England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
Sri Lanka vs England, 2nd T20I
England won by 6 wkts (DLS method) - 2nd innings reduced to 17 overs due to rain, target 168
Sri Lanka (SL)
189/5 (19.6 ov)
England (ENG)
173/4 (16.4 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- England tour of Sri Lanka 2026
- Match
- 2nd T20I · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- England opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Chamara De Zoysa, 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
- Charith Asalanka · Batting Allrounder
- Pavan Rathnayake · Batsman
- Janith Liyanage · Batting Allrounder
- Dasun Shanaka (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Dunith Wellalage · Bowling Allrounder
- Wanindu Hasaranga · Bowling Allrounder
- 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 | b Jofra Archer | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 154.55 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Jamie Overton b Will Jacks | 36 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 120 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Adil Rashid b Liam Dawson | 32 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 188.24 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer | 40 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 181.82 |
| Dasun Shanaka | lbw b Adil Rashid | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Charith Asalanka | not out | 28 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 127.27 |
| Janith Liyanage | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 0 |
England innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Kamil Mishara b Matheesha Pathirana | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jos Buttler | c Pavan Rathnayake b Dunith Wellalage | 39 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 134.48 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Kusal Mendis b Shanaka | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Tom Banton | not out | 54 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 163.64 |
| Harry Brook | c W Hasaranga b Matheesha Pathirana | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 300 |
| Sam Curran | not out | 20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Will Jacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Overton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liam Dawson | 0 | 0 |