SL vs ENG Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! LBW! Wellalage has another! Tosses it very full, a quicker delivery, sliding into the middle stump line. Duckett looks to sweep but misses and gets trapped in front. Appeal from the bowler and up goes the finger. Duckett has a word with Root and decides against the review. England are two down.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Root knocks it down to long on for one.

Flighted on the middle and leg. Root reverses it through the gap at backward point for a couple.

Looped up on the middle and leg. Duckett sweeps it through backward square leg for a single.

Tossed up on the middle. Duckett reverses it toward deep backward point for a couple.

Tossed up on the middle and leg. Root flicks it toward wide of long on for one.

On a hard length, on off. Duckett defends it down the track. England are 78/1 after 15 overs.

Fuller than a length, around off. Driven off the toe end to mid off by Duckett.

On a length, on off. Duckett knocks it down the pitch.

On a length, angled across. Duckett mis-times the cut to the man at cover point.

Skiddy length ball, just outside off. Duckett looks to cut but gets an inside edge to the right of the keeper.

Short of a good length, around off. Duckett cuts it through the gap at covers for a couple.

Tossed up on off. Pushed to short cover.

Flighted on off. Root drives and finds the extra cover fielder.

Tossed up around off. Eased to sweeper cover for one.

Looped up on off. Root pushes it past short extra cover for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dunith Wellalage draws first blood. Tossed up full, slower through the air, on off. Banton looks to go inside out over extra cover, but ends up chipping it straight to long off, where Janith Liyanage completes the catch. England lose Banton for 50. The opening stand is broken.

Full and quick on off. Banton defends forward.

FOUR MORE! Full and on the leg. Duckett flicks it toward deep mid-wicket, and a misfield from Avishka Fernando allows another boundary.

FOUR! Put away! Short of a good length, around off. Duckett has carved it through the gap at covers for four runs. He finally breaks the shackles.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Duckett pulls it through the gap at mid-wicket for two more.

Fuller than a length, around off. Duckett mis-times the drive toward short cover.

On a length, at the stumps. Duckett tucks it through the gap at mid-wicket for a brace.

Back of a length, around off. Duckett carves it toward deep backward point for a couple.

Tossed up on off. Banton defends forward.

Flatter on the middle and leg. Duckett swipes it through backward square leg for one.

Fifty for Tom Banton! Tossed up on the middle. Banton reverses it toward deep backward point for a single.

Looped up on off. Banton presses forward in defence.

Flatter on middle. Duckett punches it down to long on for one.

Tossed up on off. Duckett pushes it back to Wellalage.

On a hard length, on off. Stabbed toward the man at point.

Back of a length on off. Banton gets on top of the bounce and pulls it toward deep square leg for a couple.

Low full toss outside off. Banton looks to drive it through the off side but misses.

Back of a length, around off. Duckett carves it toward deep backward point for one.

Fuller than a length, around off. Duckett drives it toward mid off.

On a length, on off. Duckett defends forward.

Flatter, down the leg. Duckett nudges it through square leg for a single.

Full on off. Banton drives it towards deep extra cover and takes a single.

FOUR! Banton goes for the reverse sweep again and smashes it over backward point. Brilliant timing as the ball races away to the boundary.

Tossed up on off. Banton plays a reverse sweep towards the short third fielder.

Short and wide outside off. Banton cuts it towards the cover fielder.

Flatter, on off. Banton pushes it to the off-side and finds the fielder.

Fuller than a length on off. Duckett drives it back to Malinga.

DROPPED! Short and wide outside off. Ben Duckett slaps it straight to Sahan Arachchige at backward point, who puts down a sitter.

Full and angled into the middle and leg. Banton clips it through backward square leg for one.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Banton defends from the crease.

Full and at the stumps, driven toward the man at mid on.

On a good length on off. Banton blocks it on the front foot.

Skiddy length ball, around off. Duckett chops it into the off side.

Back of a length, around off. Banton looks to punch from the crease, gets an outside edge that rolls away to deep third for one.

