SL vs ENG Live Commentary

Hard length on the pads, Harry Brook tucks this through mid-wicket for a single.

On a length around off, Sam Curran punts this down the ground for a strike rotation.

OUT! CAUGHT! Slower one, wide of off, and fuller. Phil Salt looks to get underneath it and slog this over the fence but fails to do it. Ends up chipping this straight to long on. Dunith Wellalage, on as a substitute, does well to run in front and dive in front to grab it. Salt vanishes just four short of his fifty.

Good length on off, Harry Brook punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Short and on off, Harry Brook fends this to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

On a length shaping away from the batter, Harry Brook gets it edged to short third for no run.

Slower one, on the pads, Phil Salt looks to flick but misse again but the ball brushes his shoe as the ball rolls back to the keeper.

Short and wide of off, Phil Salt initially looks to poke at it but bails out at the end.

Full and just down the leg, Phil Salt comes a long way inside the line and misses the flick. Not a wide.

FOUR! Hammered down the ground for four. On a length, curving away from the batter, Phil Salt thumps this down to the left of long on for a boundary.

Pathum Nissanka drops a straightforward catch at sweeper cover. Short and wide of off, Harry Brook backs away and lofts this straight into the hands of Pathum Nissanka at sweeper cover. Pathum runs in rapidly and ends up dropping this as he gets too close to the flight of the ball.

Full and on leg, Harry Brook backs away and punches this to short extra cover.

Dragged length, turns away a fair bit from off. Harry Brook hangs back and swivels before jamming the pull down to wide long on for one more.

Lobbed up around off, turns away a bit. Salt slaps it down to long off and rotates strike.

Two is the call and two is what they get. Flatter delivery on middle, Salt presses back and tucks it neatly through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

The wrong'un now, on a length and outside off. Brook advances and gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Up and over. Tossed up around off, Harry Brook sits down and goes for the reverse-sweep, getting more of a top edge on it but the ball sails over backward point for a boundary.

Dragged length on middle, slower and turning away. Salt waits back and punches it down to long off for a single.

Shortish length around off, jammed down straight to the cover-point fielder. 29 needed now off 30 balls.

Flatter and full on off, punched away past the diving extra cover fielder and down to wide long off for a single.

SIX! Just a chip and the ball goes all the way. The 100 is also up for England now. Drifted on the pads, on a dragged length, Phil Salt picks it up and flicks it over deep square leg for a maximum.

Quicker one, on a good length and around off. This is punched away to extra cover.

Length at the stumps, punched away off the back foot and wide of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Brook looks very uncertain out there in the middle. Flatter one on off, Brook presses back but it straightens and catches the outside edge of the blade.

Dragged length on middle, cramping the batter for room. Salt jams it down to mid on.

A bit fuller and on the pads, worked away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Oh, almost undone by the googly again. Bowled flatter and on off, darts back in. Brook leans on to play at it but gets an inside edge back onto the pads.

Beautifully bowled. A googly now, not all that full and outside off. Harry Brook lunges across and leaves a big gap between bat and pad. Luckily for him, the ball doesn't quite turn back and just beats the inside edge.

Tossed up, full and around off, driven firmly but straight to long off for a single.

Flatter ball, on middle and leg, Salt stays back and just nudges it into the open space at mid-wicket and the batters race back for the second run. Good running.

Yorker, around off, Phil Salt goes for the flick and gets it edged off the inside half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

WIDE! A bit too high for the batter. Wide given for height.

WIDE! Full and wide down the leg. Salt misses on the flick. Wided.

A vicious short one, around off, Harry Brook looks to hook this behind square on leg but ends up getting it toe-poked to the space towards the right of the fielder at third man region for a single.

On a length, straight one, wide of off. Harry Brook looks to play the lofted drive but misses.

Short and wide of off, Harry Brook cuts this to deep third's right and hustles back for two.

