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England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Completed1st T20I
133/10(16.2 ov)
125/4(14.6 ov)
England won by 11 runs (DLS method) - 17 overs game due to rain
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Pathum Nissanka
Batsman
Kamil Mishara
WK-Batsman
Kusal Mendis (wk)
WK-Batsman
Dhananjaya de Silva
Batting Allrounder
Charith Asalanka
Batting Allrounder
Janith Liyanage
Batting Allrounder
Dasun Shanaka (c)
Batting Allrounder
Wanindu Hasaranga
Bowling Allrounder
Maheesh Theekshana
Bowler
Matheesha Pathirana
Bowler
Eshan Malinga
Bowler
Philip Salt
WK-Batsman
Jos Buttler (wk)
WK-Batsman
Jacob Bethell
Batting Allrounder
Tom Banton
WK-Batsman
Harry Brook (c)
Batsman
Sam Curran
Bowling Allrounder
Will Jacks
Batting Allrounder
Jamie Overton
Bowling Allrounder
Liam Dawson
Bowling Allrounder
Jofra Archer
Bowler
Adil Rashid
Bowler
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissankac Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 115 |
| Kamil Misharac Liam Dawson b Jamie Overton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.78 |
| Kusal Mendisc Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 185 |
| Charith Asalankac Jacob Bethell b Liam Dawson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Dhananjaya de Silvac Sam Curran b Adil Rashid | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Janith Liyanagelbw b Liam Dawson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dasun Shanakac Harry Brook b Sam Curran | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| Wanindu Hasarangab Jamie Overton | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Maheesh Theekshanac Jamie Overton b Sam Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathiranab Sam Curran | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eshan Malinga*not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 12.7 |
| Jofra Archer | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jamie Overton | 2.2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Adil Rashid | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
24-1 ( Kamil Mishara, 2.3), 76-2 ( Pathum Nissanka, 7.1), 79-3 ( Charith Asalanka, 8.1), 89-4 ( Kusal Mendis, 9.4), 98-5 ( Janith Liyanage, 10.4), 98-6 ( Dhananjaya de Silva, 11.4), 129-7 ( Dasun Shanaka, 15.4), 129-8 ( Maheesh Theekshana, 15.5), 129-9 ( Matheesha Pathirana, 15.6), 133-10 ( Wanindu Hasaranga, 16.2)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc (sub)Dunith Wellalage b Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 131.43 |
| Jos Buttlerb Eshan Malinga | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 170 |
| Jacob Bethellc Shanaka b Eshan Malinga | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| 4.8 |
| Tom Bantonc Asalanka b Matheesha Pathirana |
|---|
| 29 |
| 15 |
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 193.33 |
| Harry Brook*not out | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
|---|
| Sam Curran*not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
|---|
| Will Jacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Jamie Overton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Liam Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Jofra Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Adil Rashid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Eshan Malinga | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
36-1 ( Jos Buttler, 2.5), 48-2 ( Jacob Bethell, 4.6), 87-3 ( Tom Banton, 9.2), 123-4 ( Philip Salt, 14.4)
