Buttler sees England home with 33* off 21 balls - report
Root hits 75 off 90, Brook adds 42, Duckett 39
England bowl out SL for 219
Overton, Rashid & Root take two wickets each
Asalanka (45) anchors SL with patient middle-order knock
England bowl a national ODI record 40.3 overs of spin
Series now level at 1-1 with one to play
Final match of series on Tuesday (09:00 GMT)
England win by five wickets
And that just about wraps things up for today, and we can report on an England win, a welcome ray of light in a winter of gloom.
Timothy Abraham's match report is available for your perusal, so I'll sign off for today but don't forget that the series decider starts at 09:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Joe Root was the definition of 'unruffled' in that innings, keeping things ticking over until he slowed down a touch. He stroked five fours from 90 deliveries, and he now has 45 fifties in ODIs in addition to 19 centuries.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland captain Harry Brook speaking to TNT Sports: "It's nice to get a win away from home on a tough surface. The pitch is probably the worst pitch I've ever played on."
Which makes Joe Root's innings even better in hindsight...
Image source, Getty ImagesPlayer of the Match Joe Root, speaking to TNT Sports: "It's nice to get the win on a very difficult surface. I don't think it was a good wicket for ODI cricket if I'm being brutally honest. Thankfully we got the job done today."
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This has been much better from an England perspective. They could’ve easily gone for a thrash about and lost a load of wickets quickly. Good tight bowling and a lot more sensible batting this time around gets the job done without any real nervy moments. A solid performance.
Seb
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
An away ODI win for England after 449 days, breaking an 11-match losing streak. This is also England's third-highest successful chase in an ODI in Sri Lanka.
Image source, Getty ImagesThat sets up the third match for a winner-takes-all decider on Tuesday, doesn't it?
Sri Lanka will rue not setting a tougher target - another 20-30 runs would have made things very interesting.
Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator
Credit England despite a wobble in losing Root and Brook so close together, Buttler in no mood to let Sri Kanka back in. Sensible match winning cricket from England.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnd relax...
That got a little bit nervy for a brief period, but Jos Buttler hurried England to victory with 33 from just 21 deliveries.
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
That's a beautiful shot to finish off the game. It's a win they needed. The pressure was never really on in the chase but for the England supporters, they can see an England win, the first in a long time.
Eng 223-5
Will Jacks guides a legside one off Pramod Madushan to fine leg for two to draw the scores level before punching the ball dismissively through midwicket to see England to a five-wicket win that ends a run of 11 straight away defeats in ODIs.
Target: 220
Pavan Rathnayake appears for the first time - tough time to come on, and after he concedes six off the first five, Jos Buttler doubles it with a drive over the umpire and into the sightscreen.
Three to win.
Target: 220
Jos Buttler gets the left leg out of the way to smack Jeffrey Vandersay over midwicket for another boundary.
The bowler responds well with one that catches Buttler on the pads, but the appeal dies away quickly a they realise it was missing leg by a distance.
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I see no sense in Jos Buttler coming in at 6 with 40 overs gone. He’s one of the best in the world and can get us to a strong position earlier. Save these nervy few overs
Andrew
David Gower
Ex-England captain on TNT Sports
Those shots are the little differences that make absolutely all the difference.
Target: 220
Jos Buttler's had enough of being tentative and he's starting to unfurl some aggressive shots, lifting the quickie over cover for another boundary.
Asitha Fernando has made things happen since coming back, and he is close to another wicket as Jos Buttler punches the ball perilously close to mid-wicket.
The England keeper gets four for it to relieve the pressure a tad.
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It's all getting a bit Englandy...
James
Target: 220
Will Jacks takes a single off his first delivery, and Jos Buttler pinches the strike off the last delivery of the over.
It was all looking so comfortable a couple of overs ago, wasn't it?
Brook lbw b Vandersay 42 (Eng 189-5)
Image source, Getty ImagesUh-oh...
Harry Brook essays a sweep shot to Jeffrey Vandersay, but he is plumb in front and has to go.
England are wobbling.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nissanka,caught Jacks, bowled Rashid Nissanka, caught Jacks, bowled Rashid | 26 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 70.27 |
Mishara,caught Duckett, bowled Overton Mishara, caught Duckett, bowled Overton | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 41.67 |
Kusal Mendis,run out Jacks Kusal Mendis, run out Jacks | 26 | 45 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 57.78 |
de Silva,caught Root, bowled Dawson de Silva, caught Root, bowled Dawson | 40 | 59 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 67.80 |
Asalanka,caught Duckett, bowled Rashid Asalanka, caught Duckett, bowled Rashid | 45 | 64 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 70.31 |
Liyanage,caught Rashid, bowled Overton Liyanage, caught Rashid, bowled Overton | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 109.09 |
P Rathnayake,caught Dawson, bowled Jacks P Rathnayake, caught Dawson, bowled Jacks | 29 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 85.29 |
Wellalage,caught Curran, bowled Root Wellalage, caught Curran, bowled Root | 20 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 105.26 |
Madushan,stumped Buttler, bowled Ahmed Madushan, stumped Buttler, bowled Ahmed | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 63.64 |
Vandersay,not out Vandersay, not out | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 50.00 |
Fernando,caught and bowled Root Fernando, caught and bowled Root | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 7 | |||||||
Total,219 all out 49.3 overs Total,219 all out 49.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 5.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.20 |
Curran | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Dawson | 10.0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 |
Jacks | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.70 |
Rashid | 10.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
Bethell | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.66 |
Ahmed | 5.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 |
Root | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.20 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1 (4.3 overs) | Mishara |
58 for 2 (14.1 overs) | Nissanka |
68 for 3 (17.1 overs) | Kusal Mendis |
134 for 4 (32.4 overs) | de Silva |
151 for 5 (35.3 overs) | Liyanage |
179 for 6 (41.4 overs) | Asalanka |
193 for 7 (44.6 overs) | P Rathnayake |
213 for 8 (48.2 overs) | Madushan |
219 for 9 (49.2 overs) | Wellalage |
219 for 10 (49.3 overs) | Fernando |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmed,bowled de Silva Ahmed, bowled de Silva | 13 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 72.22 |
Duckett,bowled Vandersay Duckett, bowled Vandersay | 39 | 52 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 75.00 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Fernando Root, leg before wicket, bowled Fernando | 75 | 90 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 83.33 |
Bethell,caught Asalanka, bowled de Silva Bethell, caught Asalanka, bowled de Silva | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42.86 |
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay Brook, leg before wicket, bowled Vandersay | 42 | 75 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 56.00 |
Buttler,not out Buttler, not out | 33 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 157.14 |
Jacks,not out Jacks, not out | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 7 | |||||||
Total,223 for 5 46.2 overs Total,223 for 5 46.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fernando | 7.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 |
Madushan | 3.2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 |
de Silva | 7.0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.28 |
Wellalage | 10.0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 |
Asalanka | 8.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 |
Vandersay | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
P Rathnayake | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
20 for 1 (5.4 overs) | Ahmed |
88 for 2 (16.5 overs) | Duckett |
97 for 3 (19.3 overs) | Bethell |
178 for 4 (40.3 overs) | Root |
189 for 5 (42.4 overs) | Brook |