Summary

  • Hales 133* (110), Roy 112* (95)

  • England's highest ODI opening stand

  • England win with 15.5 overs to spare

  • Biggest ODI chase to win by 10 wkts

  • England lead 1-0 in five-match series

  1. Eng 209-0published at 29 overs

    Brilliant. Just brilliant. Hales celebrates reaching his ton with three successive sixes. One over midwicket and two to cow corner. 27 off the over. And England now have a new record opening stand in ODIs. Bask in this people.

  2. 100 runs

    100 for Halespublished at 28.3 overs

    Eng 191-0

    Well played Alex Hales son! Successive fours off Prasanna brings up his three figures. That is his third in ODIs.

  3. How's stat?!published at 19:55 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

    Andy Zaltzman
    Comedian & BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "This is the first time both England openers have hit two sixes in an ODI." 

  4. Eng 182-0published at 28 overs

    Gunathilaka continues but Roy shows him contempt by dancing down to smash him past mid-off for four. England's record opening stand for the first wicket in ODIs is 200.

  5. Postpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

  6. Eng 175-0published at 27 overs

    There is liquid confidence pumping through the veins of these two now. Hales absolutely smashes Prasanna into the second tier to move into the 90s.

    Need further evidence that the England openers are on fire? Watch this...

  7. Eng 168-0published at 26 overs

    Yep, the bananas have had plenty. They are currently sprinting round the stands, pursued by a gorilla. And a stormtrooper. These aren't the bananas you're looking for. Danuskha Gunathilaka is thrown into the attack by Mathews but his first over of off spin goes for seven.

  8. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

    Graeme Swann
    Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    "Hales and Roy have gone through the gears nicely. They started off very circumspectly. They rain their singles and now they're plundering the Sri Lanka attack. They're answering the questions from the other night when the top order failed."

  9. Eng 159-0published at 25 overs

    This is not Sri Lanka's day. Hales top edges Prasanna from an attempted sweep but the ball loops over Chandimal and lands safe. 

  10. How's stat?!published at 19:42 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

    Andy Zaltzman
    Comedian & BBC Test Match Special statistician

    "The last 50 came off just 35 balls."

  11. Eng 154-0published at 24 overs

    Roy is getting fancy now. A glorious reverse sweep sends Randiv's delivery off to the boundary for four. Next ball? Oh, just a six straight down the ground. Cue Freed From Desire by Gala on the tannoy. It's the song of the summer... again.

  12. get involved

    Taught something by a cricketerpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

    tms@bbc.co.uk

    My English teacher for GCSE English was Tim Curtis, and Phil Newport taught geography at our school... The cricket coaching wasn't too shabby either.

    Patrick, Worcester

    Tim CurtisImage source, Getty Images
  13. Eng 140-0 (Hales 76, Roy 58)published at 23 overs

    The onslaught continues as Hales drives Maharoof for four. All in the timing. Roy then gets a bit lucky with a sliced drive that sends the ball spinning into space just short of third man.

    Here is how Roy reached his half-century...

  14. Eng 132-0published at 22 overs

    Quality from Roy. He rocks back and waits for Prasanna's first ball before crunching a cut for four. 123 runs needed off 28 overs. Should be straightforward.

  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

    #bbccricket

    Mike Bell: Deeply frustrating. England get to over 100 without loss. What can we moan about on live text when all going so well? I give up.

  16. Eng 124-0published at 21 overs

    Pradeep is trying everything. Short, full, outside off, straight. All to zero impact. Hales lofts another just short of the rope for four. A yorker cracks Hales painfully on the boot but that just makes him angry and results in another straight blow, this time for six. These two are seeing it like Frank Sidebottom's head.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:26 British Summer Time 24 June 2016

    tms@bbc.co.uk

    In 2005 during the famous Ashes, I had the misfortune of being in Philadelphia, USA. Here a local assured me that a mullet is defined as 'Business at the front, party at the back'.

    Jim Holland in Keighley

  18. Eng 111-0published at 20 overs

    Still no breakthrough for Sri Lanka. Five bowlers used in rotation but all of them have been tamed by Hales and Roy.

    Here is how Alex Hales reached his fifty...

  19. 50 runs

    50 for Roypublished at 19.3 overs

    Eng 107-0

    A push down the pitch off Prasanna and Roy joins Hales with a half-century. Push on now lads.

  20. Eng 107-0 (Roy 49, Hales 54)published at 19 overs

    Take that Nuwan. Jason Roy sniffs a poor length, takes a stride and hammers the ball over long on for four. Angelo Mathews looks to the floor. How he wishes he could bring himself on.