England vs Sri Lanka Third ODI Live Score Updates Oval Decider

London ke The Oval maidan par England aur Sri Lanka ke beech series decider me high-voltage action dekhne ko mila. Teen matchon ki series 1-1 se barabar thi, jiski trophy ab is aakhiri muqable ke nateeje par tiki thi. England ne toss jeet kar pehle batting ka faisla liya aur 50 overs me 355-7 ka vishal score khada kar diya. Sri Lanka ke samne ab trophy jeetne ke liye 356 runs ka kathin lakshya tha.

Ye match Sunday, 27 September 2026 ko schedule tha. Dopehar 3:00 PM par toss hua aur theek aadhe ghante baad, 3:30 PM par pehli ball phenki gayi. BBC reports ke mutabiq ye match England men's team ke international home summer season ka aakhiri fixture raha, jisse dono teams par summer ka closing match jeetne ka seedha pressure tha.

The Oval Decider Match Updates

Regular captain Jos Buttler is match me nahi utar sake. Headingley ODI ke dauran unki hamstring me khinchav aa gaya tha, jiske chalte medical updates ne unhe aaram ki salah di. Buttler ki gair-haziri me Harry Brook ne team ki captaincy sambhali, jabki wicketkeeping gloves Jordan Cox ko saunpe gaye. Cox ko wicket ke peeche gloves ke sath middle overs me score tezi se aage badhane ka role mila.

Stand-in skipper Harry Brook ne toss jeetne ke baad bina jhijhak batting chuni. Nayi ball shuru me thoda ruk kar aa rahi thi, par top-order ne scoreboard ko sust nahi hone diya. Tom Banton ne apne ODI career ki sabse shandar paari khelte hue maiden century jada. Banton ne sirf 105 balls par 126 runs banakar Sri Lankan bowling attack ko poori tarah backfoot par dhakel diya.

Brook ne doosre chhor se 77 runs ki captaincy innings kheli aur Banton ke sath milkr run-rate 6 ke aas-paas banaye rakha. Jordan Cox ne bhi mauke ka fayda uthaya aur 76 runs banakar death overs me scoring momentum tootne nahi diya. In lambi partnerships ke chalte Sri Lanka par shuru se hi 7 runs per over se zyada ka required rate maintain karne ka dabav aa gaya.

England Innings Batting Scorecard Details

Banton ki 126 runs ki innings me strike rate 120.00 ka raha, jahan unhone gap placement aur boundary hitting dono me balance dikhaya. Sri Lanka ke bowling changes unhe boundary rokne me nakam rahe. Banton ne pace aur spin dono bowling styles par asaani se bade shots khele.

Sri Lanka ke frontline pacer Asitha Fernando ne aakhiri overs me runs par lagam lagayi. Fernando ne 9 overs me 64 runs dekar 3 wickets jhatke. Apne aakhiri spell me unhone lagataar do balls par do wickets chatkaye, jisme Liam Dawson ko phenki gayi tezz yorker shamil thi. Ball Dawson ke boot se lagte hue seedhe stumps me ghus gayi aur wo pehli ball par zero par bowled hue.

Test Match Special ke data mutabiq death overs ke ek spell me Fernando ne 3 overs ke dauran sirf 8 runs diye, jinme 7 bat se aur 1 bye se aaya tha. England 355 tak pahunchne me safal rahi, jiska matlab tha ki Sri Lanka ko match me bane rehne ke liye boundary-hitting frequency shuruati overs se hi dugni karni padni thi.

Team Lineups Captaincy Updates

Playing sheet par England ke lineup changes saaf dikhe. Headingley me Jos Buttler 67 par retired hurt hue the, jiske baad severe hamstring strain ke chalte wo is match ka hissa nahi ban sake. Unki jagah Jordan Cox ne pure match me wicketkeeping ki. Sri Lanka ke camp me leadership ko lekar Charith Asalanka aur Kusal Mendis dono ke role par match se pehle nazar thi, jahan Mendis ko Sporting News aur Yahoo match previews me captain darj kiya gaya tha.