OUT! CAUGHT! A catch of the highest order from Charith Asalanka. On a length, wide of off, Tom Banton strides to the pitch of the ball and punches this a bit uppish but well to the wide of short extra cover. Charith Asalanka dives low to his right and grabs it two-handed as he falls on the deck. Tom Banton departs after scoring 29 off 15.

Hard length, around off, Phil Salt flat bats this just short of the fielder at long on for a run.

Floated into the line of the stumps, Phil Salt backs away and punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Tom Banton milks this towards the onside for a run.

FOUR! Excellent use of the feet from Tom Banton to hit this away for four. Short and around off, Tom Banton backs away and lofts this over the fielder at extra cover for a boundary. England now needs 50 more to win.

Full and on off, Phil Salt pushes this through covers for one.

Fired onto the pads, Tom Banton goes onto his back foot and tucks this through mid-wicket for a strike rotation.

Pushed through on middle and off, Phil Salt rolls this down to long on for a run.

Pushed through on off, Tom Banton punches this to covers for no run. 17 off that over.

SIX! BACK-TO-BACK BIGGIES! A tad short from Wanindu Hasaranga and Tom Banton was waiting for it. Tom rocks deep inside the crease and pulls this out of the park, beyond the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six.

SIX! That's been hit even better by Tom Banton. Tossed up, wide of off this time, Tom Banton once again goes for the reverse sweep and ends up clearing the fence towards deep third for a biggie.

FOUR! Calculated risk for four. Tossed up, around off, Tom Banton picks up the line early, plays the reverse sweep and hits this over the fielder at backward point for a boundary. Tom Banton races to 11 off 8.

Full and wide outside off, Phil Salt flicks this to long on's right and takes a run.

Slider around off, Phil Salt punches this to short cover.

Back of a length around the pads, Phil Salt hangs back and nudges this through backward square leg for a single.

Back of the hands, slower one, around off, Tom Banton dabs thsi gently, in front of mid off and rotates.

Good length on off, Tom Banton punches this back to the bowler.

Hard length on off, Tom Banton rocks back and dabs this to point for no run.

FOUR! Good value for this clever stroke from Banton. Pace off, slower one, into the deck and wide of off. Tom Banton strides to the pitch of it, intentionally opens the face of his bat and slices this away to the right of the fielder at deep third for four runs.

Good length wide of off, Phil Salt hangs onto his back foot and cuts this to deep point for a run.

Tossed up, around off, Tom Banton drives this to covers for no run.

Pushed through around middle and off, Phil Salt rocks back and punts this to long on for a run.

Wrong'un wide of off, Tom Banton punches this to sweeper cover for a single.

Quicker one, around off, Phil Salt rocks back and rolls this to long on for a strike rotation.

Full and on off, Tom Banton drills this down the ground for one.

DROPPED! How costly will this turn out to be? Phil Salt has been given a lifeline on 17 as Kamil Mishara drops a sitter. Short and on off, Phil Salt hangs back and slogs this flat and straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Kamil Mishara settles himself behind it but ends up dropping this. A single taken.

OUT! TAKEN! Eshan Malinga strikes in back-to-back overs and Sri Lanka are back in business. Another slower ball, pitching it fuller and outside off. Jacob Bethell is early into the cover drive and the ball stops on him. JB ends up chipping it wide of the cover fielder. Dasun Shanaka dives to his right and pouches it brilliantly and Malinga is absolutely delighted.

Beaten again! Slower one, into the pitch and over off stump. Bethell looks to swivel and pull but is undone by the lack of pace.

Slower one, on a good length and outside off at 113 kph. Bethell makes room early to cut but misses.

FOUR! Eye-catching stroke from Bethell. Hard length on middle and leg, JB keeps the front leg out of the way and plays a short-arm jab in front of mid-wicket and the ball flies to the fence.

Hard length around off and middle, Salt stabs it without much timing towards mid off and picks up a single.

Excellent running. Slower one on the pads, Salt says back and nudges it with soft hands through square leg before racing back for the second run.

