ENG vs SL, 1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2026

36.6W

Will Jacks to Dilshan Madushanka, out Bowled!! Maiden fifer for Will Jacks. He is all smiles. A ripper to end the game. Tossed up well outside off, miles the gap between bat and pad as Dilshan Madushanka pushes at it, rips past the inside-edge and hits the outside of off-stump. A special delivery to end the game. Three wickets in the over as well. A slip and a legslip were added and England took their time to bowl that ball. It has worked out perfectly. Dilshan Madushanka b Will Jacks 0(1)

36.5W

Will Jacks to Asitha Fernando, out Caught by Tom Banton!! Asitha Fernando picks out long-on. Again the tossed up delivery outside off, wants Fernando to have a go, he doesn't time the loft, Banton jogs back at long-on and takes a simple catch. Will Jacks has his fourth. Asitha Fernando c Tom Banton b Will Jacks 0(2)

36.4

Will Jacks to Asitha Fernando, no run, big spin and bounce. The off-break and it turns in to beat the inside-edge of Asitha Fernando as he goes on the back foot. Too high for LBW

36.3W

Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, out Caught by Jamie Overton!! That should be the game. Dunith Wellalage is not to the pitch of the ball as he comes down the track to swipe, it's tossed up and the length held back. Maybe a bit of drop as well, straight up and Overton goes back at mid-on to take a well-judged catch. Dunith Wellalage c Jamie Overton b Will Jacks 45(36) [4s-5 6s-2]

36.2

Will Jacks to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, tossed up again and this time Dushmantha Chameera comes down the track and whips the drive to long-on

36.1

Will Jacks to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, flat good length outside off, Dushmantha Chameera wants to come down, but lunges out to defend to cover

34.6

Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, good length and flat outside off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and punches it to deep backward point

34.5

Will Jacks to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, another lunging forward defence to the left of cover and that's an easy single

34.4

Will Jacks to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, flat good length on off, Dushmantha Chameera goes on the back foot and turns it to the right of Will Jacks

34.3

Will Jacks to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Dushmantha Chameera wants to come down again, but lunges out and defends this tossed up delivery to the vacant silly-point area

34.2

Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, a dab and run into the gap at backward point

34.1

Will Jacks to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, tossed up full and Dushmantha Chameera comes down the track to whip the drive, mid-off gets across and cuts it off with a dive to his right. Saves three

26.6

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, no run, flat off-break on a good length just outside off, Sachindu Colombage goes on the back foot and punches to cover

26.5

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, no run, off-break on middle, turns in, Sachindu Colombage goes on the back foot to defend, it hits the thick outer half of the bat as it rolls to cover

26.4

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, no run, back over the wicket. It's a flat off-break outside off, keeps a bit low, Sachindu Colombage goes on the back foot to cut and misses

26.4

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, 3 wides, big turn and down leg, keeps low, Sachindu Colombage flicks and misses. Jos Buttler again can't stop that. More wides

26.4

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, 3 wides, down leg, Sachindu Colombage flicks and misses, Jos Buttler fumbles and it's wides

26.3

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, no run, full and sliding across Sachindu Colombage outside off, he gets forward to defend, the ball runs off the open-face to short third man

26.2

Will Jacks to Sachindu Colombage, no run, tossed up full on off, Sachindu Colombage with a forward defence back

26.1W

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, out Lbw!! Poor attempt at a premeditated paddle and Kusal Mendis misses. He gets low and tries to get this delivery on off-stump to the fine-leg region, misses and no bat or glove. Trapped right in front and that was nicely tossed up. Took a while to reach the batter. Three reds and Sri Lanka now have no reviews. Kusal Mendis lbw b Will Jacks 42(60) [4s-4]

24.6

Will Jacks to Dunith Wellalage, no run, tossed up on a good length on leg and middle, Dunith Wellalage gets forward to defend

24.5

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, good length just outside off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it to long-on

24.4

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, four dots in a row. On a good length on off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and turns it to square-leg

24.3

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a good length and sliding across Kusal Mendis outside off, he goes on the back foot and taps it to cover

24.2

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on off, Kusal Mendis gets forward to flick to mid-wicket

24.1

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a good length and flat on off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and turns it to square-leg

22.6

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, good length and stays low outside off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

22.5

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length and not short to pull, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot to do so and mistimes it to square-leg

22.4

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on off and middle, Kusal Mendis gets forward to turn to mid-wicket

22.3

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on off, Kusal Mendis gets forward to defend to cover, just hit the outer half of the bat

22.2

Will Jacks to Janith Liyanage, 3 runs, good work from Overton, chasing from short third man. Saves a run as he dives to pull it back. On a good length outside off, Janith Liyanage goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to guide it, gets it fine

22.1

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flat good length on off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

20.6

Will Jacks to Janith Liyanage, no run, nicely tossed up full outside off, Janith Liyanage gets forward to push it watchfully back. Came off the thick outer half of the bat

20.5

Will Jacks to Janith Liyanage, no run, tossed up full outside off, Janith Liyanage with a forward defence to short third man

20.4

Will Jacks to Janith Liyanage, no run, back over the wicket. On a good length and outside off, turns in, Janith Liyanage goes on the back foot and flicks it uppishly, doesn't carry to square-leg

20.3

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower and fuller outside off, Kusal Mendis gets forward to flick it wide of backward square-leg

20.2

Will Jacks to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Janith Liyanage gets forward to defend in front of short third man for one

20.1W

Will Jacks to Charith Asalanka, out Lbw!! The ump's finger went up so quickly. Charith Asalanka wastes a review. It's tossed up full on off and middle, from round the wicket, Asalanka sweeps and misses. Very close to the bat and the glove but strikes the front pad and then on to the back pad. Smashing into middle-stump and that's three reds. Sri Lanka in trouble after two quick wickets. Charith Asalanka lbw b Will Jacks 1(3)

18.6

Will Jacks to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, on a good length and outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot to tap it back

18.5

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back over the wicket. On a good length and turns into off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it to long-on

18.4

Will Jacks to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

18.3

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Will Jacks goes round the wicket. Dragged down on leg-stump, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg

18.2

Will Jacks to Kusal Mendis, no run, this off-break is on middle and leg, good length and Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot to tuck to backward square-leg

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