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Summary

Sri Lanka reach 94-1 before bad light ends play early
Smith's brilliant 67 off 50 balls helps England recover from 82-7
Root & Brook fall cheaply on eventful third afternoon
Lawrence out for aggressive 35 off as many balls
Sri Lanka bowled out for 263 - a 62-run deficit
Hull and Stone take three wickets each

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

Postpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 8 September
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Sri Lanka here have really got off to a flyer.
SL 55-1published at 10.1 overs
Kusal Mendis smashes Chris Woakes through the covers as the sun pokes back out.
Postpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 8 September
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Nissanka is playing so well.
SL 51-1published at 10 overs
Target 219
Chris Woakes is feeling his shoulder after charging and diving after a ball in the deep. The Sri Lanka batters ran four anyway - a rare feat for the international game.
There's a big full toss and two down the leg side in Josh Hull's first over.
SL 47-1published at 9.1 overs
Chris Woakes has taken the only wicket in this innings so far...
Postpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 8 September
Ollie Pope's first bowling change is to introduce Josh Hull. Things were going well for England when he took two of his three wickets this morning.
SL 47-1published at 9 overs
Need 172 runs to win
How long can Ollie Pope keep these four slips in? The singles are coming steadily.
Postpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 8 September
Russel Arnold
Ex-Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
Very different feels to what we saw in the first innings. Sri Lanka just need to be consistent.
England are back to orthodox cricket.
SL 44-1published at 8 overs
Target 219
Kusal Mendis has begun smartly, tapping and running for two quick singles.
The England dressing room doesn't seem to be feeling any sort of tension. Brendon McCullum and Andrew Flintoff have their feet propped up on the balcony.
Postpublished at 18:03 British Summer Time 8 September
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
The lights are on now. There is no sunshine on the ground.
Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 8 September
Kusal Mendis emerges. No sign of a night-watchman, not yet at least.
Postpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 8 September
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka were happily chipping away at that total.
England have broken through now. They just need to carry it on.
WICKETpublished at 7 overs
Karunaratne c&b Woakes 8 (SL 39-1)
Got him!
It's an odd wicket but Chris Woakes won't care. Dimuth Karunaratne inside edges onto his pad, allowing the ball to loop into the hands of a diving Woakes.
There's no massive celebration. England know there is work to do.
SL 39-0published at 6.1 overs
Image source, Reuters
The sky may be blue but it is already getting gloomy at the Oval as the sun dips behind the tall buildings nearby.
Pathum Nissanka doesn't look bothered. Three more are added by him on the drive.
SL 36-0published at 6 overs
Need 183 more runs to win
Pathum Nissanka is rattling along with 28 from 20 balls but it hasn't felt quite as kamikaze as Dan Lawrence earlier. There haven't been wild swings, just solid strokes.
Olly Stone won't be far away.
Postpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 8 September
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
I like the way Sri Lanka are going about their business.
SL 29-0published at 5 overs
Target 219
The trumpeter tries to bring about a wicket with his latest tune. No joy.
WinViz has jumped to 68% in favour of Sri Lanka.
Postpublished at 17:50 British Summer Time 8 September
Phil Tufnell
Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
Sri Lanka are just having a bit of luck here. They're chipping away.
Postpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 8 September
When I say Pathum Nissanka has started well...
SL 28-0published at 4 overs
Target 219
Runs are flowing here. First in the air from Pathum Nissanka and then off the edge of Dimuth Karunaratne.
Already one or two England fielders look frustrated.