Fielding setup me England ke paas Tom Banton ke roop me reliable boundary catcher maujood raha. 2026 T20 World Cup ke baad se Banton ka catching success rate 91% ka raha hai, jahan unke naam 21 catches aur sirf 2 drops the. Safe hands ki ye presence Sri Lanka ke aerial shots par constantly half-chances ko wickets me badalne ke mauke khol rahi thi.

The Oval Pitch Record History

The Oval par 356 runs chase karna hamesha mushkil raha hai. Innings break par Test Match Special expert Russel Arnold ne bataya ki is pitch par second innings me batting average aksar girti hai, jisse itna bada target chase karna chasing side ke liye pahad jaisa ban jata hai.

• Kul Matches: 82 ODIs
• Batting First Wins: 35 matches
• Bowling First Wins: 43 matches
• Average First Innings Score: 246 runs
• Average Second Innings Score: 210 runs

Record books me is pitch ka second innings average score 210 runs darj hai. Sri Lanka ko cup uthane ke liye ground ke aam chase record se lagbhag 146 runs zyada banane the, jo bina kisi historic batting collapse ke bina mumkin nahi tha.

Sri Lanka Early Chase Phase

Target ka peecha karne Sri Lanka ke openers Pathum Nissanka aur Kamindu Mendis maidan par aaye. England ke liye new-ball attack Gus Atkinson ne start kiya. Atkinson ne off-stump ke bahar tight line pakdi aur seam movement ke sahare dono batters ko scoring rooms band kar diye.

Atkinson ne shuruati powerplay me hi 2 ahem wickets nikale, jabki dusre chhor se fast bowler Sonny Baker ne disciplined spell daal kar ek batter ko chalta kiya. Powerplay ke bheetar hi Sri Lanka ke 3 top-order wickets gir chuke the.

Jofra Archer ne spell sambhalte hi 90 mph ki speed se Charith Asalanka ko bouncer daali, jisne batter ko pichhe hatne par majboor kar diya. Archer ne bowling ke baad sharp fielding dikhate hue ek direct-hit run-out bhi kiya. Teen wickets jaldi khone ke baad Sri Lanka ka required run rate 8 se upar nikal gaya, jisse middle-order batter har delivery par risk lene par majboor hue.

Rathnayake DRS Review Decision

Powerplay ke baad England ne spin attack lagaya aur Will Jacks ne off-break deliveries ke sath attack shuru kiya. Jacks ki ek turning ball par Pavan Rathnayake ne aage badhkar defensive push khelne ki koshish ki, jahan ball unke bat ke behad qareeb se hoti hui keeper Jordan Cox ke haathon me chali gayi. England ki appeal par on-field umpire ne thoda waqt lekar finger raise ki aur out ka signal diya. Rathnayake bina jhijhak review lene chale gaye. TV umpire ne UltraEdge replay check kiya to screen par bat se ball cross hote waqt flat line dikhayi di, yani ball bat ke bajaye sidhe thigh pad se lagkar gayi thi. Decision turant reverse hua aur Rathnayake not out rahe. Is successful review ne Sri Lanka ka aakhiri specialist batting pair crease par bacha liya.

Headingley Second ODI Context

Dono teams is Oval decider me Headingley clash ke baad barabari par aayi thin. Us doosre ODI me Sri Lanka ne 50 overs me 321-6 ka vishal score khada kiya tha, jo The Sporting News ke records ke mutabiq 2018 ke baad se Sri Lanka ka England ke khilaf sabse bada ODI total bana tha. Us muqable me Kusal Mendis ne 100 balls par 121 runs ki masterclass century mari thi, jabki Kamindu Mendis ne 54 runs ka ahem yogdan diya tha.

England us match me 305-9 par simat gayi thi aur Sri Lanka ne wo muqabla 16 runs se jeet liya tha. Us chase me Jos Buttler ne 67 runs jode the, par unka hamstring injure ho gaya aur unhe retired hurt hokar dugout lautna pada tha.

Oval decider se pehle dono teams ke head-to-head tally me 81 ODI matches darj the, jinme England 40 wins ke sath aage tha aur Sri Lanka 38 par ruka tha, jabki 3 games no-result rahe the. Is decider ka result dono teams ke head-to-head margin ko ya to 41-38 par khinch deta ya fir use 40-39 par laakar bilkul barabar kar deta.

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