00:04not entirely or exactly where he was looking to hit that ball he's trying to drive it a little
00:09bit straight at bat just turned a little bit in his hand but he gets it away square
00:12and as ever mark top edge Rayan Ahmed can't get there one bounce four
00:21he wasn't far away Rayan Ahmed he had his eyes on the ball and was sprinting around
00:30gets this away fine and gets more of it than the previous over from Atkinson when he gloved one
00:41tremendous I mentioned that shot as the shot that stuck in my mind really from that wonderful
00:47innings in the T20 World Cup
00:53tickled fine this will be a boundary because Rayan Ahmed's quite square out at the fine
00:58fine on the fine leg boundary and smacked over the leg side for the second six
01:05of the over good batting this from Camindu Mendes this was a bit short
01:13yeah it deserved to be hit actually it was just a nice juicy leg stump half volley
01:19and then do Mendes tucked in it's been very good for now but they need to draw this
01:23partnership out longer
01:26very strong square of the wicket both sides cut shots back foot punches and pulls short
01:33lad need to be a bit fuller to him
01:37now close better than close out
01:47thank you cap on the left hand side clear gap all the way through to the pad
01:55thank you no bad involved go through to ball tracking please
02:00yeah good decision from umpire middlebrook it was hitting leg stump
02:09short drag down from jacks and pulled away
02:16picked up nicely helped on its way
02:23well that's gone high fielder underneath it should be taken swirling breeze down
02:31gus atkinson had a long long time to think about that one
02:39runs down the leg side as jack errs a little straight and it's going to be four of them
02:44four runs
02:49deep cover pulled away with the breeze should be six is
03:02flashed away it wasn't a million miles away from will jacks and it was far enough away from gus
03:07atkinson the go for four
03:13lovely shot
03:16just waited and waited and waited
03:21that sounded absolutely magnificent and it is huge hit into the western terrace
03:35that's an authoritative way to go to a 50
03:41well he's determined to take jacks on here he likes the matchup
03:46he feels it's in his favor facing an off spinner hitting with a bit of a breeze
03:57score is through for a 50 so hard on the heels of his captain
04:03comindu mendes now brings up his 50
04:09very good clumps it away wide of mid on and hits it sweetly this time
04:16that's gone all the way for six of the scoring
04:20now comindu is trying to get on on the act it might cost him his wicket brooke
04:24safe pair of hands just about england have the breakthrough
04:30now beaten appeal
04:33given review straight away he's 99 been given out on the field
04:48well myself and kumar did not hear anything on our stump effect
04:53microphones but butler went up straight away
04:58wonderful way to go to your 700 that is a splendid hand played by brucella mendes
05:04there's a gap
05:07sweeps again banton this time circles underneath it and takes a
05:12a good catch running backwards towards the western terrace
05:16well both these two were looking to take on rayon ahmed they were looking to take
05:20on the long side of the ground and into the breeze they got away with
05:27outside the line
05:32keep on the right hand side and now the left hand side keep rolling through
05:41yep rayon ahmed was right he appealed but then he said to joss butler
05:47he does slog sweep man out there he finds him perfectly no mistake from atkinson this time
05:55you could see that coming a mile off ran ahmed has two
06:03yeah a big smile and relief for gus atkinson
06:07got in a great position there and played a great shot mid onwards back archer
06:23he has to be quick here butler does ever so well the throw was a little wide
06:35archer gets one finally joe root pouches the catch at extra cover
06:49the catcher
06:52dropped
06:53throw comes in
06:56from atkinson to keep them down to one
06:58Sri Lanka do make 3.20, 3-2-1 for six in fact, Lallagay-Columbagay.
07:08That must be a lovely feeling but John North to have a free hit.
07:16Just like that, it's a poor delivery. Banton actually did well to reach it because it was pretty wide.
07:27Just cannot get that line right. In this over we've seen him short and wide and then pitching a full
07:34length but swinging it in to leg stump.
07:38That's a bad ball, this has been a bad start from Sri Lanka. They've got runs on the board.
07:47But at the moment it's England's openers who are enjoying themselves. Ducat joins in the fun and England racing along,
07:5326 for NOM.
