June 21, Nottingham (CRICKETNMORE): England's Liam Plunkett smashed six on the last ball of the match to earn his team a dramatic tie against Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Nottingham. Set 287 to win at Trent Bridge, England went into the final over needing 14 with just two wickets in hand. Four runs were scored in the first four balls leaving 10 off the last two balls. Woakes scrambled three before Plunkett hit Nuwan Pradeep over long-off for six to tie the match on Tuesday.
Brief Score
Toss: England won the toss and opted to field
Sri Lanka - 286/9 in 50 overs (A Mathews - 73, S Prasanna - 59, D Chandimal - 37, C Woakes - 2/56, D Willey - 2/56)
England - 286/9 in 50 overs (C Woakes - 95*, J Buttler - 93, A Mathews - 2/22)
Result - Match Tied
Man of the Match - C Woakes
Playing XI :
Sri Lanka : Kusal Perera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Upul Tharanga, Angelo Mathews(c), Dasun Shanaka, Farveez Maharoof, Seekkuge Prasanna, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal
England : Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett