Theekshana is back into the attack. He does well to restrict the two England batters to singles before Will Jacks smashes the last ball over the covers for a four, to get eight from the over.
Chameera, who has taken 1/15 in two overs, is back from the other end.
Dawson comes down the track and has a big swing but is beaten before he hits a full toss through the off-side for a single.
Jacks slams the next ball powerfully past mid-off for a boundary followed by a wide.
Jacks goes hard but mistimes the drive to long-on for just a single. Dawson swats Chameera towards midwicket for two runs and takes one off the last ball.
Sri Lanka keep chipping away at the wickets. Dawson runs down the track and looks to swipe it over midwicket but miscues it high off the outside half and is caught on the off-side.
Dawson is dismissed for six as England slip to 124/7 in the 18th over.
Jamie Overton watchfully defends the first ball he faces followed by a wide.
Theekshana bowls a wide before the England right-hander misses the pull and is hit high on the pads before he takes one to long-on.
Jacks plays and misses last ball as Theekshana does extremely well to give away just two runs in the 18th over, to finish with 2/21 from his four overs.
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