Summary

  • England win by 30 runs

  • Joe Denly opens the bowling and takes four wickets

  • Denly playing first international for eight years

  • Adil Rashid takes 3-12 from four overs

  • Jason Roy, dropped four times, makes 69 from 36

  • Three-Test series starts on 6 November

  1. Eng 114-4published at 11.4 overs

    Ben Stokes is out in the middle, pawing at the crease as we get ready to resume.

    It'll be Kamindu Mendis to pick up where he left off, and Stokes firmly blocks the first ball away.

  2. Postpublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio 5 live in Colombo

    It’s noisy...

    Sri Lanka fansImage source, BBC Sport
  3. Postpublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Meanwhile, in Colombo, the bowlers are back out and going through their warm-ups.

    We're going to have some actual cricket, after that in no way irritating rain delay.

  4. Postpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Someone has managed to get Virat Kohli out!

    Marlon Samuels has bowled the India captain for 107, which has left India in a tricky position, needing 64 runs from the next 8.3 overs to beat West Indies.

    Follow that match here.

  5. Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    In between the rain, England managed to secure a 3-1 ODI series win over Sri Lanka.

    Here's five lessons ex-England captain Michael Vaughan thinks we, and England, have learnt from the series.

    Media caption,

    How many Currans can you get in an England team?

  6. Postpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio 5 live in Colombo

    Like a rock band returning for an encore, a roar greets the return of the ground staff. Let's see which of their hits they'll play: 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' or 'Goodbye my Cover'.

  7. rain stops play

    It's stopped raining!published at 16:13 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    The covers are coming off!

    Play will resume at 16:30 BST, which is excellent news for all involved. We've not lost any overs.

  8. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio 5 live in Colombo

    There's a lot of standing around and not much in the way of movement to get this game going again. We've seen plenty of rain in the last couple of weeks - this is relatively desert-like.

  9. Postpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    I'm fairly sure that they were playing in heavier rain than this at one point, but we can't restart play until it's stopped raining.

    Ah, cricket. Sometimes, you don't help yourself.

  10. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    The covers are still on in Colombo, although it looks to be mizzle, rather than actual rain, that is delaying proceedings.

    The umpires are conferring once again. Not an umbrella in sight.

  11. Kohli makes another tonpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Over in Pune, Virat Kohli has just reached a century against West Indies.

    He's the first Indian batsman to score three tons in three consecutive ODIs - his average has just inched over the 60 mark. The scorecard is over here.

  12. Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    It's been an expensive day to be a bowler.

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  13. Postpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Radio 5 live in Colombo

    It's barely raining. No umbrellas, no droplets on the window. But as always, once they're off the field it needs to stop entirely for them to come back out again.

  14. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    There are two umpire-like figures just heading off the field after wandering out to inspect the conditions.

    Say it quietly, but it doesn't seem to be raining...

  15. How's stat?!published at 15:41 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    England have beaten Sri Lanka in three of the last four T20 encounters between these nations, and lost one.

    However, none of those games took place in Sri Lanka however - two were in England, one in India and one in Bangladesh.

    EnglandImage source, Getty Images
  16. From the press boxpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

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  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    #bbccricket

    Matt Chauhan: So much chat about playing in monsoon season... but considering they are, surely play all games in the am when its not raining?!

  18. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    I swear I spend half my life looking at weather forecasts.

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  19. Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    It's been an eventful day for Jason Roy.

    He's been involved in a run-out mix-up with captain Eoin Morgan, and was dropped three times in the space of 10 balls en route to making 69 from 36 balls.

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  20. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 27 October 2018

    Of course it does.

    On come the big blue sheets as the umpires guide the players off the field. The one positive is that it doesn't look too heavy.