England v Sri Lanka

England 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Duckett,caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake Duckett, caught Chandimal, bowled Rathnayake	86	79	9	2	127	108.86
Lawrence,caught Nissanka, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Nissanka, bowled Kumara	5	21	0	0	48	23.81
Pope,caught Karunaratne, bowled MVT Fernando Pope, caught Karunaratne, bowled MVT Fernando	154	156	19	2	264	98.72
Root,caught MVT Fernando, bowled Kumara Root, caught MVT Fernando, bowled Kumara	13	48	1	0	55	27.08
Brook,caught PHKD Mendis, bowled Rathnayake Brook, caught PHKD Mendis, bowled Rathnayake	19	39	1	0	68	48.72
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando Smith, caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando	16	31	2	0	33	51.61
Woakes,caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva Woakes, caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva	2	4	0	0	8	50.00
Atkinson,caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva Atkinson, caught Rathnayake, bowled de Silva	5	12	0	0	8	41.67
Stone,not out Stone, not out	15	12	1	1	20	125.00
Hull,caught de Silva, bowled AM Fernando Hull, caught de Silva, bowled AM Fernando	2	10	0	0	12	20.00
Bashir,caught Kumara, bowled Rathnayake Bashir, caught Kumara, bowled Rathnayake	1	3	0	0	4	33.33
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 7
Total,325 all out 69.1 overs Total,325 all out 69.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy rate
AM Fernando	20.0	0	88	1	4.40
MVT Fernando	13.0	1	46	2	3.53
Kumara	16.0	1	97	2	6.06
Rathnayake	13.1	3	56	3	4.25
Mathews	3.0	0	14	0	4.66
de Silva	4.0	0	18	2	4.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
45 for 1 (9.2 overs)	Lawrence
140 for 2 (25.6 overs)	Duckett
191 for 3 (38.3 overs)	Root
261 for 4 (52.4 overs)	Brook
290 for 5 (59.6 overs)	Smith
299 for 6 (62.2 overs)	Woakes
307 for 7 (64.5 overs)	Atkinson
307 for 8 (65.1 overs)	Pope
318 for 9 (68.2 overs)	Hull
325 for 10 (69.1 overs)	Bashir

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Nissanka,caught Woakes, bowled Hull Nissanka, caught Woakes, bowled Hull	64	51	9	0	75	125.49
Karunaratne,run out Stone Karunaratne, run out Stone	9	16	1	0	27	56.25
BKG Mendis,caught Brook, bowled Woakes BKG Mendis, caught Brook, bowled Woakes	14	13	3	0	20	107.69
Mathews,caught Pope, bowled Stone Mathews, caught Pope, bowled Stone	3	11	0	0	18	27.27
Chandimal,leg before wicket, bowled Stone Chandimal, leg before wicket, bowled Stone	0	4	0	0	10	0.00
de Silva,caught Bashir, bowled Hull de Silva, caught Bashir, bowled Hull	69	111	11	0	132	62.16
PHKD Mendis,caught Root, bowled Woakes PHKD Mendis, caught Root, bowled Woakes	64	91	7	0	139	70.33
Rathnayake,caught Smith, bowled Stone Rathnayake, caught Smith, bowled Stone	7	21	1	0	46	33.33
MVT Fernando,leg before wicket, bowled Hull MVT Fernando, leg before wicket, bowled Hull	0	8	0	0	7	0.00
Kumara,not out Kumara, not out	5	29	0	0	45	17.24
AM Fernando,caught Smith, bowled Bashir AM Fernando, caught Smith, bowled Bashir	11	14	2	0	20	78.57
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 8, leg byes 2, total 17 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 8, leg byes 2, total 17
Total,263 all out 61.2 overs Total,263 all out 61.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy rate
Woakes	13.0	5	42	2	3.23
Atkinson	9.0	1	46	0	5.11
Hull	11.0	0	53	3	4.81
Stone	9.0	3	35	3	3.88
Bashir	11.2	0	37	1	3.26
Lawrence	6.0	0	29	0	4.83
Root	2.0	0	11	0	5.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
34 for 1 (6.2 overs)	Karunaratne
70 for 2 (10.5 overs)	BKG Mendis
86 for 3 (14.4 overs)	Mathews
91 for 4 (15.3 overs)	Nissanka
93 for 5 (16.2 overs)	Chandimal
220 for 6 (47.5 overs)	de Silva
233 for 7 (50.1 overs)	PHKD Mendis
238 for 8 (51.4 overs)	MVT Fernando
248 for 9 (56.5 overs)	Rathnayake
263 for 10 (61.2 overs)	AM Fernando

