Will Jacks shines with bat & ball to lead England to win over Sri Lanka in first ODI

[p]His quickfire 46 not out helped take the hosts to a competitive 265 all out after they lost momentum following the exit of captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brook-harry/MefSexXu/"]Harry Brook[/a] for 67.[/p][p]Off-spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jacks-will/2o8aoySA/"]Jacks[/a] then took a fine 5-22 in seven overs, including three dismissals in the final over for his maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sri-lanka/zahH5UHg/"]Sri Lanka[/a] were dismissed for 176 with 13 overs to spare as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] went 1-0 up in this three-match series.[/p][embed guid="2362d96a-a287-4835-be49-d6184ba32364" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2102469977164923029?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The tourists made a positive start to their pursuit of a target of 266.[/p][p]But after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tongue-josh/QDYZ9mo4/"]Josh Tongue[/a] had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nissanka-pathum/jHFbKAPP/"]Pathum Nissanka[/a] caught behind for 27 to leave Sri Lanka 48-2, the innings stalled, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rathnayake-milan/Sx9gq9xB/"]Pavan Rathnayake[/a] taking 23 balls for a 13 that ended when he was caught low down at cover by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/banton-tom/EPKJkMQ0/"]Tom Banton[/a] off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/overton-jamie/OUCwfSwJ/"]Jamie Overton[/a].[/p][p]And 84-3 then became 85-4 when Jacks had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/asalanka-charith/80juRb9I/"]Charith Asalanka[/a] lbw, missing a sweep.[/p][p]Sri Lanka captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendis-kusal/dWzAIbMj/"]Kusal Mendis[/a] fell in similar fashion when he too was lbw attempting to sweep Jacks for 42 off 60 balls, with his side faltering at 105-6.[/p][p]Jacks' treble strike then ended the match.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wellalage-dunith/4jKlo8qp/"]Dunith Wellalage[/a] tried to revive the innings with 45 until he skyed Jacks to mid-on.[/p][p]Two balls later, Jacks dismissed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernando-asitha/n1wOBnyE/"]Asitha Fernando[/a] for nought before producing his best delivery of the over to clean bowl last man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madushanka-dilshan/jy0VTrM8/"]Dilshan Madushanka[/a] for a golden duck with a classic off-break.[/p][p]Earlier, leg-spinner Sachindu Colombage took an impressive 3-44 on his Sri Lanka debut, including the prize wickets of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/root-joe/EkKzSCk2/"]Joe Root[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buttler-joseph/bVycigXQ/"]Jos Buttler[/a].[/p][p]England, despite a tricky pitch on which the ball was not coming onto the bat, were on course for a large total at 182-3 in the 32nd over after Brook won the toss.[/p][p]Sri Lanka, however, then took three quick wickets to reduce them to 199-6.[/p][p]But Jacks' 47-ball innings, featuring four consecutive fours off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chameera-dushmantha/MaenB6So/"]Dushmantha Chameera[/a], bolstered England's total, albeit they failed to bat out their full 50 overs.[/p][embed guid="a13cb608-9fb7-4b70-a935-792a60e87621" url="https://x.com/englandcricket/status/2102420368430408096?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Test skipper Root and Brook had previously shared a third-wicket partnership of 68.[/p][p]Root, however, was eventually dismissed for the first time in five ODI innings, a sequence spanning 404 runs, when he was bowled playing back for 44 to Colombage.[/p][p]But Brook continued his fine form from the T20 series with a 49-ball fifty including six fours.[/p][p]Brook carved seamer Chameera straight to deep cover before Colombage had the dangerous Buttler lbw for 31.[/p][p]The second game of the series takes place at Headingley on Thursday.[/p]