England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Sri Lanka vs England, 1st T20I
England won by 11 runs (DLS method) - 17 overs game due to rain
Sri Lanka (SL)
133/10 (16.2 ov)
England (ENG)
125/4 (14.6 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
- Match
- 1st T20I · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- England opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Raveendra Wimalasiri, Ravindra Kottahachchi, Nimali Perera
- Match referee
- Vengalil Narayanan Kutty
Playing XI
Sri Lanka
- 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
England
- 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
Sri Lanka innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid | 23 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 115 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Liam Dawson b Jamie Overton | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 177.78 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Jamie Overton b Adil Rashid | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 185 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Jacob Bethell b Liam Dawson | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Sam Curran b Adil Rashid | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Janith Liyanage | lbw b Liam Dawson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Harry Brook b Sam Curran | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 125 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b Jamie Overton | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | c Jamie Overton b Sam Curran |
England innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c (sub)Dunith Wellalage b Shanaka | 46 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 131.43 |
| Jos Buttler | b Eshan Malinga | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 170 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Shanaka b Eshan Malinga | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Tom Banton | c 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 |