ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
England vs Sri Lanka, 42nd Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4)
Sri Lanka need 91 runs in 60 balls
England (ENG)
146/9 (19.6 ov)
Sri Lanka (SL)
56/6 (9.6 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- 42nd Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y4) · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- Sri Lanka opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Adrian Holdstock, Ahsan Raza, Nitin Menon
- Match referee
- Andy Pycroft
Playing XI
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
- Pathum Nissanka · Batsman
- Kamil Mishara · WK-Batsman
- Kusal Mendis (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Pavan Rathnayake · Batsman
- Kamindu Mendis · Batting Allrounder
- Dasun Shanaka (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Dunith Wellalage · Bowling Allrounder
- Dushan Hemantha · Bowling Allrounder
- Dushmantha Chameera · Bowler
- Maheesh Theekshana · Bowler
- Dilshan Madushanka · Bowler
England innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Dushan Hemantha b Dunith Wellalage | 62 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 155 |
| Jos Buttler | lbw b Dunith Wellalage | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Dilshan Madushanka b Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Tom Banton | run out (Dasun Shanaka) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Harry Brook | lbw b Dunith Wellalage | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Sam Curran | c Kamil Mishara b Dushmantha Chameera | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Will Jacks | c Dunith Wellalage b Dilshan Madushanka | 21 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 150 |
| Liam Dawson | c Dasun Shanaka b Maheesh Theekshana | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Jamie Overton |
Sri Lanka innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Jamie Overton b Jofra Archer | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Jamie Overton b Jofra Archer | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Kusal Mendis | c and b Will Jacks | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | c Tom Banton b Will Jacks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Harry Brook b Will Jacks | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c and b Liam Dawson | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Dasun Shanaka | batting | 30 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 130.43 |
| Dushan Hemantha | hit wkt b Jamie Overton | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | batting |