Beats the bat again, does Pathirana and nearly gets a wicket as well. Full and just outside off, it is the slower ball but Pathirana disguises it well. Jacob Bethell looks to straight drive but the ball dips under the bat and goes through.

Full and quick, wide outside off. JB stays leg side of the ball and looks to drive but is beaten again. Just the boundary off the first ball, after that it's been all Pathirana.

Dug in short now over leg stump and angles it just down leg. Bethell ducks under it but no wide is called. That was bowled at 147 kph again.

Full again, at 147 kph and outside off. Bethell looks to reach out and cover drive but is well beaten.

Geez, that's a top delivery. Not much of an appeal from the bowler or the keeper for LBW but skipper Dasun Shanaka feels this might have hit the pads first. He takes the review. Full and straight from Matheesha Pathirana, swings back into the toes at 145 kph. Jacob Bethell is taken aback but manages to jam the bat down in time and keep it out. Replays confirm that the ball went off the face of the bat and Sri Lanka throw away a review. NOT OUT!

FOUR! Oh, glorious timing from Bethell. On a good length and in the channel, JB lets the ball come on and pushes it on the up, using the pace to find the gap at point and picks up the boundary as well.

Full of a length and wide outside off, Bethell goes on one knee and slaps it down to deep point for a single.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Eshan Malinga has the last laugh here and Jos Buttler has to walk back. Slower one, pitched up fuller and on middle. Buttler steps out to swing across the line but the ball dips and beats him all ends up. The ball crashes into the stumps and Buttler walks back after making 17 off 10 balls.

FOUR! Another one and England are running away with it. A high full toss, shaping away from off. Buttler just walks down the pitch and slaps it up and over cover-point for four more runs. It is deemed a fair delivery as well.

FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries for Buttler now. Slower one, full and on leg stump. Jos Buttler clips the half-volley firmly and gets it wide of mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! Edged but there's no first slip in place. Hard length on off, swinging away. Jos gets an outside edge as he looks to punch but the fielder is at fly slip. The ball goes wide of the keeper and runs away into the deep third fence.

FOUR! That's gone like a tracer bullet. Overpitched around off, swinging away. Jos Buttler stands tall and laces the cover-punch through the gap and the ball flies to the fence.

Slower one, on a good length and on off. Phil Salt opts to just block it off.

Hard length outside off, Buttler presses back and glides it down to deep backward point for one. He's off the mark now.

WIDE. On a good length, wide outside off and shaping further away, Left alone by JB.

Oh, that's extremely well done by the keeper. The ball slips out of Pathirana's hand and he ends up serving a curve ball around the top of the stumps. Buttler is taken aback as the ball shapes away and in lands just in front of the keeper. Kusal Mendis does well to pouch it.

This is fiery stuff from Pathirana. Full and straight, right in the blockhole. Buttler just about manages to keep it out.

FOUR LEG BYES! Unlucky for the bowler. Good-length delivery at 148 kph, nips away from middle. Jos Buttler gets squared up and the ball flicks the thigh pad and runs down to the left of the first slip fielder and into the deep third fence.

Beaten straightaway! Full and around off, swinging away. Buttler's feet go nowhere as he looks to cover drive and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ends the over well, does Theekshana. Flatter one, on a good length and around off. Salt rocks back and punches it to short cover. 14 off the first over.

Fired in around off, darting back in, Salt jams it out again towards mid off.

Better from Theekshana. Full and around off, straighter one. Salt pushes it to mid off.

FOUR! 14 off the first 3 balls of the chase, Salt doesn't need to get his eye in. Full and darted down leg, Salt tickles it fine and the ball beats the short fine leg fielder, running away to the fence.

FOUR! The quicker it comes, the better it is skidding onto the bat at the moment. The inswinger, fired in just outside off. Salt camps back and gets his hands through the line, smacking it through the gap at covers for a boundary.

SIX! Wow, what a start, what a hit! Shortish length to begin with from Theekshana, drifting into the pads. Phil Salt rocks back and flat-bats the pull to the right of deep square leg for a six.