07:56And this one down the ground, it's a very good shot this time. The line is not too bad for
08:02Masita Fernando but it was over pitched and Ducat pounced.
08:09Filthy bowling, it really is.
08:19Well, it's been a dreadful start for Sri Lanka.
08:26Oh, lovely from Ducat. He started brightly in this innings and England's 50 is up.
08:40It's a crunching drive from Ducat.
08:46Four more, no change to the field so nobody out on the offside. Ducat's enjoying himself.
08:57Fifty for Ben Ducat. His tenth in ODI cricket to go alongside his four centuries. Good start and a fine
09:07base for England in this run chase.
09:12Pulled away hard, I think it goes all the way, yes it does. Evasive action taken in the crowd.
09:24Second ODI 50 for Tom Banton. He's played beautifully. But from a team point of view and a personal point
09:33of view, this is just a start.
09:35One six.
09:42Yeah, he missed out in the first game and knows.
09:49Starts with a drag down. Banton says thank you into the stand for six. Terrible start.
09:58Short pull, middle of the bat, six.
10:08Oh, bowled him. Sri Lanka desperately needed a wicket out of nowhere.
10:14Well, Alagay has provided it. He's a real competitor this fella. Ducat has to go.
10:19Fierce competitor.
10:22And he's a wicket taker because he picks up the wicket of Banton with another lovely bit of deception.
10:29Change in trajectory. Banton runs straight past it.
10:34Casal Mendes does the rest.
10:38Big shout. Big shout.
10:43Given the enthusiasm, you'd imagine they'll go upstairs and they have.
10:49The ball is pitching outside off. Impact in line.
10:53Wicket setting.
10:55Celebration.
10:59Sneaks one past the inside edge of Harry Brooks' bat.
11:03Crashes into the front pad.
11:08Takes him on. Takes him down town and it's all the way for six.
11:16It goes downtown again, just with ease, absolute ease, sends it over the bowlers head for six.
11:31Hasn't got this one but doesn't need to, that one sails over long off as well.
11:39Gone, got him, that is the breakthrough, they stuck with the leg spinner, he got some stick from Joss Butler
11:46but he's picked out the wicket.
11:5350 for Butler and he gets there with a six. 41st 50 plus score for Joss Butler.
12:04And again, the moment it went up, Joss Butler's eyes lit up, back to back sixes for Butler.
12:17Wow, that sounded so good off the bat, mid wicket.
12:24Now a bit high, a bit high, no, umpire doesn't think so.
12:32Pitching outside off, impact in line, wickets is missing.
12:37Through, it's almost like it did Will Jacks for pace and he was pinned to the crease but he's a
12:42tall man.
12:45Oh, chance, one handed away to his left will alligate and it's put down.
12:54Well, more air and the result today has been the same for the majority of the England batters.
13:01Six more air.
13:05Oh, diving away, an extra cover to his left.
13:15Oh, was there a noise?
13:17Yeah, Sri Lanka thinks so, as does the umpire.
13:20Brilliant, Sri Lanka sense an opportunity here.
13:26All close this time, and given, brilliant Yorker from Fernando and it did just tail in again.
13:35Impact in line, wickets missing.
13:41View's been obtained, I'll get you to change your decision to out.
13:55Heaves it away, but only as far as deep mid wicket.
14:00And Sri Lanka have another, it's Gus Atkinson frustrated.
14:08Tie on the bat, should be out, good catch.
14:13Might have a look at this, at the height of the ball.
14:15I think it's okay, but the umpires may check it.
14:21He's got it, he's just missed his length.
14:24Has Azitha Fernando.
14:26And Jacks pounces on it, smashes it down the ground, and goes to 50.
14:33High it goes, Jacks thinks he's in trouble, should be taken, is taken, and Jacks has gone.
14:40Sri Lanka, delight for them.
14:45But he does get it, leg side.
14:47Oh no, he's gone.
14:55What a performance then, from Sri Lanka, and their captain, Kusul Mendes.
15:00What for us?
15:00Oh no, they do this.
15:00I can't wait.
15:00Oh yes.
15:00Oh no.
15:01Oh yes.
