Sri Lanka Reach 88 for One Batting First Against England in Second ODI at Headingley

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the second one-day international against England at Headingley, reaching 88 for the loss of one wicket in 17.1 overs. Opening batter Nissanka was dismissed for 25 runs from 33 balls, trapped lbw by Gus Atkinson after hitting three fours and one six. Atkinson earlier dropped a catch off Kusal Mendis when the batter top-edged a pull shot. Commentator Henry Moeran and former Sri Lanka all-rounder Russel Arnold both noted it was a very straightforward chance that went straight up. Kusal Mendis later moved to 28 not out from 33 balls, hitting two fours and one six. Kamindu Mendis joined him and finished on 34 not out from 37 balls, hitting three fours and two sixes, including hitting Rehan Ahmed's first delivery for six after drinks. Former England batter Dawid Malan noted that Kusal Mendis struggled with timing early on against Jamie Overton's short balls. England's fast bowlers recorded an average of 0.35 degrees of swing and 0.43 degrees of seam movement during the opening 10 overs, marking the third-lowest combined movement for a first innings in England since 2006. Spinner Will Jacks bowled three overs for 18 runs, with Sri Lanka playing cautiously against him following his recent emergency appendix operation in Edinburgh.