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England v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: England won by 89 runs

England 265; our pre-match call 73%. Sri Lanka 176; our pre-match call 27%.

England v Sri Lanka ODI series 2026, 1st ODI

England won by 89 runs

Tuesday 22 September 2026, 12:30pm BST (day/night)Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

Prediction locked in 23rd September, 10:19 UTCWhen we've said 70–80%, the favourite won 111 of 151

Riverside Ground

Chester-le-Street · 17 ODIs here since 2004

England here
Won 9, lost 5
Highest first innings
338, Sri Lanka 2019
Lowest completed
101, England 2004
Median first innings
264

Last 5 here

  • Sept 2024 Australia 304-7 (50) v England 254-4 (37.4). England won by 46 runs (DLS)
  • Jul 2022 South Africa 333-5 (50) v England 271 (46.5). South Africa won by 62 runs
  • Jun 2021 Sri Lanka 185 (42.3) v England 189-5 (34.5). England won by 5 wickets
  • Jul 2019 England 305-8 (50) v New Zealand 186 (45). England won by 119 runs
  • Jul 2019 Sri Lanka 338-6 (50) v West Indies 315-9 (50). Sri Lanka won by 23 runs

The ground's full record

Batting first here

46%

6 of 13 won batting first. Since 2019, 60% (3 of 5).

Every first innings here

Reached par (290)Median
ODIs5 of 14264
Domestic 50-over15 of 29281

Weather on the day

Tuesday 22 September, 12:30–21:30: 21.0 °C on average, humidity 68%, wind 9 km/h gusting to 28, no rain.

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