Summary

  • Sri Lanka win series against England for first time

  • Athapaththu (44) top-scores in composed run-chase

  • England lose regular wickets to Sri Lanka's spinners

  • Hosts' innings littered with poor shots and a calamitous run-out

  • Wyatt falls to first ball of innings, Capsey run-out

  • Three-match ODI series follows - first game in Durham on Saturday

Live Reporting

Sam Drury and Ffion Wynne

  1. Alison Mitchell
    Cricket commentator on BBC Two

    England don't have many runs to play with so wickets are their currency.

  2. Sri Lanka review

    SL 84-3

    Kate Cross raps Vishmi Gunaratne on the pad and the umpire raises the finger.

    Reviewed. This might be tight.

  3. England were thankful to see the back of her. Alice Capsey took that all-important wicket.

    But the home side will surely have to bowl Sri Lanka out to win this, they need another eight wickets to do that...

  4. The chief reason Sri Lanka are so far ahead of the rate? Chamari Athapaththu.

    The Sri Lanka skipper was imperious at the top of the order.

  5. SL 83-2

    Target 117

    Harshitha Samarawickrama gets two with a sweep off Sarah Glenn.

    She gets two more when a direct hit send the ball into a gap in the field, allowing an overthrow.

    A fine sweep brings the third two of the over before a single ends it. Sri Lanka in control with just 34 more needed.

  6. Now, that's a sunset!

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  7. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC Two

    We haven't had a boundary for a while.

  8. SL 76-2

    Need 41 from 66 balls

    Harshitha Samarawickrama and Vishmi Gunaratne out there for Sri Lanka with just a little bit of pressure building.

    Alice Capsey is frustrated after giving the tourists a couple of freebies with wides down the leg side.

    Four from the over but that will do it for Sri Lanka.

  9. Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Back-to-back wickets is not what Sri Lanka needed. England will start sniffing.

  10. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC One

    Sanjeewani did not need to play that shot.

  11. wicket

    WICKET

    Sanjeewani c Capsey b Glenn 20 (SL 71-2)

    Needless shot!

    Even after the first wicket, Sri Lanka were ticking over nicely with singles but Anushka Sanjeewani goes looking for a boundary.

    The opener attempts to hit Sarah Glenn over mid-off, doesn't time it at all and the ball goes gently to Alice Capsey.

    England are back in the hunt.

  12. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It's just four an over for Sri Lanka. They don't need to do anything risky.

    Heather Knight is going to have to make a decision at some point to do something differently.

  13. SL 67-1

    Target 117

    Good over from Alice Capsey, it costs nine runs but that's a price worth paying for the wicket of Chamari Athapaththu.

    England have given themselves a glimmer of hope.

  14. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    England just need to squeeze, build as much pressure as possible and hope for a flurry of wickets.

  15. Isa Guha
    Former England bowler on BBC One

    That is the opening that England needed! They will now feel like they are in the game.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Athapaththu c Dean b Capsey 44 (SL 65-1)

    Huge - and much-needed - wicket for England!

    Chamari Athapaththu tries to launch Alice Capsey over the leg side, doesn't get all of it and the ball goes a long way up.

    Charlie Dean is underneath it at long on to take the catch.

    Athapaththu is livid with herself, she just about restrains herself from throwing her bat to the ground as she walks off.

  17. SL 63-0

    Target 117

    Just too easy for Chamari Athapaththu.

    Alice Capsey strays onto the pads and the ball is flicked away behind square for four.

  18. Georgia Elwiss
    England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Sri Lanka have just played smart.

    I have been so impressed with their intent to put the bad ball away, and then that just allows them to rotate the strike off the good balls.

  19. SL 58-0

    Target 117

    Powerplay done and unless England can get rid of Chamari Athapaththu soon, the match won't last much longer either.

  20. Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Chamari Athapaththu is just playing strong cricket shots.

    Sri Lanka are halfway there already.