Overview
- England beat Sri Lanka by 89 runs at the Riverside Ground in Chester‑le‑Street on Tuesday, September 22, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
- Will Jacks scored an unbeaten 46 and then took a career‑best 5 for 22, including three wickets in the final over, to finish Sri Lanka for 176 while bowling seven overs.
- Debutant leg‑spinner Sachindu Colombage impressed for Sri Lanka with 3 for 44, removing Joe Root and Jos Buttler, and Root passed 23,000 international runs during England’s innings.
- Adil Rashid was ruled out of the series with a hand injury so Rehan Ahmed was drafted into the side and Tom Banton was trialled as a new opening partner for Ben Duckett.
- The win extends England’s limited‑overs momentum ahead of next week’s World Cup build‑up and sets up the second ODI at Headingley on September 24 and the decider at The Oval on September 27.