England beat Sri Lanka by 89 runs in the first ODI at Chester-le-Street. Will Jacks was the main player for England, scoring 46 not out before taking five wickets.
England chose to bat after winning the toss and were bowled out for 265 in 48.1 overs. Harry Brook made the highest score with 67 from 69 balls. Joe Root scored 44, while Jacks finished unbeaten on 46 from 47 balls. Ben Duckett made 32 and Jos Buttler scored 31. Root also reached 23,000 international runs across all formats during his innings.
7 fours • 0 sixes • vs All Bowlers
SPIKE GRAPH · WAGON ZONE
1s · 27
2s · 6
3s · 0
4s · 7
6s · 0
MATCH IMPACT 67 runs · 69 balls · 7 fours · 0 sixes
Sri Lanka Take Regular Wickets
Sri Lanka kept England under pressure with regular wickets. Debutant legspinner Sachindu Colombage took 3 for 44, while Asitha Fernando also picked up three wickets and finished with 3 for 53. Dilshan Madushanka, Dushmantha Chameera and Dunith Wellalage took one wicket each. England could not bat their full 50 overs.
Sri Lanka Struggle in the Chase
Sri Lanka needed 266 runs to win but lost wickets at regular intervals. Pathum Nissanka scored 27 from 37 balls and reached 3,000 ODI runs during his innings. Kusal Mendis scored 42 and gave Sri Lanka some stability in the middle order. Dunith Wellalage then scored 45 from 36 balls to become the visitors’ top scorer.
Jacks Completes Five-Wicket Haul
In the 20th over, Sri Lanka were 84/2 before England managed to take quick wickets. Jamie Overton took two wickets and added more pressure on Sri Lanka. Jacks dismissed the lower-order batsmen. In total, he took 5 for 22 in seven overs, making his first five-wicket haul in One Day Internationals.
Sri Lanka were all out for 176 runs in 37 overs. 45 runs scored by Wellalage were not enough as England won the first ODI by 89 runs. Jacks was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten 46 runs and 5 wickets.
7 overs • 0 maidens • 22 runs
BOWLING MAP · LINE, LENGTH & WICKET ZONE
MATCH IMPACT 7-0-22-5 · ECO 3.14
Best Bowling Figures for England vs Sri Lanka in ODIs
6/47
Chris Woakes Pallekele, 2014
5/22
Will Jacks Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
5/29
Chris Jordan Manchester, 2014
5/32
Mark Ealham W.A.C.A., Perth, 1999
5/39
Vic Marks Taunton, 1983
5-Fer & 40+ Runs for England in an ODI Match
5/33
Graeme Hick – 80 vs Zimbabwe • Harare, 2000
5/26
Ronnie Irani – 53 vs India • The Oval, 2002
6/31
Paul Collingwood – 112* vs Bangladesh • Trent Bridge, 2005
5/22
Will Jacks – 46* vs Sri Lanka • Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
Best Bowling Figures by Spinners vs Sri Lanka in ODIs
5/22
Will Jacks – England Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
5/24
Collins Obuya – Kenya Nairobi (Gym), 2003
5/35
Michael Clarke – Australia Dambulla, 2004
5/35
Shahid Afridi – Pakistan Sharjah, 2011
5/39
Vic Marks – England Taunton, 1983
Best Bowling Figures by England Spinners in ODIs
5/20
Vic Marks vs New Zealand • Wellington, 1984
5/22
Will Jacks vs Sri Lanka • Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
5/27
Adil Rashid vs Ireland • Bristol, 2017
5/28
Graeme Swann vs Australia • Chester-le-Street, 2009
5/33
Graeme Hick vs Zimbabwe • Harare, 2000
Best Bowling Figures by Spinners in England in ODIs
6/25
Kuldeep Yadav – India vs England • Nottingham, 2018
5/11
Shahid Afridi – Pakistan vs Kenya • Birmingham, 2004
5/22
Will Jacks – England vs Sri Lanka • Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
5/27
Adil Rashid – England vs Ireland • Bristol, 2017
5/28
Graeme Swann – England vs Australia • Chester-le-Street, 2009
Biggest Wins for England vs Sri Lanka at Home in ODIs (By Runs)
122
England Cardiff, 2016
110
England The Oval, 2011
89
England Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
81
England The Oval, 2014
Fastest to 5000 Runs in ODIs for Sri Lanka (By Innings)
152
Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka
153
Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka Current*
156
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka
Fastest to 3000 Runs in ODIs for Sri Lanka (By Innings)
79
Pathum Nissanka Sri Lanka Current*
92
Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka
94
Marvan Atapattu Sri Lanka
100
Lahiru Thirimanne & Kusal Perera Sri Lanka
Most Consecutive Innings Scoring 40+ for England in ODIs
7
Joe Root England • 2026 Current*
6
Chris Broad England • 1987
6
Nick Knight England • 2001
Most Runs in Men’s International Cricket
34357
Sachin Tendulkar India
28016
Kumar Sangakkara Asia / Sri Lanka
27483
Ricky Ponting Australia / ICC
25957
Mahela Jayawardene Asia / Sri Lanka
25534
Jacques Kallis Africa / ICC / South Africa
24208
Rahul Dravid Asia / ICC / India
23041
Joe Root England Current*
Highest Batting Average in a Calendar Year in ODIs (Min. 500 Runs)
180
Joe Root – England 2026 • 540 runs Current*
146.7
Michael Hussey – Australia 2005 • 587 runs
133.5
Virat Kohli – India 2018 • 1202 runs
131.5
Viv Richards – West Indies 1979 • 526 runs
107.5
AB de Villiers – South Africa 2012 • 645 runs
106.8
Jonny Bairstow – England 2017 • 534 runs
Will Jacks – ODI Bowling Milestone
5/22
Best ODI Bowling Figures vs Sri Lanka • Chester-le-Street, 2026 Today*
3/22
Previous Best vs West Indies • Bridgetown, 2023
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