England 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Duckett,caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando Duckett, caught MVT Fernando, bowled AM Fernando	7	8	1	0	13	87.50
Lawrence,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara Lawrence, caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara	35	35	3	1	51	100.00
Pope,bowled Kumara Pope, bowled Kumara	7	16	1	0	21	43.75
Root,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando Root, leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando	12	18	2	0	34	66.67
Brook,leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando Brook, leg before wicket, bowled MVT Fernando	3	14	0	0	27	21.43
Smith,caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando Smith, caught BKG Mendis, bowled MVT Fernando	67	50	10	1	84	134.00
Woakes,caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara Woakes, caught Chandimal, bowled Kumara	0	5	0	0	5	0.00
Atkinson,leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake Atkinson, leg before wicket, bowled Rathnayake	1	14	0	0	29	7.14
Stone,caught substitute, bowled Kumara Stone, caught substitute, bowled Kumara	10	31	1	0	42	32.26
Hull,not out Hull, not out	7	6	0	1	15	116.67
Bashir,caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando Bashir, caught substitute, bowled AM Fernando	4	6	1	0	7	66.67
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 3
Total,156 all out 34.0 overs Total,156 all out 34.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy rate
AM Fernando	12.0	2	49	2	4.08
Rathnayake	7.0	0	43	1	6.14
Kumara	7.0	1	21	4	3.00
MVT Fernando	8.0	0	40	3	5.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
20 for 1 (2.6 overs)	Duckett
35 for 2 (7.4 overs)	Pope
56 for 3 (11.1 overs)	Lawrence
66 for 4 (14.3 overs)	Root
69 for 5 (16.3 overs)	Brook
70 for 6 (17.4 overs)	Woakes
82 for 7 (23.4 overs)	Atkinson
140 for 8 (30.6 overs)	Smith
145 for 9 (32.2 overs)	Stone
156 for 10 (33.6 overs)	Bashir

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Nissanka,not out Nissanka, not out	127	124	13	2	190	102.42
Karunaratne,caught and bowled Woakes Karunaratne, caught and bowled Woakes	8	21	1	0	31	38.10
BKG Mendis,caught Bashir, bowled Atkinson BKG Mendis, caught Bashir, bowled Atkinson	39	37	7	0	58	105.41
Mathews,not out Mathews, not out	32	61	3	0	97	52.46
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 4, leg byes 8, total 13
Total,219 for 2 40.3 overs Total,219 for 2 40.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy rate
Woakes	12.0	0	52	1	4.33
Atkinson	11.0	1	44	1	4.00
Hull	6.0	0	38	0	6.33
Stone	8.0	0	45	0	5.62
Bashir	3.3	0	28	0	8.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
39 for 1 (6.6 overs)	Karunaratne
108 for 2 (19.3 overs)	BKG Mendis

home team, England

Ben Duckett
Dan Lawrence
Ollie Pope , Captain
Joe Root
Harry Brook
Jamie Smith , Wicket Keeper
Chris Woakes
Gus Atkinson
Olly Stone
Josh Hull
Shoaib Bashir

away team, Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis
Angelo Mathews
Dinesh Chandimal , Wicket Keeper
Dhananjaya de Silva , Captain
Kamindu Mendis
Milan Rathnayake
Vishwa Fernando
Lahiru Kumara
Asitha Fernando

Start Time:: 11:00
Toss:: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: The Kia Oval, Kennington
Officials:: Chris Gaffaney, Joel Wilson, Paul Reiffel, David Boon, Mike Burns

Summary

Live Reporting

England v Sri Lanka

England 1st Innings

Sri Lanka 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

home team, England

away team, Sri Lanka

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