FOUR MORE! Glorious! Fuller than a length, around off. Banton gets forward and times it through wide of mid off for a lovely boundary.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Short of a good length, around off. Banton stands tall and crunches it through the gap at point for a cracking boundary.

Fuller than a length, just outside off. Driven to wide of mid off for a single.

Fuller than a good length, on the pad. Duckett clips it toward short mid-wicket.

Short of a good length, around off. Banton steers it toward the man at backward point.

FOUR! On a hard length, on the middle and leg. Banton punches it through mid on for a lovely boundary.

Skiddy length ball, around off. Banton looks to cut but gets beaten on the under edge.

Pitched full on the leg. Duckett clips it toward fine leg for a single.

On a hard length, on off. Duckett defends forward.

Short and wide outside off. Duckett slashes it towards cover but finds the fielder.

WIDE! Malinga starts with a full ball down the leg side. Duckett looks to clip it but misses. The umpire signals a wide.

Back of a length, just outside off. Banton punches it toward mid off for none.

FOUR MORE! Put away in style! Short of a good length, around off. Banton gets behind the line of the ball and punches it through the gap at mid off and extra cover. A valiant effort from Wellalage fails to save the boundary.

FOUR! That's a hit-me ball! Short and wide outside off. Banton gets on top of the bounce and slaps it over covers for a cracking boundary.

Fuller than a length, attacking the poles. Banton defends it back to the bowler.

Short of a good length, on off. Banton punches it toward mid off.

Back of a length on off. Banton hops and taps into the off side.

On a hard length, on the middle stump line. Banton knocks it toward wide of mid on for a single.

Short of a good length, on the middle and leg. Banton tucks it toward the man at short mid-wicket.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Banton has tucked this through square leg for two more.

Short of a good length, around off. Banton has pulled this over mid-wicket for a couple.

Skiddy length ball, on off. Banton stabs it toward the man at point.

On a hard length, on off. Banton punches it toward mid off for none.

Angled across off a length, around off. Banton guides it off the edge toward deep third for a single.

Beaten! Short of a good length, angling away from the batter, around off. Banton looks to defend, but the ball goes past his outside edge.

Good length delivery at the stumps. Banton defends from the crease.

FOUR! Three in a row! Short of a good length, around off. Banton hangs back and punches it through the gap at extra cover for a hat trick of boundaries.

FOUR MORE! Full on the stumps, Banton pushes it to mid-off, where the fielder dives to his right and gets a hand onto the ball. It still runs away to the fence courtesy of the superb timing.

FOUR! Streaky! Back of a length, around off. Banton looks to drive on the up but gets an outside edge that rolls toward deep third, and a fumble allows the boundary.

On a length, angled into the middle. Banton knocks it toward wide of mid on for a single.

Pitched full, outside off. Banton drives and finds the man at cover.

Fuller than a good length at the stumps. Banton defends forward.

Short of a good length, on off. Duckett taps it toward the man at cover point for a single.

On a length, around off. Duckett plays and misses again.

Length delivery on middle and angling away. Duckett pokes, and the ball goes past the outside edge.

Back of a length on the middle and leg. Duckett knocks it toward wide of mid on for a single.

Fuller than a good length, around off. Ben Duckett knocks it toward mid off.

On a length, around off. Ben Duckett lets it go.

Fuller than a length on off. Ben Duckett eases it toward mid off.

Short of a good length, on the middle stump line. Banton tucks it past mid-wicket for one.

England are away! Fuller than a length, just outside off. Ben Duckett prods and defends into the short cover region, but a fumble allows the single.

On a length, on off. Banton punches it back to the bowler. Maiden from Asitha Fernando.

Short of a good length, on the middle stump line. Tom Banton nudges it toward short mid-wicket.

Fuller than a length, around off. Tom Banton drives it off the toe end and picks out the man at short cover.

Lands it on a length, on off. Banton dabs it toward the man at backward point.

On a nagging length, shapes away around off. Banton lets it go.

Asitha Fernando starts with a short of a good length delivery, in the channel, around off. Tom Banton shoulders arms.