Jos Buttler injury and Kusal Mendis century derail England as Sri Lanka level ODI series

Jos Buttler's hamstring injury and Kusal Mendis's century helped Sri Lanka bounce back, leveling the ODI series against England.

• The wicketkeeper hurt his hamstring while running between the wickets.

• The series now heads to a deciding match at the Oval on Sunday.

A pristine batting track and an exceptionally fast outfield made this second ODI a stark contrast to the first one, just 48 hours earlier. For England, however, the outcome was also a stark contrast, as they ended up on the losing side of a close contest.

Chasing a target of 322, and propelled by a blazing 143-run opening partnership from Ben Duckett and Tom Banton, England seemed poised to seal the series with a game to spare. Yet Sri Lanka refused to surrender, securing a famous victory and capitalizing on Buttler's injury to triumph by 16 runs.