इंग्लैंड vs श्रीलंका, पहला वनडे, रिवरसाइड ग्राउंड, चेस्टर-ली-स्ट्रीट, 22 September 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Perfect length, in that corridor of uncertainty just outside the line of off stump. Duckett solidly blocks it off.

Back of a length, in and around off. Duckett takes a step across to the off side, and chops it down to short third.

On middle and leg, Duckett waits back before using the wrists to work it down to deep backward square leg for one.

Pitched up a bit, just outside off. Root gets a stride across to the off side and punches it to cover.

Good-length delivery, in and around off. Duckett gets halfway frward and blocks it right under the eyes.

That's loose from Duckett. Fuller in length, a bit wide of the off stump and shaping away. Duckett throws his hands at it and is beaten past the outside edge.

This one goes on with the arm. Pitched fuller on the pads, looking for the big outswinger but the ball slides on. Duckett misses the flick and gets hit on the outside part of the front pad.

On middle, Duckett watchfully dabs it across to mid-wicket and scampers across for the single.

Fuller in length and well wide of the off stump, slanting across. Root presses back and leaves it lone.

The ball keeps a bit low again. Good length, just angling across off. Root goes on the back foot and has to jam his bat down, edging it down to gully. Also, it seems like Kamindu Mendis, who made the stop over there, might have hurt himself. Hopefully, he's fine.

Fernando drags the length shorter and hits the deck hard, bowling it over middle. Banton presses back to defend.

FOUR! Again, a boundary early in the over, but this time it's more due to poor fielding. On the hips, tucked down to the left of deep backward square leg. The fielder runs around and is a bit lazy to get down and lets it slip through the fingers for a boundary.

Hammered in on a good length, around off. Banton blocks it off the back foot.

Ooh, some hold in the deck and that nearly chipped back to the bowler. Asitha hits a heavy length, angling it into the batter. Banton is a bit taken back and jars at it with hard hands.

OUT! TIMBER! Absolutely unplayable! Asitha Fernando pitches the ball on a good length and angles it back in towards the stumps. The ball lands and straightens a bit, squaring up Tom Banton completely. The ball then just deviates enough to beat the outside edge and hit the top of the off stump. Not much Banton can do about that and England are 16/1.

Wisely sent back by Duckett. Good length on middle, Joe Root taps it down to the left of short mid-wicket and looks for a quick single but has to get back into his crease. End of a successful over for Asitha Fernando.

WIDE! A false start for Madushanka. Fullish length, starts on leg stump and swings down the leg side.

FOUR! Oh, that really pinged off the blade. On middle and leg, angling in. Banton clips it uppishly but well to the right of the mid-wicket fielder and the ball races to the fence.

WIDE! There's swing on offer again, but the starting line is wrong. Full and slipped down the leg side for another wide. 6 runs off one legal delivery in this over so far.

Much better line. Nice and full, on the fourth stump line and just shapes back in a touch at 135 clicks. Banton makes an assured leave, but it was fairly close to the off pole.

Nagging length, in and around off, shaping back in. Banton tentatively jabs it back down the pitch.

Hammered in on a length, attacking the pads. Banton stays upright and tucks it off the hips to square leg.

A bit of yes and no, but the batters eventually cross over. Good length in the channel, stabbed down to the left of cover. The fielder over there dives across and the parries the ball away from himself, allowing Banton to pick up a single.

Full of a good length, slightly outside off and shaping away. Duckett lets it through to the keeper.

Good-length delivery to begin with, wide of the off stump and gently moving away. Tom Banton leaves it alone.

Banton and England are off the mark. Fuller and swinging away from off stump. Banton goes for the cover drive, but miscues it across to wide mid on for a single.

Good length again, on a tighter line around the top of off. Ben Duckett plays it late, chopping it down towards gully.

FOUR! Off the mark in style. An inswinging full toss on the pads, Duckett clips it away in between mid-wicket and mid on for the first boundary of the game.

Full-pitched delivery on off, at 131 kph. Duckett drills the drive but straight to extr cover.

Play and a miss. Hard length, slanted across off. Duckett goes to cut but misses, and the ball barely carries through to the keeper. The pitch looks very dry and doesn't seem to have much pace in it.