Banton made his first England hundred, and Sri Lanka were all out for 132 as the Oval decider went by 223 runs

England were 68 for 2 when Harry Brook walked out at The Oval on Sunday. By the time he left, caught on the boundary for 77, the score was 218 for 3 and the series decider was as good as settled. Tom Banton went on to make 126 from 105 balls, his first hundred in international cricket, and England finished on 355 for 7. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 132 in 29.1 overs.

The 223-run margin gave England the three-match ODI series 2-1. Sri Lanka had levelled it at Headingley on September 24, when they defended 321 and won by 16 runs, so the tourists arrived in London with something to play for. That did not last long into their reply.

Banton and Brook take the game away

Brook won the toss and batted. Ben Duckett was bowled by Dilshan Madushanka without scoring, and Joe Root scratched around for 18 from 37 balls before he fell with the score on 68. What followed was a partnership of 150 from 117 balls between Banton and his captain.

Brook should not have been there for most of it. Kusal Mendis dropped him on 7, and he added 70 more before Dunith Wellalage held the catch in the deep. Banton kept going. He cleared the rope five times on the way to three figures.

“As a kid you dream of scoring a hundred for your country,” Banton said afterwards.

Jordan Cox, keeping wicket in only his fourth ODI after Jos Buttler’s hamstring injury at Headingley, then made 76 from 52 balls. Jamie Overton finished unbeaten on 21 from 14.

Sri Lanka lose four for 46

Pathum Nissanka was gone in the second over, the first ODI wicket for Sonny Baker. Mendis, the Headingley hero, top-scored with 35 from 26 balls. Then it came apart. Sri Lanka went from 36 for 2 to 82 for 6, with two wickets falling on 77.

Pavan Rathnayake’s run-out in the 15th over summed up the afternoon. Cox’s gloves dislodged the bails before Jofra Archer’s throw arrived, and the decision went out, not out, then out again. TV umpire Adrian Holdstock settled it after more than three minutes: Archer’s throw had uprooted a stump with Rathnayake well short, so the wicket had been broken. He went for 18.

Liam Dawson’s left-arm spin did the rest. He took 3 for 26 from his eight overs, Gus Atkinson picked up two, and Will Jacks ended it in the 30th over.

“I thought that was a near-perfect performance,” Brook said. “I thought everyone chipped in and it was exceptional.”

Five wins from six against Sri Lanka

England swept the T20Is 3-0 earlier this month, which means they have won five of their six white-ball games against Sri Lanka this September. Jacks was named player of the series for the ODIs, with 123 runs and six wickets. For Sri Lanka, the Headingley win now looks like the exception. Mendis admitted his side had made too many mistakes with the bat, and 132 all out after conceding 355 is hard to argue with.

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