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Joe Root's 79 and Chris Woakes 4/18 helped England take a 1-0 lead over Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI on Tuesday. Sri Lanka's batting fumbled asked to bat first. Kusal Perera (73) and Wanindu Hasaranga (54) were the top scorer. Only one other batsman Chamika Karunaratne managed to reach double figures with 19 runs. Sri Lanka were bundled out for sub-par 185 in 42.3 overs. Chasing, Sri Lanka bowlers did well to reduce England to 80-4 but Joe Root and Moeen ALi (28) along with Jonny Bairstow (43) helped England complete a facile win. Check updates and highlights of the first ODI between England and Sri Lanka from Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street here
Teams:
England: Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), Sam Billings, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera (c/wk), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Ramesh Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dhananjaya Lakshan, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama
