1st ODI: Joe Root, bowlers star as England beat Sri Lanka to take 1-0 collection lead after early wobble

England go 1-0 up within the collection as an unbeaten 79 from Joe Root helped the hosts register a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the first ODI on Tuesday. Joe Root 79* helped England dwelling in his a hundred and fiftieth ODI look. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSEngland beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to bag a 1-0 leadSri Lanka collapsed to undergo their fourth defeat on the tourChris Woakes (4/15) and Joe Root (79*) starred in England’s 5-wicket winJoe Root got here up with a masterful knock of 79* to assist England gun down the 186-run goal in simply 34.5 overs and take a 1-0 collection lead over Sri Lanka in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. Earlier, England have been largely disciplined with the ball, Chris Woakes and David Willey got here up with heroic performances to bowl out Sri Lanka for a paltry 185 in simply the forty third over.

England go 1-0 up within the seriesAn unbeaten 79 from Joe Root helps them register a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the first ODI.#ENGvSL | https://t.co/zb9rXOGY4Q pic.twitter.com/OUSioBWOew— ICC (@ICC) June 29, 2021
Chasing a goal of 186, England opener Jonny Bairstow made a quick begin as England reached 50 inside 5 overs however quickly misplaced his opening companion Liam Livingstone, who clipped a Chamika Karunaratne supply straight to mid-on.Bairstow fell seven runs wanting a half-century after he was bowled by Binura Fernando, and the hosts have been quickly decreased to 80-4 as Dushmantha Chameera eliminated skipper Eoin Morgan (6) and Sam Billings (3) cheaply.Root and all-rounder Moeen Ali (28) stitched collectively a affected person 91-run partnership to regular the ship.Chameera returned to dismiss Ali however Root completed with an unbeaten 79, and together with Sam Curran, ensured there have been no additional hiccups as England clinched victory within the thirty fifth over.”Delighted. The way the guys started and persisted throughout was really good to see. They kept creating chances right through and full credit to them (bowlers). We have our lead bowlers at mid-on or mid-off and they communicate with whoever is bowling which is the key,” England captain Eoin Morgan stated within the post-match presentation ceremony.”He (Root) is one of the best in the world in most situations, he showed us today that if you do the basics right it is easy to score. There are a lot of people (in contention for the T20 WC), you can’t rule Root out. The schedule has not allowed him to play a lot of T20 games,” Morgan added.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.