremendous stroke play
23:24where do they bowl
23:27what about
23:28and
23:35is
23:36oh
23:37Saranga
23:38went for 76
23:39van der Sey is gone for 68
23:40he's got three balls to bowl
23:41oh
23:42that's high
23:43high in the air
23:44who will get underneath it
23:45van der Sey wants it
23:46puts it down
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